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More cheap pints in zone 1 • Drinking pints for £5.60 or less in Clerkenwell, Angel, Kings Cross, St Pancras and Nine Elms
More cheap pints in zone 1
Drinking pints for £5.60 or less in Clerkenwell, Angel, Kings Cross, St Pancras and Nine Elms
woodencity.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:21 AM
More cheap pints in zone 1 • Drinking pints for £5.60 or less in Clerkenwell, Angel, Kings Cross, St Pancras and Nine Elms
The French House • A review in three parts
The French House
A review in three parts
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February 4, 2026 at 9:21 AM
The French House • A review in three parts
London’s outdoor gyms • A guest piece about five places where Londoners get together to exercise outside, by Maazin Buhari
London’s outdoor gyms
A guest piece about five places where Londoners get together to exercise outside, by Maazin Buhari
woodencity.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:21 AM
London’s outdoor gyms • A guest piece about five places where Londoners get together to exercise outside, by Maazin Buhari
40 city-related books, films and TV programmes • To enjoy over the Christmas break
40 city-related books, films and TV programmes
To enjoy over the Christmas break
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February 4, 2026 at 9:21 AM
40 city-related books, films and TV programmes • To enjoy over the Christmas break
How to walk from East Ham to Manor Park • Come with me on a therapeutic walk between a pub, a library, a mithai shop, two restaurants, two grocery shops and Joseph Merrick’s long-forgotten grave
How to walk from East Ham to Manor Park
Come with me on a therapeutic walk between a pub, a library, a mithai shop, two restaurants, two grocery shops and Joseph Merrick’s long-forgotten grave
woodencity.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:21 AM
How to walk from East Ham to Manor Park • Come with me on a therapeutic walk between a pub, a library, a mithai shop, two restaurants, two grocery shops and Joseph Merrick’s long-forgotten grave
Independent fashion and design shops • A guest piece about five places to find retail sanctuary in east London, by Panayiota Soutis
Independent fashion and design shops
A guest piece about five places to find retail sanctuary in east London, by Panayiota Soutis
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February 4, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Independent fashion and design shops • A guest piece about five places to find retail sanctuary in east London, by Panayiota Soutis
100 of my favourite places in London right now • A big long list of pubs, shops, parks, roads, houses, markets, museums, cemeteries, public spaces, neighbourhoods and more
100 of my favourite places in London right now
A big long list of pubs, shops, parks, roads, houses, markets, museums, cemeteries, public spaces, neighbourhoods and more
woodencity.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:21 AM
100 of my favourite places in London right now • A big long list of pubs, shops, parks, roads, houses, markets, museums, cemeteries, public spaces, neighbourhoods and more
Two well-known pub-restaurants • That everyone else has been to ages ago
Two well-known pub-restaurants
That everyone else has been to ages ago
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February 4, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Two well-known pub-restaurants • That everyone else has been to ages ago
Libraries • A guest piece about five treasured public libraries, by Jago Rackham
Libraries
A guest piece about five treasured public libraries, by Jago Rackham
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February 4, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Libraries • A guest piece about five treasured public libraries, by Jago Rackham
My comfort restaurants at the moment • In Dalston, Chinatown and Soho
My comfort restaurants at the moment
In Dalston, Chinatown and Soho
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February 4, 2026 at 9:21 AM
My comfort restaurants at the moment • In Dalston, Chinatown and Soho
Perfect Lives • A conversation with Bruno Halper and Daniel Lichtenstein, proprietors of a book, record and ephemera shop in SE14
Perfect Lives
A conversation with Bruno Halper and Daniel Lichtenstein, proprietors of a book, record and ephemera shop in SE14
woodencity.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Perfect Lives • A conversation with Bruno Halper and Daniel Lichtenstein, proprietors of a book, record and ephemera shop in SE14
A butcher, a grocery and a deli • A special guest piece by Kelly Pochyba
A butcher, a grocery and a deli
A special guest piece by Kelly Pochyba
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February 4, 2026 at 9:21 AM
A butcher, a grocery and a deli • A special guest piece by Kelly Pochyba
Eating out in fancy restaurants for £15 or less • Three celebrated spots where it’s okay to walk in and not spend that much
Eating out in fancy restaurants for £15 or less
Three celebrated spots where it’s okay to walk in and not spend that much
woodencity.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Eating out in fancy restaurants for £15 or less • Three celebrated spots where it’s okay to walk in and not spend that much
London TikToks I follow • Seven accounts that TikTok’s algorithm put in front of me – and what they say about this city
London TikToks I follow
Seven accounts that TikTok’s algorithm put in front of me – and what they say about this city
woodencity.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:21 AM
London TikToks I follow • Seven accounts that TikTok’s algorithm put in front of me – and what they say about this city
Cheap pints in zone 1 • Drinking pints for £5.20 or less in Chelsea, Pimlico, Elephant and Castle, Lambeth and Waterloo
Cheap pints in zone 1
Drinking pints for £5.20 or less in Chelsea, Pimlico, Elephant and Castle, Lambeth and Waterloo
woodencity.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Cheap pints in zone 1 • Drinking pints for £5.20 or less in Chelsea, Pimlico, Elephant and Castle, Lambeth and Waterloo
Part 2: Writing about more bookshops than Time Out • Another 10 bookshops and a map of the 51 I’ve covered for Wooden City so far
Part 2: Writing about more bookshops than Time Out
Another 10 bookshops and a map of the 51 I’ve covered for Wooden City so far
woodencity.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Part 2: Writing about more bookshops than Time Out • Another 10 bookshops and a map of the 51 I’ve covered for Wooden City so far
Part 1: Writing about more bookshops than Time Out • I wrote about 31 bookshops last year – here’s 10 more. Another 10 to come in part two
Part 1: Writing about more bookshops than Time Out
I wrote about 31 bookshops last year – here’s 10 more. Another 10 to come in part two
woodencity.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Part 1: Writing about more bookshops than Time Out • I wrote about 31 bookshops last year – here’s 10 more. Another 10 to come in part two
Eating out for £6.75 or less • In Acton, Tooting and Finsbury Park
Eating out for £6.75 or less
In Acton, Tooting and Finsbury Park
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February 4, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Eating out for £6.75 or less • In Acton, Tooting and Finsbury Park
Eight more short documentaries about London • That people told me to watch
Eight more short documentaries about London
That people told me to watch
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February 4, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Eight more short documentaries about London • That people told me to watch
London's best fry-ups (according to me) • With help from Kelly Pochyba, Tom Usher, Angela Hui and Joe of @eggchipbeanpint
London's best fry-ups (according to me)
With help from Kelly Pochyba, Tom Usher, Angela Hui and Joe of @eggchipbeanpint
woodencity.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:21 AM
London's best fry-ups (according to me) • With help from Kelly Pochyba, Tom Usher, Angela Hui and Joe of @eggchipbeanpint
Who exactly ruins local pubs? • And who decides if those people are bad?
Who exactly ruins local pubs?
And who decides if those people are bad?
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February 4, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Who exactly ruins local pubs? • And who decides if those people are bad?
Eating out for under £8.56 • In Edmonton, Tooting, Greenwich and Wembley
Eating out for under £8.56
In Edmonton, Tooting, Greenwich and Wembley
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February 4, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Eating out for under £8.56 • In Edmonton, Tooting, Greenwich and Wembley
Part 2: A year of Wooden City • My 15 favourite places so far
Part 2: A year of Wooden City
My 15 favourite places so far
woodencity.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Part 2: A year of Wooden City • My 15 favourite places so far
Part 1: A year of Wooden City • A look back, a look forward and a reminder of all the maps
Part 1: A year of Wooden City
A look back, a look forward and a reminder of all the maps
woodencity.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Part 1: A year of Wooden City • A look back, a look forward and a reminder of all the maps
Eating out for £8 or less • In Sutton, Southall, Barking and Leytonstone
Eating out for £8 or less
In Sutton, Southall, Barking and Leytonstone
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February 4, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Eating out for £8 or less • In Sutton, Southall, Barking and Leytonstone