Sonia Zhuravlyova
Food
A global roundup of new food and drink spots. This month: a hearty breakfast in LA, goat’s cheese in Slovenia, cured meat in Colorado, coffee in Zürich and a botanical-themed bar in Amsterdam.
Relaxed approach
We splash out in a Bay Area onsen, taste first-class fare in a Paris railway terminal and recline in Norway and Portugal. Plus: a word with the GM of a top New York hotel.
Breath of fresh air
Despite being conceived in the 1960s, science-and-technology park Sophia Antipolis remains a green and pleasant blueprint for anyone wanting to do business and think big.
Property Prospectus: Uzupis
Monocle Films heads to Vilnius to explore Uzupis. This creative and quirky corner of the Lithuanian capital is more than just a neighbourhood – it’s a mini-state.
Market forces
The Monocle Retail Survey returns, scouring the globe for the best new shops and smartest developers. This year’s review is designed to inspire and intrigue, from Buenos Aires to Seoul and beyond.
Design
The sunny outlook for London's design scene and Johanna Agerman Ross on her new role at the V&A.
Baťa: if the shoe fits
The Czech town of Zlín was transformed by a visionary shoemaker who wanted to house his workers in a garden city. We put our best foot forward to explore his functionalist masterpiece.
People’s republic
This creative corner of Vilnius is more than just a neighbourhood – it’s a state.
Standing on solid ground
The Czech town of Zlin was transformed by a visionary shoemaker who wanted to house his workers in a garden city. We explore his functionalist masterpiece.
