The Vincent: New all-day E8 dining spot with a dreamy #plant_problem

X17th August 2017

Five years ago, a team of restaurateurs transformed a boarded-up pub on Hackney Road into the East End institution that is the Sebright Arms. In search of a new challenge, they decided The Vincent was it, and a new all-day

Leman Locke: Stunning London aparthotel, a stone’s throw from Spitalfields

London, Shoreditch & East

X27th February 2017

Self-described as a “design-led aparthotel”, Leman Locke is one of a new generation of London hotels that just makes so much sense. From the street, it might not be obvious that this is even a hotel, but the coffee bar

Martello Hall: Beautifully designed all-day hotspot in Hackney

London, Shoreditch & East

X9th February 2017

Full disclosure: This is going to be an image-heavy post, because Martello Hall is, quite frankly, interior design perfection (well done Red Deer Design, you did good!). A three-storey space near London Fields, Martello Hall has got you covered throughout

Café Miami: Cute Clapton caff, transporting you to California with coffee & pancakes | Recommended by HYHOI.com: Have You Heard Of It? | A curation of design-led hotspots around the world, tried and tasted

Café Miami: Transporting you from Clapton to California, with coffee & pancakes

London, Shoreditch & East

X21st January 2017

When Art Deco architecture, Clapton cool and Californian vibes collide, you know it’s going to be unmissable. Café Miami is a pastel-hued paradise – there’s nowhere else I’d rather wake up on a weekend, drinking Workshop Coffee, eating Nutella-stuffed pancakes

The Sun Tavern, Bethnal Green | Recommended by HYHOI.com as a top London date spot! | Have You Heard Of It? | London bar & restaurant recommendations

The Sun Tavern: Super stylish East End boozer, steeped in history

London, Shoreditch & East

X22nd January 2015

The news that the team behind Discount Suit Co (subterranean Shoreditch speakeasy bar) had revamped The Sun Tavern (a classic East End boozer on Bethnal Green Road) was most exciting to me. Discount Suit Co is up there amongst my

Escape Rooms: New high tech live escape game

London, South

X12th January 2015

I’m becoming quite the experienced live escape gamer, with successful break-outs at Escape Hunt, HintHunt and clueQuest under my belt. Just last month, I added another Houdini-style adventure to my roster, and it was really quite different from the rest.

Nelly Duff gallery, Columbia Road, East London | Recommended by HYHOI.com | Have You Heard Of It? blog

Nelly Duff: Columbia Road gallery & shop of affordable unusual artworks

London, Shoreditch & East

X9th November 2014

There were many factors propelling me towards Nelly Duff – Richard is a customer, with pieces both at home and in his coffee shops; then I read an article about how street artists were leaning towards galleries more these days;

Foxlow restaurant, Clerkenwell | Recommended by HYHOI.com | Have You Heard Of It? blog

Foxlow: Bacon ribs, pickle juice, Elvis desserts & beautiful interior

London, Shoreditch & East

X22nd June 2014

Foxlow in Clerkenwell is from the same restaurant group as Hawksmoor, but given that I have not yet given into the pull of much-talked-about-but-expensive Hawksmoor, you will not find me comparing the two. My good friend Chris had repeatedly told

Story Deli, Bethnal Green Road - Have You Heard Of It? blog

An evening in Hoxton: Happiness Forgets, Story Deli & 5cc

London, Shoreditch & East

X16th March 2014

A quick photo diary from this weekend – which has been awesome, and packed full of new places and exciting things. Let’s start with Friday night… Friday night kicked off in Happiness Forgets, an underground speakeasy on Hoxton Square which