Time Out No. #58 | Monday 17 May 2021

Proper pubs. Open theatres. Sitting in cafés, reading the paper. Nights out at your favourite restaurant. Losing yourself in the cinema. Seeing proper art IRL. These things are now ‘okay’. Our world is a beautiful place again. Get out there and experience it (safely). Here’s basically everything you need.

Time Out asks:

Venues of London, show us your best Indoor Dining face!

‘This is Bob. Bob is our landlord, and has supported us a lot through all the lockdown. He was our first customer this morning.’


@KipferlCafe

‘🔥WELCOME BACK!🔥

The Mammas can’t wait to feed you indoors!’



@lamiamammalondon

Follow us on Twitter for the latest Time Out asks and we could make you famous, friend.

Rowans Tenpin Bowl. It has an aura. Thousands of stories, rumours and myths surround it. Anyone born in north London will know all about it. And after you read our beautiful oral history, so will you.

Fingers on buzzers

What sport, known in the 1700s as ‘sphairistike’, was invented in Berkeley Square?


The answer you seek is at the end of this email!

For ages, London’s biggest and best galleries and museums have been closed to the general public. That all changes today. Bet you’re gagging for a bit of the ol’ culture, right? But maybe all the choice is overwhelming. Royal Academy or Hayward? Barbican or Tate? Take a few deep breaths, gather yourself, and read this.

Snag these sweet deals

‘I’ve never been on a two-digit bus before.’

Overheard something weird and wonderful? Tweet us and you might see it next time!

London news you can use

Simmons Bar has four new locations. Happy hour lasts till 2am. Wow.

The craze for micro-parks is spreading across the city. Is there one near you?

London’s oldest shop has closed after more than 500 years.

The South Bank is going all Munich with a giant new beer garden.

Feelgood links to ease the pain

The fantastic history of record collecting in London

Bob Mazzer’s amazing photos of the Underground in the ’80s

Engrossing footage of London way back in 1967

A very useful map showing all the pubs in London that are planning on showing the Euros

More cool stuff

We won’t keep you in suspense any longer…

Click here for the quiz answer!

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