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Exercise

The best bike routes in London

For a quick hit of fresh air or a serious cycling fix, here are five routes in and around the city

Healthy travel

How to be healthy in London

Forget the fry-ups and the beer. Here are six ways to sample the city’s more wholesome ways to eat, relax and travel around

Food and drink

Fantastic seafood and incredible views

Review: Seabird, the rooftop seafood joint at the Hoxton hotel in Southwark, is ‘proper, old-school rooftop-restaurant magic’, writes FT food critic Tim Hayward

Food and drink

Ode to the martini: London’s best spots for the classic cocktail

From the James Bond favourite to exotic infusions, across the city this ice-cold bliss in a glass takes many forms. Here are martini aficionado Harriet Agnew’s top picks.

Things to do

See the story of Troy at the British Museum

‘Troy: Myth and Reality takes in historical fact, legend and modern responses to the fable. Read our review

Food and drink

The best places for power dining in Mayfair

Avoid the more ostentatious business lunch spots. Here are six excellent places to seal the deal in the city’s hedge-fund heartland

Exercise

Spin city: London’s best indoor cycling classes

Looking for a high-energy cycling fix? FT Globetrotter deputy editor Niki Blasina shares her top places to cleat up and clip in

Things to do

Bauhaus at the Royal Institute of British Architects

Review: “Interesting, unfamiliar and surprising,” writes Edwin Heathcote, on the new Riba exhibition that shows how Bauhaus architects reshaped conservative 1930s Britain

Food and drink

Where to eat and drink like a political player

The area around the Houses of Parliament in Westminster is a hotbed of food, drink and gossip. Here’s where to spot the action

Food and drink

Capital cuppa: FT readers on London’s top coffee spots

Expert espresso? Late-night latte? Here’s where FT readers find a first-rate brew

Food and drink

Catch of the day in Chelsea

FT food writer Tim Hayward says The Sea, The Sea is ‘anything but an average fish restaurant. Run, don’t walk, and make sure you have the monkfish liver parfait

Food and drink

Proper breakfasts for protein fiends

From the greasy spoon to the height of luxe, FT food writer Tim Hayward shares his top four spots for a proper English breakfast

Jet lag

Six ways to beat jet lag in London

From midnight movies to spectacular sunrises: our guide to the 24-hour city

Food and drink

A new wave of London whisky bars

This autumn sees the launch of a number of new establishments embracing the amber drink. Cheers!

Exercise

The best 5k runs

With routes through the royal parks, quirky canals and along the river Thames, there’s really no need to pound the hotel treadmill. The FT’s Robert Orr shares his top routes

Culture

Gauguin at the National Gallery

Review: Enchanting and multi-layered — where the radical gorgeousness of the art is inextricable from the wielding of white male privilege, writes FT art critic Jackie Wullschlager

Accommodation

Spend the night in Oscar Wilde’s favourite hotel

Review: The Cadogan Hotel, Oscar Wilde’s former haunt, finally reopens after a five-year overhaul. The FT’s Henry Mance checks in

Food and drink

Serious sushi off Oxford Street

Review: Japanese restaurant Kikuchi is an almost perfect sushi restaurant, writes FT restaurant critic Nicholas Lander

Food and drink

A Soho institution for a slap-up lunch

Review: The cooking at L’Escargot, one of the oldest French restaurants in London, has ‘no twists, just unexpected brilliance’, writes FT food critic Tim Hayward

Food and drink

Chef Jason Atherton on his top London eateries

The British chef shares his favourite places for a business breakfast, the best Dover sole in the UK capital and a must-visit Thai grill in Soho

Food and drink

Beyond beer: the tipple to try right now

A pint-sized guide to London’s cider scene by the FT’s Food & Drink editor, Alexander Gilmour

Food and drink

Where to book a business breakfast

Jon Cook, sales director, Oxford, UK

‘Hawksmoor (any location, but I like the one at Guildhall) has an eclectic menu, with carnivorous leanings, delivered with efficient, but not interfering, service in oak clad rooms to the sound track of the earnest murmurings of masters of the universe, dealmaking their way into the day.’

Food and drink

The best botanically-infused martinis

Alex Horne, barrister, London, UK

‘The Zetter Townhouse in Clerkenwell does a lovely twist on a classic martini — their Köln martini comes slightly perfumed in a lovely glass. [Or head to] the bar at 45 Jermyn St. Ask for a martini made with Botanist gin with a twist of grapefruit. It is utterly divine.’

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