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August is here, and we have a bumper summer special for you. We have hotel news from NYC, BCN, and Lisbon, beach clubs from Portugal, restaurants and events to check out in London, Carnival ideas, and much more. So wherever you are – in the city, on a beach, or in the air – we hope you enjoy this issue. Happy August all! Thanks for reading UJ.
xx Taryn and Team UJ xx
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 | |  | | | Roe | | Look Up | | Cityscapes | | | You’ve probably noticed lately that everyone in London is headed to the City. If you haven’t made your way to Canary Wharf in awhile, now is the time, as there are a few new restaurants to check out. First up, the big one: Roe, from the Fallow team, is leading the charge on those who are hopping the DLR for the first time in ages. Marceline, the French/NYC-inspired brasserie, also opened yesterday, and the excellent SOMA bar, by the Kricket team, is opening in this part of town soon, too.
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|  | |  | | | Olympic Spirit | | In LDN | | | Is it just us, or do the Olympics seem more exciting this year? The style, the drama, the backdrop. And with only a few days left, now’s the time to check out some of London’s Olympic activity. If you haven’t already been, a good place to start is at Selfridges. As part of their Sportopia activation, there’s the Champion Sports Bar at Harry Gordon’s – head there for the clothing archives, sports bar menus and screenings; then there’s the excellent Nike x Jacquemus pop up in the Wonder Room – get there before it closes on the 12 August; and while you’re there, look for Sportopia merch like this classic foam hand, too.
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| | |  | | | Two Families. Four Points of View. | | One incredible theatrical experience | | Sponsored listing | | | Following acclaimed seasons at the National Theatre, Clint Dyer and Roy Williams’ extraordinary series of three interconnected plays, DEATH OF ENGLAND, is being performed together for the very first time for a strictly limited season at Soho Place. Watch one as a standalone experience or discover the connections between two or three of the plays as Michael, Delroy, Denise and Carly navigate the joys and challenges of what it means to be British in 2024. Starring Paapa Essiedu (I May Destroy You, Gangs of London), Thomas Coombes (Baby Reindeer), Erin Doherty (The Crown) and Sharon Duncan-Brewster (Dune) and directed by Clint Dyer, the “uniquely brilliant” (Evening Standard) DEATH OF ENGLAND is set to be the theatrical event of the year. On now @sohoplace until 28 September, with tickets from £20.
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|  | |  | | | Sol's, Kolamba East, Lahpet Larder | | Around Town | | To note | | Just Opened
Officially opening today is Kolamba East, the second location for Sri Lankan restaurant Kolamba (on Kingly Street). Also recently opened, joining the recent The Park launch, is Sol’s in Bayswater, from the team behind Margate’s Fort Road Hotel, a new wine bar, deli and bottle shop, which sounds like it will be a great addition to the neighbourhood. In Fitzrovia, No. 23 is Carousel’s new Mezcal bar; in Bermondsey, Lahpet Larder has just opened, serving a Burmese-inspired menu with ingredients imported from Myanmar; and should you be in Victoria and in need of lobster ravioli, there’s a new Harry’s.
Coming Soon
José Pizarro is opening his new concept, Lolo (café by day, wine bar by night) in Bermondsey on 12 August; KOL’s Santiago Lastra will open Fonda on Heddon Street in September, and LIMA is opening a Shoreditch location this autumn, with Nikkei and Chifa (which blends Japanese and Chinese techniques with Peruvian ingredients) cooking.
Events
Jackson Boxer has a new guest series with Ruinart, featuring three-course menus at Orasay; follow them on socials for the next one. Tickets are now on sale for Carousel’s Paired event (with Gilles Peterson and chef Yoji Tokuyoshi), this time at the Tate Modern on 13 September.
Summer Fun
The Laundry restaurant in Brixton has a new soft-serve series and incoming flavours include peach (9 August), chocolate (16 August), and Caravan coffee (23 August); at their Parlour, Fortnum & Mason have a limited-edition Eau de Nil ice cream, which pays homage to the (supposedly under threat) Blackpool rock candy; and this month, Pastaio’s slushy flavour is the guava margarita from Rome’s La Punta, who have one of the city’s best-stocked tequila and mezcal bars.
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|  | |  | | | Classic Views | | Check in | | | Has Olympic coverage made anyone else feel inspired to hop the Eurostar and stay somewhere with those classic Eiffel Tower views? If so, Hôtel du Sentier, loved by locals and tourists alike, looks like a good option.
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| | |  | | | Photo: Marc Brenner | | Where a Song Can Change Your Fate | | Book now | | Sponsored listing | | Experience the multi-award winning production of Hadestown in the West End. The record-breaking sensation by Grammy®-winning singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell and Tony® Award-winning director Rachel Chavkin, Hadestown is the winner of eight Tony Awards including Best Musical, and the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theatre Album.
Seen by three million, streamed by over 350 million and loved by fans around the world, Hadestown takes you on an unforgettable journey to the underworld and back, intertwining two mythic love stories – that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of King Hades and his wife Persephone – and invites you to imagine how the world could be. Five years after its sold-out run at the National Theatre, Hadestown is now playing at the Lyric Theatre.
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|  | |  | | | Just In | | Borneta | | | A new hotel in El Born, Borneta opened its doors on 1 August, and is the second property from newish lifestyle hotel brand, Miro. There are 92 rooms, a rooftop terrace, an open-plan restaurant, and a gym.
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|  | |  | | | Coming Soon | | From The Standard | | | Opening this September in SoHo is The Manner, a new luxury concept from The Standard Hotel team. They say it will feel more like a private members’ club than a hotel, in line with the Boom Boom Room at The Standard High Line, which sounds great. Also, while we’re on the topic of NYC, it’s New York Restaurant Week, now until 18 August. NYC in the summer, swoon. ❤️
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|  | |  | | | Via Notting Hill | | Urchin | | | This one feels fresh. After being inspired by urchin colonies in the Small Cyclades, the Sifnos pop up Urchin, a 10-course, 10-seater omakase, will be a prelude to a new Japanese restaurant by the same name in Holland Park (opening early 2025). It’s a collaboration between Notting Hill Fish Shop, Dorian, and Supermarket of Dreams (all of which are part of the same mini empire), and a roll call of great Greek names: Chef Giorgos Samoilis of Cantina Sifnos and Pelicanos Sifnos, Athenian PR Yiannis Olympios, artisan baker Betty Koulouri, and the natural wine bar Loggia Sifnos; on the cheffing front, Yuji Shimokawa Kelly from Dorian (ex-Umu) and Juan Cardona who looks after everything sushi for the group will be heading things up. On until the end of the month at Pelicanos Sifnos, Sunday-Friday, reservation details here.
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|  | |  | | | Locke de Santa Joana, Wheelhouse, Bar Alimentar @revista_visao | | Take Three | | Stay, Decompress, Dine | | | If Lisbon’s on your travel list, three newish openings to note include the brand new Locke de Santa Joana hotel, which offers a much-needed vibey abode in the capital. It’s just getting started, with further openings within the hotel to come this September. Also brand new is the new wellbeing emporium, Wheelhouse, from LA’s favourite horoscope maven (and UJ fave) Chris Corsini. Head here for their therapeutic salt cave, workshops and treatments. And relatively new, from the chef/founder of the much-loved Tricky’s restaurant, João Magalhães Correia and celebrated mixologist Frederico Falcao Soares from Imprensa, is the Italian-influenced Bar Alimentar, which not only has a great menu (white fish crudo with citrus, mint and red onion being a highlight), but might just have the best dining room in the city. They also do collabs with visiting chefs, like the recent one with Jolene’s Marcelo Rodrigues; follow them for updates.
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|  | | | Surrenne | | Stay to play | | | Yes, we’ve mentioned Surrenne before, but it’s come to our attention (thanks Charlotte) that they have, amongst so many great things, a studio with a huge interactive screen, that brings the best digital yoga, pilates, and fitness classes in on demand. They also have a café with a menu by UJ fave Rosemary Ferguson and a very bouncy custom-built floor for the Tracy Anderson Method classes. And good news: if you book a room at The Berkeley or The Emory, you can also use Surrenne, which sounds like the perfect summer staycation right there.
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|  | |  | | | News | | Tech, tagliatelle and tropical house | | | Is Miami becoming a new tech hotspot? Apple have leased a huge new office space in the Coral Gables neighbourhood, Microsoft have taken an office in Brickell, and Amazon is also supposedly sniffing around. Also transferring to Miami is Milan’s Sant Ambroeus restaurant, opening next year in a luxe office space The Fifth, designed by Alberto Campo Baeza, winner of Spain’s National Prize for Architecture. And for something new, Kygo, in collaboration with Continuum Company, a Miami real estate firm, is set to open a music-based hotel and restaurant concept this December called the Palm Tree Club, replacing the much-loved Miami restaurant Shuckers; read what locals have to say about it.
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|  | |  | | | @barbara_bonner | | Summer Activations | | Le liste | | | Another summer day, another sunshine brand activation. We thought we’d do a little roundup of ones on our radar. Continuing on the Miami tip, LVMH popped up at Miami’s Casa Neos this summer, with a temporary shop and branded pool takeover. In Spain, Casa Loewe (which includes a greenhouse with perfumes) is at the Marbella Club, and Off White™️ have done a takeover at Jondal in Ibiza. In St Tropez, Tory Burch is at Nikki Beach, and as we’ve previously mentioned, Jacquemus has their own boutique, restaurant, and beach pop up. In Italy, Dolce & Gabbana are at Porto Cervo’s Hotel Cala di Volpe and all across Europe, Veuve Clicquot has a host of different Sun Clubs.
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|  | |  | | | Take Two | | News | | | We’re going to keep this short. Excitingly, there’s a new high-speed train planned that will go between Madrid and Lisbon in three hours. It will be operational by 2034, so although it’s not that soon, they’re also saying it could be reduced to six hours by 2027. In Italy, the Amalfi Coast has a new airport, or rather Salerno Costa d’Amalfi, an existing airport for the military that has been updated to operate as a commercial airport, with flights already going on Easyjet from LGW.
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|  | |  | | | Carnival | | Get ready | | | It’s August, and you know what that means… Carnival! One of our favourite days of the year, here’s a 2023 playlist from our favourite stage, Killerwat x Deviation. Press play, and get ready!
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|  | |  | | | Hotels | | For the bank holiday | | | So, getting in and out of Notting Hill Carnival is not the easiest! And if you aren’t being hosted by a friend who lives locally, it’s even more difficult to have a comfortable day. If that’s the case, why not book a room? On the luxe end, there’s The Laslett – start on their terrace, then hit the streets. There’s also the reasonable Ruby Zoe, which would be a convenient place to refresh. And right in the mix of it all is The Portobello Hotel. All hotels had rooms available at the time of publishing. See you there!
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|  | | | Wine Harvesting | | Join in the Tuscan Vendemmia | | | Come September, wine festivals that celebrate the harvest take over Tuscany (amongst other places). There are dinners, tastings, and parties: check your favourite local hotel, and see what they have on at this time. Interested? Here’s some starter information about the festivals around.
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|  | |  | | | London | | 65 Harley Street | | | New from the Living Rooms group (who also own the aforementioned Laslett) is the short- or long-term apartment collection, 65 Harley Street, which includes eight one-bedroom and two two-bedroom flats. They also have a 24-hour concierge, housekeeping, access to a private GP via Solice Healthcare and fitness at The Third Space, and on-demand special services like private chefs.
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|  | |  | | | Reminder | | The Rooster | | | Feels like it’s the summer of Antiparos. If you’re heading there, a reminder that The Rooster looks great, and has 16 different private homes.
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|  | |  | | | Call Out | | | We’re heading to Japan! If you have any advice – where to stay, play, wine or dine – please let us know. Areas include Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Jifu… and anywhere else! THANK YOU.
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|  | | | Culture | |  | |  | |  | | | LATE | | FUN | | LAST CALL | | Prom 51 – The Desert Blues
28 August
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Until 31 August
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Until Saturday
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