Heidi Lauth Beasley

1 week ago | theinfatuation.com | Jake Missing |Rianne Shlebak |Heidi Lauth Beasley |Sinead Cranna

photo credit: Koray FiratDifferent people have different ideas of toasties. Some think of the pressed and triangular kind straight from the Breville—these hazardous enclosed pockets are best filled with a combination of molten lava cheddar and baked beans. Others have a more gourmet vision that involves thick-cut bread, a spread of mayonnaise on the outside for crisping, and any number of filling combinations. Whatever your preference, a good toastie isn’t a given. These are the best in London.

1 week ago | theinfatuation.com | Heidi Lauth Beasley |Jake Missing |Rianne Shlebak |Sinead Cranna

To see, to be seen. While it may sound like we’re reprising our secondary school role as Macbeth, this is the nature of some of this pigeon metropolis’ hottest restaurants. These places operate as sceney petri dishes that spread through candid social posts, until they develop into achingly cool London ecosystems. Some thrive on funky wine and Tabis, others spawn a thousand urgent vintage Fendi baguette purchases.

2 weeks ago | theinfatuation.com | Jake Missing |Heidi Lauth Beasley

57 Greek St London, England W1D 3DXClosing time: 1:30am dailyAn underground drinking den that will cling to your skin for at least 12 hours, Trisha’s is what people like to call ‘a bit of old Soho’. There’s an air of lawlessness about this legendary public members’ club and it’s likely your drink will be made with the same amount of care a barman on a sinking ship would give a gin and tonic.

2 weeks ago | theinfatuation.com | Heidi Lauth Beasley

Almost everything on the menu at this glossy Hammersmith restaurant once knew how to swim. Or, because we don’t want any crabs reading this to feel left out, side-crawl. Come evening, Hammersmith locals wander into Faber to submerge sourdough in the zippy white wine sauce that comes with hefty piles of mussels and people who work nearby grab the wine list before they’ve even shrugged off their blazers.

2 weeks ago | theinfatuation.com | Heidi Lauth Beasley

Giulia is a little Italian in Hammersmith with al dente pasta and an atmosphere that would please even the most astute librarian. It isn’t the kind of place where you’ll be swept into a Negroni haze and the pasta is more ‘parsley emulsion’ than straightforward spaghetti, but we can’t argue with the zest appeal of the orange chutney on the duck breast.