We’ve got a taste for alternative cabaret right now as it cuts through the Christmas schmaltz. The line up at Winter Wonderland presented by TheWhatWorks at CosmoBar, Clerkenwell tonight runs the full gamut of musical variety and comedy with bite covering burlesque, folk, jazz and …
In need of a pick me up to beat the wintry blues? Conserving cash against the credit crunch? Well it sounds like you could do with a “sizzling soiree full of sounds, visions and magic” and the all important free entry. Get yourself down to …
As if Clerkenwell needed another fantastic pub! Londonist wandered over to last night’s grand opening of Hatton Wall’s Hat and Tun. It’s a very pubby pub with lots of taxidermed animal heads, big cushy leather sofas and an honest to goodness wood-burning fireplace. An adequate …
Londonist brings it on home. Santoré 59-61 Exmouth Market EC1R 4QL 0207 7812 1178 Call for delivery times and delivery zone Expect to pay: about £7-8 for a 12” pie, or £6-7 per ¼ metre Santoré. It’s not just for lunch. Their speedy pizza-and-more (fantastic …
47. Passing Alley Where? We’re back in Clerkenwell to probe this connector of St John Street and St John’s Lane. What? Oh what japery the denizens of Clerkenwell must have enjoyed around this one over the centuries. Passing Alley is only one vowel shift from …
Clerkenwell’s Jerusalem Tavern, which has long been a favourite with the Londonist crowd, has been named Town Pub of the Year. According to the Good Pub Guide 2009, the slender, oft-packed watering hole remains “delightfully atmospheric, even at its busiest”, while in their monthly pub …
Late-night lash lovers in Clerkenwell will have one less option for the next month at least: Dust nightclub has had its license revoked after a shooting last weekend. Gunshots were heard in the vicinity of the Farringdon Road nightspot early Saturday morning, and a 28-year …
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We’ve always been massive fans of Fabric and as a weekend of major partying approaches, we think there’s no better place to be tomorrow than Fabric itself. Former Trash resident and all round amazing producer dude Erol Alkan headlines Room 1 ably supported by LCD …
42. St John’s Path Where? Deeply atmospheric jitty linking Britton Street with St John’s Square, Clerkenwell. What? Someone requested this one a few weeks back. Surely some mistake, thought we. St John’s Path is the Platonic ideal of backpassagery. We couldn’t have missed such an …
This Week In London’s History Monday – 21st July 2005: Two weeks after the July 7th bombings, four would-be suicide bombers attempt to detonate explosive devices on London’s public transport system. None of the bombs explode fully, but widespread disruption of the transport system ensues …
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