Lamplit London
Every guide we have published, chosen on merit.
Nobody really needs a reason for champagne. That is the secret of it. A glass of something cold and serious turns a Tuesday into an occasion, and the only thing standing between you and that small ceremony is the deciding to do it. London understands this better than most cities. We will toast a promotion, […]
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London does not do summer by halves, but it does do it briefly. For a few weeks the city forgets itself: the light stretches past nine, the pavements warm up, and everyone you know suddenly has plans that involve being outside. This is the season the rest of the year is quietly jealous of. It […]
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There is a particular thrill in a bar you have to earn. Not the velvet rope and the clipboard, which only test your patience, but the door that gives nothing away. A buzzer beside a barber’s chair. A bookshelf that turns out to be a hinge. A telephone box at the back of a hot […]
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The mistake most people make on New Year’s Eve is treating it like one night that has to do everything. It cannot. A London New Year’s Eve is really three small decisions stacked on top of each other: where you start, where you land at midnight, and how far you are willing to walk between […]
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You do not need a room to enjoy London's grandest bars. A short love letter to the hotel bar.
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The wine bar is having a moment, and London is all the better for it.
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The moment the sun comes out, London goes up.
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No room in London does grown-up glamour quite like the hotel bar.
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