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Butter Baby is Jakarta’s new cosmic dessert parlour
Crosby Studios conjures a surreal, butter-yellow dreamscape for an unusual dessert parlour in the Indonesian capital
By Sofia de la Cruz Published
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A discreet bolthole adds historic charm to Chongqing’s skyscraper jumble
With a landscape bristling with gleaming towers, Sunyata Ren’ai Hall Hotel quietly emerges as the Chinese city’s most design-forward stay
By Chris Schalkx Published
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Refreshed China Tang at The Dorchester remains a love letter to 1930s Shanghai
Twenty years since it first opened, the beloved Cantonese restaurant in London has been subtly reinvigorated, pairing Haipai style with cosmopolitan decadence for milestones yet to come
By Sofia de la Cruz Published
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The ultimate foodie guide to Frieze London
Get your fill of both art and food at these London restaurants, cafés, and bars in and around Frieze London 2025 (15-19 October)
By Tianna Williams Last updated
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A sculptural reimagining of hospitality takes over the Mandarin Oriental Mayfair
The Mayfair Design District has curated a tactile exploration of nature and form across the quietly sumptuous London hotel
By Sofia de la Cruz Published
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Labombe by Trivet reinvents an unforgettable Cool Britannia hangout
Is London hospitality about to hit peak 1990s revival? The Como Metropolitan has unveiled a new dining room on the site of the former Met Bar
By Ben McCormack Published
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Wallpaper* checks in at the wonderfully unfussy Swan Inn, Fittleworth
As the night’s draw in, this cosy English inn deep in the Sussex countryside beckons
By Ali Morris Published
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The world’s largest capsule hotel opens in the heart of London
With nearly 1,000 capsules across five floors, Zedwell Capsule Hotel Piccadilly Circus promise cocoon-like calm above the city’s loudest square
By Sofia de la Cruz Published
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The Viceroy Hotel Group wants you to get on your bike
Across properties in Santa Monica, Chicago, Washington DC and the Algarve, Viceroy guests can experience curated cycling routes and community events
By Sofia de la Cruz Published
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Ministry of Sound embraces theatrical brutalism with its new members’ bar
Studio A-nrd dresses the south London superclub’s new No Velvet Rope Society in tactile layers and stark details
By Sofia de la Cruz Published
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Why Kitzbühel remains the ultimate Alpine escape
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More than a world-class winter sports playground, colourful Kitzbühel has character as well as cachet
By Simon Mills Published
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St. John and the London Book Review’s new café makes for a delicious pairing
St John’s new bookshop-based café will offer tasty delights from the bakery, to enjoy at the table or take away. Bookmark this perfect spot for reading, eating and book browsing
By Tianna Williams Published
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In need of an escape? Consider these unexpected autumn travel destinations
From leafy mountain towns to vibrant cities, these are the most spectacular spots for an autumn break
By Lindsay Cohn Published
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Big flavours and bold design define La Nena Cantina, Los Angeles's newest Mexican hotspot
From handmade tortillas to 40-ingredient mole, this new Sunset Boulevard restaurant takes Mexican cuisine seriously
By Carole Dixon Published
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A minimalist Japanese restaurant brings drama to dining in New Delhi
At Call Me Ten, Renesa Architecture Design Interiors crafts an evocative setting of curves, textures and light; a space where design and dining entwine
By Aditi Sharma Published
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These Sri Lankan villas pay homage to the architecture of silence
Inviting reflection and contemplation, leading wellness retreat Santani introduces serene villas designed by Thisara Thanapathy
By Lydia Swinscoe Published
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This elevated Costa Rican resort is a cut above
Perched on a clifftop on Costa Rica’s lush Pacific coast, Nekajui, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve, seems to float above the treetops
By Kevin EG Perry Published
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A new café-bar in Vancouver reawakens a modernist landmark
Arthur Erickson’s Waterfall Building enters a new chapter with Ellipsis, a day-to-night gastronomic concept designed for conviviality
By Charlotte Boates Published
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A striking restaurant now crowns Renzo Piano’s ‘glass cube’ building in Paddington
Skyscraper dining always carries a sense of glamour – and Cé La Vi delivers it at full pitch
By Ben McCormack Published
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Aperitivo time is this Los Angeles bar’s ‘ragione di vita’
Located in Echo Park, Bar Bacetti is a welcoming haunt celebrating the great Italian ‘art of snacking’
By Carole Dixon Published
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Crosby Studios reimagines the espresso bar in Paris
Industrial poetry and a blaze of orange define Café Nuances’ latest outpost in Le Marais
By Sofia de la Cruz Published
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Diamond Suite Eleven is a Monegasque escape of epic proportions
Experience 195 sq m of seaside calm at this new suite atop the Monte-Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort
By Sofia de la Cruz Published
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Yannick Alléno takes over Monsieur Dior: ‘What would Christian Dior do if he were to create a restaurant today?’
At 30 Montaigne in Paris, the world’s most Michelin-starred chef reimagines French gastronomy as Christian Dior himself might have dreamt it
By Sofia de la Cruz Published
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This Hyderabad bar and kitchen mixes tropical brutalism with lush social courtyards
Babylon, a brewery and kitchen in Jubilee Hills, is what concrete dreams are made of
By Sofia de la Cruz Published
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Here’s what to order (and admire) at Carbone London
New York’s favourite, and buzziest, Italian restaurant arrives in the British capital, marking the brand’s first expansion into Europe
By Ben McCormack Published
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How to travel meaningfully in an increasingly generic world
Lauren Ho explores the need for resonance, not reach, in the way we choose to make journeys of discovery
By Lauren Ho Published
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Stay in a pastel-hued Puglian palazzo as it starts a new chapter
A haven for the design-minded, Palazzo Daniele reopens following a thoughtful restoration by Milan-based Studio Palomba Serafini and GS Collection
By Laura May Todd Published


