Our Top 5 London Recommendations This Week
There are a ton of fun things going on in London this week – but finding the fun things is, perhaps ironically, not one of the fun things. So we’ve tirelessly reduced the diamond-to-rough ratio until there is precisely zero rough, and just five sparkly, event-shaped diamonds…
They include ➊ a festival dedicated to the humble sandwich; ➋ the OG immersive show from the OGs of immersive shows; ➌ the opening of a cult taco temple that’s gotten 400% bigger (and taken 50% off the bill for you); ➍ a chance to grab a beer with the smartest people in the country; and ➎ a chance to sample some rather delicious & sustainable new cocktails…
➊ Sarnie Party | A good ol’ sandwich festival
Get bready – a sandwich festival is rolling into town this week. It’s called Sarnie Party, and it’s got some genuinely huge names in the sandwich world lining up: Pophams, Happy Endings, Untiles Sandwich Shop, Snackbar, Mondo Sando, and a lot more. It’s going down in Camden Town Brewery, and your ticket will net you a beer, plus a trio of sandwiches of your choice. Ironically, it’s looking like it’ll be anything but sub-standard.
Details: 17th-19th May | Camden Town Brewery Beer Hall | £30 (incl. 1x beer & 3x sandwiches)
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➋ Viola’s Room | A immersive show feat. Helena Bonham Carter
Punchdrunk are the O.G.s of the immersive theatre scene, having basically invented it. And Viola’s Room was the first show they ever did. It was named The Moon Slave back then, and only four people saw it. Well, now that the remake it being narrated by Helena Bonham Carter, they’ll probably see a slight uptick on that number…
Details: 14th May – 18th August | The Carriageworks, 5 Carriage Street, SE18 6DJ | £28.50
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➌ Corrochio’s | A beautiful taco temple (with 50% off)
After quadrupling in size (and holding an exclusive soft launch for Nudge Members, with 50% off food until 21st May) Corrochio’s is now open again, and ready to help you quadruple in size, too.
Because we’re happy to report that the place has managed to not only craft a warm and inviting space with beautiful flourishes of art & plant life, but they’ve also kept the taco-fuelled food menu just as moreishly delicious as ever…
Details: 76 Stoke Newington Road, N16 7XB | 50% off food until 21st May for Nudge Members, find out more here
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➍ Pint Of Science | Beers & brains, together at last
The idea behind Pint Of Science is pretty simple: a bunch of researchers will descend upon the nation’s pubs to share pints with people and tell them about the work they’re doing. And in London, you’ll find astronauts, neuroscientists, AI researchers, psychedelic pharmacologists, and many, many more brain-jockeys at pubs across the city.
Details: 13th-15th May | Pubs Across London | £5
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➎ Eve Bar | 50% off cocktails for Nudge Members
Eve is a sleek subterranean cocktail bar slung beneath a Michelin-starred restaurant– Frog by Adam Handling – in Covent Garden.
So, yes, Adam has brought us Eve, and he did it with the specific intent of getting her to lead us into temptation. And frankly, we’re fine with that.
Particularly when it’s such a strikingly moody space, with patinated mirrors, religious iconography, graffiti, and moodily low lighting. Behind the wood, stone, and brass bar, the team put together an array of theatrically creative cocktails. And Nudge Members (+1) are getting to try their new Adapt menu, with 50% off cocktails until the 23rd of May.
Details: 35 Southampton Street, WC2E 7HE | Just put JAMMYDODGER50 in Booking Notes here
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