Guidebook for Dalston and Nearby
Drinks & Nightlife
Vortex
11 Gillett SquareFamous jazz club, with great line up of artists.
VIVA Cocktails & Tapas
2 Stoke Newington RdGreat cocktails and yummy tapas
Cocktails, plantain chips, nice outside seating, just at the end of my road and visible from my house.
15 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Escudo de Cuba
20 Stoke Newington RdCocktails, plantain chips, nice outside seating, just at the end of my road and visible from my house.
Fontaine's Bar
176 Stoke Newington RdTrendy new cocktail bar - my niece recommends it.
Food shopping etc.
Sainsbury's
112 High StBig supermarket with almost all you need
Chris Dry Cleaners
19 Stoke Newington RdLocal dry cleaner at the end of my street
Harvest E8
130-132 Kingsland High StVery nice health food shop and cafe
Saturday morning only. Fresh organic fruit and veg from the surrounding countryside, home made bread and pastries, special cheeses, kombucha and other biocultures, fresh herbs and a variety of mushrooms, artisan chocolates, .....
51 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Growing Communities Farmers Market
Stoke Newington RoadSaturday morning only. Fresh organic fruit and veg from the surrounding countryside, home made bread and pastries, special cheeses, kombucha and other biocultures, fresh herbs and a variety of mushrooms, artisan chocolates, .....
Excellent, large Turkish supermarket with a wide range of foods not available in standard supermarkets, including organic products.
Elif Food Centre
Green LanesExcellent, large Turkish supermarket with a wide range of foods not available in standard supermarkets, including organic products.
Interesting food market, some unusual shops and nice cafés and near the canal.
1735 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Broadway Market
Broadway MarketInteresting food market, some unusual shops and nice cafés and near the canal.
Arts & Culture
Fringe theatre and café with 2 theatre spaces and many interesting shows.
199 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Arcola Bar
24 Ashwin StFringe theatre and café with 2 theatre spaces and many interesting shows.
Charming original Tudor house with garden. Close to where I live.
33 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Sutton House
2-4 Homerton High StCharming original Tudor house with garden. Close to where I live.
Arts centre offering an interesting and varied programme of music gigs, talks, readings, ....
The restaurant is currently closed but there is a nice bar.
13 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
EartH Evolutionary Arts Hackney
11-17 Stoke Newington RoadArts centre offering an interesting and varied programme of music gigs, talks, readings, ....
The restaurant is currently closed but there is a nice bar.
Food Scene
Very good food. Slightly more up market than most of the local eateries and with a renowned chef.
Stone Cave Dalston
111 Kingsland High StExcellent food plus belly dancing show at weekends
Tasty, simple, Turkish food at very reasonable prices, friendly staff and VERY close to my house.
11 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Tava Restaurant
17 Stoke Newington RdTasty, simple, Turkish food at very reasonable prices, friendly staff and VERY close to my house.
The original Mangal, less fancy, but friendlier and better food than it's main street offshoot.
150 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Mangal 1
10 Arcola StThe original Mangal, less fancy, but friendlier and better food than it's main street offshoot.
BunBunBun Vietnamese Food
134B Kingsland RdGood vietnamese food
Sightseeing
Wonderful boat trips along the Thames river. East towards Greenwich (Cutty Sark, Maritime Museum, Observatory park, 0º latitude meridian line) or west towards, Kew Gardens and Hampton Court Palace (Tudor palace and grounds)
21 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
MBNA Thames Clippers
Wonderful boat trips along the Thames river. East towards Greenwich (Cutty Sark, Maritime Museum, Observatory park, 0º latitude meridian line) or west towards, Kew Gardens and Hampton Court Palace (Tudor palace and grounds)
Shopping
Spitalfields Arts Market
1 Market StTrendy shopping area and market
VERY colourful Sunday flower market, unusual little shops and nice cafés.
1660 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia RoadVERY colourful Sunday flower market, unusual little shops and nice cafés.
Trendy clothes shopping area with pop up art galleries in the side streets.
364 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Shoreditch High Street
Shoreditch High StreetTrendy clothes shopping area with pop up art galleries in the side streets.
Parks & Nature
Butterfield Green
16 Allen RdSmall pretty park, near my house.
The largest park nearby, with open spaces, café, skate park and there is a very nice walk along the canal to get to it.
1666 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Pavilion Cafe
Old Ford RoadThe largest park nearby, with open spaces, café, skate park and there is a very nice walk along the canal to get to it.
Big natural varied and relatively wild spaces. Lots of walks.
170 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Epping Forest
Big natural varied and relatively wild spaces. Lots of walks.
Clissold Park
Green LanesPretty and varied park with nice café.