India Lawrence

It might be tempting to spend August lost in fantasies about escaping on a luxury holiday with no sweaty commutes, overcrowded beer-gardens or un-air-conditioned restaurants to contend with. But London’s hottest, stickiest month can also be pretty damn lovely if you know how to do it right.  August has got a festival feel, and the biggest party on its line-up is Notting Hill Carnival – which takes over the streets of west London for the bank holiday weekend. When you’re not having a riotous time dancing to tinnitus-inducing dance hall with a pocket full of Red Stripe, there are plenty of other ways to get your fill of live music this month. All Points East and Body Movements are among the many festivals pitching their tents and blasting music across various parks in London. It wouldn’t be summer in London without outdoor theatres like Shakespeare’s Globe or Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, which serve up spellbinding performances that’ll bring magic to the long summer evenings. Or keep your cool with some of this city’s more chill ways to spend an afternoon, like lido swims, lazy days in the park, outdoor-cinema sessions and all the other alfresco pleasures that summer in London has to offer, before September puts an autumnal chill in the air.

July 2026: Our latest update includes everything from an early morning Michelin-starred tasting menu to udon noodle bowls, South Indian platters and Hong Kong-style toasted buns. Of course, it wouldn't be a list of the best breakfasts in London without an appearance from Dishoom and their iconic-for-a-reason bacon naan, so that's here too, as is old school East End hangout E Pellicci - one of the best classic caffs in London. The most recent addition to the list is the return of the best bacon sarnie/bap in London, which is now available at St John Neal's Yard Wine Bar from 9am daily.  The best breakfasts in London at a glance: 😎 Best for celeb-spotting: The Wolseley, Mayfair 🥓 Best for a fry-up: E Pellicci, Bethnal Green 🍛 Best for a South Indian feast: The Tamil Prince, Islington 🍞 Best for Hong Kong French toast: Hoko Cafe, Brick Lane 🍱 Best for Japanese brekkie: Ikoi, Kings Cross Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and luckily for London, the city caters to every possible morning whim. These days, London isn’t just home to the fry-up, but the ubiquitous smashed avocado on toast, bowls of shakshuka and many more besides. In fact, London genuinely might be the best place to eat breakfast in the world. Whether you’re the kind of person who favours a posh restaurant over a greasy spoon, or who champions a caff over a swanky hotel, we’ve rounded up the ultimate list.  RECOMMENDED: Breakfast’s a little too early for you? Try one of London’s best brunches ins

Summer is here, and so is another hotly anticipated FIFA World Cup, bringing with it more thrills, spills, soaring highs and beer-soaked disappointments than 15 Wimbledons combined. With its five goals, two penalties, one red card and several thousand headed Dan Burn headed clearances, a lot of people are calling the Three Lions’ victory against Mexico in the early hours of Monday morning England’s greatest game since 1966. And that was far from the end fo the drama this week. Belgium put four past the USA, Egypt went two up against Argentina before the holders launched one of the greatest ever World Cup comebacks, and Switzerland vs Columbia went to penalties. Hopefully you’ve just about managed to catch up on your sleep, because now it’s time for the business end of the tournament. The four quarter finals take place across the latter half of the week, including England’s Saturday night fixture against Norway.  Practically every pub and bar in London will be getting in on the action and vying for your attendance during the World Cup’s biggest games. However, we’ve whittled it down to the places that offer the best atmosphere and the best view of the screen, wherever you station yourself.  RECOMMENDED: The best football pubs in London. When is the next England World Cup match? After triumphing over hosts Mexico in extremely difficult circumstances, England head to Miami to play Norway this Saturday July 11, kicking off at 10pm BST. The Vikings might be participating in thei

When it comes to art and exhibitions, London has it all. From the niche spaces, to the avant garde galleries, and the massive crowd-pleasing museums, our city is packed with shows that will perplex, challenge, inspire, educate and leave you feeling awestruck.  The problem is... there’s absolutely tons to see. Too much, you could say. Lucky for you, Time Out exists. For decades, our experts have been visiting and reviewing all the sculpture, painting, performance, photography, history, fashion and other types of exhibitions on offer. You name it, we’ve (probably, most likely) seen it. If you’re wondering what’s actually worth your time, start here. Check out the best museum exhibitions and art in London right now, and be sure to come back weekly for the latest picks. Stay in the loop: sign up to our free Time Out London newsletter for the best of the city, straight to your inbox. RECOMMENDED: Best photography exhibitions in LondonBest free exhibitions in London

Want a drink? You've come to the right place. This is Time Out’s list of best bars in London, our curated guide to London’s drinking scene, featuring the buzziest bars in the capital right now. These are the 50 places we'd recommend to a friend, because we love drinking in them and have done many, many times over. From classy cocktail counters to delightful dives, sleek hotel bars, rooftop bars, liquor lounges and places to quaff wine, London's got them all. But what makes a truly good bar? Our critieria for inclusion on this list is simple; a menu of genius drinks is important, but so is overall vibe – there’s no point having the perfect paloma if you have to drink it in a bar that smells of bin juice. To make our Top 50, a bar has to be fun, friendly, and inclusive, as well as looking (and tasting) the part.  The best bars in London at a glance: 🍸 Best hotel bar: Scarfes Bar, Holborn 🍷 Best wine bar: Godet, Islington 🍻 Best dive bar: Blondies, Clapton 🎶 Best listening bar: Jumbi, Peckham July 2025: Congrats to the newly-opened bars that have made the immediate jump into our hallowed Top 50, such as Ellie's – a lowkey Dalston cocktail bar recently anointed by Charli XCX, who chose it for the site of her wedding afterparty, House Party, a rowdy Soho bar co-founded by Stormzy, and wine pub Godet. They sit alongside some proper London classics which have returned to this list due to their outstanding excellence and unerring commitment to getting us tipsy in style, like th

‘When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life,’ the great 18th-century poet Samuel Johnson once said. Still, there’s no denying a break from the Big Smoke is very tempting every now and then, especially if you’re a regular on the Northern Line at rush hour. Can’t wait until your next holiday for a little escape? Just fancy exploring somewhere new? A day trip is the perfect solution and won’t break the bank. There’s little point in a day trip if you spend half of it getting to your destination, though. So, we’ve chosen six intriguing towns and cities that it only takes an hour or less to get to from one of London’s main railway stations. All you need to do is jump on a train and keep your fingers crossed for good weather. Here are the best places to visit near London, selected by expert editors and we've added in Colchester and Southend, fresh for 2026. Day trips within an hour of London at a glance 🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒Best for families: Windsor 🏛️Best for history lovers: Oxford 🍕Best for foodies: Brighton RECOMMENDED: 🚂 The best day trips from London🏘️ The best Airbnbs in the UK This guide was written by Time Out editors from all over the UK. At Time Out, all of our travel guides are written by writers who know their cities inside out. For more about how we curate, see our editorial guidelines. This guide includes affiliate links, which have no influence on our editorial content. For more information, see our affiliate guidelines. 

July 2026: There's a brand new Number 1, with the exceptional Maai by Nikita in Clapham taking the top spot as our favourite new restaurant in London. Other fresh additions include Auguste and Teal in London Fields, Jackson Boxer's Vesper in Clerkenwell, All Roads in Brixton, Bar Etna in Newington Green and the nearby Golden Tooth gastropub, Maza in Mayfair, Oudh 1722 in Borough, and the sensational supper club at Haggerston cafe, Logma. Hungry yet? Every week, a frankly silly amount of brilliant new restaurants, cafés and street food joints arrive in London. Which makes whittling down a shortlist of the best newbies a serious challenge. But here it is. The 20 very best new restaurants in the capital, ranked in order of greatness and deliciousness. All of them have opened over the past 12 months and been visited by our hungry critics. So go forth and take inspo from this list, which is updated regularly. Check in often to find out what we really rate on the London restaurant scene. And look here for all the info about the best new openings in July 2026. London's best new restaurants at a glance: 🍝 Central: Osteria Vibrato, Soho 🍷 North: The Golden Tooth, Newington Green 🦐 South: The Victory, East Dulwich 🍝 East: Holy Carrot, Spitalfields 🥗 West: Maai by Nikita, Fulham Leonie Cooper is Time Out London’s Food and Drink Editor. For more about how we curate, see our editorial guidelines. RECOMMENDED: The 50 best restaurants in London. The hottest new openings, the tasties

Although the weather might not look like it, it is actually summer in London, which means festival season is finally here.  This year Londoners are absolutely spoilt for choice when it comes to fezzies. With something taking place almost every weekend throughout the warmer months, you can forget trekking across the country to live in a field for five days; simply hop on the tube and before you know it you’re listening to your favourite artists, tinny to hand, knowing that there’s a hot shower and a cosy bed waiting for you once the day is over.  Haven’t booked one yet? Get into gear before you miss huge acts like Tyler, The Creator, Lewis Capaldi, Lorde, Blood Orange and Deftones who are all set to take to London stages in the coming weeks. Have a scroll through our comprehensive guide – which we keep meticulously updated with all the latest line-up announcements – and see what takes your fancy. RECOMMENDED: ⛺ The best UK music festivals🌍 The best festivals in Europe

July is the month where London really lets its collective hair down and has some fun. It’s just too hot to stay cooped up indoors so everyone descends on lidos en masse, or assembles in fun-seeking hordes at rooftop bars, beer gardens and alfresco restaurants. We can already taste the sweet, sweet golden hour spritzes. And as ever, this year's July line-up of massive festivals and other prospects that are exciting enough tempt you away from yet another tinny in the park. Some massive music names are descending on central London for BST Hyde Park, ravers will be heading west for Junction 2, electronic music artists from around the world are playing Labyrinth by the Thames. Outdoor cinema screens are popping up all over the city, showing family hits, classic rom coms and all the summer’s live sport. Or, if you like your outdoor entertainment to be deeply weird and feline-inspired, spring for the long-awaited revival of Cats at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre.  Midsummer is also a chance to take in the city’s lavender and sunflower fields, which are going to be at their blooming loveliest. Here’s our guide to the best exhibitions, shows and things to do this July 2026 in London.  RECOMMENDED: The definitive London events calendar

Not to be a downer, but you never truly know the song of the summer until it’s all over. When you look back on the tune that soundtracked long, balmy days. The one that dominated parties and the festival circuit. The track that you’ll hear decades later and remember exactly where you were and what you were doing when it had its moment.  In other words, we’re a bit early to crown a song of the summer for 2026. But that doesn’t mean we don’t already know the contenders. So far we have several era-defining tunes on repeat from the likes of Madonna, Olivia Rodrigo, Zara Larsson and Vince Staples. And no, Charli xcx, you cannot sneak your way into the list by naming your new single after the season. Below you’ll find a mix of tracks that are inescapable right now and tunes that the Time Out office has on repeat. Which one will officially be the song of the summer 2026? Well, check back in September and see which one you’ve overplayed the most.

Peckham locals have always been proud of the area’s brand: a melting pot of cultural vibrancy, eccentric individuals, and an artsy, young DIY crowd thanks to nearby Goldsmiths University and Camberwell College of Arts. It rivals Dalston and all those other East End upstarts as the place to hang out, and it’s the perfect spot for new restaurants to find their feet. Here are some of the best in the area, as well as a host of notable places to eat just down the road in Camberwell and East Dulwich, too.  RECOMMENDED: The best 50 restaurants in London. Leonie Cooper is Time Out London’s Food and Drink Editor. For more about how we curate, see our editorial guidelines.

As Londoners are sweating it out on the street this July, the capital’s best dancers will be sweating it out on the stage. This month, there are cracking performances at the Southbank Centre, Sadler’s Wells and Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre where you can catch some al fresco dance. Matthew Bourne’s sweaty motor thriller the Car Man returns to Sadler’s Wells, and hip hop legends Boy Blue are celebrating 25 years of the company. There’s also classical kathak and a new work by Hofesh Shechter coming to London.  Whether you’re looking for a last-minute night out, or have been planning an evening at the theatre for months (they have air-con!), these are the dance shows in London you should be booking this July.  India Lawrence is Time Out’s resident dance expert. Formally trained, she’s been dancing since the age of four and currently performs in a contemporary dance company outside of work. She has been reviewing contemporary dance and ballet in London since 2022.  RECOMMENDED:🎭 The best theatre shows in London for 2026🎤 The top London comedy shows to see in June💃 Dance classes in London  

Journalists have been banned from entering Gaza since the start of the Israel-Hamas war in October 2023. In Daniel Rugo’s new documentary, a group of international medics act as first-hand witnesses to the conflict.  ‘You’re not seeing what I’m seeing,’ is the documentary’s opening gambit, delivered by the straight-talking Dr Victoria Rose, a British plastic and reconstructive surgeon. With the absence of international media on the ground in Gaza, Rugo claims that what most people are learning about Israel’s action in Gaza are ‘lies’. Filmed from October 2023 to 2025, the 10 physicians featured, which includes surgeons, paediatricians and obstetricians, are here to set their record straight.  Life Support is forensic in its delivery. Understated, to-the-point and rational, it lays out the war in chronological order, splicing footage of Gaza, iPhone videos and sobering interviews with the doctors. We see the erosion of life in Palestine first-hand. Heartbreaking footage from 2022 shows a teeming beach: horses walk along the shore, people lounge under beach umbrellas, and children play in the surf. On Dr Rose’s first filmed visit in late 2023, she arrives with 23 suitcases packed with medical equipment. Returning almost a year later, she’s only allowed one medium-sized piece of luggage, which she fills with children’s clothes, food, and a few essential medical instruments.   We see the erosion of life in Palestine first-hand Talking into their grainy iPhone cameras, the medics

Teenagers often get a bad rap. Since the ‘50s, they’ve been labelled everything from rebels without a cause to couch potatoes, yobs and feckless youths. In the 2020s, young people are branded as or anxious snowflakes, or entitled and workshy phone addicts. Finally, the Museum of Youth Culture (MOYC) has said: Enough! We have a lot to thank young people for, actually.  London’s newest permanent museum celebrates teenagers and all their messy, hedonistic, hormonal, rebellious and naive edges. It’s the world’s first permanent archive of items relating to young people. Founded in 1997 by Jon Swinstead, a photographer who ran Sleazenation magazine in the late ’90s, the MOYC started as a grassroots effort to preserve photographs, flyers and stories, before becoming a digital archive in 2015.  After almost 30 years, this is the museum’s first brick-and-mortar space. The collection spans more than a century of youth culture history from across the UK, Europe and beyond. Through photos and objects collected from and submitted by members of the public, it tells uplifting, funny and moving stories from real lives. Visitors enter on the ground floor to find a bar/café and merch shop decked out with commissioned neon illustrations by Mark Wigan and a gallery of Camden nightlife flyers and photographs. Don’t miss the custom foosball table created by artist Katie Town, populated by characters from different subcultures.  Below this are two more galleries – one space for temporary exhibiti

Lunch at Vesper begins how all good meals should: with crisps and dip. More restaurants should do this, I think, as I gleefully dunk golden salt and vinegar discs into creamy sweet smoked onion with day-glo trout roe.  Jackson Boxer’s menu delivers modern European bites with a wink Celebrated chef Jackson Boxer’s (Brunswick House, Dove, Henri and Below Stone Nest) newest restaurant is on an airy corner at the edge of Exmouth Market. He’s taken a leaf out of the St John book of interiors and gone for a chic all-white design with the odd flourish of silver. In the bathroom things get a bit more arty, with scribble-covered cubicles that look like a graffiti-laden club toilet had a baby with an Egon Schiele drawing.  In true laissez-faire style, a large part of the restaurant is reserved for walk-ins; an unexpected lunchtime rush means our mains are a bit slow to arrive, and it takes a while to flag down a glass of wine. But as for the food? Practically flawless.  Boxer’s menu delivers modern European bites with a wink. As well as my beloved chips-and-dip, starters include a revelatory spring onion pancake topped with velvety tuna and an adorable coil of anchovy inside an olive. Gilda, who? Also great is mackerel with a beautiful scattering of peas and raspberries.  Call me basic, but if there’s a burger, I’m ordering it. Vesper’s off-menu one is a beast – no flimsy smashed patties to be found here. Instead, a handsome, perfectly-charred hunk of beef in a brioche bun towers maje

In April this year a Yung Lean music video went viral. Depicting schoolboys in Leeds, the excellent video shows the rapper as a menacing bully, cigarette dangling from his mouth, as he flushes heads down toilets, gets high in classrooms and rides through corridors on wheely tables. It also features some mesmerising choreography by Damien Jalet. Now this video is on display as part of a film exhibition at 180 Studios.  Created by Gener8ion, a creative duo comprising film director Romain Gavras and producer Surkin (real name Benoit Heitz), Visions of 2034 is promoting an audiovisual album, Love & Tears, made by the pair. It’s also a way for Gavras to show off several of his highly acclaimed music videos, created for the likes of MIA, Jamie xx, Foals frontman Yannis Philippakis and 070 Shake.  So what is the exhibition about? Imagine that it is the year 2034. Gavras and Surkin have created a series of short films (or are they music videos?) that postulate all the terrible things that will be happening in the world: Athens is uninhabitable thanks to toxic algae blooms; volcanoes are erupting; schoolboys are getting high on lithium from 6G antennas and bullying each other from within an inch of their lives.   Gavras and Surkin appear to have predicted the future In some of these films Gavras and Surkin appear to have predicted the future. In videos shot in 2010, 2018 and 2019, respectively, ICE-style raids round up redheads for social cleansing; an AI-type machine creates a hyper

Caia has been through various iterations since it opened in 2022. Back then, the Notting Hill restaurant was one of the first places to jump on the Japanese listening bar trend – since before smoking was back in and everyone was wearing Tabis. It’s had a few different head chefs, too. Now at the helm is one of London’s coolest cooks, Aussie firebrand John Javier, who has arrived at Caia after departing Fitzrovian celeb haunt The Tent (at the End of the Universe). Each bite is a perfect little party in my mouth With a brash menu that fuses Chinese and Italian flavours, Javier is all about putting fun – and decadence – into Caia’s sharing plates. Think; cheung fun noodle cacio e pepe, caviar and tuna cannolo and ube matcha tiramisu.  Here, the starters are the real stars. Each bite is a perfect little party in my mouth. Fat oysters are delivered with a sweet and tart sprinkling of calamansi citrus and chilli. Juicy baked scallops come coated in crispy pangrattato and a bright chervil sauce. Adorable savoury cannoli are stuffed with fresh bluefin and salty caviar. I wasn’t prepared for the flavour explosion of warm flatbread with bottarga taramasalata – the bread is soft and doughnutty with a dusting of za’atar, while the golden halo of dip, swimming in olive oil, is seriously umami.  Perhaps ordering a triplet of carbs and fried foods – carbonara, schnitzel and risotto – for our main course was a bit much, but when in Notting Hill… The off-menu cheung fun carbonara is so rich

What do you get if you cross a Greek tragedy with stark British social realism? Effi O Blaenau. In this ferocious Welsh-language film, Marc Evans has adapted Gary Owen’s acclaimed one-woman play Iphigenia in Splott, which transforms the doomed Iphigenia into a working-class Welsh woman. Here, the battle ground is not Troy, but the underfunded NHS. Scrappy Effi (Leisa Gwenllian) spends her days in a pink fluffy dressing gown eating Pot Noodles on the sofa with her housemate and chugging vodka from a mug. Her nights are spent drinking herself into oblivion at the local clubs of Llandudno. A chance encounter with an injured soldier shows Effi a glimmer of a better future. But what starts off as a giddy romance becomes a brutal tale of ghosting, which soon turns into something even worse – a maternity care horror story that lays bare the ravages of austerity.    In Evans’s version of this story the Cardiff neighbourhood setting is transplanted for something far bleaker: Blaenau Ffestiniog, a former slate mining town in the heart of Eyri (Snowdonia), where there are no jobs and nothing for young people to do. Effi’s nan (Carys Gwilym) works nights at the fish and chip shop, while Effi’s neighbour (Mared Llywelyn), a mother of three, struggles to put food on the table. Blaenau looks impossibly desolate on screen, thanks to cinematographer Eira Wyn Jones’ endless shots of mountains shrouded by mist, rows of identical grey pebbledash houses, washed out hills, fields and lakes, and th

BST is back again this summer, bringing some of the world’s biggest pop stars to Hyde Park for its 13th edition. Headling for 2026 are Lewis Capaldi, Pit Bull, Depeche Mode, Garth Brooks, and more. Taking place across weekends in June and July, Hyde Park will host an upmarket festival vibe complete with food, drink and a posh VIP area. Here’s all you need to know about the BST Hyde Park’s 2026 edition.  When is BST Hyde Park 2026? As in previous years, BST Hyde Park takes place over several dates in late June and early July. This year the festival takes place on June 27, 28, July 3, 4, 5, 10, 11 and 12.   How much are tickets? Tickets typically range in price depending on who’s playing and what kind of access you want. The cheapest general admission tickets cost £99.95 plus booking fee, with VIP tickets costing up to £350.95 plus booking fee. Check the website for the full range of tickets and prices. There are also a number of free community events taking place throughout the weeks as part of the BST Open House series. These usually include things like Wimbledon screenings, an outdoor cinema, outdoor theatre shows, DJ sets and gigs. Who’s on the lineup? Country singer Garth Brooks will headline on June 27. This will be his only European performance in 2026. South Korean boyband Ateez headline on June 28, followed by Maroon 5 on July 3 and Mumford and Sons on July 4. Duran Duran headline on July 5, joined by Scissor Sisters and Nile Rodgers & Chic. Pitbull will play on July

Is it art, or is it maths? It’s a question even MC Escher himself couldn’t answer about his own work. While the Dutch printmaker known for his infinite staircases, metamorphosing tessellations and paradoxical buildings was rejected by the art world, he was revered by mathematicians, and is now one of the most famous optical illusionists of all time.  The OG creator of images that make you go ‘Huh?’ is going under the microscope in London with a blockbuster exhibition celebrating his life and work this summer. Created by Italian company Arthemisia and the immersive peeps at Fever, MC Escher: The Exhibition has arrived at Somerset House as part of its world tour.  The family-friendly display is surprisingly big. With more than 150 artworks on show, it tells the story of Escher’s life and work in chronological order, before it gets to the biggies – the ones that have been wheeled out in maths classrooms for decades – towards the end. You’ll see the originals of ‘Waterfall’, where water appears to run upwards, ‘Ascending and Descending’, the looping staircase that goes up and down simultaneously, and ‘Belvedere’ depicting an impossible tower. And you’ll learn about the techniques and mathematics that make these illusions possible along the way.  The meticulous craft that went into his totally baffling work is evident. On a personal level, I can see why Escher was rebuffed by the art world. Many of his works seem like something from a bad acid trip: giant, bulbous ants; monstrous

The sign from the London Astoria, the sound monitor from the Haçienda and the hefty metal doors from The End are just some of the relics you can see at the V&A’s new display that shines a light on some of the UK’s closed-down music venues. Compiled from an open call-out, the museum has curated a free exhibition that spotlights 50 former independent venues through more than 150 objects, including photographs, band merch, clothing, flyers and posters.   You don’t have to be an ageing rocker or former clubber to get something out of this display, as there’s something for all ages. People who came of age at any time between the ‘70s and the 2010s might be hit with a Proustian rush when confronted with a collage of gig tickets from the Rainbow Theatre (a pass for Blondie was just £2.50), or noughties flyers from Plastic People. And nostalgia-loving Gen Zs will get to see what living through indie sleaze was really like – there are spotlights on the ‘toilet circuit’ (the network of small, grubby venues where up-and-coming bands would cut their teeth), amazing, sweaty photos from indie discos at Madame Jojo’s, and oral histories explain that in the pre-smartphone era, you would just turn up at the party and hope your mates were there. What a concept! Nostalgia-loving Gen Zs will see what living through indie sleaze was really like. But the most winning aspect of Lost Music Venues is the fabulous immersive design by Misty Buckley. Buckley’s recreation of a grassroots venue will have

They grow up so fast! One of London’s best grassroots clubs, The Cause, is turning eight this summer, and to celebrate they will be going hard for a full day at the Docklands venue. First opening in Tottenham Hale in 2018, now the club – known for having some of the best house and techno programming in the city – is now firmly situated in its brilliantly DIY venue at 60 Dock Road in Silvertown. For the big day, world-class DJs like Prosumer, Sweely, Chez Damier and Planetary Assault Systems will be stepping into the booth. Pace yourself: this party, spread over eight different rooms, will go non-stop for 24 hours. 

Could this be one of the best value cafés in London? Angel Dabang is a gloriously diddy and retro Korean caff and bakery, serving coffee, tea and bunsik. Inside, it feels like a nostalgic nod to Seoul and its dabang – traditional Korean coffee and tea houses. There are grannyish floral curtains, ceramic pots, dark wood walls and najeonchilgi panelling (a traditional Korean lacquer that uses iridescent mother-of-pearl to create motifs of cranes and flowers).Here, a tenner could get you a long way. The food menu spans kimbap, corndogs, tteokbokki, croquettes and Korean fried chicken. For drinks, it’s got coffee, matcha and a panoply of Korean teas (including barley, buckwheat and balloonflower). The specialities are the kkwabaegi, twisted doughnuts with cinnamon sugar, and the sweet Dabang Coffee (only £2.90!). Bites are made on-site in limited numbers, so it’s worth getting down here sharpish lest you miss out.The egg sandwich (£4.50) is served cold and comes with a generous portion of scrambled egg, cabbage slaw and cucumber. The bread – which can only be described as doughnut-adjacent – is sweet and soft in the centre, with a golden, crispy fried crust. One of the more expensive drinks on the menu (although still only a modest £3.40) is the refreshing and sweet mango iced tea, replete with half a fruit’s worth of massive mango chunks. Time Out tip Inside this corner shop there’s not much seating, but stroll 10 minutes up to Highbury Fields and you will have yourself the perf

Papo’s Bagels may be gone from the little alleyway behind the Shacklewell Arms, but something excellent has popped up in its place. Edami is a bright and friendly new Lebanese bakery serving coffee and Middle Eastern bites daily from 9am to 3pm (apart from Mondays). The star of the show here is the mankoushe, a traditional Lebanese flatbread stuffed with fillings like labneh, jibneh (a stretchy white cheese, not too distant from a mozzarella), minced beef, or sweet variants like carob and tahini. The most popular, ‘the cocktail’, combines jibneh with za’atar. It’s tangy, unctuous and has a cheese pull that is surely destined to end up on the Instagram grids of London’s foodie elite.

Planning your next UK city break? How about choosing somewhere less touristy, and going somewhere a little more under the radar. You never know, you just might discover the next Edinburgh. And then you’ll get to brag about visiting it before it was cool.   We recently published our list of the most underrated city breaks in the UK. Forget London, Liverpool and Manchester, because these spots offer great culture, bars, restaurants, nightlife and sporting events while still being some of Britain’s best-kept secrets.  Coming in sixth place on the list was Sunderland. This coastal city in the northeast of England is a must-visit for sports fans. In 2025 Sunderland AFC were promoted to the Premier League for the first time in eight years, and the city has never been more buzzing. Now the Black Cats are gearing up for their second season in the Prem. Footie followers have also got to stop by the Fans Museum to admire its huge collection of football memorabilia from all over the world. Photograph: John New / Shutterstock.comSunderland Glass Centre If you’re not into the beautiful game, there’s still plenty to do and see. Find fantastic food at RUHE, Stack or Propa Pies or breathe in the sea air along the Roker and Seaburn beaches. Get your fill of beautiful things at the National Glass Centre, ramble around the indoor jungle at Sunderland Museum & Winter Garden or get down at a live gig at the Fire Station or Independent.  📍 The 18 most underrated city breaks in the UK.  UK Town

Grab your paint brushes! The art foundation founded by the late fashion designer Lee Alexander McQueen has just opened a new affordable art studio in north London. The Sarabande Foundation in Tottenham has 14 new workshops that will be taken over by painters, sculptors, photographers, fashion designers and other creatives.  Taking over a pair of Georgian grade II*-listed townhouses, this new arty enclave will provide support and mentoring to artists via the foundation, while also creating a new public art gallery. The 60-square-metre display space will host exhibitions and talks, alongside a café and a separate gallery, called House of Bandits, that will show work from the residents. Artists can rent the studios from around £1 per square foot.   Photograph: Courtesy of the Sarabande FoundationThe House of Bandits Gallery The building itself has been painstakingly restored while still keeping its ramshackle charm. Studios retain their original features, including historic panelling, fireplaces and floorboards, while the layers of wallpapers and paints applied over the centuries are intentionally preserved. Five alumni of the foundation have been commissioned to create new artworks for the building. These include hand-carved flagstones for the café’s floor and a new café counter with a surreal umbrella design. Photograph: Courtesy of the Sarabande FoundationJo Grogan carving a tile for the House of Bandits café Trino Verkade, director of Sarabande, said: ‘These remarkable n

The Royal Family owns a lot of art. Now, a ‘once-in-a-generation’ re-display means that plebs like us are able to view twice as many paintings from their mind boggling collection than before.  Buckingham Palace’s Picture Gallery, which is one of the State Rooms that opens to visitors every summer, now has 120 paintings on display, up from 63 previously.  The glowed-up room reopened to the public on Thursday, July 9. As well as almost 60 more artworks which took 875 hours to hang, the Picture Gallery has new emerald-green silk wall hangings and improved lighting. The new display features historic watercolours, photographs, inventories and architectural schemes, as well as more priceless pieces from world-famous artists. The Dutch Masters get a main-character moment, as George IV’s painting collection was one of the finest holdings of 17th-century Dutch paintings in the world.  Here are some of the best paintings that are newly on public display.  Image: Royal Collection Enterprises Ltd‘The Tribuna of the Uffizi’, Johan Joseph Zoffany, ‘The Tribuna of the Uffizi’ by Johan Zoffany This eclectic painting by the German artist who was active in Britain depicts the Uffizi gallery in Florence. Featuring paintings within a painting, visible artworks represented include pieces by Holbein, Rubens and Raphael. Although commissioned by Queen Charlotte, the painting was never hung in her apartments as it was reported she found it overcrowded and unconventional. We can see why, but we als

If you’ve spent any time in New York, you’ll know they do their bagels right. NYC’s ring-shaped bakes come towering with fluffy schmear (that’s cream cheese, for the uninitiated), stuffed with lox, or bursting with bacon, egg and cheese.  It’s Bagels has been giving Londoners a taste of the Big Apple since 2023, when the chain opened its first British site in Primrose Hill. Now the cult bagel shop, founded by New Yorker Dan Martensen, is about to open its fourth London location.  The viral chain is coming to Hampstead this August. The outpost on Hampstead High Street will allow customers to eat-in or take-away, and its menu will feature its most popular sandwiches like ‘The Works’ (schmear, lox, capers, onion, lemon, seasonal tomato) and ‘BEC’ (bacon, egg, cheese). Its famously chewy bagels come topped with garlic, onion, poppy seed, salt, sesame seed, ‘everything’, cinnamon and raisin or plain.  Photograph: Teo Della TorreSchmears of all flavours at It’s Bagels The exact opening date for It’s Bagels Hampstead hasn’t been revealed yet, but the shop will be celebrating its opening with a back-to-school party for local families sometime in August where every child will receive a free bagel.  When it does arrive, It’s Bagels Hampstead will be open from 8am to 6pm from Sunday to Thursday, and 8am to 7pm on Fridays and Saturdays.  ‘Hampstead feels like a natural fit for us,’ said It’s Bagels founder Dan Martensen. ‘It’s genuinely special, with a real sense of community, incredib

1950年代以降、ティーンエイジャーはしばしば不当な悪評を受けてきた。「理由なき反抗者」から「カウチポテト」「不良少年」、そして「無気力な若者」まで、さまざまなレッテルを貼られてきたのだ。 2020年代に入ると、若者たちは、不安を抱え、繊細で傷つきやすい「スノーフレーク世代」、権利意識が強く、働く意欲に欠ける「スマホ依存者」と決めつけられている。こうした見方に対し、「Museum of Youth Culture」（MOYC）は、「もう十分だ！」と声を上げた。実のところ、我々には若者に感謝すべきことがたくさんあるのだ。 ロンドンで最も新しいミュージアムとなるMOYCが、2026年6月20日にオープンした。同館は、ティーンエイジャーと、彼らの混沌としていて、享楽的で、多感で、反抗的で、ナイーブな側面のすべてに光を当てる。イギリス政府が16歳未満のソーシャルメディア利用禁止を発表してからわずか数日後の開館となり、これ以上ないタイミングといえる。 Photograph: Debbie SearsRough Tradeがセレクトしたレコードも販売 「Museum of Youth Culture」とは？ 若者に関する品々を収蔵する、世界初の常設アーカイブだ。1990年代後半に雑誌『Sleazenation』を運営していた写真家、ジョン・スウィンステッド（Jon Swinstead）によって1997年に設立し、写真、フライヤー、そして人々の物語を保存する草の根の取り組みとして始まった。その後、デジタルアーカイブとして、2015年に一般公開された。 設立からおよそ30年を経て、今回が同館にとって初のフィジカルスペースとなる。コレクションは、イギリス、ヨーロッパ、そしてそのほかの地域にまたがる、1世紀以上にわたるユースカルチャーの歴史を網羅。一般の人々から集められ、寄せられた写真や品々を通して、実際の人生に根ざした、前向きで、ユーモラスで、心を動かす物語を伝える。 館内の構成は？ カムデン・ロード駅のすぐ近くの再開発区画にある複合施設「St Pancras Campus 」内に位置する、複数のスペースにまたがる、インタラクティブなミュージアムだ。 入館は無料で、1階の入り口には、マーク・ウィガン（Mark Wigan）が手がけた特注のネオンイラストで飾られたカフェバーとグッズショップがあり、カムデンのナイトライフにまつわるフライヤーや写真のギャラリーも設けられている。さまざまなサブカルチャーのキャラクターたちが配置された、アーティストのケイティ・タウン（Katie Town）による特注のテーブルサッカー台も見逃せない。 その下の階には、さらに2つのギャラリーがある。一つは常設コレクション、もう一つは企画展のためのスペースだ。地下に広がるこの空間は照明を落とした造りで、クラブのような雰囲気を漂わせている。 Photograph: In dia Lawrence for Time Out古いiPodやウォークマンも展示 見どころは？ 色鮮やかな常設コレクションでは、写真、ファッション、当時の機器、オーラルヒストリー、その他のエフェメラを通して、ティーンエイジャーの歴史をたどることができる。 取り上げているサブカルチャーは実にさまざま。エモ、テディボーイ、ゴス、モッズ、ロッカーズ、スケーター、ニューメタルヘッズ、ブレイクダンサー、K-POPファンなどに加え、さらに幅広い若者文化を紹介している。 この展示空間でひときわ目を引くのは、1985年にノッティングヒル

Doesn’t June 2025 feel like an age ago? Glastonbury has taken a fallow year in 2026, but otherwise the event would have taken place around this time – and there’s certainly been a Glasto-sized hole in our summer. But worry not, Glastonbury 2027 has been confirmed and it’s never too early to start thinking about getting tickets.  If you’re already excited at the prospect of being back on Worthy Farm next summer, well, us too. Glastonbury is undeniably the UK’s greatest music festival and there’s nowhere else like it on Earth. However, Glasto’s supremacy isn’t a well-kept secret: every year millions attempt to get tickets, and most fail to do so.  In the market for tickets to Glastonbury Festival 2027? Of course you are. Here’s absolutely everything you need to know about the ticket sale for next summer’s event, from the confirmed festival dates to when general sale is expected to go live (and how much tickets might cost).  RECOMMENDED: 🎤 Time Out’s ultimate guide to Glastonbury Festival. When is Glastonbury 2027? Glastonbury’s 2027 dates have been confirmed: block out your calendars for Wednesday June 23 to Sunday June 27 2027. When do Glastonbury 2027 tickets go on sale? The festival’s organisers have confirmed that tickets will go on sale sometime in autumn 2026, though the exact dates haven’t yet been confirmed. The main ticket sale typically takes place in early-to-mid November.  How to register for Glastonbury 2027 tickets Registration is now open for Glasto 2027. Regi

Cities can be beautiful in different ways. They might be replete with grand, historic architecture like Paris, surrounded by awesome nature, like Medellín, or simply have a quality that makes theme completely unique, like Lisbon with its azulejo tilework. But which urban landscapes can definitively say that they are more attractive than others? Time Out has just revealed a new ranking of most beautiful cities on the planet. We surveyed 24,000 urbanites, asking them if they would describe their city as ‘beautiful’, to come up with the list of 10. Luckily for us Brits, one city in the ranking was from the UK. According to the survey respondents, Edinburgh is the world’s second prettiest city. The Scottish capital was described as beautiful by 84 percent of its locals. And it’s not surprising, because it’s home to a real melange of architectural styles – from the New Town’s crescents of Georgian townhouses to the Old Town’s tight, higgledy-piggledy medieval streets and striking Gothic spires. The city is a delight to walk around, and has inspired countless books, films and TV shows, including David Nicholls’ One Day, Frankenstein and of course Harry Potter.  Photograph: Dmitry Naumov / ShutterstockPrinces Street Gardens, Edinburgh As well as being an absolute stunner, Edinburgh is a titan when it comes to culture, food and history, and provides easy access to some of Scotland’s most bonnie landscapes.  Photograph: ShutterstockVictoria Street, Edinburgh The Scottish metropoli

An exciting new dynamic duo is about to take London’s restaurant scene by storm. Andrew Wong, the chef behind the exceptional two Michelin-starred dim sum restaurant A Wong, is linking up with Dishoom’s co-founder Amar Radia to create a brand new gastropub in the capital. Talk about a dream team.  London’s gastronomic equivalent of Maverick and Goose are opening Kong in Shoreditch, which is what they’re calling a ‘Chinese public house’, AKA a boozer serving top notch Chinese food. They have been pretty tight-lipped about the menu so far, but hinted that there will be ‘dumplings at dawn, noodles at lunch, grills with a cold pint at dusk’. The concept will pay homage to the history of Chinese communities in the East End, which was home to the capital’s original Chinatown from the 18th to the mid-20th century.  Kong will open in the Nolton Folgate development in Spitalfields, taking over what was once the much-loved Water Poet. The former boozer closed down in 2019 due to redevelopment.   We don’t know exactly when Kong will open yet, but according to the developer’s website it will be arriving around autumn. You can follow the Kong Instagram for updates.  Andrew Wong said: ‘Kong is a Chinese kitchen reflecting our personality, shaped by London, the East End, China, and A Wong. Untraditional, instinctive, fearless, all-day cooking.’ Amar Radia said: ‘The grand east London pub and the Chinese kitchen have been part of London for over two hundred years. Kong honours that history w

It’s been eight months since Lily Allen dropped her searing and heartfelt album of the year West End Girl. After taking it to theatres across the UK and some festivals, due to unprecedented demand she’s now bringing her show to Britain’s biggest arenas.  In case you don’t know (where have you been?), West End Girl reflects on the breakdown of Allen’s marriage to Stranger Things actor David Harbour. It features hits like ‘Pussy Palace’, ‘4chan Stan’ and ‘Dallas Major’. Deeply existential and brutally honest, Allen received instant acclaim for the album. It was one of Time Out’s favourite albums of 2025. Now fans have the chance to hear every single song from the record live in a special theatrical show, which famously includes a dress showing all of Harbour’s receipts, and a cameo from a different celeb playing ‘Madeline’ each night.  Heading to the see West End Girl at the O2? Here’s what you need to know. When is Lily Allen playing London? Lily Allen has three nights at the O2 in London. She will be there on: Saturday June 27 2026 Sunday June 28 2026 Tuesday July 7 2026 What time do doors open at the O2? Doors differ slightly, depending on the date. Here’s the lowdown: Saturday June 27 2026 – doors 6.30pm, curfew 11pm Sunday June 28 2026 – doors 6pm, curfew 10.30pm Tuesday July 7 2026 – doors 6.30pm, curfew 11pm What time will Lily Allen come on stage? The whole show is scheduled to begin at 7.50pm, but Allen doesn’t tend to arrive on stage until around 9pm. What’s the s

Sweltering Bromley residents will be pleased to hear that a new swimming pool will open in the area as soon as next week.  Bromley Council has announced that the Walnuts Leisure Centre in Orpington will re-open on Thursday July 2 after a massive £17 million transformation.  Closed since the beginning of 2025 for refurbishment, Bromley Council called the reopening of the centre an ‘historic occasion for Orpington’. Inside there will be plenty of brand new facilities, including a competition-length swimming pool and training pool, a children’s splash wall and a spanking new sauna and steam room.  Photograph: Bromley CouncilWalnuts Leisure Centre For gym bunnies, making gains at the Walnuts will be easier than ever. There will be an expanded two-level gym, complete with a functional training area and brand-new fitness equipment, plus sate-of-the-art EGYM smart strength training equipment, allowing adjustable workouts and supporting rehabilitation.  The centre will also see a new reception and café alongside a refreshed and newly marked sports hall.  Councillor Yvonne Bear, Bromley’s Executive Councillor for Renewal, Recreation and Housing, said: ‘The stage is now set to reveal the incredible transformation of this much-loved leisure centre, funded and delivered by Bromley Council. Photograph: Bromley CouncilNew gym equipment at Walnuts Leisure Centre ‘We know how eager residents are to return and we have been doing all we can to complete this huge investment in the borough’s

The new Art’otel has finally opened in Battersea Power Station, and it’s got a rooftop swimming pool with an epic view.  For those who don’t know, Art’otel is a chain of luxury hotels created by artists and designers, meaning they’re aesthetic AF. And this new BPS one doesn’t disappoint. They’ve pulled out the big guns with this view, and the hotel has got a stunning infinity pool that lets swimmers get up close and personal with the famous chimneys of the former power station. The heated pool is situated on the top of the beautiful art-deco behemoth, looking out across the iconic smokestacks and the London skyline.  ➡️ READ MORE: Discover the best hotels in London with rooftop pools right now View this post on Instagram A post shared by Battersea Beat (@batterseabeat) The Spanish artist and designer Jaime Hayon, known for his colourful and contemporary designs, was selected to curate the interiors for the Battersea Art’otel. The 164-room artsy hotel also includes the Tozi Grand Café, serving Italian eats, and an exhibition space welcoming bi-monthly artists in residence. The space will open with a show from Battersea local Minna George who’ll be showing off her snowy mountain landscapes.  The swish new hotel is part of the mega £9 billion renovation of the grade II-listed building and the surrounding area, which reopened to the public in October. To book your stay, head here. Battersea Power Station, Circus Rd W, SW8 5BN. ➡️ READ MORE: Disc

This week London is hot. Like, really hot. Apocalyptically boiling, in fact. The Met Office reckons that the Big Smoke will reach the high 30Cs on June 23-25, potentially even hitting 40C.  Now, the Big Smoke in summer is a wonderful place – but this city, with all its concrete and un-air-conditioned tube carriages, is not made for extreme heat. Londoners love a good heatwave, using any excuse to slip on flip-flops and make a beeline for the nearest pub garden, but this is the kind of weather where cramming in somewhere with loads of other people has rarely seemed less appealing. Sure, there are great beer gardens, fancy rooftop bars and our dear old friend THE PARK, but are they actually cool? Not necessarily. Time to think laterally (without actually having to ask an assistant in Iceland if there’s a wifi password). Here’s our guide to the city’s best places to stay cool, from ice rinks to air-conditioned museums.  The best places in London to stay cool Ice skating Ice skating might be about staying on your feet, but you won’t mind slipping over too much at Queens Ice and Bowl in Bayswater, where the surface temperature is, of course, freezing all year round. Don’t be tempted to go bowling though, or you’ll immediately become a hot mess again.      Old London buildings While there’s no definitive answer to the question of which is London’s chilliest building, older generally means colder. Unlike your flimsy newbuilds, these babies have metre-thick walls and great insulation