Marylebone is a refined area with classic London architecture, boutique stores and it’s also become one of the hottest neighbourhoods to hang at night thanks to the addition of the bustling Chiltern Firehouse (opened in 2013). Rooms at the fabled hotspot start from £520, but if you’re looking for something a little more affordable and away from the thong, No. Ten Manchester Street is located a hop and a skip around the corner. The small boutique hotel, which has 44 rooms, offers a slice of cosiness and quite calm. Thanks to an elegant interior design job, the period rooms boast a contempora...
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Fucina restaurant and Panetteria have nestled in comfortably in Marylebone’s trendy Chiltern Street, tempting locals and Italian food lovers with premium quality Italian produce, dining and drinking experiences. The other side of this establishment is Panetteria, an organic delicatessen and bakery. Headed up by ex-Princi Head Baker Massimiliano Porta, stocking the finest Italian artisanal grocery items, along with freshly made bread, pastries and special blends of coffee, and fresh gelato and pasta making rooms for those who want to get hands on! For a more formal and fabulous experience you...
Read more →The original Bea’s of Bloomsbury will always hold a special place in my heart; just a few steps from my old office, I spent many an afternoon gossiping with colleagues over a cup of tea and a slice of their red velvet and never did a birthday go by without a dozen cupcakes ferried over to the office. But Bea’s have just opened their 5th site in Marylebone and I have to say, they’ve excelled themselves here. The café is beautiful – with sugar-sweet pastel décor, it’s an amalgamation of an upmarket French boutique bakery and an American diner. What could be better than a Bea’s cake ...
Read more →Peruvian-inspired restaurant and bar Pachamama (named after the goddess of fertility who presides over planting and harvesting) opened around a year ago in the heart of Marylebone and has been on our list to visit. So, we were happy to finally make the trip to check out their new weekend brunch menu which offers bottomless Bellinis to help us while away a lazy Sunday afternoon.
Read more →'Bellissima' springs to mind, when day dreaming of a particularly delicious brunch at new modern Italian dining spot Bernardi's last weekend. Opening in September last year, Bernardi's sits across two floors of a beautifully restored Victorian property in the Portman Village. We were lucky enough to be invited down to check out the new brunch offering from founders Gabriel and Marcello Bernardi's restaurant and safe to say it did not disappoint. In the heart of Marylebone, the contemporary space is beautifully lit with natural sunlight streaming through the windows. Colours are muted. Leath...
Read more →Opso, the new modern Greek eatery in the heart of Marylebone, has launched it’s all-day menu. Open for breakfast from 8am and for their all-day menu from midday during the week, as well as from 9am for brunch during the weekends, Opso says it offers a ‘social-style’ of dining.
Read more →Fast approaching its thirteenth birthday, Marylebone's The Providores and Tapa Room is run by co-owners Peter Gordon and Michael McGrath. As Kopapa's sister restaurant, the menu is similarly focused on innovation, boasting creative fusion cuisine at its very finest.
Read more →We left the restaurant on a rather tempestuous, rainy summer evening, however, not even the weather could move the smug and satisfied smiles from our faces. Expressions like ‘faultless’ and ‘impeccable’ are sometimes used disingenuously. However, Orrery’s dishes are faultless and the service is impeccable. In fact, it’s absolutely fabulous.
Read more →Hidden above the streets of Marylebone, luxury French restaurant Orrery will be transforming it's secret rooftop into a quaint Provençal garden this summer. Designed to create a relaxing, elegant ambience, the lavender scented terrace will whisk you away to the south of France with rustic charm. It's ideal location and intimate space provides a stunning, summer retreat for lunch, dinner and evening drinks.
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