The Time Out London blog team

Earlier this week we dropped Time Out’s ultimate guide to London flat whites, a deep-dive into the sacred alchemy of espresso and steamed milk. And now we come bearing even more good news for the capital’s coffee-obsessed citizens. Industry behemoths Oatly and Nespresso have collabbed to create an oat milk friendly capsule, which went on sale back in January. To celebrate, the two brands are hosting pop-ups at two major commuter stations next week, where they’ll dish out the all important good stuff (AKA oat flat whites) entirely for free!  So, flat white fans, mark your calendars. The first pop-up runs 7am-midday on February 10 at Victoria Station and the second is at Waterloo on February 14 (also 7am-midday). Best of all, you don’t need to do anything, just rock up and let the free coffee flow.  Commuters can also win prizes worth up to £100 at the Oatly X Nespresso ‘coffee bar’ pop-ups. Spin a ‘giant Nespresso pod’ for your chance to walk away with some merch, a milk frother or even a coffee machine. We’re not sure how you’ll get it on the tube either, but that’s a later problem. Oh, you’re not like the other girls? Here’s coffee expert Celeste Wong’s pick of the capital’s best independent coffee shops. Or if you need food and a seat with your caffeine fix then head over to one of Time Out’s 21 best cafes in London.  Get the latest and greatest from the Big Smoke – from news and reviews to events and trends. Just follow our Time Out London WhatsApp channel. Stay in the...

Are you a history buff? A James Bond fanatic? An arts-and-culture aficionado? A lover of drinking in one-of-a-kind bars? All four of those? If so, we’ve got your dream London attraction. It’s called The London Tunnels, and it’s expected to be one of the most significant new attractions to open in the city this side of the millennium.  As the name suggests, The London Tunnels will occupy a series of underground passages. The tunnels were built during WWII to protect Londoners from the Blitz, and they stretch a mile under High Holborn and Chancery Lane. They may be hidden beneath central London’s streets, but they’re pretty huge: the ceilings are so high they could fit a double-decker bus.  The tunnels have been shut since the 1980s and they’re set to soon open to the public as a tourist attraction. With the help of WilkinsonEyre (the architects behind Battersea Power Station’s flashy revamp) London Tunnels CEO Angus Murray plans to open the tunnels up as a part-museum, part-exhibition-space and part-cocktail-bar, and it’s predicted to launch in early 2028.  So, how did we get here? After the war the tunnels were taken over by British Intelligence for its Special Operations Executive office (part of MI6), and the offices were supposedly an inspiration to James Bond creator Ian Fleming and his novels’ Q Branch. In the ’50s, the complex was transformed into the Kingsway Exchange Tunnels, a telephone exchange with the deepest underground bar in any city in the world, built for...

You’ve heard of bottomless brunch, now prepare yourself for bottomless… pasta?   A new Italian-American style restaurant is pitching the absolutely wild concept of all-you-can-eat lasagna, should you choose to accept the challenge. Senza Fondo is opening February 20 on Rufus Street in Shoreditch, and will offer unlimited slices of the good stuff for £20 a head. You should be in good hands though. Talented head chef Michael Bagnall – who has previously popped-up at the likes of Victoria Park wine bar Bruno, Brixton’s Naughty Piglets and Margate’s Sargasso – will be in charge of the kitchen.  There will be two kinds of lasagna on offer: slow cooked beef shin for the meat-eaters and a vegetarian artichoke option. Starters include mortadella with pistachio, deep fried mozzarella sticks, burrata with truffle and honey butter, and sage polenta rosti.  If you don’t fancy lasagna (then why are you here?), there’ll be fettuccine alfredo, and casarecce with mushroom ragu, as well as sharing specials of vegan aubergine parmigiana, whole roasted plaice with mussels, chilli, capers and parsley, and grilled wing rib on the bone with beef jus and apple mostarda. Puddings include tiramisu, wood fired apple pie, and olive oil gelato. The 1,700 sqft restaurant will also have live music and a bar named after Italian footballer, Kevin Lasagna, that will serve £5 negronis. There are also plans for a lunchtime hatch, which will serve a ‘lasangwich’. Come have a go, if you think you’re carb...