thenotsosecretdiary

Bethnal Green used to be my stomping ground. The four years I spent in the E1/E3 postcodes during university (before moving to E8 and the...

Thinking of heading to Fashion Week later this month? You'll be needing a pitstop then, won't you? Pennethorne's Cafe in the...

If you think of food in Leicester Square, your mind is instantly drawn to queues outside KFCs, Burger Kings and McDonalds and the incess...

A few seasons ago, Selfridges had the bright idea of opening up their prime real estate rooftop and introducing themed bars and restauran...

Some people set sensible resolutions: 'I'll work out', 'I'm doing dry January', 'I'll eat well'. I didn...

Haggerston: the No Man's Land between Shoreditch and Stoke Newington. More of a 'passing through' kind of place than a real dest...

I had to dash home last minute at the weekend to do a bit of house- and cat-sitting. The mad dash for a seat on the train home is worth it t...

Blink and you'll miss it. New Street Grill is tucked down an alley, a stone's throw away from Liverpool Street station, but far eno...

Hackney has been London's darling for a while now. Restaurants, shops, markets, classes - you'd be hard-pressed to find it lacking a...

This place sounded right up my street. A restaurant in a former chocolate factory? Say no more, I'm sold. I'd been tasked with fin...

House hunting is hungry work. Whilst we're almost over the final hurdle (you wouldn't believe how stressful - and expensive - this p...

Following the disappointment of last week's meal at 21 , I was on the hunt for somewhere to knock me completely out of the water. After ...

I thought I'd heard good things about 21 , in Covent Garden. I'd heard stories of an impeccable dining experience that put other res...

Trying to find somewhere that will cater for an estimated 10-12 people, all with different budgets, tastes and appetites on a Saturday night...

The day before a holiday is never as relaxing as you expect it to be, and ours was definitely not about to buck the trend. After run-ins wit...

Broadway Market's favourite pub has had a redo. Named for the Cat and Mutton bridge over the Regent's Canal at the other end of t...

After a great night at The Clapton Pot back in February , it would have been rude not to have snapped up this month's last ticket wh...

Think of East London and food and there are a few places that'll probably spring to mind - the chicken shops along the Mile End Road,...

The Old Drum A 16th century pub in the heart of leafy Petersfield, we ended up here after a hungover trip down to Southampton to scope out...

The Big Easy Veteran Chelsea crabshack, The Big Easy , opened up its second venue in Covent Garden this week. Channelling All-American stea...