Hospitality

The Lamb & Flag pub entrance at the end of Rose Street in Covent Garden

Covent Garden Pubs: Historic Rooms, Theatre Crowds and a Proper London Pint

Five very different Covent Garden pubs reveal the district through old alleyways, cask ale, theatre history, Piazza spectacle and an independent Irish bar.

Visitors walking through Covent Garden Piazza beneath the historic market colonnades in central London

Covent Garden Restaurants and Street Performers in London

The Prospect of Whitby riverside frontage viewed from the Thames foreshore at low tide.

Prospect of Whitby: Wapping’s Historic Riverside Pub

Barry Roberts holding a freshly steamed Bun House bun in London’s Chinatown in June 2022.

London Chinatown Street Food: Korean Corn Dogs and Bun House

A Roberts London archive walk from Charing Cross to Chinatown in 2022, taking in the Korean corn-dog queue and pork and custard buns at Bun House.

Two pork belly steamed buns with pickled cucumber and sesame at Yum Bun in Seven Dials Market.

Seven Dials London: Monmouth Coffee, Yum Bun and The Crown

A Roberts London archive walk through Seven Dials in May 2022, from Monmouth Coffee and Neal’s Yard to pork bao at Seven Dials Market and a pint at The Crown.

Duck confit burger with crisp onions, blue cheese and salad in a brioche bun at Southbank Centre Food Market.

Southbank Centre Food Market: The Frenchie Duck Burger and Riverside London

A Roberts London archive walk from Charing Cross to Southbank Centre Food Market in May 2022, featuring The Frenchie’s duck confit burger and riverside London.

Lina Stores Soho and a Soho House Seafood Spaghetti Recipe

Leather Lane Market in London filled with weekday food stalls and lunchtime visitors

Leather Lane Market: Coffee, Fish and Chips in Historic London

A Roberts London archive walk through Leather Lane Market for Prufrock coffee, traditional fish and chips, historic Holborn and Clerkenwell’s Italian quarter.

The glazed timber exterior of Ye Olde Mitre in Ely Court, Hatton Garden

Ye Olde Mitre: Hatton Garden’s Hidden Historic Pub

Hidden behind Hatton Garden, Ye Olde Mitre combines a narrow London passage, a pub tradition dating to 1546, a c.1773 listed building and a proper pint with a homemade sausage…

Red Chinese New Year lanterns above a busy street in London’s Chinatown

Chinese New Year in London’s Chinatown: Dumplings, Buns and Bubble Tea