September 2014

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LEATHER REPORT A WELSHMAN IN THE FORECAST LOOKS FITZROVIA GOOD, SAYS THE OWNER A PREVIEW OF OCTOBER’S OF ONE OF BRITAIN’S THOMAS FESTIVAL BEST-LOVED BRANDS Flower power Designer Tord Boontje follows up his best-selling Garland light with the fl oral- themed Bouquet. Create your own arrangement from the 20 separate hanging leaf and fl ower elements. £70 from Habitat (E7). And so that was summer. Never mind. Autumn leaves nothing to be desired in Fitzrovia. The days may be getting shorter and there may be a chill in the air some mornings; but who’s complaining? After all, you’re in a part of where there’s always something to look forward to and Dressed to enjoy, whatever time of year it is. impress Styled by designer A change of season means exciting new ranges in the district’s shops, new shows in the Rachel Kozlowski, these galleries and fresh menus in the local restaurants. So, let’s give a big welcome to autumn, go animal portraits will add exploring and enjoy. character to any table setting. There’s a whole menagerie of Dapper Animal Plates to choose from at £9 each from West Elm (F7).

Sweet dreams With its quilted Chesterfi eld Sitting pretty headboard, La Dolce Vita And pretty comfortably too, thanks to the input of a from Natuzzi (D6) will add professional osteopath at the design stage. Adjustable legs, an accent of sophisticated seat tension and optional cushions all help. Made to order, the Italian sensuality to any Lucinda chair and foot stool cost £1,995 and £695 from bedroom. Part of their Heal’s (E7). innovative new range and available in leather or fabric, it’s priced from £3,740.

Rock salt and pepper Made from glazed ceramic on a wooden rocker base, this set of shakers from West Elm (F7) will add a touch of ‘chick chic’ to your kitchen. They’re going cheap too, at just £29. enjoyfi tzrovia.co.uk – 2 – – 3 – enjoyfi tzrovia.co.uk Cornered! Fifty years, Chic 1950s style meets sleek fi fty leaves contemporary design in the Sarah Collier, co-designer UK-made Mistral range from of some of Habitat’s (E7) Heal’s (E7). Available in a most popular textiles has choice of fabrics and colours created her fi rst rug to mark and other combinations. the store’s 50th anniversary. Prices from £3,745 to £4,350. Fifty Leaves is hand-woven in up-cycled cotton fabric in India, and costs £450.

Say it with vases These decorative pieces from BoConcept (C6) in heavy glassware, trendy ceramic and bamboo, are a great way to make a design statement, with or without fl owers. Prices start from £6. Back to the 50s The Mid-Century Sideboard is a tribute to the easy-on-the-eye modernism of the last century’s middle decades. This simple yet sophisticated design from West Elm (F7), in solid eucalyptus with acacia veneer and bronze-fi nished fi ttings, costs £559.

50 in the shade This light installation by Aaron Probyn is another commission to celebrate Sit tall Habitat’s (E7) fi rst half-century. Made of Upholstered in a choice of black or white, lasered, brushed brass, single lights can and with a swivel base, the Boston chair from be grouped in multiples to suit your space. BoConcept (C6) costs from £1,559. Tesselate costs £275.

enjoyfi tzrovia.co.uk – 4 – – 5 – enjoyfi tzrovia.co.uk Revival Retro Revival Retro at 30 Windmill Street sells modern day reproductions and reinterpretations of 1920s, 1930s and 1940s fashions.

Who are the people behind the business? Rowena the owner, manager Sarah, Charlotte and Julieta. We’re all enthusiastic professionals who love helping our customers. If they’re happy, it makes our day, especially if they come back for more.

What can customers expect? Revival was born out of Rowena’s passion for 1940s swing dancing and the fashions that went with it. Not a fan of ‘second-hand’, she wanted to offer garments that were vintage-inspired but newly made. The result is feminine tailoring and classic cuts that really fl atter the female shape and appeal Welcome to Windmill Street to a wide range of women. The name is a reminder of Fitzrovia’s agricultural past and recalls the Why Fitzrovia? lane that once led to a mill at its western end. The area’s heritage really resonates with Revival. We wanted bigger, central premises and love the mix of business, residential and tourism. The present Windmill Street of four storey townhouses with ground fl oor shop-fronts was laid Sarah Spenser out in the 1720s and, until 1745, two of them housed the original Middlesex Hospital. Today, the What are your favourite local places? street is home to some of Fitzrovia’s most achingly cool businesses. We talked to fi ve of them. We’re still exploring but were pleasantly surprised by a meal at Boopshis, Loretta at Clipso hairdressers is a godsend and so is the Japanese whisky bar at Bam-Bou. When Rowena fi rst moved to London, she found her fi rst decent coffee at Lantana, the antipodean café in Charlotte Rivet & Hide Place. It’s still a favourite.

Rivet & Hide is dedicated to bringing the Describe Fitzrovia in three words. world’s best denims to the UK. Its store at Nostalgic, evolving, classy. 5 Windmill Street opened in April 2014. revival-retro.com Who are the people behind the business? London-born Danny Hodgson and partner, Junior Arraes from Brazil via Spain. Danny was inspired by the world’s specialist denim shops while in the airline business. Junior spent fi ve Jonathan Quearney years with Christian Dior. Jonathan Quearney at 7 Windmill Street offers classic yet contemporary What can customers expect? We’re a destination shop for denim-heads and heaven for the bespoke tailoring in a soft style reminiscent of Anderson & Sheppard style-conscious male. and English Cut.

We stock exclusive brands from artisan makers such as Iron Who are the people behind the business? Heart and The Flat Head who feature an attention to detail I went to college in Glasgow, before training on Savile Row with Airey & Wheeler. I have a team of you won’t fi nd anywhere else in the UK. We also offer a six here with an average age of 31. That’s pretty young, given their level of skill, and it means we complete fi tting service with authentic, in-house chain-stitch have youth and tradition on our side. Together it takes us 50 hours to make one suit. hemming on a 1950s Union Special. Junior Arraes (L) Danny Hodgson (R) What can customers expect? Why Fitzrovia? Our salesman David Goggins will discuss your options, while Jonathan can be found downstairs It’s easy to access but away from the mayhem of central cutting and marking your cloth before his makers turn it into a garment. We used to have just two London. The village feel suits our style of service. And not services: custom-made suits from £1,000 and fully bespoke at £2,900. By popular demand, we Jonathan Quearney many people in Fitzrovia work in suits! now have a semi-bespoke service for £1,900. We also sell shirts and ties and will be offering socks, handkerchiefs, scarves and ready-to-wear shirts from next year. What are your favourite local places? For food: Burritos from Benito’s Hat on Goodge Street.; Why Fitzrovia? Drakes, next door, for the amazing tapas; Lantana and In When apprenticing, I used to visit an alteration tailor at no. 6 Windmill Street and dreamt of starting Parma on Charlotte Place. my own business in Fitzrovia. It was so green, calm and clean compared to Soho. In 2005 I had a For coffee: Kaffeine and Sharps. For drinks: Draft House; workshop at the back of no. 6, then a shop front at no. 3 and fi nally moved to no. 7 in 2007. the Green Man; the Newman Arms. What are your favourite local places? We love Lewis Leathers and both get our hair cut by I love Lantana’s lunch box, the chicken salad is amazing! The Pie Room in the Newman Arms Frank at Sharps. serves delicious pies. The modern Japanese from Nizuni is great value for lunch. And a well-kept secret is Fitzrovia Ristorante Italiano, a family owned, private dining club on Tottenham Street. Describe Fitzrovia in three words. Charming, creative, welcoming. Describe Fitzrovia in three words. Vibrant, diverse, unpretentious. rivetandhide.com

enjoyfi tzrovia.co.uk – 6 – – 7 – enjoyfi tzrovia.co.uk Sharps Barber & Shop Sharps Barber & Shop offers traditional barber services in a cool atmosphere at 9 Windmill Street.

Who are the people behind the business? We are a group of like-minded people whose shared passion is for high quality haircuts, great value, and a terrifi c experience. As Mister Sharps, I am here to keep everything in order so the team can do their thing - a damn good haircut or shave for every customer.

What can customers expect? Sharps was founded in 2002 to bring “no-fuss” products and services to guys around the world. Our customers get a top quality haircut, great value, and a trusted relationship with their barber that will last for a very long time. Rory MacParland Boopshi’s Schnitzel & Spritz Boopshi’s at 31 Windmill Street serves schnitzel-based recipes with an Austrian heritage plus a great range of cocktails, beer and spritzers.

Who are the people behind the business? Ben and Ed Robson. We are two brothers who have always had a dream of owning our own business.

What can customers expect? Our inspiration came from our Austrian grandparents, who were Why Fitzrovia? originally from Vienna and used to call each other ‘boopshi’ as a We like the area. It was where “Sharps Guys” worked and played, term of endearment. and we opened our fi rst London shop in Charlotte Street in 2007. Fitzrovia is central without being too busy, a little village We grew up with their amazing cooking and wanted to combine without the miles of driving to get to the nearest pub. It’s a great the rather old-fashioned Austrian-German cuisine with place to have started from, and we all really enjoy it. infl uences from our own London upbringing. So Boopshi’s Schnitzels and Spritz was born. What are your favourite local places? In the past seven years, we’ve tried most of what the area has to Why Fitzrovia? offer, depending on the vibe of the night. Pints at the Marquis of We grew up in London and have always loved eating and drinking Granby with the lovely Carly; dancing and cocktails with the in Fitzrovia (maybe drinking a bit too much) so it was our number superhuman drinks magicians at Bourne & Hollingsworth. We one choice. The neighbourhood feel means a lot to us. We built eat all day, every day: schnitzel for lunch at Boopshi’s, Moroccan Ben Robson (L) Ed Robson (R) real relationships with the locals when we ran a gastropub in salad at Metro Café; sushi at Roka or fresh seafood at the Hampstead and it’s great to be able to do the same here. Newman Street Tavern. Shopping has to be at Lewis Leathers What are your favourite local places? or Rivet & Hide. Ben can frequently be seen grabbing a burrito salad in Benito’s Describe Fitzrovia in three words. Hat, supping a coffee in Sharps or propping up the bar in Shochu. Vibrant, interesting, creative. Ed drinks at The Draft House or enjoys a cocktail at Reverend sharpsbarbers.com JW Simpson.

Describe Fitzrovia in three words. Exciting, buzzing, neighbourhood.

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And he does everything he can to Helping you to furnish your ideal bedroom For stationery and home and offi ce essentials Undeterred, Derek set about trawling markets like Portobello Fitness First ✸ 179A D6 Sainsbury’s Local ✤ 15-17 H9 persuade other businesses to follow him into the area. The world’s largest gym, health and fi tness group Road for original 60s and 70s examples and persuaded the Sainsbury’s Local ✤ 145 B5 Futon Company ✜ 69 C6 Santander Bank ■ 164-167 C6 company to make a range of six vintage jackets, based on these, Lewis Leathers, 3-5 Whitfi eld Street, W1T 2SA Futons, sofa beds and much, much more Shyamtronics ◆ 246 H9 Gigabyte Electronics ◆ 257 H9 lewisleathers.com Specialists in laptops and computer products for the Japanese market. 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BAYLEY STREET MAPLE STREET Gail’s Artisan Bakery ✪ 11 G8 Le Menara ✪ 55 E4 Camp Halloumi ✪ (Opening soon) 34 D4 Zee Café ✜ 100 C6 Fresh bread, made by hand the time-honoured way. Moroccan small dishes, tagines and sweets Fresh halloumi salads, wraps and grills Cakes, coffee, tea and snacks CHARLOTTE PLACE Mozart Café ✤ 80 D4 Vasis ❋ 56 D4 TOTTENHAM STREET Da Paolo Restaurant ■ 3 G6 Traditional and modern middle-eastern dishes Traditional Greek and Mediterranean dishes, freshly prepared Bay Leaf Café ✜ 19 E6 Need something fast or fancy fi ne dining? A neighbourhood Italian serving authentic dishes Olives Indian Café ✤ 20 F5 PERCY STREET Friendly, family owned café serving honest, home-made food Eat in or takeaway curries, with good vegetarian options El Buritto ✪ 5 G6 ✪ Fitzrovia Restaurant ■ 29 F6 Freshly prepared Mexican food and grocery store Oriental Dragon ● 100 C3 Bam-Bou 1 H7 Chinese, Thai & Vietnamese restaurant with a great cocktail bar Private dining club with good food and atmosphere A proper Chinese restaurant with an adventurous menu Seek no further. Lantana ✜ 13 G6 ✤ Gigs ❂ 12 E6 Café serving excellent coffee and an interesting menu Ragam ✤ 57 E4 Chettinad Restaurant 16 G8 Specialising in the fl avours of southern India Delicious fi sh and chips or tasty Cypriot meze Pret A Manger ✜ 1 G6 Popular and authentic dishes from the south of India Matteo’s Sandwich Bar ✜ 32 F6 Whether you are hungry and in a hurry or have time to stop and savour, Handmade, natural, fast food and no additives Sensations Sandwich Bar ✜ 90b D3 Elysée ❋ 13 G8 London’s oldest Greek restaurant restyled for today Friendly cafe serving everything from fry-ups to sandwiches Small and friendly neighbourhood sandwich bar In Parma by Food Roots ■ 10 G6 Sagar Vegetarian ✤ 17a G8 Perugino Coffee House ✜ 10 E7 Owners from Parma in Italy, serving top quality products The Four Lanterns ❋ 96 C3 Fitzrovia has something to satisfy any taste or any budget. Ground-breaking South Indian vegetarian restaurant Offering a selection of sandwiches, snacks and coffee CHARLOTTE STREET Unpretentious Greek cuisine and a friendly welcome Pod ✪ 5-7 E7 The Babylon Tower Café ✪ 124 D4 STEPHEN STREET Andreas ❋ 40 F6 Stephen Street Kitchen ❂ 21 H8 Fresh, seasonal, healthy food in compostable packaging A huge choice of traditional Greek/Mediterranean dishes Great value middle-eastern food that’s a hit with locals The Hope ❖ 15 E6 The Remedy ❖ 124 C3 Quality breakfast, lunch, dinner and a Saturday brunch menu Barnyard ✢ 18 F6 TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD A great little pub with a good range of beers and food Organically produced comfort food from top chefs Intimate and convivial wine bar and restaurant Yumchaa ✜ 9-11 E7 Trattoria Montebianco ■ 86 D3 Burger King ✧ 1A-1B I9 A Chinese tea shop for tea, cake and spending time BiBimBap ✪ 10 G7 The home of ‘The Whopper’ and some Fresh and traditional Korean food Good no-nonsense Italian food, served with a smile WARREN STREET ✪ CLIPSTONE STREET Café Fresco ✜ 76 E7 Bobo Social 95 E5 Friendly and good value for breakfast and lunches Bap & Pickle ✢ 28 B3 Small plates, succulent burgers and cocktails Tower Tavern ❖ 2 E2 Café Rouge ▲ 264 I9 Diner and bar serving fi ne American cuisine Brasserie Blanc ▲ 8 G7 Contemporary London pub serving traditional food Bang Bang ✪ 53 B4 Simple, hearty, seasonally-based French cuisine Classic French dishes with a contemporary twist CONWAY STREET Caffé Concerto ■ 101 C6 Vietnamese serving healthy salads to summer rolls and hot dishes Bubbledogs ✪ 70 E6 The Lukin ❖ 4 D4 Café Le Midi ✜ 23 B4 The Champagne bar that serves hot dogs Italian favourites, luxurious cakes and live music Small owner-managed pub with some great food Caffé Nero ■ 79 E7 Good fresh food and some interesting options Caffé Nero ✜ 2 G7 The Old Dairy Café ✜ 35 B3 Café Rive Gauche ✜ 20 B4 Premium Italian coffee, great food, friendly service Premium Italian coffee, great food, friendly service Sandwiches, salads, cakes and teas and coffees Sandwiches, salads, meals, patisserie - taste ‘la différence’ Côte Brasserie ▲ 5 H7 Caffé Nero ■ 126 B5 EUSTON ROAD Premium Italian coffee, great food, friendly service Honey & Co. ✜ 25a B4 Freshly prepared, value-for-money French food Food from the middle east with an impressive pedigree Dim T ★ 32 G7 Double J’s ✜ 333 B4 Caffé Nero ■ 187 D6 Freshly cooked food at incredible prices Premium Italian coffee, great food, friendly service Mushu ★ 53 B4 Popular oriental dishes and refreshing Chinese teas Fast, fresh food at lunchtime. Relaxed bar/restaurant at night Elena’s L’Etoile ▲ 30 G7 Rasa Express ✤ 327 B4 Caffé Nero ■ 239 H9 ✪ Inspired, spice-rich food from Kerala Premium Italian coffee, great food, friendly service Nyonya 11 B4 Legendary French bistro with great food and hospitality Delicious Singaporean food Fino 33 G6 Sushi-So ★ 339 B4 Costa ✜ 190 D6 Pret A Manger ✜ 14 B5 Handmade sushi in traditional Japanese surroundings Aiming to save the world from mediocre coffee Modern & traditional Spanish tapas Handmade, natural, fast food and no additives Fitzroy Tavern ❖ 16 G7 FOLEY STREET Eat ✜ 62 E7 Prince of Wales Feathers ❖ 8 B5 The traditional pub that gave Fitzrovia its name King & Queen ❖ 1 F5 The real food company. Sandwiches, soups, salads and more Freshly prepared food and fi ne drinks in stylish surroundings Gaucho ✪ 60 F6 Victorian pub with cask ales and traditional grub Eat ✜ 94 D6 Steak & Lobster ✪ 6-7 B5 The authentic essence of Argentine cuisine GOODGE STREET The real food company. Sandwiches, soups, salads & more A menu that delivers the best quality ingredients Herman Ze German ✧ (Opening soon) 43 G6 Fitzrovia Belle ❖ 174 C6 Barrica ◆ 62 G6 Warren’s Sandwich Bar ✜ 13 B4 A variety of homemade German sausages A pub in which to socialise, dine, drink and work Family-run sandwich and pasta bar Italia Uno ■ 91 E5 Authentic tapas bar with a Michelin Bib Gourmand Franco Manca ■ 98 D6 Family-run sandwich shop with a taste of Italy Benitos Hat ✪ 56 G6 Serving slow cooked sourdough pizza WHITFIELD STREET Josephine’s ✪ 4 H7 Deliciously authentic burritos, tacos, soups and salads Garfunkel’s ✢ 267 I9 Carpenter’s Arms ❖ 68-70 D6 A genuine taste of the Philippines EAT ✜ 44 G6 Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner since 1979 Trusty, upbeat local serving fresh, seasonal pub food Mizuna ■ 6 H7 The real food company. Sandwiches, soups, salads and more Greggs ✪ 92 D6 Crazybear ❖ 26-28 F7 Crazy Bear cocktails, modern Thai, Chinese & Japanese food Freshly made salads, sandwiches and snacks Goodge Street Espresso ■ 31B F7 Tasty sandwiches, legendary sausage rolls and pasties Navarro’s ◆ 67 F6 Award-winning independent coffee shop ★ Dabbous ❂ 39 F7 Itsu 53-54 F8 Light, innovative cooking. Clean fl avours, seasonal produce Serving some of the best tapas in town ICCo ■ 46 F6 Sixty two dishes, light, green and good for you Nizuni ★ 22 G7 Great quality, good value pizza made daily by experienced chefs ★ Del’ish ❂ 161 B4 Itsu 103 C6 Freshly prepared Persian and Mediterranean food Sit at the ‘tapas’ style bar or relax and dine Kua ‘Aina ✢ (Opening soon) 40 F7 Sixty two dishes, light, green and good for you Obikà ■ 11 G7 Hawaiian, serves burgers and succulent chargrilled sandwiches Green Door Café ✜ 139 B4 Jack Horner ❖ 234-236 G8 Breakfasts and lunches with a Mediterranean accent The contemporary style mozzarella bar Nando’s ❂ 57-59 G6 An Ale and Pie pub with a traditional British menu Oscar ❂ (at Charlotte Street Hotel) 15 G7 The place for tasty, happy and healthy chicken Sardo Cucina ■ 112 C5 KFC ✧ 71 E7 The unique taste of Sardinia in informal style Vibrant bar and restaurant that’s open all day Nonno Lino Italiano ✜ 45 G6 Still serving their famous original recipe chicken Palms of Goa ✤ 12 G7 Great value breakfasts and Italian pasta and sandwiches The Agra ✤ 135 C4 Kamps ✜ 154/155 B5 Indian dishes delicately spiced and freshly prepared The original east-meets-west cuisine from Goa Papaya ▼ 27 F7 Germany’s premium bakery Pescatori ■ 57 F6 Thai curries and stir fries all at affordable prices La Bottega del Café ✜ 245 G9 WINDMILL STREET Specialising in the fi nest, freshest seafood Pure Made for You ✜ 47 G6 Italian cafe bar serving pizza to salads and cakes to coffees Boopshi’s ✜ 13 G8 Pied A Terre ▲ 34 G6 Tasty, fresh, healthy meals, made on site every day Lal Qila ✤ 117 C5 Traditional Viennese dishes plus drinks and cocktails Michelin-starred and one of London’s fi nest Ready 2 Munch ✪ 48 G6 Traditional dishes from India’s regional cuisines Café Metro Express ✜ 6 G7 Pizza Express ■ 7-9 G7 Take-away Mexican food and more Le Pain Quotidien ▲ 64 F7 Serving sandwiches, salads, hot meals and refreshments Great pizzas with meat-free and pasta options ■ Salento Green Life 51 G6 Simple, elegant boulangerie fare. Take out or dine in Drakes Tabanco ✜ 3 G7 Reynolds ✜ 53 F6 Deli, café and wine bar specialising in the produce of Puglia Loaf ✜ 93 D6 A typical Jerez tavern serving classic drinks and food From deli pots to mini muffi ns, great for grazing Salt Yard ❂ 54 G6 A cross between New York coffee shop and British caff Sharps Coffee Bar ✜ 9 G7 Roka ★ 37 G6 Award-winning tapas inspired by the fl avours of Spain and Italy ✧ Award-winning Japanese robatayaki cuisine McDonald’s 134 B5 You don’t need to get a haircut to enjoy great coffee Sanxia Renjia ● 29 F7 Home of the 100% beef ‘Big Mac’ and more Siam Central ▼ 14 G7 Specialising in the cuisine of central China Perfect for a tasty Thai meal and a beer TAP Coffee No. 114 ✜ 114 C5 RESTAURANT KEY: Spaghetti House ■ 15 F7 Coffee treated with respect, sandwiches and salads Shochu Lounge ★ 37 G6 Family-owned restaurant serving traditional Italian food Cocktails and Japanese cuisine Northumberland Arms ❖ 119 C5 Subway ✜ 13 F7 Buzzy traditional local with all-day, fresh food ✢ American Drakes Tabanco Thai Metro ▼ 38 F6 Submarine sandwiches, great tastes and healthier choices Fresh homemade Thai food direct to your door Pomme de Pain ✜ 259 H9 The Draft House ❖ 43 G6 Tasty French sandwiches, salads and hot dishes ✜ Café/Sandwich Bar Tsunami ★ 93 E5 A pub that takes beer seriously, plus good food The district is one of London’s premier eating destinations and Charlotte Street is at its heart. This Modern Japanese restaurant that’s a tranquil haven Pret A Manger ✜ 100 C6 The Fitzrovia ❖ 18 F7 Handmade, natural, fast food and no additives ● Chinese Wahaca & Wahacito ✪ 19-23 G7 Traditional London pub serving great freshly cooked food is where you’ll fi nd everything from sophisticated burgers to great pub grub, dishes from a Michelin- Pret A Manger ✜ 237 G8 Delicious, freshly prepared, Mexican market food The London Cocktail Club ❖ 61 G6 Yog ✪ 45 G6 Handmade, natural, fast food and no additives ✧ Fast Food starred kitchen to pizza to take away. Be sure to visit the surrounding streets as well. Friendly staff, cool décor and banging cocktails ❖ Frozen, probiotic yoghurt. Refreshingly different The One Tun ❖ 58-60 G6 Rising Sun 46 G8 Zizzi ■ 33-41 G6 Local serving cask ales and traditional pub food ▲ French Friendly local serving real ales and an all-day bar menu ✜ Compare the regional cuisines of India and Italy; acquire a taste for tapas, Spanish or Japanese; Affordable Italian food from fresh, local ingredients Trattoria Mondello ■ 36 F6 Starbucks 77 E7 Another outpost of the global coffee chain ❋ Greek CLEVELAND STREET Old-style Italian home cooking sample Mexican street food or the fi nest Argentine steaks; explore authentic Chinese cooking or Archipelago ✪ 53 E4 Starbucks ✜ 175 D6 Wrap It Up ✪ 19 F7 Another outpost of the global coffee chain Tantalising global cuisine for a sensory dining adventure Gourmet wraps from around the world ✤ Indian fi ll up on Filipino; enjoy classic French cooking; try hot dogs washed down with fi ne Champagne or Brazilian Gourmet ✪ 70 D4 Subway ✧ 109 C5 Yaki ★ 53 G6 Submarine sandwiches, great tastes and healthier choices Brazilian home cooking with changing daily specials Traditional Japanese food with a contemporary twist ■ Italian create your own burger ... the list is virtually endless. Café Macchiato ✜ 59 E4 ★ TCR Lounge Bar ❖ 183 C6 Yoi Sho 33 F7 Lively lounge bar that specialises in parties Famed for their ‘Executive Breakfast’ An authentic Japanese izakaya (pub-style) restaurant ★ Japanese The Court Pub ❖ 108A C6 If you’re concentrating on your shopping and simply want to stop for a coffee and a cake, or a quick Café Zilly ✜ 126 C3 GRAFTON WAY Freshly made sandwiches, pasta, burritos and more An oasis of calm, comfort and quality pub food ❂ Modern European Coffee Establishment ✜ 108 C3 Ask ■ 48 C5 The Japanese Canteen ★ 162 C6 sandwich to sustain you through the day, there is plenty of choice. If you need something a little A passion for Italy and a continually evolving menu Bringing Australian well known Baristas and good food together Inexpensive, accessible, canteen-style food ❖ Pub/Bar stronger, pop into a friendly local or slide into one of our trendy watering holes and take the weight Fish Bone ❂ 82 D4 Café Rio ✜ 66 C5 Wasabi ★ 6-17 H9 Great British fi sh and chips (and mushy peas) Small and cosy café serving the best of Brazilian food Sushi, sashimi, California rolls. Authentically Japanese ◆ Spanish off your feet while you sip a cocktail or two. George & Dragon ❖ 151 C3 Sardo ■ 45 C5 Wasabi ★ 127 B5 Small owner-managed pub serving great food and drinks A little taste of Sardinia using the fi nest, freshest ingredients Sushi, sashimi, California rolls. Authentically Japanese ▼ Thai Ishta’s Café ✜ 61 E4 The Grafton Arms ❖ 72 C5 YouMeSushi ★ 37 G8 Snacks and refreshments with a middle-eastern touch A full range of beers, wines and spirits, and a roof garden Handmade sushi from the freshest local ingredients ✪ Other – 15 – enjoyfi tzrovia.co.uk Shochu Kanteen “A new expression of urban Japanese dining”

Located below ROKA in Charlotte Street, Shochu Lounge is celebrating its 10th anniversary with the launch of Shochu Kanteen.

Shochu is famous for its modern Japanese cocktail creations, distilled shochu infusions, and original artwork from digital artist Jamie Hewlett. Now it’s tapping a fresh source of midweek energy and offering lunch-time dining that’s quick and casual.

Featured on the menu will be shredded lamb shoulder hirata buns with Korean chili and pickled cucumber; steaming bowls of Tokyo-style soy ramen with cha shu pork, bamboo shoots and soft egg or miso ramen with corn, spring onion and sesame seeds. Lighter bites will include prawn and asparagus gyoza with chili ponzu and a selection of Japanese-inspired salads such as edamame and mixed beans with chili and bonito fl akes. For dessert, you can sample daily changing tsubo pots such as chocolate soy and vanilla peanut or dori yaki pancakes with various fi llings like tonka bean cream. An instant vitamin kick will be available in the form of nutritious fresh juices such as pear & avocado or ginger & beetroot, as alternatives to the Shochu cocktail list.

Grab a bowl, mix it up, and create your own in this fast-paced, accessible and fun Japanese-style Kanteen.

All dishes will be exclusive to Shochu Kanteen, prepared and cooked daily by the chefs in the kitchen at ROKA.

Shochu Kanteen will open for lunch only, Monday-Friday, from 15 September 2014.

enjoyfi tzrovia.co.uk – 16 – – 17 – enjoyfi tzrovia.co.uk Burgers... but not as you know them BOBO SOCIAL, newly opened at 95 Charlotte Street, is that rare animal – a new restaurant that is not just different It’s never too early but a whole lot of fun as well. to book

It’s the brainchild of Mike Benson and Jacinta Maddison. for Christmas Mike has 20 years’ previous experience in the restaurant business with stints at Sticky Fingers, Maxwells and Supper Club, London - plus a passion for burgers. Jacinta has a background in the media and advertising industry and a The Remedy natural fl air for interior design. Together, they have created something unique.

Mike was determined to offer the “best burgers in London”. That means always using fully traceable and British sourced ingredients. Only single species, rare breed meat goes into his burgers and ‘single species’ also applies to the wood to fi re up the Kopa Charcoal Oven (English plum was the wood of the day when we visited). It’s the attention to detail that makes the difference.

The menu is not just for the manly meat eater either. There are Lobster & Crab and Mushroom & Truffl e burgers and a selection of delicious small plates, bang on-trend for today’s diner. There’s a short but carefully chosen wine list, a tempting range of cocktails and a dessert menu whose star Drakes Tabanco Fino Mike Benson and Jacinta Maddison is an Elderfl ower & Fresh Strawberry Jelly served with a For many businesses, choosing the splash of Champagne. Christmas party venue is a major decision. Get it right and your employees will love you Mike’s background and connections have enabled him to put together a truly talented team in the kitchen and behind the for the next twelve months. Get it wrong and bar, but it’s not all about the food and drink. they might never forgive you.

With a touch of magic, Jacinta has conjured up a Bohemian OK, that’s a bit of an exaggeration but a successful Christmas Boudoir (hence BOBO) ambience that, combined with the party is a fantastic way to say ‘thank you’ to your staff and to delights on the menu, makes you want to stay and be social. boost morale. So it pays to plan well ahead. The desire to make people feel part of things also lies behind Look no further than Fitzrovia an initiative that is unique to BOBO SOCIAL - the Experimental Burger Society. Meeting on a Monday evening, A lot may be riding on your fi nal decision but fi nding the perfect it gives you the chance to discover unusual ingredients, learn combination of venue, ambience, food and drink doesn’t have to about meat quality and health and, most importantly, to design Obikà Mozzarella Bar be a headache. and cook your own burger. It could even end up as the For a start, there’s no need to go searching the whole of London. Experimental Burger on the following week’s menu. Limiting yourself to just one area is a lot easier and it doesn’t It took Mike and Jacinta 18 months to fi nd the location in mean limiting your choice - especially when that area is Fitzrovia. Fitzrovia and two and a half months of hard work to convert As one of London’s premier eating and drinking destinations, the premises, but they are very happy to have ended up where the choice here is virtually endless, whatever the size of your they are. The area is perfect and it helps to be in a street full business and however you like to party. of restaurants. And, although they may be the new kid on the block, they’re already adding to the gastronomic mix that makes A knees-up in a friendly local or sophisticated high-end dining, Charlotte Street one of London’s premier foodie destinations. traditional turkey or alternative Turkish, Fitzrovia really is your oyster (there are some great seafood restaurants as well).

Have a browse through our food and drink directory at enjoyfi tzrovia.co.uk to see what’s on offer. And, if you want some help or advice, drop us an email at info@fi tzrovia partnership.com

enjoyfi tzrovia.co.uk – 18 – – 19 – enjoyfi tzrovia.co.uk Events at Senate House, 25 October Chancellor’s Hall, Senate House. • Dylan and Women. 12.00-1.30. £6 Hannah Ellis, Dylan’s grand-daughter, and his most recent biographer Hilly Janes discuss Dylan’s relationships with women, their infl uence on him, and his on them. With readings by Sian Thomas. • Dylan: His life and work. 1.45-3.15. £6 Supported by Two of the world’s foremost authorities on discuss the poet’s life and work. Professor John Goodby, editor of the centenary edition of Dylan’s Our cover artist poetry and Andrew Lycett, author of the acclaimed “Dylan Thomas: a New Life” combine to present a uniquely informed picture of the poet The view of Charlotte Street on our cover is and his poetry. the work of an artist who has shown in the 2014 is the year of Dylan Thomas, the centenary Distinguished author and journalist, Jasper Rees, chairs. of the birth of Wales’ most famous poet. • My Life with Dylan Thomas. 3.30-4.45. £6 Curwen Gallery for more than 30 years. Professor Tony Curtis. In this arresting illustrated talk Tony Curtis (born Dylan Thomas in Fitzrovia is a lively series of events celebrating 1946) remembers sharing the town of Carmarthern with Dylan, his Albany Wiseman was born in St Albans, but has been his time in London, working for the BBC, mixing with the district’s family and friends. living in and around Fitzrovia most of his life and has been a Bohemian set of writers, artists and hangers-on, and holding court Wale’s fi rst Professor of Poetry describes being taught by Vernon professional painter since 1952. His work covers everything in its pubs and clubs. “Promiscuity, booze, coloured shirts, too much Watkins art swansea University, going on to trace Dylan’s infl uence on from book illustration and poster design to oil paintings and his own writing and the experiences of others, including Dannie Abse, talk, too little work”, was how he described his years in London Jonah Jones, John Pudney, and Ceri Richards.. limited edition lithographs and he has a particular interest in but he would have been a very different poet without them. • Gillian Clarke and Owen Sheers. 5.45-7.15. £6 architectural and topographical subjects. dylanthomasfi tzrovia.com Two of Wales’s fi nest living poets discuss Dylan’s continuing infl uence, with readings from his and their own work. Albany Wiseman Performances at the RADA Studios, 25-26 October The Writing Shed Odyssey, 20-26 October. FREE EVENT • Dylan Live! The poet’s Writing Shed travels from Carmarthernshire to take up residence October 25 12.00-1.00. October 26 2.45-3.45. £8 in The Crescent, Store Street. A multi-media performance tracing Thomas’s trip to new York through A Shed of One’s Own, 20-26 October. FREE EVENT jazz, beat poetry, hip-hop, spoken word and fi lm. Taking Dylan’s Writing Shed as a starting point this photographic • Clown in the Moon. celebration of sheds shows an array of them in all their variety and glorious October 25 3.15-5.00. October 26 6.00-7.15. £8 idiosyncrasy. The Buildings Centre, Store Street. Fresh from a hugely successful run at the Edinburgh Festival Rhodri Miles (Game of Thrones) brings Dylan to life through his unique Nora Summers Exhibition, 20-27 October. FREE EVENT BBC broadcasts. A unique archive of photographs of Dylan, Caitlin and their world, and other Dylan Thomas works. including previously unseen images. Saatchi and Saatchi building, • October 25 6.15-7.15. October 26 12.30-1.30. £8 76 Charlotte Street. Guy Masterson’s acclaimed one-man performance is an amalgamation Andrew Sinclair at the Curwen Gallery, 23 October of some of thomas’s fi nest poetry and prose. The award winning writer, historian and fi lm director of the classic fi lm of • Poetry Slam; England v Wales. Under Milk Wood, gives us his unique perspective on the poet, his world October 26 7.30-8.45. £6 and work. Forget rugby. See Wales and England’s fi nest young performance poets and bards go head to head. The audience decides..... Sir Peter Blake at Enitharmon, 20-27 October. FREE EVENT An exhibition of Sir Peter Blake’s Under Milk Wood works, Events at Senate House, 26 October with an evening reception for the artist on Friday 24th. Enitharmon Press. • The Stan Tracey Jazz Under Milkwood Beveridge Hall, Senate House. £10 Sir Peter Blake at Enitharmon, 24 October 12.45-1.15. Enitharmon Press hosts an evening reception for Sir Peter Blake, with a An all star jazz quartet and some of Wale’s best loved actors present special Q&A between and the artist. Stan Tracey’s popular and enduring work. • Screening of ‘A Poet in New York’ 2.00-3.50. £6 A Warring Absence, 24-25 October. 45mins A play about Dylan and his wife Caitlin in their own words. With Daniel Evans Q&A with Tom Hollander and Andrew Davies. and Sian Thomas, and live accompaniment from the Bernard Kane Players. • Dylan Swing Crush Hall, Senate House. FREE EVENT Platform event premiere at the Olivier Theatre, 24 October, then at the Fitzroy Place Chapel, 25 October. Swing dancing, with a live band in the Art Deco splendour of Senate House. Dylan Film Fest, 25-26 October. 11.00-5.00. FREE EVENT • Theatr Clwyd, Under Milkwood Alongside the Nora Summers exhibition a round the clock screening of Beveridge Hall, Senate House. 5.00-7.30. £8 fi lms inspired or written by Dylan Thomas including Under Milk Wood, As the culminating event of the festival in Fitzrovia , a chamber version Thomas’s wartime propaganda fi lms and rare documentary footage. of Terry Hand’s acclaimed production of Under Milkwood, with full cast, Curwen Gallery Saatchi and Saatchi Screening Room. starring Owen Teale. 34 Windmill Street, London W1T 2JR Dylan Thomas in Fitzrovia, 25-26 October Gala Concert at the Queen Elizabeth Hall 26 October 8.00-10.00 Curwen Gallery has been resident in Windmill Street since Six specially devised walks take the audience through Dylan’s Fitzrovia, To conclude the festival, a special event with words and music. with live interaction, performance, food and drink. 1987. It has a regularly changing programme of exhibitions The orchestra of Camerata Wales, conducted by Owain Arwel-Hughes, and also offers an art consultancy service for businesses. Milk Wood Concert, 25 October. 2.00-3.45. £12 are joined by special guests including Tom Hollander, Alex Jennings, The London Welsh Chorale and the Kane Players join in a concert of Sian Phillips, Jonathan Pryce and Griff Rhys Jones. The gallery shows mostly contemporary work, by established Welsh music, with new commissions inspired by Dylan’s work. In the newly See prices on website and emerging British artists. restored Welsh Chapel, Eastcastle Street. Details subject to change, please refer to website for up-to-date information. curwengallery.co.uk James Daykin: Diminishing Returns - Curwen Gallery enjoyfi tzrovia.co.uk – 20 – – 21 – enjoyfi tzrovia.co.uk Coningsby Gallery Rebecca Hossack Galleries 30 Tottenham Street, London W1T 4RJ 28 Charlotte Street, London W1T 2NA The Coningsby Gallery exhibits a diverse range of outstanding 2a Conway Street, London W1T 6BA contemporary illustration, graphic and fi ne art. Over a quarter of a century, Rebecca Hossack has built an international reputation coningsbygallery.com for innovation, individuality and excellence. A great champion of non-western artistic traditions, she also exhibits a broad spectrum of western contemporary art. Darren Baker Gallery The two Fitzrovia galleries offer an ever-changing programme of exhibitions. 81 Charlotte Street, London W1T 4PP rebeccahossack.com Internationally recognised artist Darren Baker opened his Movie Poster Art Gallery new gallery in August, as a creative platform especially for emerging artists. He has plans to create a studio for an artist 1 Colville Place, London W1T 2BG in residence in the lower gallery and, with his links with the Vintage original posters and photographs from fi lm to music displayed for sale in Prince’s Trust and charity DEBRA, is committed to supporting Fitzrovia’s oldest art gallery, a listed 60s building adjacent to Crabtree Fields. The young talent. gallery also offers conservation framing and poster linen-backing. “Music to the darrenbakergallery.co.uk eyes,” says The Independent. mpag.co.uk

Arup Exhibition Space 8 Fitzroy Street, London W1T 4BQ Jenny Balmer: Yellow Vessel with Black and White - Darren Baker Gallery The Exhibition Space at Arup holds a number of varied exhibitions that focus on the changing landscape of design, engineering, planning and consulting in the Woolff Gallery Russell West: Heart untitled - Woolff Gallery modern world. The exhibitions use multi-media to highlight social, economic and environmental issues in the built and natural environment. Sometimes, art blurs 89 Charlotte Street, London W1T 4PU with reality. Other times, realistic models and video footage bring things to life. The two fl oors of the Woolff Gallery play host to mainly contemporary and often Upcoming exhibits include Modern Metros and stories about Communities around 3-dimensional artwork. Many of the gallery’s artists have their own unique style, the world and how design is changing lives. using unconventional materials with incredible technical ability and patience. arup.com woolffgallery.co.uk Robert Bradford: Soft Toy Horse - Rebecca Hossack Galleries (Conway Street) Saunders Fine Art 20 Charlotte Street, London W1T 2NA Different Tanya and Guy Saunders’ gallery specialises in modern British and European 14 Percy Street, London W1T 1DR painting and has recently started to sell a range of collectables covering everything from prints and posters to photographs and more. Works can be Gallery DIFFERENT presents contemporary painting, viewed by appointment. sculpture, drawing, print, photography and mixed media from British and international artists. Alongside its dynamic saundersfi neart.co.uk schedule of exhibitions and events, DIFFERENT collaborates with other galleries worldwide to promote and curate Nati Gallery exhibitions for its artists. 22 Warren Street, London W1T 5LU gallerydifferent.co.uk Nati exhibits contemporary work by artists from Georgia, Russia, Italy and elsewhere in Europe who are not, as yet, well known in the UK. Hanmi Gallery global-art.co.uk 30 Maple Street, London W1T 6HA Dedicated to creating a nexus between Eastern and Western Misha Most: Postcard - Lazarides artistic practices, the gallery exhibits work from emerging and established artists. The inaugural exhibition is scheduled for 2015. hanmigallery.co.uk Lazarides 11 Rathbone Place, London W1T 1HR The Framers Gallery Although considered the international market leader in 36 Windmill Street, London W1T 2JT ‘urban art’, many of the gallery’s artists defy categorisation. Located in the showroom of Artefact Picture Framers, the Contemporary fi gurative painting features heavily but gallery has been hosting solo, group and pop-up shows for the exhibitions have included interactive installations, sculpture, and last seven years, presenting photography, paintings, drawings, even historical propaganda. prints, sculptures and installations by international artists.

lazinc.com Abyss - Melanocetus: Joanna Stoga - The Framers Gallery artefactpictureframers.co.uk

enjoyfi tzrovia.co.uk – 22 – – 23 – enjoyfi tzrovia.co.uk Competition Win Lunch and Wine for 4 at Obikà Mozzarella Bar with The Fitzrovia Partnership* To celebrate the launch of its new £12.95 affordable set lunch menu, Obikà on Charlotte Street is offering one lucky Fitzrovian the chance to spoil their workmates, friends or family with a free lunch from the new menu for four people – with wine of course! For your chance to win simply sum up your feelings for mozzarella in one word and post it to EnjoyFitzrovia on Facebook or Twitter with the #WinFitzrovia. You can send us your answers until 26 September 2014 when we will select and announce our winner. Good luck and enjoy your cheesy moments! *T&Cs apply, please go to enjoyfi tzrovia.co.uk for full details

The environment in Fitzrovia is fantastic. We are like a family. Amazing choices of food and the best I love working in Fitzrovia, there is always street for home shopping in London. Steve Black, somewhere new to eat and a brilliant choice of Director - Highly Sprung places for after work drinks. Hayden Thompson, Corporate receptionist, Offi ce Concierge, Tottenham Court Road

I spend many evenings on Charlotte Street, the atmosphere is incomparable and Roka has to Fitzrovia has a humble be my favourite restaurant in London. Julian Polak, sophistication that we like. It has Purple PR, Soho. an eclectic combination of people and businesses all serenely mixed together. Lucy Isherwood, I love working in Fitzrovia because of all the different people Client Director, We Launch, Fitzroy Square I get to meet, I have worked here for 5 years now and every day is different. Peter Collier, Goodge Street Station Fruit Stall

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