While 2024 hasn’t seen a flagship restaurant opening which has generated the media buzz that the Devonshire saw last year, or a flagship exhibition as culturally domineering as Marina Abramovic at the RA was, the slate of openings we’ve seen so far in 2024, both culturally and in the world of restaurants, show a breadth and depth of ideas and quality that could warm the heart of any London sceptic.
That diversity is on show in this week's guide: plant-based Caribbean food, a gorgeous boozer, thumping indie rock, beguiling new artwork and the glorious, enduring oddity of Eel Pie Island.
