PARIS: A NEW GENERATION OF HOTELS CHANGES THE GAME

Paris is now home to an inspired new generation of boutique hotels notable for bar and restaurant spaces
that appeal not just to happy tourists, but also to discerning locals, drawn to a creative all-day-and-night combination of food, décor, vibe and crowd. A decade on, the pioneering Hotel Amour just opened a

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PARIS: NEW BLOOD AT BALENCIAGA, DIOR, LANVIN

Just days after Alexander Wang presented his swan song in October, Balenciaga announced the appointment of its new creative director Demna Gvasalia. If fashion insiders had noticed the buzz around the young Paris label Vetements, no-one was expecting the head of this edgy collective to snag the top job at

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PARIS: THE NEW WAVE OF RADIO

Innovative and free-spirited radio-based projects
are blossoming in Paris.
 New local and global webradio RadioMarais – “radio for the people” – broadcasts talk shows, live gigs, and
DJ sets 24/7, combining the spirit of street, club and web cultures and channeling the spirit of the Paris of today. Pigalle Paris Radio is

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PARIS: SPRING RESTAURANT OPENINGS

The much-loved chef-owner Giovanni Passerini of the now-closed Rino prepares to open his new restaurant Restaurant Passerini – a trattoria totale – at 65 rue Traversière, 75012,
 in April, just next door to his new fresh pasta shop. Jean-François Piège, already at the helm of perfect local bistro Clover, as

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LONDON: OLD MARKET, NEW VISION

In the past decade, although its Thursday antiques market has remained popular, Old Spitalfields Market has lost some of its charm – becoming less about east Londoners than tourists and tacky chains. New owners Tribeca Holdings are fast reversing that decline. Under their watch, a covetable mix of local brands

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LONDON: FINE TO FUNKY DINING

Fine dining in the capital feels distinctly funky these days, as supercilious staff, stodgy sauces and silver service have made way for craft beers, tattooed waiters and youthful joie de vivre. It’s down to a group of idiosyncratic, twenty- and thirty-something chefs – graduates of world-class haunts like Noma and

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LONDON: DSM & HOSTEM ON THE MOVE

Two of our favourite concept stores, Dover Street Market and Hostem, are upping sticks this year. DSM, owned by Japanese label Comme des Garçons, has been tweeting cryptic messages about its new home, on cushy London street Haymarket, for months. The original Dover Street HQ, which opened in 2004, followed

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LONDON: TATE MODERN 2.0

After a £260m revamp, art powerhouse Tate Modern will open on 17 June with a new look and 60% more gallery space, including a 10-storey extension. There will be new seminar rooms and a media lab, plus a restaurant on Level 10 and a public terrace on Level 11. Designed

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