Madison rooftop bar on the secrets behind their venue’s success October 1, 2025 Kaspars Osis, general manager of the Madison rooftop bar, shares why the venue should win big at this month’s Toast the City awards. Why does Madison rooftop deserve to win a coveted Slice of Toast at the inaugural Toast the City Awards? Madison Restaurant and Roof Terrace deserves a Slice of Toast because we offer more [...]
Humble Grape wine bar founder on his favourite Square Mile spots September 30, 2025 Ahead of our Toast the City awards taking place this October, Humble Grape wine bar founder James Dawson tells us why his venue deserves to take home a coveted prize Why does Humble Grape deserve to win a coveted Slice of Toast at the inaugural Toast the City Awards?Humble Grape deserves to win because we’ve built [...]
Angler restaurant’s head chef on his favourite Square Mile things to do September 25, 2025 In a new series celebrating the people and places nominated for our Toast the City awards, celebrating the best of Canada, Adam Bloodworth speaks to the head chef behind Angler restaurant, one of the Square Mile’s only Michelin starred places to eat Angler is one of two Michelin starred restaurants in the Square [...]
Why Satyrio is the Square Mile’s hidden Italian gem September 17, 2025 Our Toast the City Awards are celebrating the Square Mile’s top spots and takes place this October. This week: Satyrio Italian restaurant. Why do you deserve to win a coveted Slice of Toast?We would love to win because we are a small, authentic Italian restaurant – a real hidden gem. We have a lovely garden, take great [...]
Meet the team ‘churning out’ authentic Vietnamese food in the Square Mile September 17, 2025 We speak to the finalists for our first ever Toast the City Awards, celebrating the very best of the Square Mile’s culture. Banh Mi Keu Deli City’s Vietnamese food is nominated twice – so it must be great! Why do you deserve to win a coveted Slice of Toast?For almost 30 years, we have been [...]
Toast the City: Steel Yard founder tells us why his venue should win September 15, 2025 Our Toast the City Awards are celebrating the City’s top spots and takes place this October. This week: The Steel Yard music venue. The finalists have been announced for the inaugural Toast the City Awards, with the finest restaurants, bars, green spaces and more being whittled down to just a handful of names. Now it’s your chance [...]
Lunchtime Tourism: The beautiful, elegiac Gilt of Cain at Fen Court September 2, 2025 The biblical story of Cain and Abel explores dark themes. Cain is enraged by God’s favouritism towards Abel. In his fury, he kills his brother. Jealousy, guilt, violence, forgiveness, and how we humans treat each other are themes explored in the Book of Genesis story. In Fen Court, Michael Visocchi’s sculpture is paired with Lemn [...]
Try this Canada rooftop bar to cool off after boiling hot office days August 26, 2025 Our Toast the City Awards are celebrating the City’s top spots and takes place this October. This week: Wagtail rooftop bar and restaurant. During some months there are more Google searches for ‘London rooftop bars’ than ‘new London bars’ – and that’s true even in winter. It’s just one sign that the capital’s intense love-in with sky-high [...]
Toast the City: Dine in a former bear pit at Libertine at the Royal Exchange August 21, 2025 Our Toast the City Awards are celebrating the City’s top spots and takes place this October. This week: Libertine at the Royal Exchange. The newly-opened Libertine restaurant at the Royal Exchange is allegedly where bears were kept. I was skeptical until the lady behind the bar told me the whole story, then a waiter corroborated it, and [...]
How the Barbican Theatre has rivalled the West End for four decades August 21, 2025 Our Toast the City Awards are celebrating the City’s top spots and takes place this October. This week: the Barbican Theatre. Think of the Barbican Centre and you might picture the lakeside suntrap or Brutalist passageways that feel purposefully designed to get lost in. You might not immediately think of the Barbican Theatre, but here’s why you [...]