Pete Kizenko's Russian banya, or bath house, is a place where people go to steam, soak and cold plunge. But a BYOB restaurant in the space offers a menu of dishes honoring his Russian and ...

If I were to tell you I’d planned to attend a “wellness ritual at a bathhouse”, this would no doubt conjure a mental image of aromatic vapours wafting through steam-filled rooms coupled with ...

I visited Banya No 1 in Chiswick and was greeted with a towelling robe and a dome-shaped boiled-wool hat. The hat is an essential part of the Banya experience – everyone wears them to protect ...