Toast the City finalists: Who will win Best Restaurant? October 22, 2025 The Toast the City Awards are here to celebrate the very best in hospitality of placemaking in the Square Mile. On the eve of the big night, we are highlighting each of the 138 finalists who have beaten off competition from more than 2,000 entrants. Next up is the Best Restaurant category, a hotly contested [...]
Good luck to my fellow Toast the City award nominees! October 21, 2025 It is the day of City AM’s Toast the City Awards, celebrating the hospitality and placemaking that makes the Square Mile great. I could not be more proud to be attending, as both a judge and a nominee. I would like to reach out ahead of the event to wish all the best to everyone [...]
Liverpool Street Chop House: Should you go over Hawksmoor, Boisdale? October 20, 2025 The closure of Threadneedle Street’s M Restaurant earlier this year, after a decade slinging the capital’s finest steak, was a genuine blow. One of the restaurants that helped the Square Mile shake off its stuffy reputation, it combined a meticulous, scholarly appreciation of meat with a sense of fun, even whimsy. Robot waiters, wine vending [...]
Tee Box golf is where thousands of City workers play – in the heart of the Square Mile October 3, 2025 Ahead of the Toast the City awards taking place this October, celebrating the best culture in the Square Mile, we meet some of the nominees: this week it’s Tee Box golf experiences. Why does Tee Box golf deserve to win a coveted Slice of Toast at the inaugural Toast the City Awards? We launched our first location near [...]
Does Yolk serve the best breakfast in the Square Mile? October 2, 2025 The City is the home of the power breakfast, a place where deals are thrashed out over bacon and eggs. But who serves the best breakfast of them all? Yolk is nominated for Best Breakfast in our Toast the City awards – here’s why they think they should win. Why does Yolk deserve to win [...]
Why The Bowls Club should win big at Toast the City October 2, 2025 Ahead of the Toast the City awards taking place this October, celebrating the best culture in the Square Mile, we meet some of the nominees: this week it’s The Bowls Club. Why does The Bowls Club deserve to win a coveted Slice of Toast at the inaugural Toast the City Awards? Since 2022, The Bowls Club has welcomed over [...]
14 Hills: Is it the best casual dining spot in the Square Mile? October 2, 2025 Liam Price, head chef at 14 Hills, tells us why he thinks his restaurant should win the Toast the City Award for Best Casual Dining. Why does 14 Hills deserve to win a coveted Slice of Toast? 14 Hills has established itself as one of the Square Mile’s leading restaurants, offering exceptional food and wine [...]
Old Doctor Butler’s Head is the City’s weirdest – and best? – pub October 2, 2025 We’re celebrating the best of the Square Mile with our Toast the City Awards. Old Doctor Butler’s Head is on the shortlist for Best Boozer. Here’s why the owners think it should win. Why does Old Doctor Butler’s Head deserve to win a coveted Slice of Toast? Old Doctor Butler’s Head (ODBH) is a proper [...]
Luna Omakase: We deserve to win a Toast the City award October 2, 2025 We’re celebrating the best of the Square Mile with our Toast the City Awards. LUNA Omakase at 100 Liverpool St is on the shortlist for Best Restaurant. Here’s why the owners think it can win. Why does LUNA Omakase deserve to win a coveted Slice of Toast? LUNA Omakase deserves recognition for redefining intimate Japanese dining [...]
Inside the Square Mile rooftop bar with Mixmag DJ parties and incredible food October 2, 2025 Ahead of the Toast the City awards taking place this October, celebrating the best culture in the Square Mile, we meet some of the nominees: this week it’s Wagtail rooftop and bar. Why does Wagtail rooftop bar and restaurant deserve to win a coveted slice of toast? Wagtail stands at the gateway to the City, offering more [...]