Kim Bansi, Author at Secret London

Kim is the Editor at Secret London, but has also written for Metro, Refinery29, Breathe Magazine and Mashable. Outside of work you can find her at a dance class or planning her next holiday!

Culture Food & drink

This north London street is known as ‘Little Istanbul’ — filled with family-run Turkish restaurants and bakeries

One of the best things about London is that you can experience every cuisine from around the world without ever having to leave the city. Certain areas are even known for one cuisine in particular, wh...

Escapes

This Wiltshire village has 2,000 years of history and an ‘architectural gem’ church — and it’s just 2 hours from London by train

We all know London is the best city in the world, but sometimes we do need a break from city life. We're not strangers to recommending days out of the city, especially those with a lot of history, and we...

Food & drink

Londoners have just weeks left to visit Limin Southbank before the Caribbean street food venue leaves the Thames

The Caribbean beach club Limin (pronounced lye-min) Southbank is serving its final rum punches and Trinidadian dishes this season. The independent venue, which gets its name from the Trinidadian for havin...

Culture

Inside the rare summer tours at Buckingham Palace — here’s what to expect as the famous royal residence opens its door

Earlier this month, we announced that from 9 July until 27 September, you'd be able to get a sneak peek behind the royal curtain, as Buckingham Palace were to open its doors to the public. This rare oppor...

Culture

The only surviving piece of the 400-year-old Palace of Whitehall is officially opening to the public — and it was the site of King Charles I’s dramatic execution

London has its fair share of beautiful and historic buildings, but there's one that you may not have heard of before. Well, thankfully, here at Secret London, revealing those hidden gems is kind of our who...

Culture Food & drink

This cosy Italian restaurant is officially one of Bill Nighy’s favourite spots in the city — and its been around for five decades

Here at Secret London, we give our fair share of restaurant recommendations, but we always love it when a celeb from London chimes in to reveal their fave spots around the city, like Dua Lipa did recently...

Could UK workplaces be getting a maximum working temperature limit? Here’s everything you need to know

It's been hard to think about anything else other than the heat in London recently, with another heatwave in full swing and the recent rare red weather warning set by the Met Office. Some schools in Londo...

Food & drink

This one-of-a-kind floating Turkish restaurant drops its anchor anywhere between Tottenham and Hackney — serving fresh fish sandwiches from the deck

For the past five years, a traditional Istanbul street food experience has been quietly cruising up and down London's waterways. Baltic Sea Food is a floating Turkish restaurant that serves freshly cooked...

Food & drink

London’s oldest cheese shop has served every British monarch since 1850 — and it’s home to 100 distinct cheeses and a handmade £72-a-kilo truffle brie

Paxton and Whitfield, London’s oldest cheese shop, had humble beginnings. The operation first began in 1747 when Stephen Cullum set up a modest cheese stall in Aldwych Market. The stall traded successfull...

When will the next heatwave arrive in London? Here’s everything you need to know

Just as the weather started to get cooler this week and we were able to enjoy the sunshine without the unbearable heat, it looks like another heatwave could be on the way. So strap yourselves in for m...