Westbourne Grove

Last Friday, Cinéphilia West in Notting Hill, opened to the public. A “home for all lovers of cinema” that, as the name suggests, is inspired by a love of and reverence for the moving image, Cinéphilia West is spread out over two floors of a …

Cappuccino Our continued quest to show you some of our favourite coffee shops in London. Charlotte’s hot drinks menu may not be very long but anyone would be hard pressed to find a more relaxing spot to enjoy a cup of coffee on a Saturday …

Brits love curry. London loves curry. We love curry. FACT. But the quality of curry available to you in your local restaurant or supermarket can vary wildly. Vineet Bhatia, a Michelin starred pioneer of Indian fine dining in the capital, has put himself to considerable …

The Portobello Film Festival started in 1996 and it has grown and expanded to become the UK’s biggest independent film festival, going from 1,000 visitors back then to over 15,000 last year. Every film submitted is screened, entry is free to all events and there …

Waking up mid-afternooon on both Saturday and Sunday last week left us content that we had fulfilled any clubbing needs we had. This is true in particular of Saturday night, which saw us go to 3 different clubs across London all in one night. We …

The Londonist Literary List appears every Tuesday. If you’d like to bring an event to our attention, please email londonistlit@gmail.com. All the big releases came out last week (Zadie Smith, Rushdie, Coetzee, etc). This week, there’s little in the way of new stuff to read, …