Best Of Londonist: 30 October 2022

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Last Updated 28 October 2022

Best Of Londonist: 30 October 2022

Your weekly Londonist roundup, featuring Londony news and features from the past seven days.

These Futuristic Tram-Buses Will Be On London's Streets From 2023

The future of the London bus is here.

A futuristic tram bus

Thanksgiving In London 2022: Celebrate At American Restaurants, Special Meals And Thanksgiving Events

Get booking for 24 November.

A turkey feast with all the trimmings

Get Your Freak On: 9 Of The Spookiest London Dates I've Ever Been On

From pickled moles to haunted basements.

Various animals heads on display in formaldehyde

In Pictures: Elizabeth Line's Bond Street Station Opens

The name's Bond. Bond Street station.

A silvery escalator ascending into the heavens

50+ Fantastic Things To Do In London This Month: November 2022

Vintage cars, the Lord Mayor's Show, and the all-important Christmas light switch-ons.

The Lord Mayor doff his cap from his golden coach as he passes St Paul's

Inside Audrey's: Southwark's Supremely Charming All-Day Cafe-Bar

Cute decor, cocktails and comfort food. (sponsor)

London's Best Christmas Markets And Festive Fairs For 2022

Crafts, food and decorations, sorted.

A Christmas market with huge arches of illuminations overhead

See Images Of Hackney In The 70s And 80s At This Exhibition

Money raised goes to Hackney Foodbank.

Young protestors with banners decrying the murder of Colin Roach
© Neil Martinson

The Great Christmas Pudding Race Returns To Covent Garden This Christmas

London's most bonkers festive tradition is back for 2022.

An elf leaps through an inflatable, holding a platter

"Misconceived Development Threatens To Ruin Liverpool Street Station's Character"

Let's enhance, not degrade.

The concourse at Liverpool Street station

Where To Go Curling In London

Competitive socialising, the slippery way.

Three young woman curl on the ice under purple lights
Image: Queens

Explore The Best Of Czech At Made In Prague Festival

Arts and science combine in this cultural showcase. (sponsor)

A young man and woman in an old film are about to kiss
Image: Národní filmový archív, Prague

Legendary Flipper's Roller Boogie Palace To Open In London

From west Hollywood to west London.

A collage of various celebs who've been to Flipper's

"I Felt Faintly Cheated" - What Reviewers Originally Said About The Mousetrap

One write-up was eerily prescient...

The red neon marquee on the front of the Mousetrap Theatre, marking 69 years of the show

8 Futuristic Restaurants And Bars To Make You Feel Like You're In A Sci-Fi Movie

From AR cocktails to cheese on a conveyor belt.

Futuristic pods lined up on either side of a room illuminated in a sci-fi blue

Where To Watch Dickens' A Christmas Carol On Stage In London, 2022

From traditional retellings, to Dollywood and drunk adaptations.

A young looking Scrooge in a nightgown holding a candle, looking scared