Apples & Pears Bar on Brick Lane: what to order and when to go
A cocktail bar behind a graffiti shutter at the Aldgate East end of Brick Lane, with a heated garden and a basement for later.
Lounge Bohemia on Great Eastern Street: what to order and when to go
Where Banglatown eats beyond the curry house, and what to order
Brawn on Columbia Road: what to order and when to go
Callooh Callay on Rivington Street: what to order and when to go
The best rooftop bars in Shoreditch
A heated yurt on Curtain Road, a glass orangery above Redchurch Street, a seventh-floor terrace on Shoreditch High Street and two Jubilee line carriages on a Holywell Lane roof. Where to drink high up in Shoreditch, and which roofs are shut for winter.
The best pubs in Shoreditch
Grade II listed tiles on Commercial Street, three centuries of gigs on Great Eastern Street, a heated garden behind Redchurch Street, a French residency upstairs on Paul Street and a Michelin-recognised roast on Hackney Road. Where to drink a pint in Shoreditch.
The best wine bars in Shoreditch
A daily-printed list in an old pub on Hackney Road, natural wine next to Rough Trade on Dray Walk, self-pour machines under a heated roof at Principal Place and raclette with orange wine in Spitalfields Market. Where to drink wine in Shoreditch.
Street art tours in Shoreditch: which one to book
An artist-led walk from £14, a weekend tour run since 2008, a free tip-based walk that leaves from Shoreditch High Street station and a workshop where you get a spray can. How to see Shoreditch street art with a guide.
The best galleries in Shoreditch and around
A free photography gallery on Rivington Place, a 125-year-old public gallery at Aldgate East, Gilbert and George on Heneage Street and two galleries that grew out of the street art scene. Where to see art indoors in Shoreditch.
A Shoreditch street art walk, from Old Street to Hanbury Street
Start at Old Street, finish under the crane on Hanbury Street. A two-hour walk through New Inn Yard, Holywell Lane, Rivington Street and the back streets off Brick Lane, with the walls that last and the ones that change every week.
Live music venues in Shoreditch
A pub stage where Arctic Monkeys played early, a warehouse on Holywell Lane, five rooms on Brick Lane, a charity arts centre on Bethnal Green Road, jazz every night on City Road and a Victorian music hall on Hoxton Street. Where to see a band in Shoreditch.
Christmas in Shoreditch 2026: markets, lights and nights out
The Spitalfields lights go on on Wednesday 11 November, Victorian living rooms dress for winter on Kingsland Road from 17 November, Folgate Street goes candlelit from 20 November and Hoxton Hall puts on A Christmas Carol from 21 December. The dates that are confirmed for Christmas 2026.
Things to do in Shoreditch
Flowers on Columbia Road from 8am on Sundays, a covered market on Horner Square seven days a week, four centuries of living rooms for free on Kingsland Road, a candlelit house on Folgate Street and gigs in a warehouse with tube carriages on top. What to do in Shoreditch this week.
Three postcodes, one triangle
E1 · E2 · EC2Where we’d go
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Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia Road · E2
Happiness Forgets
Hoxton · N1
Dennis Severs' House
Spitalfields · E1
Rochelle Canteen
Redchurch Street · E2
Labour and Wait
Redchurch Street · E2
Rough Trade East
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Cheshire Street shops, from the Brick Lane corner outwards
Cheshire Street, E2, runs out from the Brick Lane corner with vintage, vinyl, vegan cheese and a flatbread sandwich shop, and it is quieter than Brick Lane.
Old Spitalfields Market guide: which day to go for what
A market roof on Horner Square that has traded since 1638, open seven days. Antiques from 8am on Thursdays, records on the first and third Friday, makers on Wednesdays and street food under the Victorian roof. Which day to go for what.
Vintage shops on Brick Lane: where to dig and when
A basement of more than 100 vintage sellers under the Truman Brewery, two Rokit shops, 20,000 pieces across two floors on Hanbury Street, workwear on Cheshire Street and 1940s to 1970s tailoring at the top of the lane. Where to shop vintage on Brick Lane.
Sunday in Shoreditch: the markets in order, hour by hour
Flowers from 8am on Columbia Road, a beigel from a shop that never shuts, the Truman Brewery markets from 10am, Spitalfields until 5pm and a late lunch on Commercial Street. A Sunday in Shoreditch, in the order that works.
Shoreditch nightlife: where to go out after dark
A rebuilt club on Cowper Street, a warehouse with tube carriages on the roof, a Hoxton Square venue open until 3.30am, a pub with 300 years behind it and five rooms on Brick Lane. How to plan a night out in Shoreditch.
What’s new in Shoreditch this weekend.
One email every Thursday evening: what opened, what’s on and which walls are new in E1, E2 and EC2. Free. Leave any time.