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Second acts: Four beautifully restored hotels breathing fresh air into storied buildings
Bringing new life to a rundown building can boost a community, as well as those running the hotel. Here’s our pick of historical structures that have been cannily restored.
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Behind a Mayfair shopfront, Automat is reviving the speakeasy
Discreet, dark and a little mysterious, this new London diner has all of the essential ingredients.
Why Fuglen chose Kyoto’s Shichiku neighbourhood for its newest Japanese space
Norwegian coffee roaster Fuglen Kyoto has opened a design-led outpost in Shichiku, blending café, jewellery studio and family home.
Deux Gares Express brings style back to Parisian station dining
Train passengers travelling to and from Paris can enjoy more than a sad sandwich at a restaurant evoking the golden age of rail.
The savviest lobby addition: a gourmet minimart at the Sydney Paramount Hotel
You know the drill: a late-night drink with a client means that any decent dining establishment has called last orders by the time you’re back in your hotel room. The mini-bar offering is uninspiring…
Dine like a New Yorker at GAT, a new elite watering hole in Stockholm
Guests are singing the praises of a handsome new bistro and bar near the Swedish capital’s opera house.
Tokyo’s best barmen are serving timeless elegance at the Palace Hotel
Inside the Palace Hotel Tokyo’s Royal Bar where award-winning chief bartender chief bartender, Manabu Ohtake and his team take centre stage.
Inside Galeto, Lisbon’s legendary counter-culture classic
Since opening its doors in 1966, Galeto has been serving exceptional counter-style food to an eclectic mix of patrons.
Want to know how Monocle makes its City Guides? Here’s an inside look
Drawing from our extensive network of staff and correspondents, we compile restaurants, hotels and shopping to help travellers find the best a city has to offer.
Experience Sydney like an insider with Monocle’s City Guide
The capital city of New South Wales rewards every return with its diverse landscape and retail scene. Explore our out-now guide to its best spots.
My massage mishap taught me one thing: Do your research or prepare to be rubbed up the wrong way
I’m in a European hotel during half-term. Naturally, something is off. I’m blindfolded and there’s a disconcerting scent of strawberry. Now, my Spanish is muy bad but my ability to tell a masseuse that I’m uncomfortable…
