A tale here of two local councils and their contrasting approaches to the pressing issue of water usage. Following a government campaign announced earlier this year, Westminster council have binned bottled water from their offices in favour of glugging straight from the tap (via a glass or plastic receptacle, of course). They estimate that doing so will save them in the region of £12,000. The council has also vowed to replace pre-bottled water at......

Coconut, black pepper and rum frappé? Why not. Chive and pineapple with vodka? Sure. Maker’s Mark, Angostura Bitters and fig syrup? Hey, we’re so buzzed from the first two cocktails, at this point we’ll try anything. And at around six or seven quid per drink, we can (on rare occasion) actually afford a little frilly drink exploration. The Shish Bar and Cocktail Lounge in exotic Willesden Green (yes, the same Shish with that corner......

Here at Londonist we love to indulge in all sorts of devilishly scrumptious treats. However, we know healthy, conscientious eating is the key to a happy life. Is it just us or has everyone in London been ill this winter? Plenty of us Londonistas have. Sore throats, coughs, sniffles: you name the condition, we’ve suffered from it. If only we’d known sooner about Innocent Drinks' new lemon, honey and ginger concoction. This “smoothie for......

London bloggers can be a lonely bunch, hunched over their laptops, leaving comments all over the place but not actually meeting and greeting much. All that will change on Tuesday 29 January for this is the date scheduled for the London Bloggers Meet Up, kicking off at 7pm at the Camel and Artichoke pub in Waterloo. It's a good chance for a post-work drink and chat with fellow bloggers, and a rare opportunity to......

Depending on how much Internet reading you do, you may or may not be aware that today is Blog Action Day – a day on which bloggers around the web unite to put a single important issue on everyone’s mind. This year it’s the environment. And in honour of this, Londonist could think of nothing more appropriate than to suggest ideas for a greener day in this fair city of ours. 1. Get on......

Aloooha London! This weekend will see the third annual London Luau, three days of 'bands, DJs, drinking, eating and dancing' with a 'tropical Tiki theme.' This year's Luau commences on Friday with an art show opening at Brick Lane's Old Truman Brewery followed by drinks at Mayfair's celeb hot spot, Mahiki. The party continues on Saturday with a market place, live carving, dance lessons, films and more with the main night meet-up at Trader......

Craving Vietnamese food in the city? Well now you can satiate your noodle soup desires at the restaurant Pho found in Clerkenwell. Unlike its brethren congregated along Kingsland Road, Pho stands out as the only Vietnamese restaurant amongst the more upmarket dining options on St Johns Street. Pho has a decent number of tables though always appears full anytime past seven during the week when its open. After that you'll have to queue and......

It's not often that the motley gang here at Londonist plan clubbing nights out with more than a couple of hours, or at most a day to go. So brace yourselves, here comes a suggestion a whopping NINE days early. Reasons why this will be ace: 1. It's a good excuse to go to Bloomsbury Bowling Alleys. Drinks aren't that expensive (cocktails from about £4), it's smack bang in the middle of well, Bloomsbury (well......

Another bumper crop of things to do and see this weekend, in particular all the Big Dance events taking place around town - more details here. But for the non-dance related things to see and do, the Culture Crawl starts here... Friday 21 July 1001 Nights Now at the British Museum. An evening of Arabian fairy tales re-told through the stories of migrant workers from the Middle East in Britain today; this is an......

London always goes a bit loopy in the heat. Unlikely couplings and incredulous incidents occur once the mercury creeps past a certain point, people and places begin to melt and blur into one another... Outdoor swimming pools become cinemas, banking districts become beaches... If you're in EC2 at any point this week before Friday 7 July, there's a beach among the banks and office blocks - and it's not a mirage. The lovely people......

This evening we're being lazy and staying in and catching up on The Apprentice. Tomorrow though, is a completely different matter. One of our favourite new bands The Modern are playing at Duckie. Set to chart in the top twenty, the band have just released their new single Industry full of 80s flavours and synth sounds. Duckie is a stalwart of the Vauxhall gay scene, and a far cry away from the dark rooms......

One of our favourite monthly nights here at Club Londonist is Mornington Crescent's Stay Beautiful and as luck would have it, this Friday night sees it spin round for its March visit. Set up by music journalist Simon Price in the late 90s, it's been through a variety of venues, but us younglings have only known it at the Purple Turtle. This isn't an indie club, it's not a pop club, it's not a......

With all this book reading, tv viewing, lecture attending, film watching and Ken chasing, we at the Londonist towers have realised we've forgotten to do one vital thing. We've forgotten to dance! Upon this realisation we immediately rushed to the nearest Office and bought ourselves a pair of comfortable, yet stylish dancing shoes. We've just put them on and by heck we're going to use them. Ladies and Gentlemen of London, beware, the Londonistas are......