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A Charles Dickens-Worthy Restaurant in London
Beagle Restaurant (named after an old locomotive that once chugged along the original Northern line) is situated by the Hoxton overground railway station in the London borough of Hackney. Co-owners...
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London's Best Below-Stairs Lunch, Hoxton Edition
Our favorite recent London culinary discovery? PipsDish in Hoxton Square, a lunch and dinner popup located on the lower level of the British Standard Showroom. Philip Dundas, a former...
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Live Like a Londoner: Town House in Spitalfields
Not your usual guest house: Fiona Atkins, an antiques dealer, began renting rooms over her shop in Spitalfields so that travelers could experience her beloved neighborhood, "an area of London that is...
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LA Style Lands in Marin County
Let's be honest: Marin County is fab in many ways. World's most beautiful landscape? Check. Birthplace of the mountain bike and the hot tub? Check. Stomping ground of the Grateful Dead? Check. But the...
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A Pub Gone Green in the Heart of the English Countryside
Add eco-chic hotelier to the list of titles bestowed on Lady Bamford, the founder and inspiration behind Daylesford, the UK's most glamorous and more importantly, organic farmshop. Lady B has applied...
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Wild at Heart: A Nose-to-Tail Restaurant in Brussels
Last spring, I took a train to Brussels from France, arriving on an exceptionally rainy afternoon (it always seems to be raining in Belgium, but the truth is the rain only adds to the city's charm, and...
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Trending Today on Gardenista: 5 Kitchen Pick-Me-Ups
This week on Gardenista, Michelle and Erin show us how to make a floral chandelier, whip up some quick string bean pickles, pick the best watercolor travel set, prolong the life of your winter...
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Blissed Out: A Serene Yoga Studio in Australia
One of the beauties of yoga is that it can be practiced just about anywhere. But how much nicer to do it in an exalted setting. One Hot Yoga in the Melbourne, Australia, suburb of South Yarra, has one...
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Elevating the Everyday in Auckland, New Zealand
We've been admiring New Zealand-based stylist and designer Katie Lockhart via her online shop, Everyday Needs and her art direction for hotels like The Oyster Inn. Lockhart has played a key role in...
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A Finnish Spa by Way of Portland, OR
Löyly is the Finnish word for the steam that rises up when water is poured over hot sauna rocks—it's also the apt name of a stylish spa located in southeast Portland, Oregon. Owner Jessica Kelso was...
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Disco Inferno, Pizzeria Edition
Vienna is apparently in the throes of pizza madness. To make a new establishment Disco Volante (or Flying Disc) that much more fun than the rest, the owners hired architect Lukas Galehr of cutting-edge...
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A Rustic-Modern Hangout in Berlin
A find from LA designer and world traveler, Cynthia Carlson: Lokal in Mitte, Berlin. Maren Thimm and her partner, Gary Hoopengardner, an American, initially set up a temporary restaurant called Kantine...
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In Bucharest, Doors as Decor
We've looked into reclaimed doors as decor before (see 5 Quick Fixes: Repurposed Doors as Decor). Bon, a large, atmospheric bistro in Bucharest, Romania, takes the concept to a new level in its...
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Warehouse Dining in Berlin, Michelin Chef Included
La Soup Populaire recently opened its doors in a former brewery building in Berlin that's possibly the most dramatically raw industrial space we've come across. With two Michelin-star chef (and owner)...
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Weekend Escape: A Room in a Prussian Lodge
Named for the water ferns that grow along the Vistula River, Salvinia Lodge is located on the Vistula Spit in Poland, a Baltic coast resort area 30 kilometers from Gdansk. Built in 1789, the...
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Shape Shifters: Qubus in Prague
Founded in 2002 by Jakub Berdych and Maxim Velcovsky, Qubus is Prague's must-visit design shop, offering the owners' designs as well as pieces by fellow Eastern Europeans. The duo—who met as students...
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Restaurant Visit: New Grandeur in Budapest
In Hungary's bustling capital, the latest foodie hot spot is creating a stir, not just with its original menu, but also its old-world-meets-new design. Located on the banks of the Pest, Zona...
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Romanian Rustic Meets Nordic Modern
At Lacrimi Si Sfinti, or Tears and Saints, in Bucharest, Romanian wood relics share the dining room with Scandinavian designs (Legos constructions, included). It's an unexpected coupling that somehow...
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A Paper Goods Revival in Prague
Prague stationery store and paper workshop Papelote is the result of graduate thesis work done by graphic designer Kateřina Šachová during her time at the city's Academy of Arts Architecture and...
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Industrial Light and Magic: A Disco-Inspired Cafe in Holland
When Studio Bertjan Pot was invited to design an installation at the Grand Cafe Wenneker in Schiedam, near Rotterdam, inspiration struck in the form of a safety ladder and a set of carnival lights,...
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