With days lengthening and the weather warming, spring is the perfect time to embrace all that British capital has to offer. This month, the city plays host to a whole range of events, including highly anticipated exhibition openings, stage productions and sporting events. We’ve curated a list of the ones that are most worth your time. Without further ado, these are the best things to do in London in April 2024…
Latin Supper Club at Viajante87
Viajante87 is the elegant, upmarket Notting Hill cocktail bar on every West Londoner’s lips these days. This April, it’s celebrating its Latin American heritage with an exclusive, one-night-only supper club. Renowned Bolivian chef Marsia Taha will showcase indigenous ingredients from the Andes to the Amazon with a four-course dinner, while cocktails will come courtesy of Renato ‘Tato’ Giovanni’s Argentinian bar Florería Atlántico. If you can’t make it on the night, fear not: the Florería Atlántico guest cocktail menu will be available at Viajante87 for the full month of April.
When? 3 April 2024
Where? Viajante87
How much? £95 per person for four dishes and four cocktails
Frank Auerbach: The Charcoal Heads
During his years as a young artist in post-war London, British-German artist Frank Auerbach produced a series of large-scale charcoal portraits that he laboured over for months at a time – drawing, working and reworking them during numerous sessions with his sitters. Now, for the first time, 17 of these haunting and expressive pieces will be on display at the Courtauld Gallery in Somerset House. It’s a unique opportunity to see early masterpieces by one of the world’s most celebrated living artists.
When? Until 27 May 2024
Where? The Courtauld Gallery
How much? From £14
OMA
This April, David Carter, founder of two of London’s most beloved restaurants SMOKESTAK and Manteca, is throwing open the doors to his new restaurant OMA. Located on the first floor of a thoughtfully restored site in the iconic Borough Market (just upstairs from its sibling restaurant AGORA), OMA draws inspiration from the bold flavours of Greece’s sun-soaked islands. How better to celebrate the return of warmer weather than with a positively Mediterranean dining experience?
When? Opens 16 April 2024
Where? Borough Market
How much? Prices vary
Mauro Colagreco at Raffles London
In celebration of his new book Under the Sign of the Moon, globally acclaimed chef Mauro Colagreco will bring his three Michelin-starred restaurant Mirazur (ranked at number 1 at the World’s 50 Best Restaurants awards in 2019) to London, hosting special lunar-inspired dinners at Raffles London. Over two evenings, Mauro will serve a seven-course menu consisting of vegetable-led dishes such as beet and caviar, garden salad and vermouth sauce, artichoke tart and a dessert of chocolate and rosemary.
When? 10th and 11th April
Where? Raffles London at the OWO
How much? £225 per person, with the option of a wine pairing for £175 or a non-alcoholic Temperance Pairing for £80
London Marathon
Whether you’re one of the 50,000 brave souls participating, or simply a supportive spectator looking for an excuse to start drinking at 11am on a Sunday, the London Marathon is the UK capital at its best. The marathon starts in Greenwich Park and finishes right by Buckingham Palace, taking in many of the key London landmarks on the way.
When? 21 April 2024
Where? Throughout London
How much? Free to watch
Nessa
Chef Tim Cenci’s modern bistro Nessa has just celebrated its first anniversary. There’s never been a better time to dine at the acclaimed Soho eatery, where tried-and-true classics are given inventive twists – think celeriac carbonara or the nostalgia-inducing ‘Viennessa’ dessert. There’s bar seating if you’re just after a tipple or two, and the ‘Nessa Express’ menu is perfect for theatre-goers seeking a quick bite before curtains up.
When? Ongoing
Where? Brewer Street, Soho
How much? Prices vary
Long Day’s Journey Into Night
Eugene O’Neill’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play ‘Long Day’s Journey Into Night’ is coming to the West End, with Brian Cox and Patricia Clarkson set to star in the lead roles. Directed by Jeremy Herrin, it follows a testing day in the lives of the Tyrell family members as it weaves a tale of love, hate, betrayal, addiction and the fragility of family bonds.
When? Until 8 June 2024
Where? Wyndham’s Theatre
How much? Tickets from £29
Zheng Bo: Bamboo as Method
Hong-Kong based artist Zheng Bo is transforming Somerset House’s neoclassical courtyard into an immersive bamboo garden as part of the annual Somerset House Courtyard Commission Series. This site-specific and participatory installation creates a place for quiet contemplation and encourages visitors to “temporarily disconnect from their fast-paced, hyper-connected everyday lives by immersing themselves in the biosphere”. Sounds like just the thing to bring London’s stressed-out office workers back down to earth.
When? Until 28 Apr 2024
Where? Somerset House
How much? Free
Sticks‘n’Sushi Cocktail Masterclass
Sticks’n’Sushi is about more than just sushi. In fact, they also happen to know a thing or two about cocktails. To prove it, Sticks’n’Sushi Shoreditch is launching a series of cocktail masterclasses in collaboration with House of Suntory. Participants will learn the secrets behind creating signature cocktails, with a focus on Japanese flavours and spirits. Each ticket includes a welcome Roku and tonic, four cocktails and four small bites, as well as a lesson on the art of folding origami.
When? From April 2024
Where? Sticks’n’Sushi Shoreditch
How much? £40 per person
Yoko Ono: ‘Music of the Mind’
Yoko Ono is perhaps best known for her relationship with her husband and collaborator John Lennon, but she has never let that define her. Over the past seven decades, Ono has carved out a name for herself as an artist, musician and activist in her own right, and now Tate Modern is celebrating her multidisciplinary career in the UK’s largest exhibition of Ono’s work. Yoko Ono: ‘Music of the Mind’ traces the development of her practice and features over 200 of her works including installations, films, music, photography and scores.
When? Until 1 Sep 2024
Where? Tate Modern
How much? £22
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