Cocktail Bar Find: The Sun Tavern London

Sun Tavern London | meltingbutter.com Restaurant Hotspot

With the success of Spitalfields speakeasy Discount Suit Co in mind, it was with great excitement that I watched the same team of drink aficionados unveil The Sun Tavern in Bethnal Green. The refurbishment has maintained the East End boozer’s historic charm – bare brickwork, original 19th century tiling and a copper bar come together […]

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Zio & Sons on #GatheringsLikeThese and NYC’s Most Instagrammable Hotspots

Zio And Sons NYC Instagram Guide | meltingbutter.com NYC City Guide_Frankies Spuntino

1 / 1 ( 2 votes ) They say a picture paints a thousand words – and with last month’s news that Instagram, the ubiquitous photo-sharing platform, now has over 300 million active users (making it officially larger than Twitter) – it seems that the world agrees. For many of us, sharing the most intimate […]

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Fashion Forward Boutique Find: Excelsior Milan

Excelsior Milan | meltingbutter.com Shopping Hotspot

Inside the former Cinema Excelsior lives an immense concept store for Milan’s fashion minded. Excelsior, the super-sized destination boutique for the aesthetically inclined is a place to spend hours thumbing through a remarkable collection of hot, up and coming and aspirational designer fashion pieces that sourced from around the world. Shoppers will find an expert […]

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Shopping Find: Nalata Nalata NYC

Nalata Nalata NYC | meltingbutter.com Shopping Hotspot

Contemporary interior buffs, we dare you to walk past Nalata Nalata’s understated East Village storefront and resist pressing your face up against the window and eventually leaving with one of the store’s impeccably selected home décor products. Nalata Nalata is a highly considered home wares store that endeavors to shine a spotlight on its makers […]

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Restaurant Find: Corner Room London

Corner Room London | meltingbutter.com Restaurant Hotspot

Corner Room is tucked away inside Bethnal Green’s Town Hall Hotel, so you have to know about it to find it (you can thank me later!). And it certainly is one to add to your little black book. The interior is dominated by reclaimed pendant lights, no two the same; furniture is homely and the […]

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Underground Dining: SOSHARU ソーシャル by Melting Butter x Sosh

Sosharu NYC | meltingbutter.com Underground Dining Experience

We spend a lot of time here at Melting Butter curating the best restaurants, experiences and hotspots around the world. So how would it look if we put our money where our proverbial mouths were? This Sunday we did just that and launched our underground dining series, SOSHARU ソーシャル (the Japanese word for social) with […]

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Cocktail Bar Find: Old Tom & English London

Old Tom & English London | meltingbutter.com Cocktail Hotspot

1 / 1 ( 2 votes ) I can’t quite believe it myself, but I think I may have found the perfect London date spot… Old Tom & English is a new reservations-only food and drink destination in Soho. It features convivial sharing plates, potent cocktails and a striking interior by one of the UK’s […]

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Design Hotel Find: Volkshotel Amsterdam

Volkshotel Amsterdam | meltingbutter.com Design Hotel Hotspot

1 / 1 ( 3 votes ) In Amsterdam, the former headquarters of De Volkskrant newspaper has been given an imaginative and fashionable new life as an affordable design hotel. Situated merely minutes (by bike) away from the city’s picturesque canals, Volkshotel Amsterdam (and its rooftop club, Canvas) is where the local and visiting creative […]

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Contemporary Art Museum Find: Hamburger Bahnhof Berlin

Hamburger Bahnhof Berlin | meltingbutter.com Arts Hotspot_Richard Long Berlin Circle

1 / 1 ( 2 votes ) Once Germany’s primary rail terminus, the scale of Berlin’s converted Hamburger Bahnhof into a contemporary art museum is fitting given it’s vast collection of works across three major collections that span major art movements since 1960. The museum’s permanent displays, exhibited in this impressive architectural setting, showcase Pop […]

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Restaurant Find: Rawduck London

Rawduck London | meltingbutter.com Restaurant Hotspot_trout, freekeh, salted coconut yoghut & dill

Rawduck is rather annoyingly ‘in the middle of nowhere’, requiring a significant walk from whichever Overground station you choose. When this is considered, the busyness of the place is testament to its offering, which is comprised of high quality Mediterranean-inspired plates for sharing, accompanied by a list of cocktails and natural, biodynamic wines. Sister to […]

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