Jack's Dalston Guide
Food Scene
Cafe Route
Great Brunch
https://www.caferoute.co.uk/
Hash E8
170 Dalston LnGreat, simple breakfast that's cheap and awesome
http://www.hashe8.com/
Mangal 1
10 Arcola StBest Turkish in London. Simple decor, awesome food
Great Bottomless Brunch and they do Roasts in the afternoons
https://jonesandsonsdalston.com/
59 locals recommend
Jones & Sons
3 Gillett StGreat Bottomless Brunch and they do Roasts in the afternoons
https://jonesandsonsdalston.com/
Honest Burgers - Dalston
14-16 Bradbury StCosy place with great burgers. Hangover perfection
Cheap but amazing thin base pizza. Nice music and vibe. Get the Calabria with a pot of garlic mayo.
Pizza Union Dalston
14 Kingsland High StCheap but amazing thin base pizza. Nice music and vibe. Get the Calabria with a pot of garlic mayo.
Brunswick East
Gillett StreetNice brunch spot inside & outside
The Dusty Knuckle Bakery
Abbot StreetHip bakery & coffee house
Evin Restaurant
115 Kingsland High StCheap and tasty turkish
Drinks & Nightlife
Great cocktail bar and japanese restaurant. Live vinyl DJ's on auidophile sound system while you eat. On fridays & saturdays they clear the tables and it becomes an intimate club that's open till 1:30am. Great vibe and music.
http://brilliantcornerslondon.co.uk/
109 locals recommend
Brilliant Corners
470 Kingsland RdGreat cocktail bar and japanese restaurant. Live vinyl DJ's on auidophile sound system while you eat. On fridays & saturdays they clear the tables and it becomes an intimate club that's open till 1:30am. Great vibe and music.
http://brilliantcornerslondon.co.uk/
Cafe style eats during the day and gay eccentric bar in the evenings.
187 locals recommend
Dalston Superstore
117 Kingsland High StCafe style eats during the day and gay eccentric bar in the evenings.
High Water London
23 Stoke Newington RdChill cocktail bar with a good selection. Speak easy style.
Cafe OTO
18-22 Ashwin StreetLive Jazz and Avant-gardemusic
http://www.cafeoto.co.uk/
Rooftop bar / club during the summer with live DJ's
http://www.bootstrapcompany.co.uk/about-dalston-roof-park/
79 locals recommend
Dalston Roof Park
18-22 Ashwin StRooftop bar / club during the summer with live DJ's
http://www.bootstrapcompany.co.uk/about-dalston-roof-park/
Vortex
11 Gillett SquareFamous Jazz bar
Kraft Dalston
Brewery inside a nice bar within a new hotel
Ridley Road Market Bar
Bar with disco style music
40FT Brewery & Taproom
Great spot for beers & food
Crown & Castle
Decent pub
Parks & Nature
Cool east london garden with chill out areas and cafe on site.
http://dalstongarden.org/
178 locals recommend
Dalston Eastern Curve Garden
13 Dalston LnCool east london garden with chill out areas and cafe on site.
http://dalstongarden.org/
London Fields
London Fields West SideHackney Marshes
Victoria Park
Grove RoadHackney Downs
Downs Park Road
Clissold Park
Green LanesShopping
Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia RoadLovely sunday market for plants and flowers
M&S Dalston Foodhall
51-57 Kingsland High StDecent quality mid-sized supermarket
ALDI
Cheap and decent mid-sized supermarket
Mall with various shops including a large Matalan & Sainsbury's
33 locals recommend
Kingsland Shopping Centre
Kingsland High StreetMall with various shops including a large Matalan & Sainsbury's
Dalston Local
Good beer selection, good staff
Sainsbury's
Large supermarket
Broadway Market
Great market, in full flow on saturdays
Getting Around
Dalston Kingsland station
Overground station
Dalston Junction station
Overground Station
Sightseeing
Museum of the Home
136 Kingsland RdNice museum about how homes have changed over the centuries.