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.
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
The best new London restaurants for summer diningFrom Sloane Square brasserie classics to canal-side barbecue and dressed-up Italian seafood, these are the London tables to book this July 2026
-
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
-
‘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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
Lanza Atelier and Laila Gohar bring magic and mischief to the Serpentine Summer PartyFood, furniture and performance combined at the galleries’ annual party – ‘somewhere between architecture, landscape, and banquet’ – staged around Lanza Atelier's pavilion and with culinary art by Laila Gohar
-
At Tate Modern, Nora Chipaumire invites us to experience art through the bodyFor the 2026 Infinities Commission, the artist transforms the East Tank into imagined Zimbabwean landscapes shaped by touch, sound, sculpture, moving images, and live performance
-
Take a rare chance to see the works of artist Sylvia Sleigh in LondonThe feminist painter’s works nod to classical traditions but were idiosyncratically her own – discover them at Malarkey
-
At JW Anderson, a hidden chapter of queer publishing history comes into viewThe brand’s London Soho boutique hosts an exhibition of illustrations from Bob Mizer’s Physique Pictorial, the groundbreaking magazine that normalised the male body as a subject of desire
-
A new home for spectacle maker Cubitts is a warm, hybrid and truly 21st-century workspaceThe British eyewear brand’s new HQ in King’s Cross, London, is a 21st-century blend of office, factory and event space, with strong roots in its neighbourhood and a future-facing attitude
-
‘The Other Side’ is an exhibition of graphic responses to the ten years following BrexitCurated by GraphicDesign& and designed by LucienneRoberts+, ‘The Other Side: Ten Years after the Referendum’ features ten creative responses to post-Brexit Britain
-
Hot pink and tall, Rana Begum and Webb Yates’ installation in London explores the ‘infinite’Artist Rana Begum and engineer Steve Webb of Webb Yates unveil a sculpture in central London in response to the 2026 London Festival of Architecture theme of ‘Belonging’
-
One Triton Square’s refreshed, ‘humanised’ interiors are centred on curated materialityOne Triton Square by Piercy&Company represents the 21st-century transformation of a 1990s office tower in London to meet contemporary workplace needs and aesthetics
-
Aesop’s Queer Library is back with titles by LGBTQIA+ authors and allies and a new Reading RoomThe Queer Library pop-up in Soho, London is back (3-5 July 2026), this year focuses on the queer body and how it serves as an act of joyful resistance
-
What to expect from St. Clement, Nick Jones’ new London hotel on the ThamesOpening in September, St. Clement mixes grand riverside views, bathroom minibars, and the Soho House founder’s sharp eye for detail
-
On a roll: the restaurant behind London’s temaki boom moves to MayfairTemaki’s new outpost pairs architectural restraint with some of the capital’s most sought-after hand rolls
-
Jimi Hendrix's memorabilia goes on show in LondonAt Jimi Hendrix's former home, Handel Hendrix House, a vast selection of the musician's treasured possessions are going on show
-
What is belonging? Jayden Ali on the London Festival of Architecture 2026 themeThe architect opened the LFA 2026 with a keynote lecture; his thoughts on this year’s theme, ‘Belonging’, span theory, practice and lived experience
-
Anish Kapoor disorientates, delights and disturbs at the Hayward GalleryAnish Kapoor unveils vast new works in his first exhibition at the Hayward Gallery in 28 years
-
Oudh 1722 brings a forgotten Indian culinary tradition to LondonMichelin-starred chef Aktar Islam’s first London restaurant is rooted in the historic food culture of Awadh, northern India’s former royal province
