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The City’s top fine dining destinations with a view

There are countless restaurants and bars located up in the City of London's many skyscrapers, offering views of the Square Mile from the comfort and warmth of the indoors.

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It’s all about big and bold flavours at Shawarma Bar

Shawarma Bar serves up all kinds of delicious smoked meats and vegetables alongside an impressive cocktail menu that rivals most high-end bars in the City.
Food & Drink

The City’s top fine dining destinations with a view

There are countless restaurants and bars located up in the City of London's many skyscrapers, offering views of the Square Mile from the comfort and warmth of the indoors....

Food & Drink

Where to spoil your loved one this Valentine’s Day

We've gathered together the very best things to do, see and buy in the City of London this Valentine's Day that are sure to make your partner feel extra...
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Indulge in the Baptist Grill’s flamboyant food and design

Baptist Bar and Grill offers up an indulgent fine dining experience within an ornately decorated domed chapel of the old Baptist church in Holborn.
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The City of London’s top Chinese restaurants

The Square Mile plays host to some of the very best Chinese restaurants in London, from luxury fine dining destinations to your more relaxed and homey interpretations.
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How St Leonards excels through experimentation

Expect your taste buds to be challenged at St Leonards restaurant. The chefs are continuously changing things up, bringing new and exciting twists to traditional dishes.
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The City’s top spots to dine out during Veganuary

Cutting meat and dairy out of your diet for Veganuary is hard. That's why we've curated this list of the very best vegan friendly dining spots in and around...
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Kym’s: a worthy addition to the Bloomberg Arcade

Andrew Wong's newest venture, Kym's, sits well within the Bloomberg Arcade's impressive lineup of restaurants and bars which have made the area a proper dining destination.
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The best winter pop ups in and around the Square Mile

For winter, many City restaurants and bars are transforming into ski chalets and snowy forests while converting their outdoor terraces into igloos and truffle huts.
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Win a tasty £100 dining experience at Tramshed

We're teaming up with the guys at Tramshed to offer our readers the chance to win a super tasty £100 voucher to Mark Hix's famous East End restaurant.
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The best basement bars in the City of London

If you're wanting to escape all the festive pop ups and rooftops this Christmas season then head underground to some of the the Square Mile's top basement bars.
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Fare Bar + Canteen brings laid back fine dining to City

The team behind Sager + Wilde have just opened Fare Bar and Canteen on Old Street, bringing some much needed relaxed yet still high end dining to the City.
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The City’s best American bars & restaurants

The City of London is surprisingly full of American-styled bars and restaurants, serving all manners of delicious burgers, waffles, smoked meats and classic cocktails. Here are our faves.
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Yauatcha brings Chinese yum cha to the City

Yauatcha City is now open for Sundays with their special yum cha menu. We head down to see how well they do this traditional Chinese dining experience.
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10 years on and Cinnamon Kitchen is still smashing it

For more than a decade now, Cinnamon Kitchen has been dishing up top notch modern Indian food for the hungry City folk of London, but what's their secret?
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Temper City vows to return to its roots with menu refresh

Temper City received some rave reviews, not least from our own publication, but reportedly failed to light a fire under the lunch crowd which restaurateurs need to court in...
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Residents object to ‘mindful’ vegan eatery in Smithfield

A popular vegan restaurant's bid to expand into London has been met with opposition from City residents, who fear it will turn their neighbourhood from “tranquil” to noisy.
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Square Mile restaurants scoop 2019 Michelin stars

City's culinary institutions retain their hold on Michelin stars while newcomers in Shoreditch show how simple food in upbeat spaces can rise to the top of restaurant rankings.
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A more-ishly modern Turkish menu makes Oklava a must-visit

There is almost too much to love about the modern Turkish menu at Oklava, Selin Kiazim's restaurant off Old Street. Our advice? Go in a group and order it...
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London Restaurant Festival is back… and better than ever

With more than 17,000 restaurants across the Capital creating one of the most diverse dining scenes in the world, it can be hard to keep up, even for the...
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City’s waiters compete in dine and dash for Food & Wine Week

A crop of the City’s top wait staff swapped serving for sprinting as they competed in the Square Mile’s first annual waiter’s race through Bloomberg Arcade this week.
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Peruvian party restaurant Coya means business in the City

Eighteen months after bringing Mayfair's glitz and glam, the cuisine of the moment and branded cocktails to Angel Court, Coya is carving out it's own niche in the Square...

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Food & Drink
The City’s top fine dining destinations with a view

There are countless restaurants and bars located up in the City of London's many...
By Andrew Zuccala 11th February 2019
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The local authority has announced the architect and lead designer who will design a...
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We've gathered together the very best things to do, see and buy in the...
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