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Every guide we publish, newest first. London restaurants, bars, pubs, hotels, afternoon tea, spas and nightlife, each one checked against the venue's own published information rather than against other guides.
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Sample Sales in London: Brands Take the Page Down, Which Is Why You Cannot Find Them
Not a list of dates, because any list is wrong in a fortnight. Why the sale pages 404 between sales, where the dates surface, and what the terms usually say.
The Best Fried Chicken in London: The Famous One Has No Restaurant Any More
Chick 'n' Sours closed its restaurants after ten years and now runs pub residencies. Where to eat it instead, with the hours and the one site open only three days.
Art Galleries in London: The Best Ones Are Free and Look Like Shops
White Cube and Gagosian mount museum scale shows with no ticket and no booking, because the exhibitions advertise the business. Where they are, and the gallery that shuts for days.
Regent Street Cinema: British Cinema Started Here, and the Organ Plays on the First Monday
The Lumiere brothers showed the first paying audience here in 1896. A classic matinee every Monday at 1pm, six pounds if you are over 55, and an organ recital monthly.
Peruvian Restaurants in London: Three of the Four Do Not Call Themselves Peruvian
Lima says Peruvian inspired, Coya says fusion, Chotto Matte says Nikkei. And Pachamama, which is on every list, has closed. What each one actually is.
Sri Lankan Restaurants in London: The Famous One Does Not Call Itself Sri Lankan
Hoppers says it is inspired by Sri Lanka and South India. Rambutan and Kolamba make the claim without the qualifier, and one name on every list has gone quiet.
Moco Museum London: Fifteen Pounds in a City of Free Galleries, and What That Buys
Three tickets, twelve pounds apart, and what each one actually adds. The hours, the audio tour, and whether it is worth it next to the free galleries.
The Ned: A Bedroom Does Not Get You on the Rooftop
Eight restaurants in the old Midland Bank hall that anyone can book, three spaces that need a member, and the line that costs people a room booking.
Ice Skating in London: The Rink Every List Still Recommends Has Closed
The Natural History Museum rink has gone after 16 years. Somerset House opens 11 November from 11 pounds, Hampton Court on 20 November.
Neal’s Yard: There Is a Bib Gourmand in the Courtyard, and the Kitchen Shuts at Four
The Barbary has held a Michelin Bib Gourmand since 2017 and takes bookings for two to four only. 26 Grains stops cooking three hours before it shuts.
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How often is the guide updated?
Continuously, and each page records the month it was last checked rather than only the date it was first written. Opening hours and prices in London change often enough that an unchecked guide is worse than none.
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