Notting Hill

2023 - 1 - 9

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Empire Empire brings Indian food and disco to Notting Hill (Hot Dinners)

Notting Hill continues to go from strength to strength and the latest to enter the fray there is the man behind popular Indian restaurant Gunpowder. As reported in The Standard, Empire Empire is on the way. Led by Gunpowder's Harneet Baweja, ...

Led by Gunpowder's Harneet Baweja, it's actually planned to be a mix of Indian food and disco music, with a focus on the seventies music scene in India. Subscribe to be the first to get the news from Hot Dinners We'll have more about the menu closer to the opening date.

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Peek Inside a Historic Notting Hill Home Outfitted in Subtle, Serene ... (Architectural Digest)

Los Angeles–based designer Olivia Williams proves a past-perfect envelope can happily accommodate a contemporary spirit.

The couple had only visited the house once or twice before the lockdowns began, and did not set foot inside until everything was complete. They had met Williams back in California, but the designer’s schedule could not accommodate them as clients. Today, a different type of sorcery—aesthetic, architectural, familial—has brought it to domestic life again, a life ringing with lessons taken on an upright piano in the dining room, board games in the living room, and four lively children dashing in and out of the garden.

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Destination Inspiration: Notting Hill, London | SUITCASE Magazine (SUITCASE Magazine)

With its speakeasy-style bars, multicultural menus and antiques emporiums, Notting Hill might just be London's hottest destination.

Elsewhere, local favourite [Gold](https://goldnottinghill.com/) is best suited to a [romantic dinner date](https://suitcasemag.com/articles/romantic-restaurants-london), thanks to its candle-strewn tables. [The Pelican](https://thepelicanw11.com/) showcases sustainable, local produce, while a bottle menu lists wines' ages and origins alongside a line-up of trophy-worthy light bites. For those that prefer to go hard at [breakfast](https://suitcasemag.com/articles/london-best-breakfast-places), brunch spots [Buvette](https://ilovebuvette.com/eat-drink-london-location/?utm_source=GMB&utm_medium=website+click&utm_campaign=SDM&utm_id=GMB) and [Sunday in Brooklyn](https://www.sundayinbk.co.uk/) hit the spot. [Straker's](https://www.strakers.london/#). Next up, [Dorian](https://www.dorianrestaurant.com/), the French-inspired bistro that whips up a storm of seasonal goodness. Alternatively, stroll a little further afield to [The Hoxton's](https://thehoxton.com/london/shepherds-bush/?channel=ppc&gclid=CjwKCAiAh9qdBhAOEiwAvxIok_ONA8ECR9PLtsH65EiwJ1U-aqYbNAXHs4KlR9E8i8WDDpJfXKq2HxoCj1AQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds) newly opened Shepherd Bush outpost, where stunning mid-century interiors await. Or, if you're attempting dry Jan, there's [The Lost Poet](https://www.thelostpoet.co.uk/). [The Distillery](https://www.the-distillery.london/) offers the ultimate [spirited sleepover](https://suitcasemag.com/articles/distillery-hotels-to-visit), with a 60-strong gin list and top-notch tasting tour laid on for guests. [London's](https://suitcasemag.com/articles/best-new-uk-restaurants) Notting Hill: Palestinian kitchens plating up slow-cooked lamb and herb-drenched kufta; French-inspired bistros offering freshly baked sourdough and forkfuls of creamed greens; neighbourhood eateries putting a devilishly delicious spin on British classics. Sure, this newfound revolution is putting Notting Hill back on the map, but on this occasion, we're seeing a celebration of W11's multicultural history, one dish at a time. It was the Noughties, however, that saw the high-end boutiques moving in, many of them in townhouses painted in shades of pastel, with tourists flocking in particular to a certain Notting Hill Bookshop - that one is on you, Mr Grant. Fast forward to the 80s, and Westbourne Grove became a honeypot for shoppers, with vintage emporiums and antiques stalls popping up left, right and centre.

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