Best Of Londonist: 2-8 September 2024

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Last Updated 06 September 2024

Best Of Londonist: 2-8 September 2024

Your weekly Londonist roundup, featuring Londony news and features.

This 1940s Post Office Themed Bar Delivers Cocktails By Pneumatic Tube

Cahoots is back with another bar to write home about.

A selection of post office themed drinks

The Ballot For Wimbledon 2025 Is Now Open

Ace!

Tennis taking place on Centre Court at Wimbledon
Image: AELTC/Joe Toth

Oktoberfest In London: Where To Find Steins, Bratwurst And Lederhosen

Lager, bratwurst and oompah galore.

Three young women pose with beer steins

Lime Disease? What To Do About The Dockless Bikes That Block Our Streets

There's an opportunity here, if we have the ambition.

Some bikes falling onto a cycle lane

London's Curious Bridges That Don't Span The Thames

Pontine ponderings.

Holborn Viaduct

Pedways: The Dream Of A Two-Tier City

Rise and fall of the skywalker.

Two British Prime Ministers Were Almost Killed In Croydon

Two of the most famous ones, too.

Winston Churchill and Croydon
Image: public domain/iStock

The Kindertransport Statues Of Liverpool Street Station

Remembering when London reached out to refugees.

A group of Kindertransport children

Park Life: Phenomenal Paintings Of London's Peaceful Side

The dreamy work of Emma Haworth.

A painting of London Fields Lido

"Why I Wrote A Play About Harry Beck And His Tube Map"

Someone fairly unremarkable, who did a remarkable thing.

Harry Beck's tube map
© TfL/London Transport Museum

How To Spot People In London Who Are Clearly Not Londoners

"They talk to me without apologising first."

Three women taking a selfie outside a Westminster red phone box

London's About To Get A Dedicated Espresso Martini Bar

Get woken up, and f***ed up.

A selection of espresso martinis

Waterloo: The Only Station Where You Can Do A Proper Pub Crawl

Terminal tipples in Waterloo's four pubs.

Three pubs in Waterloo

For One Night Only: Two Vegan Chefs Are Throwing A Huge, Plant-First Party

You're invited (and all your food's included)

Image by Tendril Mayfair

HP Sauce On Oysters? It's A Thing In London Now - But Not For Long

Try one for for a quid. Or a dozen for 12 quid.

Oysters and HP Sauce

What's Your Dream For London?

The London Society's annual writing competition has a dream theme.

A poster saying 'Remember to Daydream'

Things To Do In London This Coming Week: 9-15 September 2024

Get planning your week ahead.

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