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The Aquarium Bar on Old Street is horrible; it mostly serves as a place for the yellow shortsleeved beshirted chavs awaiting their entrance into the temple of vomitessness that is the Aquarium nightclub to drink the requisite number of pints that they can consider themselves attractive enough to pull. HOWEVER, it has a large, plain, very high up roof terrace, which is a sun trap all afternoon and surprisingly chilled. It's a very well kept secret.
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One of a chain of Indian restaurants focusing on Goan and regional cooking.
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A large warehouse bar where art students meet city workers. Chips and other snacks are served at the bar and a restaurant area serves up Mediterranean food.
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Imaginatively set in three railway arches, this large space is devoted to music, drink and food until 1am. There is live music every night in the back-room club.
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a place to chill out with friends, have a cup of tea and a nice chat. Free wi-fi and lots of sofas to relax on a true East London atmosphere.
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Although possessed of a dull and misleading moniker, the Commercial Tavern is a wonderful place to while away an evening. A cross between a Cath Kidston shop and eighteenth-century bordello on the inside, its narrow staircase up to the second floor and private room only opens up at 6.30, so be sure to be lurking round it if the downstairs bar is busy. With baby blue picnic tables outside in the summer and a relaxed atmosphere it's one of my favourite East End pubs.
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I loved this place on first site because the owner had an original idea. It might have been a cost cutting experiment, but it was pure genius – don’t bother to renovate the outside of the bar at all. On approach it looks like a couple of dodgy old shops and hence the name was born Dream Bags (half of it’s an old bag shop) Jaguar Shoes (you can guess what they sold there). It all gives it the vibe of being a bit of a secret – although word got out long ago about this little gem. Once inside the nonchalance continues with the exposed brick walls, dotted with select pieces of artwork, and a couple of very well worn leather sofas. It’s Hoxton, so obviously the music is of the indie variety, but it’s well chosen and varied. There’s a good selection of drinks, especially cocktails - I had the best mojito of my life in this place (and I’ve had a few). I’ve got to admit that there can be a slight pretension in the air – but it is a London bar after all, so don’t let that stop you. If the Hoxton thing is your cup of tea, it’s definitely one not to miss.
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Stylish Italian restaurant attracting a youthful crowd. The menu features such favourites as mashed potatoes and duck with pomegranates.
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This basement bar, fitted out with domestic furniture, has a good-value restaurant upstairs.
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Popular hang-out in arty Hoxton, serving coffees and drinks all day. The lunchtime menu offers light meals such as barbecued chicken baguettes, artichoke quiches and pasta dishes.
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