The Wallpaper* guide to our home town of London is authored by our art, culture and luxury editor, Hannah Silver, who is at home in Mayfair’s old school opulence as she is in the grungy art scene out east.
The aim of the Wallpaper* Travel Guides isn’t to cater to everyone. Instead, we home in on what makes a place truly special to us, from a design-led aesthetic to exceptional service and reassuring quality.
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Japanese lanterns and fast-food branding inspire a nostalgic exhibitionRooted in millennial nostalgia, ‘Empire’ by Benjamin Slinger shines a light on global fast-food branding over the decades and questions ideas of value in design
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Loewe Perfume’s pistachio-themed ice cream-bar takeover is deliciously whimsicalThe Spanish maison’s takeover of The Dreamery in north London is the perfect place to get a summer scoop
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In London, play mini golf designed by Miranda July and Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley'The Art of Mini Golf' at Battersea Arts Centre asks nine artists to interpret mini golf's subversive history
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Latine gives Mayfair a Franco-Latin restaurant with a versatile atmosphereLatine Mayfair opens in Lancashire Court with a Franco-Latin menu, interiors by Victoria Vogel and a four-floor journey from crudo bar to late-night lounge
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Our Legacy’s ‘laboratory-like’ London store: Scandinavian restraint with a rebellious streakThe renovated Soho flagship is a ‘space for the next chapter’ of the cult Swedish brand, which has enjoyed exponential growth in recent years. Creative director Cristopher Nying gives Wallpaper* an exclusive first tour
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What we know so far about London Design Festival 2026London Design Festival 2026 (12–20 September) unveils its first projects, where craft, architecture and technology meet across city-wide landmark installations and museum commissions
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BT Tower plans unveiled: what’s in store for the Grade II-listed icon?Orms has revealed its plans to convert London's BT Tower into a hotel. Here is what we know
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Tate Modern’s first exhibition dedicated to Ana Mendieta celebrates her sensual engagement with the natural worldMore than 120 of the Cuban-born American artist’s works explore her untraditional approach to depicting the body in nature
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At Miko Mei Fair, a Georgian townhouse gets a Thai alter egoThe new Thai restaurant from restaurateur Samyukta Nair pairs Koyn Thai’s robata grill with MiMi Mei Fair’s maximalist Mayfair mood
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Inside a Primrose Hill house designed to not look designedStudio Iro's brief was almost paradoxical: in this three-storey London home, the designers resisted the urge to over-curate, layering indigo tones, tactile limewash and the clients' existing modernist furniture
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The visual codes of Wimbledon: why it’s so much more than tennisWhat makes Wimbledon, Wimbledon? Photographer Barney Curran takes us through the tournament’s visual language, from pristine grass courts to strawberries and cream, showing that it’s more than tennis that makes the event a global hit
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A reimagined former dairy offers west London’s newest boltholes to covetNew residential scheme The Dairy is tucked away in a quiet corner of Notting Hill and has everything going for it – design-led interiors by Echlin, a slice of London history, and location, location, location
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Four Seasons London at Park Lane gives its suites Mayfair cachetThe hotel’s refreshed suites draw on Hyde Park’s changing seasons, with private fireplaces, landscaped terraces and, naturally, five-star treatment
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Step inside this greenhouse pavilion in the heart of London to catch the gardening bugThe Veggery has launched to inspire a passion for gardening and mark the closure of the 2026 London Festival of Architecture
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Chelsea’s favourite fishmonger levels up with a new bistro and seafood barThe Sea, The Sea expands its fish counter-cum-chef’s table into a full restaurant, retail and terrace operation
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Out of office: What the Wallpaper* editors are looking forward to in JulyOur editors highlight what’s new, noteworthy and not-to-be-missed in design, culture and beyond this month
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Miniature architecture on miniature trees? Yes please. It’s all in this bonsai treehouse exhibitionThe new show opens in a central London park, courtesy of the Museum of Architecture; join in the miniature fun
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Inside the renovated home of the London Symphony OrchestraThe London Symphony Orchestra's Grade I-listed home, LSO St Luke's, has reopened following a sensitive renovation by Levitt Bernstein, introducing state-of-the-art recording facilities while preserving the character of the former church
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London art exhibitions to see in JulyRead our pick of the best London art exhibitions to see this month, from the KNMA Collection's contemporary South Asian art to Frida Kahlo at Tate Modern
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‘I’m drawing in my paintings’: Frank Bowling on the practice behind a life’s workIn London, an exhibition at the Royal Drawing School follows more than 60 years of Bowling’s sketches, experiments and works on paper, reframing one of Britain's greatest painters through the act that has always guided his practice
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In Notting Hill, a former bank is an unexpected location for this Lebanese restaurantMeaning ‘treasure’ in Arabic, Kinz is an urban oasis bringing a slice of Beirut to London
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After taking a break, British artist Dale Lewis is rediscovering meaning in paintingDale Lewis presents his most personal work yet in his fourth solo show at London gallery, Edel Assanti
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Step inside All Projects, east London’s unexpected new gallery of creativityA new gallery by architects EBBA has just opened in Hoxton, offering space for creativity and promoting cross-disciplinary collaboration
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Inside RH London, The Gallery in Mayfair: the brand's new outpost opens in a historic Palladian mansionGold-leaf ceilings, hand-blown Venetian glass chandeliers and an Ottoman-inspired rooftop terrace – here's what to expect from the American furniture giant's most ambitious opening to date
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A new Queensway address reimagines the London townhouseDesign and development studio Vabel brings bespoke interiors and contemporary craftsmanship to a 28-home residential project near Hyde Park
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Feast at a new Greek-Cypriot taverna in buzzy Covent GardenZylia is a contemporary haunt shaped by childhood memory, family recipes and an obsession for charcoal grills
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The best Spanish restaurants in London for a Mediterranean summerDiscover the small-plate dining way of life at our picks of the best Spanish restaurants in London
