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great way to spend a couple of hours and watch the life of the streets go by.
Expect traditional food with an experimental twist.
Where to drink and party
Shoreditch is one of London's best nights out, an eclectic myriad of bars and clubs popu-
lated by a youthful and mischievous crowd. Whether it's a few daytime beers or a late night
romp, you've never short of choice. The problem with listings is that Shoreditch's scene is
transitory by nature, an uber-cool club lasting for six months before the crowd moves on to
somewhere new. In this compact area there are no bad choices, so jump into anywhere that
looks appealing to you. Here are a few current favorites:
•
Shoreditch leads a trend of
pub-clubbing
; traditional pubs by day, pounding
music venues at night. They're intimate and usually fueled by secretive gigs
from quality DJs and bands. Check out the
Horse & Groom
(28 Curtain
Rd) for house and techno, or
The Old Blue Last
(38 Great Eastern St) for
live bands.
•
The exposed bricks and sweat dripping ceilings of
Cargo
are synonymous
of the Shoreditch scene. There's a radically diverse live music program so
check the website before you end up in a night of wonk-pop or psychedelic
dubstep.
83 Rivington St,
www.cargo-london.com
•
Shoreditch is made for
club hopping
and experimenting with different
scenes in one night. As a standard, expect cosy (read: small) dance floors
that throb with debauchery and sauna like heat.
East Village
(89 Great
Eastern St) is very eclectic, both with its crowd and music policy, while
Plastic People
(147 Curtain Rd) is an old school house and techno venue.
X0Y0
is more a big room look sexy kind of club.
•
A crumbling interior and old-fashioned tunes entice you into
Wilton's
, the
world's oldest music hall, a delightfully intimate venue in Whitechapel.
Come on Mondays for live music.
1 Grace's Abbey.
