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Set in a converted power station, in the arty neighbourhood of Ottensen, the Gastwerk hotel is one of our favourites in Hamburg. So when the hotel launched its new restaurant, Mangold, featuring distinct flavours and an excellently compiled wine menu, we had to check it out. German chef Andreas Marquardt’s food is promising. He combines fresh...

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A conspicuously Italian eatery known as Apsleys now holds court in London’s venerable Lanesborough Hotel. Despite Apsleys’ English pedigree—not to mention the restaurant’s Old Guard name (derived from the Duke of Wellington’s former residence)—the Lanesborough brought in global talent such as Italian-trained chef Nick Bell (Zaferanno, Cecconi’s) and New York–based designer Adam D. Tihany (Per Se,...

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In the game of celebrichef Go Fish, London has traded one naked chef for one French chef with our friends across the pond. And from the looks of things, we’ve got the winner. Bar Boulud, the first London outpost from NYC phenom Daniel Boulud opens Thursday in Knightsbridge (although they’re taking reservations today). The...

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The Grote Markt at the center of Haarlem is one of the most superb locations in the Netherlands. The center of Haarlem is nowadays an upscale shopping and dining district, with boutiques and bistros as well as its beautiful, bustling food and flower market on Saturdays. In the looming shadow of the massive, historic...

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The City Present has been checking into The Berkeley Hotel for over a decade. Ideally located just of Knightsbridge, around the corner from the heart of one the city’s most upscale shopping districts, but also tucked within the pristine elegance of quiet north Belgravia, the Berkeley is discrete and understated, yet unmistakably opulent. As...

Hotel, Nite Spot, Restaurant, Spa

With West Africa enjoying rapid economic growth, the hospitality industry is responding with new business-friendly facilities and tourist-oriented resorts. global brands have been opening notable new properties, and many well-run independent inns have established their presence in cities across the region, bringing service and amenities up to international standards. With the discovery of offshore...

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Proof on Main has been the belle of Louisville’s dining scene for years, and remains the city’s most happening dining room. Reflecting the cosmopolitan, artistic theme of the cutting-edge 21c Hotel, which catapulted Louisville to the top of nation’s design destinations when it opened in 2006, Proof’s bare brick walls sport a rotating selection...

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The Lloyd Hotel marked a major shift in Amsterdam’s hospitality scene when it opened in 2005. The Lloyd is located outside the tourist-trod canal belt, in the city’s emerging Eastern Dockland’s section, an area which blossomed in the 1990s in an incredible transformation from an industrial shipping area into a major residential and arts...

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The City Present feels despite the still-fragile global economy, this year will see a number of exciting new hotel openings and much-anticipated refurbishments in Europe, North America, and Africa. The pace of New York hotel openings has slowed from previous years, but the city is excitedly awaiting the February opening of the Mondrian Soho,...

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After a £70 million makeover, it’s no wonder the David Collins-designed bar oozes class and elegance. Admire textured walls and other sleek features while you sip on cocktails and feel like you are in a James Bond movie. The Connaught Hotel – the grandest of London’s grande dames – has had a bit of makeover....

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