Fixed-wheel and single-speed bikes have become essential urban-hipster accessories in recent years, and you'll find a wide selection at Brick Lane Bikes....

Traditional fittings, a friendly mood and a regular crowd identify the Carpenter's Arms as a long-time local - which it is: but there's a twist. These days,...

Down a cobbled spur off Brick Lane, this totally unfashionable boozer attracts by its very lack of pretention. Background sounds of 'Bohemian Rhapsody'...

We love the Foster London interior; all pastel walls with framed needleworks, '60s dolly prints and cat ceramics. This may sound rather twee, but combined...

Another good reason to head out east on Sundays (and very easily combined with a trip to nearby Spitalfields or Brick Lane, the Old Truman Brewery's buzzy...

Café 1001 forms part of a pedestrianised eating and shopping strip that recalls nothing so much as Friday afternoon at the Glastonbury Festival, as food...

This ever-popular, long-established, four-room spot in the Truman Brewery bar complex is an all-day hangout which then eases into its role as a DJ and live...

Nestled snugly in an old East End workshop that exudes Dickensian quaintness, this small furniture maker produces a distinctive range of birch plywood and...

This east London company made its name with plastic fantastic jewellery: guitar plectrum charm bracelets, say, or kitsch anchor necklaces. Despite many...

This deliciously flirty little DJ and cocktail bar is an oasis of civilised transgression just down from the pseudo-festival vibe of the Brick Lane Bar hub....

'Fika' is the delightful Swedish expression for a coffee break - a form of social interaction that Swedes take seriously. Having enjoyed many a fine fika in...

This converted warehouse tries to bring something of an 1930s speakeasy astmosphere to Brick Lane. The place is a modern take on traditional cabaret: it's...

Its decor a cross between a bordello and a corner pub, Redchurch is a quirky curveball to throw into any Brick Lane bar crawl. Narrow and (yes!) red, it's a...