Let Londonist help you celebrate one of Britain’s most cherished traditions, the Sunday Lunch. The Eagle 159 Farringdon Road EC1R 3AL Nearest Tube: Farringdon 0207 837 1353 12.30pm-3.30pm, 6.30pm-10.30pm (Monday-Saturday) 12.30pm-3.30pm (Sunday) Expect to Pay: We’ve never seen any mains listed for more than £12 on the blackboard Rating: 9.5 out of 10 Having the (dubious?) distinction of being the first pub to call itself a “gastropub,” The Eagle is the sort of place......

Londonist asks that most pressing of daily concerns: where to go on your lunch break. Jollof Pot Exmouth Market at the corner near Farringdon Road Nearest Tube: Farringdon, Angel 0207 254 5333 12pm-2.30pm (Monday-Friday) Map Expect to Pay: around £5 Rating: 8 out of 10 We’ve been happily grabbing our lunch from Exmouth Market Ghanaian food vendors, Jollof Pot, for over a year now and are pleased to report that the only thing we’ve......

Londonist asks that most pressing of daily concerns: where to go on your lunch break. Latin Square Restaurant & Havana Bar 43-45 Farringdon Road EC1M 3JB Map Expect to Pay: Around £5 for a Daily Lunch Special Rating: 7 out of 10 Londonist needed an escape from all the rain this week and so visited the Latin Square Restaurant & Havana Bar. It's found just around the corner from Farringdon tube and not hard......

Fresh this Week: Conceived in Jamaica, Elizabeth Marsh (1735-85) traveled further than most men, including eastern and southern India, visiting the world's biggest ports and naval bases, from Portsmouth to Rio de Janeiro. Author Linda Colley, author of In The Ordeal of Elizabeth Marsh, reads tonight at The London Review Bookshop, or you can hear her on Radio 4's Start the Week. Thursday 14, 7pm, LRB, 14 Bury Place, WC1A 2JL - Buy online......

A tribute to the capital’s alleys, ginnels and snickleways. 35. Saffron Hill Where? Narrow street running parallel to Farringdon Road between Charterhouse Street and Clerkenwell Road. The quiet southern end is not used by vehicles, hence its inclusion in this series. What? The street is named, you will not be surprised to hear, after saffron, which was grown in this area from the 14th century. The world's most expensive spice was in high-demand in the......

Just out the Van: Margaret Atwood leaves the telepresence book-signing robot at home and joins fellow authors Andrew O'Hagan and Erica Wagner and publisher Stephen Page, Chief Executive of Faber & Faber, to discuss the brave new world of authors, readers and publishers in the age of new technology. Digitise or Die: What is the Future of the Book? is part of the London Book Fair. Tuesday 17th, 7.30pm, £9, The Southbank Centre. In......

Just out the Van: Penned in the Margins is an evening of "music-cum-literary delights" this Thursday, featuring spoken word artist Ventriloquist, Bristol-based SJ Esau, Dan Le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip and Tim Wells. Spitz, 109 Commercial Street, E1 6BG, 020 7392 9032. In Next Week: Tarquin Hall (Salaam Brick Lane), Melanie McGrath (Silvertown), and Will Self (The Book of Dave) discuss the wealth of stories to be found in London’s East End, especially, in......

After last week's watery fun on Farringdon Road, GD Cobb thought we might like the aqueous patriotism in this image. In Chicago they dye the Chicago River green for St. Patricks day. Maybe London could do something with the Thames. Hmmm, but when? The Union Flag represents the UK, which has no patron saint or official day of celebration as far as we know. Perhaps we could save it for May 1, as an......

Unleash the River Fleet! It still flows beneath Farringdon Road. Wouldn't it be an improvement to let it loose once more? Imagine canal trips from Blackfriars to Kings Cross. Keep sending in your distorted images of the capital. In fact, please resume sending them in, as we've ended up making the last two or three. And as you can see, we're not as good as you lot. Send entries to londonist - at -......

The Londonist Literary List appears every Tuesday. If you'd like to bring an event to our attention, please email londonistlit@gmail.com. If you haven't seen the blog, or spotted them in the Guardian, Post Secret's conceit is simple - send a postcard airing a single piece of your dirty laundry. Now there's a book and an accompanying exhibition at Foyles till December the 10th. The new Smoke - a London Peculiar is out too. Here's......

The Londonist Literary List appears every Tuesday. If you'd like to bring an event to our attention, please email londonistlit@gmail.com. Those of us with an addiction to lists may have looked on folornly at this recent compilation of no less than 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die - but it did make us think of a drinking game to play. It includes a shot glass, a bottle of cheap vodka, three pairs......

The Londonist Literary List appears every Tuesday. If you'd like to bring an event to our attention, please email londonistlit@gmail.com. It's a busy old week, so let's get on: Tonight May Contain Graphic Content poses the question "Are graphic novels a complex and creative new literary form – or just glorified comic strips?" and they have some interesting speakers to debate the topic including Dan Franklin of Jonathan Cape, publisher of Ghost World, Jimmy......

A quick look at some of what's on gigging wise over the next seven days. Tonight: William Besson will be alongside The Punkverts at the ‘Number 10 (10 Goldbourne Road) in Notting Hill and Londonist faves Lucky Soul are at the Colour Bar in Camden. Elsewhere some old Londonist muckas, The Colonies, perform for love and not money at the Betsey Trotwood, 56 Farringdon Road from 9. Friday: Decent ska-punk from Less Than Jake......

Goldfinger. Bah-Bah BAH! He’s the man…who should have used thicker toilet paperrrrr. So went the iconic sixties Bond theme. (Or was that the man with the golden pun? No matter.) Goldfinger is that rare example of a man who left his mark on both the silver screen and the west London skyline. For those who are puzzled right now, the famous Bond villain was actually named after a real-life architect, one Ernő Goldfinger. Ian......

We love new bands down here in the Londonist Music dungeon, so far this year we've brought you The Sways, The Delta Blues, Eighteenth Day Of May, and Kaibosh, amongst others and there'll be plenty more to come. But no one loves new bands quite as much those lovely folks at Plum Promotions do. For the last five years Plum Promotions have devoted themselves to booking the finest new and upcoming bands. Firstly at......

The Londonist Literary List appears every Tuesday. If you’d like to bring an event to our attention, please email londonistlit@gmail.com. All the big releases came out last week (Zadie Smith, Rushdie, Coetzee, etc). This week, there's little in the way of new stuff to read, but there are a ton of authors talking all the same, in the form of readings and discussions. Last week was good for the homebodies. This week, all of......

Tonight Londonist editors Rob and Euan will be chancing their arm in the Coral European Poker Open. Don't be too impressed, it's only the 'media tournament', so it's £500 to the charity of your choice and a nice little trophy if you win. But, still...a trophy! There's 60 players taking part in the Open up at the Gutshot club on the Farringdon Road, but the real competition will be between Euan and Rob to......