Guidebook for Greater London

Caroline
Guidebook for Greater London

Food Scene

This seriously hip Japanese-influenced joint is part restaurant, part bar and part music venue. The theme shines through in the menu, which is inspired by Japanese izakayas – pubs serving cooked snacks. They offer an impressive range of sushi, sashimi and tempura (plus select dishes like beef teppanyaki and tuna katsu), alongside zingy salads and sides. Inside it’s low-lit, with regular live jazz (of course: the place is named after a Thelonius Monk album) and DJ sets adding to the atmosphere.
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Brilliant Corners
470 Kingsland Rd
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This seriously hip Japanese-influenced joint is part restaurant, part bar and part music venue. The theme shines through in the menu, which is inspired by Japanese izakayas – pubs serving cooked snacks. They offer an impressive range of sushi, sashimi and tempura (plus select dishes like beef teppanyaki and tuna katsu), alongside zingy salads and sides. Inside it’s low-lit, with regular live jazz (of course: the place is named after a Thelonius Monk album) and DJ sets adding to the atmosphere.
Hungover in Dalston? This much-loved caff – self styled as a ‘modern greasy spoon’ – will see you right again. There‘s a formidable brunch menu with everything from posh fry-ups to pancakes, plus sarnies and omelettes for lunch, and cocktails for a hair-of-the-dog recovery aid.
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Hash E8
170 Dalston Ln
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Hungover in Dalston? This much-loved caff – self styled as a ‘modern greasy spoon’ – will see you right again. There‘s a formidable brunch menu with everything from posh fry-ups to pancakes, plus sarnies and omelettes for lunch, and cocktails for a hair-of-the-dog recovery aid.
Serving high-end fried chicken and sour cocktails in a party-ready dive bar setting was only ever going to go well. It went off the chart, as Chick ’n’ Sours proves. Jazzy wings and drumsticks are available, but the stars of the show are the towering sandwiches, including a buttermilk-marinated option and one with a Korean twist – plus those killer cocktails.
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Chick 'n' Sours
390 Kingsland Rd
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Serving high-end fried chicken and sour cocktails in a party-ready dive bar setting was only ever going to go well. It went off the chart, as Chick ’n’ Sours proves. Jazzy wings and drumsticks are available, but the stars of the show are the towering sandwiches, including a buttermilk-marinated option and one with a Korean twist – plus those killer cocktails.

Drinks & Nightlife

Three Compasses is a charming pub on Dalston Lane that doesn't conform to what you'd typically expect from a popular bar in zone two. It isn't a super-chic hipster parade with a microbrewery and a room for stroking cats; it takes a much more simple approach - focusing on serving up some of the best burgers in London, pouring the finest ales, offering a plethora of board games, and boasts some of the friendliest bar folk around.
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The Three Compasses
99 Dalston Ln
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Three Compasses is a charming pub on Dalston Lane that doesn't conform to what you'd typically expect from a popular bar in zone two. It isn't a super-chic hipster parade with a microbrewery and a room for stroking cats; it takes a much more simple approach - focusing on serving up some of the best burgers in London, pouring the finest ales, offering a plethora of board games, and boasts some of the friendliest bar folk around.
A modern cultural space, The Proud Archivist boasts an excellent Haggerston bar and restaurant that unlike most artistic venues, isn't overpriced or there for convenience sake. They serve a mix of British and international dishes while the bar is a form of boozy ode to East London, with local beers and original cocktails, it's definitely a true local gem.
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Proud East
2-10 Hertford Road
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A modern cultural space, The Proud Archivist boasts an excellent Haggerston bar and restaurant that unlike most artistic venues, isn't overpriced or there for convenience sake. They serve a mix of British and international dishes while the bar is a form of boozy ode to East London, with local beers and original cocktails, it's definitely a true local gem.
The Barge House is Haggerston's “idyllic urban landscape” perched on the side of Regent's Canal. Sitting pretty by the water on De Beauvoir Crescent, come by any time after 10am and you'll find something here for you, with coffee and homemade cakes during the day before the craft beers, curated wines and amazing cocktails get flowing come sundown.
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The Barge House
46a De Beauvoir Cres
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The Barge House is Haggerston's “idyllic urban landscape” perched on the side of Regent's Canal. Sitting pretty by the water on De Beauvoir Crescent, come by any time after 10am and you'll find something here for you, with coffee and homemade cakes during the day before the craft beers, curated wines and amazing cocktails get flowing come sundown.
A vibrant cafe during the day, a buzzing cocktail bar full of colour at night, the Map Maison is a quirky cocktail bar in Haggerston. While the star-studded line-up of London DJs fill the entire venue with the sounds of all your favourite tracks, the team of expert mixologists - armed with a collection of strange ingredients, flavoursome punches and international spirits - mix and flair together an impressive range of fun concoctions that are sure to leave a lasting impression on you.
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MAP Maison
321 Kingsland Rd
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A vibrant cafe during the day, a buzzing cocktail bar full of colour at night, the Map Maison is a quirky cocktail bar in Haggerston. While the star-studded line-up of London DJs fill the entire venue with the sounds of all your favourite tracks, the team of expert mixologists - armed with a collection of strange ingredients, flavoursome punches and international spirits - mix and flair together an impressive range of fun concoctions that are sure to leave a lasting impression on you.