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Latest restaurant and bar reviews

Towpath Cafe
Restaurants

Towpath Cafe

5 out of 5 stars
Zen canal-side café that champions quality over swagger
Blondies
Bars and pubs

Blondies

5 out of 5 stars
An excellent rock'n'roll dive bar with live music
Fish, Wings & Tings
Restaurants

Fish, Wings & Tings

4 out of 5 stars
An authentic taste of the Caribbean in Brixton Village
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Latest art, theatre and culture reviews

Nora Turato: pool7
Art

Nora Turato: pool7

3 out of 5 stars
At first encounter, Croatian-born Nora Turato’s solo exhibition pool7 at the ICA in London appears sparse, offering little of the spectacle we might...
The Mall
Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Theatre

Stranger Things: The First Shadow

3 out of 5 stars
‘Stranger Things’ fans should get down to this stage prequel pronto, but the visually stunning show would have been so much better with a ruthless edit
Charing Cross Road

Latest film reviews

Sinners
Film

Sinners

4 out of 5 stars
Michael B Jordan and Michael B Jordan wrestle with the devil in Ryan Coogler’s historical horror epic
The Amateur
Film

The Amateur

3 out of 5 stars
Rami Malek is a frenemy of the state in this pleasingly old-fashioned spy thriller
Warfare
Film

Warfare

4 out of 5 stars
Alex Garland’s sortie into modern combat is a full-on assault on the eyes and ears

Escape the city

The best walks near London
Travel

The best walks near London

From seaside strolls along white cliffs to beautiful woodland treks, here are the best walks within easy reach of London
Super rural getaways from London
Things to do

Super rural getaways from London

Ready to escape the city? We’re dreaming about leaving London for a weekend away at one of these rural and off-grid getaways
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