If you go down to one corner of Soho square today, you could be in for a sweet surprise. I'd heard about Six Storeys on the grapevine after the towering venue re-opened in January. It used to be the site of a raucous gay club but thanks to a whimsical transformation it is unrecognisable from its former guise. The only hint of its toe-tapping past is the light up disco floor which remains on the top floor. It was a Wednesday night and the ground floor was bustling and a little overwhelming. Thankfully we were led away from the throng upstairs to an empty room known as The Parlour. We were...
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The Ned is becoming increasingly overrun, no surprise given its slick and sexy guise. It was my second time back to the enormous Bank-based venue and there was a team of bouncers on the door checking people in. Armed with a reservation at Malibu Kitchen for 7:30pm, I passed the test and was let through the shiny dark wooden doors. On stepping into the hotel-cum-members club-cum-food hall, a jazz band was playing and post-work chatter bounced around. I slipped to the right, where I found Malibu Kitchen nestled away from the hubbub. The rectangular eatery has a counter-style seating arrange...
Read more →Tucked on a quiet street just by Barbican tube station, London's newest pop up restaurant is definitely a gem worth getting your fork stuck into. Only seating 16, the Little Quiet is intimate and cosy, with good food and good vibes at its heart. It's masterminded by the Disappearing Dining Club, a culinary group I've been following for years for their innovative approach to dining out. Stepping in from the cobbled back street you're instantly transported to a world of candlelight and pleasant scents topped with a dash of bon vivant. The quaint venue, previously an unused office space, invit...
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