Shoreditch: Guide to the Best Bars, Restaurants & Pubs
Shoreditch remains one of the most popular areas of London to go out drinking with great bars, pubs and restaurants. The home of lounge bars, cocktails bars, good old boozers and cool restaurants, you'll never fail to have a cracking night out at one of the top destination areas of London.
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The Book Club
(Bar)
100 Leonard Street, Shoreditch, London, EC2A 4RH
Cuisine: Modern International
A new kid on the Shoreditch block that fuses together elements of cafe culture, high brow intellectualism, ravey davey dancing, and killer cocktails for a one-stop shop for bar/club/restaurant hedonists. If you like art, if you like music, if you like fashion and beautiful faces, then why aren't you there right now?! Shoredtich just got a little bit better.
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Cargo
(Bar / Restaurant / Club)
Kingsland Viaduct, 83 Rivington Street, Shoreditch, London, EC2A 3AY
Cuisine: Global
Cargo has managed to make quite a name for itself in recent times as a good bar, a fun night out and an excellent music venue. Known for it's live music and jumpin' DJ nights, the 'underground' style bar is always fairly crowded. Book a table at this Shoreditch bar.
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Cantaloupe
(Bar / Restaurant)
35-42 Charlotte Road, Shoreditch, Hoxton, London, EC2A 3PD
Cuisine: Bar
Formerly a warehouse, Cantaloupe has a classic rough edge to it with bare brick walls and heavy beer-garden tables, which fill up quickly any night of the week. Book a table at this Shoreditch bar.
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The Drunken Monkey
(Bar / Restaurant)
222 Shoreditch High Street, Shoreditch, London, E1 6PJ
Cuisine: Chinese
A self described 'Dim Sum Eatery and Bar' the Drunken Monkey sits almost anonymously on the corner of Shoreditch High St and Great Eastern St, combining everything positive from London's gastro pubs, with a taste of Manhattan Bar Chic and a large dosage of Oriental Kung Fu spice. Book a table at this Shoreditch restaurant & bar.
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The Hoxton Pony
(Bar / Restaurant / Club)
104-108 Curtain Road, Shoreditch, Shoreditch, London, EC2A 3AH
Cuisine: British
The Hoxton Pony boasts some of the best cocktails in the whole of London, let alone Shoreditch. The food is 'propa east end grub' which includes 'bangers and mash', 'fish n chips' and 'slow roasted pork belly'. The decor is fresh bold and extravagent, with post box red tables, black leather chairs and two impressive bars. The whole venue is ridiculously intoxicating (a bit like the cocktails) but if you just want to dance and have a fabulous time, then The Hoxton Pony is for you!
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The Light Bar and Restaurant
(Bar / Restaurant)
233 Shoreditch High street, Shoreditch, London, E1 6PJ
Cuisine: International
Sitting in your City office in the afternoon, just longing after that good night out that so rarely comes around, you might want to set your eyes on The Light Bar & Restaurant, located on Shoreditch High Street.
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Bluu
(Bar / Restaurant)
1 Hoxton Square, Shoreditch, Hoxton, London, N1 6NU
Cuisine: Bar
One Hoxton Square is the home of the first bluu, situated on the corner of Hoxton Square on the site of the old Blue Note jazz club. The various booths, alcoves, nooks and crannies that make up Bluu can all be reserved or hired out privately. The outdoor terrace also offers further space for dining and drinking al fresco style in the heart of Shoreditch.
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Bacchus
(Bar / Restaurant)
177 Hoxton Street, Old Street, Shoreditch, London, N1 6PJ
Cuisine: European
Bacchus is one of only a handful of restaurants in the UK to embrace 'sous-vide' as the prominent style of cooking. This involves the use of science laboratory-grade machines in the kitchen, such as immersion circulator baths, and cooking at lower temperatures often for longer periods of time. This allows a level of tenderness and taste impossible to achieve using traditional heating techniques. Book a table at this Shoreditch restaurant.
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Loungelover Bar
(Bar)
1 Whitby Street (off Club Row), Brick Lane, Shoreditch, London, E2 7DP
Cuisine: Bar
In a space formerly occupied by a meat-packing factory is Loungelover Bar, which can only be found if you hunt it down. But find it and you'll be rewarded with a Ready Brek glow of smugness (that the patrons of this place all seem to have) for your efforts.
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Vibe Bar
(Bar / Club)
91 Brick Lane, Shoreditch, Spitalfields, London, E1 6QL
Cuisine: Eclectic
Still going strong and still Brick Lane's best know bar, the Vibe Bar is the meeting point for all of London's trendiest music industry types.
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Cru Restaurant & Bar
(Bar / Restaurant)
2-4 Rufus Street, Hoxton, Shoreditch, London, N1 6PE |
Cuisine: Modern Eclectic
Cru Restaurant is hidden away from general view in a side alley off Old Street. If it wasn't for its huge red neon sign you wouldn't spot it. This is a shame, because it's one of the better restaurants in the area. With its smooth background tunes and calming clean design it puts you in the relaxing mood from go. And, once settled inside, you realise that its seclusion from the hubbub of the busy London streets is a necessity rather than a shortcoming. Book a table at this restaurant.
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Hanoi Cafe
(Restaurant)
98 Kingsland Road, Shoreditch, London, E2 8DP |
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Hanoi Cafe offers authentic fresh, homemade Vietnamese cuisine in a relaxed atmosphere. Offering over a hundred dishes, this family run restaurant attracts a mixture of clientelle from artists and musicians to business men. Hanoi is open Mondays to Sundays 12 pm to late. Book a table at this restaurant.
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Hoxton Apprentice
(Bar / Restaurant)
16 Hoxton Square, Hoxton, Shoreditch, London, N1 6NT |
Cuisine: International
A former school makes an appropriate setting for the Hoxton Apprentice, a charitable enterprise giving disadvantaged individuals the chance to train in a professional kitchen. The good-looking interior buzzes with a relaxed and stylish crowd, while the well-executed yet simple menu offers modern European dishes in two sizes for sharing or keeping to oneself. The pavement terrace on Hoxton Square offers outdoor dining and people-watching in the summertime.