Restaurant Find: Legs London
Not a week goes by where Hackney doesn’t see a new attention-grabbing restaurant opening. Legs London, the latest solo project of Australian chef Magnus Reid (of the now closed Rooftop Café), is a decidedly laid-back affair with easy, contemporary dishes, packed with deliciously original flavors. Occupying an airy corner site of a two-storey house in […]
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The Editors: Ala CHAMP Magazine ’s Joanna & Monique Kawecki Find a Global Perspective in Tokyo & London
True champions of creative culture, twin sisters Joanna & Monique Kawecki are the founding editors of Ala CHAMP Magazine one of the edgiest publications sitting on newsstands right now. Here at Melting Butter, we see Champ Magazine as the essential culture handbook for curious global creatives who make it their business to know about what’s […]
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Concept Store Find: Maison Assouline London
Maison Assouline London is a rare find, a jewel box in which to appreciate art, beauty and fine living ”“not surprising when you consider the pedigree from which Assouline Publishing was born. In 1994 Martine and Prosper Assouline decided to dedicate a book to La Colombe d’Or, the legendary hotel in Saint Paul de Vence, […]
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Restaurant Find: Ellory London
We’re a bit envious of the creatives working away in Hackney media hub Netil House. In addition to a rooftop bar and neighbouring market, they merely have to amble down to the ground floor to dine at much-lauded restaurant and wine bar  Ellory. Occupying the building’s former nightclub, Ellory London has a coolly austere industrial […]
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Cafe Find: Violet Bakery London
Previously a pastry cook and pastry chef for Alice Waters at Chez Panisse, Claire Ptak has been running her Dalston bakery and cafe for six years now. What started as a tiny cupcake stand on Broadway market has now become a neighbourhood favourite. Laid-back and distinctly Californian (with salted ice-coffee on the menu), Violet Bakery London is a […]
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Cool Shop Find: Conservatory Archives London
While London is enviably green in comparison to other metropolitan cities, it can still feel like a concrete jungle. Enter Conservatory Archives London, a plant shop solidifying itself as both a leader in creative indoor landscaping and a city oasis. After spending exhaustive years in fashion industry, Jin Ahn needed a break. Naturally, she earned a […]
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Art Gallery Find: Marian Goodman London
There are white cubes, and there are white cubes. Marian Goodman Gallery’s London outpost inhabits a Grade II-listed, former Victorian textile factory in Soho, converted by architect David Adjaye. Concrete floors and vaulted skylights are stunning new additions, but the gallery’s historic gentility has survived – the façade has been restored to its original sandstone, […]
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Boutique Hotel Find: Artist Residence London
A stately five-storey Regency terrace on Cambridge Street has given London’s Pimlico (an ordinarily straitlaced neighbourhood where Winston Churchill once lived) a healthy dose of cool. Making Artist Residence London, the stylish 10-room boutique hotel, restaurant and cocktail bar, the in-the-know choice for discerning travellers. With each room eclectically decorated with its own personality and […]
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Cafe & Creative Studio Find: Sonos Studio London
At Melting Butter we take our music pretty seriously (just have a listen to our monthly Fresh Fifteen playlists). So it was only a matter of time before we made multiple visits to Sonos Studio London, a building consisting of café and versatile spaces, aimed to help you find a musical or creative experience of […]
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Restaurant Find: The Marksman London
Last year, two Michelin-starred chefs – Tom Harris of  St John restaurant and John Rotheram of Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen joined forces to restore a beautiful East End pub. The Marksman London is located on Hackney road – minutes from the Sunday flower market yet conveniently tucked away from tourist crowds. Harris and Rotheram restored an old […]
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