Diaries to hand – our pick of the hippest hangouts this month

PLACES TO GO, THINGS TO SEE...

eat

WHAT... Sensational, vegetarian sharing plates.

WHERE... Bubala, a new Middle Eastern eatery in Spitalfields. WHY... This restaurant has been years in the making. The consummate team come from the toast of London’s Levantine restaurant scene – Berber & Q, The Palomar, The Barbary – and have brought their flavour-rich cooking to a sunny space on Commercial Street. There’s a hit list of dishes to try, but we recommend starting off with the confit potato latkes and gorgeous fried aubergine.

make

WHAT... A new multidisciplinary clay space where you can mould a pot or two.

WHERE... On Eccleston Place in ever-chic Belgravia.

WHY... Ceramic art and wheel throwing is having a real moment in the UK. There’s a TV show, more events and fairs than ever, and crop of new masterclasses that seem to be opening every week. Our favourite is at Studio Pottery London, a new space designed by FLINT that combines expert tuition with an exhibition gallery and boutique ceramics shopping – it’s the perfect spot to begin your immersion into all things earthen.

discover

WHAT... Naum Gabo’s first career retrospective in 30 years. WHERE... The beautiful surrounds of Tate St Ives.

WHY... Russian-jewish artist Naum Gabo was an icon of constructivism, an art and architectural movement that influenced many of the major design trends of the 20th century, including the now much revered and imitated Bauhaus. This exhibition, running from the 25 January until the 3 May, presents a selection of sleek drawings and paintings, but most impressive are the sculptures and installation works, dazzling in their majestic modernity.