An exclusive preview of Bonheur by Matt Abé, the Gordon Ramsay protégé’s debut solo restaurant, launching this week at one of the UK’s most celebrated culinary addresses
From creepy crypts in Rome to haunted vending machines in Tokyo, via ghosts and graverobbers in Edinburgh, here is our guide to the uncanny in FT Globetrotter’s destinations
From a cursed road tunnel and eerie vending machines to a haunted shopping mall with a dark past, the uncanny lurks where you least expect it in the Japanese capital
Mug passion
Many of the bucolic burial ground’s celebrated residents are still, according to local lore, making their presence felt
Descend into a sacred subterranean realm where echoes of the ancient past and early Christianity still linger
Exploring the attractions of the ever-evolving harbour city, where people ‘work and play in public’
The author’s ‘dream of a life in words’ came true in the Turkish megacity — and its underbelly captured her heart
A ghoulish past clings like mist to the Scottish capital — if its walls could speak, they’d be screaming . . .
There are mountains of Himalayan restaurants, cafés and food trucks to discover in south-east London
The London restaurants celebrating this knobbly, stubborn but also delicious fruit this season
The Union Square Greenmarket draws 200,000 visitors on peak days. Its top customers are the city’s best chefs, and they have a lot to teach you
Born of Victorian anxieties and ambition, these vast, atmospheric and often overgrown burial grounds are the resting places of myriad illustrious Londoners
The ‘twindividual’ artists are bringing their ‘past modern’ style to Kew
The nut-butter specialists have taken over the French capital. Manhattan is next
From practical advice to the philosophical, with must-see neighbourhoods and attractions, these are your favourite ways to explore Turkey’s east-meets-west metropolis
CEO Michael Martin targets US IPO to raise capital for deals to keep Strava ahead of rivals including Garmin and Nike
Powerful portals to the romance and realities of a global city and great cultural crossroads
Five spots where Istanbulites go to safely enjoy a dip in one of the world’s busiest waterways
The man at the helm of Turkey’s first two-Michelin-starred restaurant shares his favourite places to roam, shop and dine on both sides of the Bosphorus
Tips for old city sights that are off — and under — the beaten track
Centuries-old dishes once served to the sultans are reimagined for contemporary palates in these charming and grand cultural institutions
Strictly quizness
An extraordinary route from the Black Sea coast to the city centre takes in fishing villages, Ottoman remains, spectacular restaurants and sights of great beauty
Take in the highlights of a rich cultural scene — and run the world’s only intercontinental marathon — in the Turkish megalopolis this season
