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Hospitality

A place to call home

The Drake Hotel has become the heart and soul of its neighbourhood, playing a role in the community that was carefully thought out by its founder.

  • Issue #118
  • 5 min read
Jeff Stober, founder of the Drake Hotel, standing on wooden stairs against a wood-paneled wall.
Architecture

Back to the future

There's more to the City of Angels than dive joints and cocktail clubs. The 1933 Group is safeguarding the future of Los Angeles' bar scene by preserving its past.

  • Issue #117
  • 5 min read
Elegant chandelier hanging over seating area at Highland Park Bowl
The Monocle Concierge

Editor’s letter

Our editor in chief wants to open your eyes to a little hotel in South Tyrol that's setting the benchmark in hospitality for its efforts in the community.

  • Issue #117
  • 4 min read
Two men carrying a wooden table with cardboard boxes on top.
Architecture

Height of taste

Japan’s capital is home to a new restaurant from the team behind Noma. We tested the flavour of its aesthetic fusion.

  • Issue #116
  • 8 min read
Inua restaurant kitchen team of chefs in blue aprons posing together, led by head chef Thomas Frebel in front right.
Design

Magic touch

Alexandra Champalimaud’s interior-design firm has left its mark on the world’s finest hotels.

  • Issue #116
  • 6 min read
Alexandra Champalimaud at her New York design studio desk wearing blue-framed glasses and patterned shirt
Hospitality

If you build it, they will come

From how to create a welcoming lobby with just the right amount of hubbub to who to hire to tend your kitchen, here is our advice for budding hoteliers looking to create a spot…

  • Issue #114
  • 9 min read
Illustration of a man at a piano with sheet music, singing into a microphone under stage lights.
Hospitality

Care to join me?

Singapore’s newest members’ club harks back to the solidarity of the “clans” that helped Chinese immigrants establish themselves in Singapore. We take a first look.

  • Issue #112
  • 5 min read
Care to join me?
Design

Making an entrance: Onion

Monocle designs the ultimate imagined bar, The Night Owl, then rounds up real-world watering holes worth seeking out, from Singapore speakeasies to São Paulo's tropical-modernist hotel lounges.

  • Issue #90
  • 5 min read
Making an entrance: Onion
Design

Making an entrance: Nott Architects

Meet Nott Architects, the firm behind some of Auckland's most liveable restaurants. Their work, from casual oyster shacks to wineries, imbues spaces with warmth, personality and a touch of theatre.

  • Issue #90
  • 3 min read
Making an entrance: Nott Architects

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