Popped into the Black Eel pub in Dalston last week and can honestly say it's the best new pub we've visited in years. The front bit is built into the old F. Cooke pie and mash shop, while the back is a glorious labyrinth of cosy drinking rooms. Give it a go -> londonist.com/london/pubs/...

You could let your nostrils lead you to the nearest mug of mulled wine - or you could just click on our guide instead

Glitch in the matrix?

You know when TfL plays about with the Tube roundel? We just mapped them all...

Step into a glowing rose garden, glimpse the future of food, or take part in a new run club — all free this week

Mattress graffiti... springing up all over London

Your handy weekly roundup of Londonist news and features

Whose good at apostrophe's, then?

Ready to think about all things Christmas yet? We've gathered everything you need to know about spending Christmas in London in one handy place 🎄🤶❄️ ▶️ shorturl.at/vLSBu ◀️

"By reflecting the city’s mix of cultures and communities, productions which use different languages and accents can help theatres reach new audiences"

Looking for the perfect festive show to catch in London this Christmas? Here's our pick of the best 👇

The Old Vic has opened a dazzling new extension - featuring a cafe and public script library 🖊️

BREAKING NEWS: Crocodile spotted in Limehouse Basin. Londonist Exclusive!!

You've got 48 chances to watch The Muppet Christmas Carol at this Leicester Square Cinema londonist.com/london/chris...

The V&A's new landmark building in east London will open in April londonist.com/london/museu...

We've been colouring old maps again. Today, here's Wapping, Shadwell and Rotherhithe in 1746, in colour for the first time ever -> londonist.substack.com/p/1746-in-co...

OK, anyone else ancient enough to understand this Hackney graffiti?

1/4: When I found this piece on the Thames foreshore, I thought it would just end up in my drawer of unidentified fragments - with such a general name as the 'London Tavern' I'd never be able to pin it down; it was barely even worth looking it up....

Are there a bunch of red phone boxes buried deep beneath the BT Tower? There are according to this illustrator

This year's St Pancras Christmas tree is a 12-metre-tall rotating music box topped with a ballerina!

12 free things to do in London this week, from a museum late to free entry to St Paul's Cathedral - plus free cookies! 🍪

Fun fact: this is the only Tube station to be named after TWO types of cheese

Catch up with all the stories on Londonist from the past week, in one quick digest londonist.com/london/best-...

Reminder: some firework displays take place THIS WEEKEND. Here are all the London displays we know about, with dates and times londonist.com/london/thing...

Here's a scary Halloween thought... just 13 years ago, a ten-storey image of Prince Andrew (as we used to call him) was draped over the Thames

Did you ever ride London's shortest (and steepest) railway, near St Paul's? Well, you can't any longer londonist.com/london/secre...

Is there a stopped clock near you? Some surprisingly prominent London buildings have unloved clocks, and this project is on a mission to restart them londonist.substack.com/p/london-fro...

In case you missed it... we've now colourised the Georgian (1746) map of Westminster and Lambeth. Some wonderful details on this one... (high-res version on link) londonist.substack.com/p/1746-in-co...

How and where to donate your old coat, and make someone's winter 🧥 londonist.com/london/thing...

Already missing those sumo wrestlers? The Japanese sport returns to London next year - with an immersive dining twist 🍣 londonist.com/london/sport...

Oliver, Charles and Mabel are leaving the Arconia for London 🇬🇧 londonist.com/london/film/...

London's about to get its own House of Guinness

We're presuming this cycle lane in Fitzrovia is closed for roadworks... and not because it's encrusted with Lime bikes

What to get up to in London this weekend, including a dog parade, a family disco and a podcast festival londonist.com/london/weeke...

The kids are going to LOVE this! A free trail featuring a dozen Snoopy sculptures to seek out londonist.com/london/chris...

FREE BEER! FREE PIZZA! And other free things to do in London this week londonist.com/london/free-...

A 'shimmering curtain' will appear on this Strand church in November londonist.com/london/art-a...

A 'shimmering curtain' will appear on this Strand church in November londonist.com/london/art-a...

From next month you can snap a selfie with Bridget Jones in Leicester Square londonist.com/london/film/...

Look carefully at London's stained glass windows and you might just see gasholders, skyscrapers and even a double-decker bus

Busy week? Catch up on what you missed over on Londonist 👇

It's already Christmas in Hampstead Waterstones 🧑‍🎄📚

Secrets of Blackfriars Bridge revealed in new restoration project

Londonist's Editor-at-Large Matt Brown... got a new book out apparently.

Slow Horses... some really intriguing London locations in Episode 5. We've added them to our article, which reveals where all the key scenes were shot londonist.com/london/film/...

Anyone else have the overwhelming desire to solve a murder whenever they walk past this place? 🔍

This astonishing "balloon view" of London was sketched out in 1851. It contains some intriguing details -> londonist.substack.com/p/a-balloon-...

Eurostar is getting a fleet of double-decker trains! 🚆

When the museum acquired this portrait earlier this year, they didn't know who it was by... or of

The kids are going to LOVE this 🐙