Good Coffee Find: Tap Coffee London

TAP Coffee London | meltingbutter.com Coffee Hotspot

I first ventured into TAP Coffee on Wardour Street in search of cold brew coffee – the ‘in’ thing to drink at the mo.  TAP delivered in spades, serving the punchy chilled beverage in a brown glass bottle labelled with an oh-so-hipster luggage tag.  Combined with top-notch cakes (baked on the premises) and a rustic […]

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Restaurant Find: Bistrotheque London

Bistrotheque London | Melting Butter Restaurant Hotspot

If you find yourself on an industrial street in Hackney, you probably won’t realise your proximity to one of the most beautiful brunch spots in London.  Bistrotheque is totally unmarked from the outside, so you’re going to need some gumption to stroll on in through the unmarked door and up the stairs. When you reach […]

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London Restaurant Find: Blanchette

London Restaurant Find: Blanchette | meltingbutter.com

Wandering through London’s Soho on a summer evening, Blanchette’s French doors are flung open, with tables and hubbub spilling onto the street, and a glow from within that draws you across the threshold. The bistro’s bare brick walls, industrial furniture and tiling murals are stylish and homely, and the staff are enthusiastic in their menu […]

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London Food Find: Sunday Roast at Dean Street Townhouse

London Food Find: Sunday Roast at Dean Street Townhouse | meltingbutter.com

Set inside a swanky Georgian townhouse in London’s Soho is the Dean Street Townhouse – the location of one of the city’s most indulgent Sunday roasts (favorite trimmings included). Unlike its exclusive sister establishment Soho House which is located nearby, non-members can stay and eat nostalgic British comfort food inside the chic French bistro interiors […]

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Fashion Find: Dover Street Market London

London Fashion Find: Dover Street Market | meltingbutter.com

Dover Street Market London has long been they city’s most cutting-edge shopping experience. In fact, the six-floor department store situated inside a converted Georgian building could be described as a modern avant-garde fashion museum based on its marvelous concessions designed by minimalists inspired by beautiful chaos. Inside you’ll shop expertly curated high fashion pieces (this is not a […]

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London Food Find: Gelupo

London Food Find: Gelupo | meltingbutter.com

Down an unassuming Soho backstreet, you’d do well to stumble upon Gelupo, the dreamy little gelateria sister of highly acclaimed Bocca Di Lupo restaurant. With big claims that it puts the “dolce” in “la dolce vita”, Gelupo gives you a mouthwatering gelato experience that is oh-so-rare in a city as rainy as London. Using choice […]

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London Restaurant Find: Duck & Waffle

London Restaurant Find: Duck & Waffle | meltingbutter.com

Duck & Waffle gets a bad rep.  The highest restaurant in the UK, with 360-degree views, an expensive menu and snooty staff is bound to ”“ but the fact that it is so difficult to secure a table must be for a reason, right? If you only remember one thing from this article today, let […]

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London Cool Shop Find: Nudie Jeans Repair Shop

London Cool Shop Find: Nudie Jeans Repair Shop | meltingbutter.com

Nudie Jeans, the Swedish denim label best known for its philosophy behind keeping pure, raw denim at its heart while promoting sustainable fashion, is urging London denim heads to take care of their denim at it’s first ever Nudie Jeans Repair Shop. Nudie uses the London concept store innovatively to speak to the brand’s true […]

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London Restaurant Find: Dishoom Shoreditch

London Restaurant Find: Dishoom Shoreditch| meltingbutter.com

The word “Dishoom” is the old Bollywood sound effect when a hero lands a good punch.  So it’s fitting that the “Bombay café” of the same name, in Shoreditch packs quite a punch. Introducing Londoners to a novel take on Indian food, Dishoom’s menu is a far cry from the stereotypical curry house dishes, instead featuring sophisticated sharing […]

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London Cocktail Bar Find: Talented Mr Fox

London Cocktail Bar Find: Talented Mr Fox | meltingbutter.com

Leicester Square is the last place you’d expect to find a secluded and sophisticated cocktail bar. But, if you look hard enough, you may find Talented Mr Fox – a decadent cocktail bar frequented by in-the-know Londoners and design conscious travellers staying at the One Leicester Street Hotel (where the bar is situated). As you […]

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