#soho

#soho

The third branch of Padella - which follows the original location by Borough Market and a second in Shoreditch - is set to come to Soho next spring. The 80-seater restaurant will open at 2 Kingly Street, a decade after the first Padella launched. Run by the same team as Highbury's Trullo (the best Italian restaurant in London , according to Time Out), the much-loved Padella is known for its hand-rolled pasta, including their now-legendary pici cacio e pepe and pappardelle with beef shin ragù.

Head downstairs, though, and you'll find the heart of Mele e Pere: a copper-topped vermouth bar and a surprisingly spacious dining room. Burnt orange walls and framed Italian prints film stars, pasta, truffles, set the scene. Low ceilings, flickering candles, and the soft hum of conversation create a cosy, inviting buzz, perfect for autumn and winter. Being a big Negroni fan, I was keen to explore the vermouth bar, something that, perhaps unsurprisingly, since the Negroni was invented in Florence, Italians do remarkably well.

On Prince Street in SoHo, New York, artist Cj Hendry transforms her popular Flower Market installation into a permanent Flower Shop. The small storefront, unveiled on November 10th, 2025, is the artist's first fixed space - a brick-and-mortar expression of her long fascination with turning ephemeral subjects into tactile and enduring experiences. From the sidewalk, Flower Shop presents as a white pavilion framed by polished metal and a scalloped awning. Behind clear panels, hundreds of vividly colored plush flowers line the walls in ordered rows, evoking the dense, chromatic rhythm of a typical New York bodega.

These streets were once stand-ins for the worst New York had to offer. In Martin Scorsese's After Hours, the leather bar Griffin Dunne stumbles into on his long night's journey into day is the old Emerald Pub at 308 Spring Street, and a pretty bartender played by Teri Garr lives across the street at 307. I, too, stumbled into 307 Spring recently. The apartments have sailed out of barmaid territory, and the ground floor is home to a sprightly restaurant called Kiko,

Earlier this month, outdoor lifestyle brand REI announced that it will vacate its longtime home at Kushner Companies' Puck Building at Lafayette Street and Houston when its lease runs out at the end of 2026. And while REI hunts for a new tent in Manhattan, tenants are lining up in hopes of snagging its roughly 40,000-square-foot digs. "There will be another retailer right behind them," said Ripco's Richard Skulnik, who reps the Puck Building.

When Washington loses it, on September 15th-this day, two hundred and forty-nine years ago-it will stay in British hands for seven years and two months and ten days, because November 25, 1783, is Evacuation Day, the day the British finally fucking leave New York.

"After thoughtful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to close our SoHo store in late 2026," a REI spokesperson said in an official statement. "Since opening in 2011, this location has held a special place for us and we are grateful to our team, our members and customers, and the broader community for their support over the past 15 years." The 35,00-square-foot flagship-the company's only location across the five boroughs-first debuted inside the iconic Puck Building on Lafayette Street back in 2011 and New Yorkers immediately flooded the shop to stock up on their camping and ski gear.

At the intersection of the Hudson Square and SoHo neighborhoods, 10 Sullivan Street rises as a 16-story wedge that makes a respectful nod to one of New York's most celebrated architectural icons: the Flatiron Building. Its unusual shape is part boat prow, part clothing iron, thanks to a long, narrow triangular lot that tapers to a point at the southern end.

Crowned Italy's best pizza chef and ranked number two in the world, Diego's stellar reputation rests on an irresistible combo - his 'zas are rooted in Neapolitan tradition but unafraid of playful, modern twists. That means perfectly blistered dough, top-tier ingredients and inventive recipes that give your taste buds a proper workout. And for one night only, he'll be showing London exactly why he's considered pizza royalty.

The Hammer House sign on Wardour Street harkens back to the building's former use as the home of Hammer Film Productions, known for its horror movies.

Yaqub, a 16-year-old boy, went missing near Tottenham Court Road, Camden at around 5.30pm on Sunday, July 22, prompting an urgent search by the Metropolitan Police.

Ana de Armas sold her downtown Manhattan apartment at just under $3.5 million, closing at full asking price three months after listing. The two-bedroom home in a Neo-Greco building featured preserved original elements and modern updates by designer Nate Berkus.

The new Bleecker location in Soho will feature original artwork by London-based artist Ashton Attzs, celebrating joy and community, alongside award-winning burgers.

On Saturday, sustainable shopping app Depop will celebrate our city of irreverent style and one-of-a-kind with a blowout bash in Soho.

Another London boozer bites the dust as The Shaston Arms, after 25 years of service, is set to close its doors to make way for a new restaurant.

Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was killed falling from a height in Soho over the May bank holiday weekend. Ryley Harbord, 22, passed away in the early hours of Saturday following an incident at a home on Brewer Street, Westminster.

The actor has a new film out: The Surfer (gloriously demented the Guardian), and as movie PRs are learning, if you're after a burst of offbeat publicity these days, there's no surer way to do it than with a supposedly spontaneous, designedly shonky celebrity lookalike contest.

Six years after its debut in New York City's Soho, Chanel's Atelier Beauté Chanel has permanently closed, with a focus on integrating its services into existing boutiques.