London, UK
TOUCH DOWN
Join Londoners in the first flush
of spring by feeding the ducks in
parks, dodging the April showers
and sipping the year's first rosé.
GET OUT
It’s the centenary of the
Chelsea
Flower Show
,
and this year looks
at garden design of the past 100
years. 21-25 May,
rhs.org.uk
.
See
Pop Art at the Tate Modern’s
Roy
Lichtenstein
exhibition. Until 27
May.
tate.org.uk
EAT WELL
A basement on Kingsway,
Holborn, isn’t where you'd
expect fine Japanese cuisine,
but
Wabi
lives up to its name
(‘
undeclared beauty’) due to
elegant food created by former
Nobu chef Scott Hallsworth.
Order the 10-course Kaiseki
menu for seabass sashimi,
lobster and chips, succulent
Wagyu steak and deconstructed
tiramisu.
wabirestaurants.com.
Near Liverpool Street station,
Spitalfields’ Italian wine bar
and restaurant
Enoteca Super
Tuscan
(
pictured right
)
is part
of the renegade wine movement,
and its high-quality Tuscan reds
defy Italian legislation to good
effect. Wednesdays hosts a
wine-tasting challenge for £15,
with a free glass if you guess
correctly. Food, such as
tortelloni
di funghi
,
is sumptuous. Open
only weekdays.
supertuscan.co.uk
DRINK UP
On weekdays, head to dimly-lit
The Shoreditch Butchery
(32
Cowper Street)
where you’ll find
EAST LONDON HAUNTS
●
Spitalfields Market offers
vintage finds on Thursdays
●
Vertigo 42: Bar with a View
●
Stroll famous Brick Lane
●
For gigs, visit Underbelly
at Hoxton Square
yourself sipping cocktails, not
picking out slabs of meat (though
the bar snacks are pretty good).
GETTING TO THE CENTRE
See page 108 for details.
Words Claire Martin
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