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06 July 2009
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Recommended Shoreditch Bars

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Shoreditch Bars

Finding the best bars in Shoreditch can sometimes feel like a true quest. With so many bars and pubs opening with much fanfare only to close a few months later, finding the stalwarts is a worthwhile exercise. Our handy round up of the best bars in Shoreditch may not be written on paper but if it was it would be worth every penny of it.
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Queen of Hoxton
1 Curtain Road, Hoxton, EC2A 3JX
  • Licensed til 2am
  • Great cocktails
  • Top Djs and bands every night
  • Art installations and photographic exhibitions
  • Amazing roof terrace (open spring 09)
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Amongst the drinks available at The Hoxton Pony are cocktails served from self-cooling infusion jars into customised tea cups - book 24 hours ahead and you can enjoy a full blown Tea Party with sweet and savoury food served on an afternoon tea stand.
104-108 Curtain Road,
Hoxton,
London,
EC2A 3AH
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The Albion
Just a few minutes’ walk from Broadway Market, the Albion is a small, tidy spectacle of a pub.
94 Goldsmiths Row,
Shoreditch,
London,
E2 8QY
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Bar Kick
(Mediterranean)
Stop by for a bite to eat at Bar Kick and then burn off the calories with a few games of table football.
126-127 Shoreditch High Street,
Shoreditch,
London,
E1 6JE
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Bar Music Hall fuses a cafe-deli ambience with a traditional bar.
134 Curtain Road,
Shoreditch,
London,
EC2A 3AR
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Callooh Callay
(British)
Welcome to the upside down world of Callooh Callay, a quirky bar with a lot to offer.
65 Rivington Street,
Shoreditch,
London,
EC2A 3AY
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Cocomo
This is a funky Hoxtonite haunt that resembles a clash of ideas between a local artist and a Moroccan sheikh.
323 Old Street,
London,
EC1V 9LE
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Commercial Tavern
Lovely eclectic interiors and friendly creative people, The Commercial is a gem of a find and is well worth the visit.
142-144 Commercial Street,
Shoreditch,
London,
E1 6NU
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Deco Lounge
(British)
Deco Lounge is part of the popular East Village Club on Great Eastern Street.
89 Great Eastern Street,
Shoreditch,
London,
EC2A 3HX
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The Drunken Monkey
(Chinese)
One of Shoreditch's best loved venues offers cocktails and dim sum in funky surroundings.
222 Shoreditch High Street,
Shoreditch,
London,
E1 6PJ
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The East Room
(International)
In the heart of Shoreditch, The East Room is a trendy, laid back members lounge, providing the perfect snapshot of East London cool.
2a Tabernacle Street,
Shoreditch,
London,
EC2A 4LU
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Favela Chic
Favel Chic is a Brazilian style restaurant with a seductive Latin flavour.
91-93 Great Eastern Street,
Shoreditch,
London,
EC2A 3HZ
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The George And Dragon
At one time just another run-down East End boozer, this Shoreditch favourite has recently become a haunt for every budding fashion designer and art student east of Old Street.
2-4 Hackney Road,
Shoreditch,
London,
E2 7NS
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The Golden Heart
This eccentric old school boozer attracts mixture of local faces, artists and market shoppers.
110 Commercial Street,
Shoreditch,
London,
E1 6LZ
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The Gramaphone
The Gramaphone features two floors to explore, home to a chilled out area and two live music stages.
Ground Floor & Basement,
60-62 Commercial Street,
Shoreditch,
London,
E1 6LT
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A hundred of the finest tequilas are available from this Mexico themed bar and restaurant on Bethnal Green Road, famed for its unprecedented devotion to authentic Mexican flavours.
51 Bethnal Green Road,
Shoreditch,
London,
E1 6LA
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Griffin
This a gorgeous looking establishment on Leonard Street; it's as if a traditional pub has been blitzed by a local fashion designer.
93 Leonard Street,
London,
EC2A 4RD
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Home
A converted Victorian warehouse space smack bang in the middle of scene sonic Shoreditch, Home is a lounge bar and restaurant under one roof.
100-106 Leonard Street,
Shoreditch,
London,
EC2A 4RH
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Juno
(British, Mediterranean, Modern European)
Juno is a lounge-style retro bar, restaurant and gallery on Shoreditch High Street.
134-135 Shoreditch High Street,
Shoreditch,
London,
E1 6JE
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Lati Ri
(Continental)
Lati Ri regularly hosts small, intimate gigs, DJs and bongo players.
Rivington Place,
Rivington Street,
Shoreditch,
London,
EC2A 3BE
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This hip Old Street bar has an assorted spectrum that runs from table dancing hedonism on some nights, to becoming the perfect place for a quiet pint with friends on others.
348 Old Street,
Shoreditch,
London,
EC1V 9NQ
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The Light
This bar, restaurant and club has it all, neatly wrapped up inside a huge warehouse space the likes of which you'll have been hard pushed to find anywhere else in London.
233 Shoreditch High Street,
Shoreditch,
London,
E1 6PJ
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Lounge Bohemia
What’s this? A bar in Shoreditch that isn’t rammed and full of show offs? It can’t be!
1E Great Eastern Street,
Shoreditch,
London,
EC2A 3EJ
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Loungelover
(British)
Decadence and opulence reign supreme at Loungelover in Shoreditch.
1 Whitby Street,
Shoreditch,
London,
E1 6JU
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Prague Bar
Situated as it is in the oh-so-trendy enclaves of Shoreditch, you’d expect asymmetric haircuts, obscure techno and sneering staff at Prague Bar. Luckily, it’s a lot more chilled out and welcoming than that, with some great cocktails to boot.
6 Kingsland,
Shoreditch,
London,
E2 8DA
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The Princess
This is a splendid Victorian pub on Paul Street which has been lovingly restored and elevated to gastropub status to compete with other trendy pubs in Shoreditch. And it works.
76 Paul Street,
London,
EC2A 4NE
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The Queen of Hoxton is a bar and live music-arts venue located on Curtain Road.
1 Curtain Road,
Hoxton,
London,
EC2A 3JX
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The Redchurch
(British)
The Redchurch has undergone a refurbishment back to Victorian times with velvet banquette seating and friendly service.
107 Redchurch Street,
Shoreditch,
London,
E2 7DL
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Strongroom
(Pub Food)
Strongroom offers pub food with class on Curtain Road.
120-124 Curtain Road,
London,
EC2A 3SQ
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Tabernacle
(Italian, Modern European)
With a new Italian-inspired food and drink menu, Tabernacle have reasserted their position as one of Shoreditch’s very best food and drink hotspots.
55-61 Tabernacle Street,
Shoreditch,
London,
EC2A 4AA
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William IV is a stupendously eclectic dining experience which is only superseded by the modern fare on offer. Not bad for a pint either.
7 Shepherdess Walk,
Shoreditch,
London,
N1 7QE
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