Summer

Presenting the anti-vanilla guide to London's ice cream, where we pick the weird and wonderful flavours you can try in ice cream parlours and restaurants across the city. 

Save yourself the effort of schlepping round the shops. Here are the best London picnics for you to order and enjoy at your leisure, whether you're out in the park or at home in the garden.

If you're not heading out of London for the beach, but are staying in town determined to make the most of what this city has to offer, then we can help with that. We've rounded up the best food and drinks things going on in London for the late May bank holiday weekend.

If you’re still ordering a basic iced latte as your summer drink of choice, then you really need to step things up a bit. Here are our suggestions for upping your summer drinks game in London.

If your guilty pleasure on Instagram is scrolling through endless videos of gorgeous tablescaping, then get ready to immerse yourself in the most beautiful real-world version in London this summer. Petersham Nurseries in Richmond has always been a tasteful spot for eating. But this summer they're throwing three evenings of Fireside Feasts, which just might be the most beautiful suppers in the city.

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The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, is getting in on the good weather. The first of four new areas which have been handpicked to enjoy the 'summer streets' alfresco treatment this year launched at the weekend. Shoreditch was the first area to come online, with both Redchurch Street and Rivington Street closed to traffic in the evenings on Friday and Saturday. That means that Londoners will be able to dine and drink

Summer starts early as Ole & Steen reveals its new Summer Social, a launch deal for one day only and special events throughout May. 

Are you really living your best London life if you aren't sitting in the sunshine with a cold bottle of rosé on ice? Here's our guide to this summer's special rosé terraces around town.

Enjoy the summer in London - come rain or shine - with our guide to everything from the best alfresco spots for eating and drinking, great takeaway picnics and ice-creams to order on sweltering days.

Back in the dark days of Covid when London was coming out of its second lockdown The Corinthia London surprised us all by discovering a hidden garden rooftop space for a summer pop-up by its celebrity restaurateur and chef Tom Kerridge.

Now they've decided to revisit that space with

It's the last big hurrah of the summer - three days for you to eat and drink your way round London. And - don't faint dead away now - it's actually supposed to be sunny as well! Here's what London's restaurants and bars have planned for the August bank holiday weekend.

London's restaurants and bars are sprucing up their terraces with makeovers, takeovers and new menus. Here's our update on the new places to try.

London's summer terrace game is firmly underway and one that's an easy recommendation is the one at Nobu Hotel London Portman Square. This will be the second year they've teamed up with Champagne Laurent-Perrier for their summer offering (you can read our Test Drive of last year's experience ...

If you enjoy dining out and meeting new people then the arrival of KERB's summer market on the South Bank will be right up your street. This year the street traders are stepping things up a bit with the focus on communal dining. KERB Presents: The Table will feature a 70-metre-long table with room for 200 people to eat shoulder to shoulder.

Serving up the food is a curated selection of eight street

When the temperature rises in London, one sure way to beat the heat is grabbing a table in one of these bars and ordering up a load of boozy, frozen drinks.