Best Of Londonist: 6-12 January 2025

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Last Updated 12 January 2025

Best Of Londonist: 6-12 January 2025

Your weekly roundup of Londonist news and features.

Notes From A Closing-Down Pie And Mash Shop

Manze's in Deptford shuts at the end of the month.

Frontage of a pie shop

Six Dazzling Light Festivals To See In London This Winter

Four of them are FREE!

A huge light display on the South Bank
Image: Todd-White Art Photography/Ben Fitzpatrick

Exact Date Given For Silvertown Tunnel Opening

And there'll be free buses for a year.

The Silvertown Tunnel
Image: TfL

Egyptian Geese: Once Rare, These Handsome Honksters Are Now Common In London

Seen one of these distinctive birds?

An Egyptian goose

Soho's Legendary Bar Italia Has Opened A Second Branch... At Outernet

Talk about unlikely bedfellows.

The Bar Italia neon signs

Art On The Underground Turns 25, As Bumper Year Of Tube Art Is Announced

Four major new artworks on the horizon.

A vibrant cartoonish painting
Image: Jonathan Bassett

Where To Celebrate Lunar New Year And Chinese New Year 2025 In London

Events and celebrations to welcome the Year of the Snake.

People enjoying a posh Asian meal

Mythbusting: Do These Iron Bars Really Stick Out From The Thames Street Kerb In London?

Sick of seeing this on Facebook?

A piece of iron sticking out of the kerb

Review: Abby Wambaugh Has Only Just Begun

Formidable debut from a comedian promising great things.

Giant Ball Of Yarn And A Ridable Horse At Battersea Power Station's Free Light Festival

Month-long light-up returns for fifth year.

A neon ball of yarn in front of Battersea Power Station

Duxford, The Other Imperial War Museum Near London

They've got a Concorde. And flying Spitfires.

People looking at a bomber plane

Where To Watch The Six Nations 2025 In London

See rugby greats battle it out, at these pubs and bars.

A Guinness sports lounge

One Corner, Three Histories

The terrible explosion, the world religion, and the football team.

An old map of Moorfields

This Beloved South London Music Venue Is Reopening Early 2025

We CAN have nice things.

A band performing

Time Travel Back To 17th Century London - With This Royalist Reenactment Along The Mall

Commemorating the execution of Charles I.

Men wearing 17th century military gear

Looking Ahead: Things To Do This Week In London: 13-19 January 2025

Spanish cabaret, whale tales and a new postal exhibition.

A church bathed in pink light