One address, three different nights. NT's Loft works as a cafe by day, a cocktail bar at sunset, and a dancefloor that runs from 10pm on Fridays and Saturdays.
NT's Loft sits inside Netil House at 1 Westgate Street, the converted office block between London Fields and Broadway Market that anchors this corner of Hackney. The venue comes from the Night Tales team, the operators who built one of east London's most reliable night out brands. The Nudge describes the daily shape precisely: doors open as a cafe, the bar takes over at sunset, and the dancefloor wakes up on Friday and Saturday nights.
The booking to know about is midweek. Wednesdays belong to jazz, hosted by PATTERNS, and the loft setting suits it better than most purpose built jazz rooms in the area. Weekends swap the horns for DJs and promoters, with sets starting around 10pm.
The room
DesignMyNight reads the space as a New York style loft, and the comparison holds: high ceilings, plants, warm timber, and a leafy terrace that fills first on dry evenings. The room shifts register as the light drops, from laptops and flat whites to candles and records.
Capacity stays modest by club standards, which keeps the dancefloor personal. You stand close to the booth, the sound system runs warm rather than punishing, and conversation survives everywhere except the front third of the floor.
What to order
Cocktails lead the list, priced in the standard Hackney midrange rather than at hotel bar levels. Early evening, ask for whatever the bar runs as its seasonal highball and take it to the terrace. On jazz nights a glass of wine suits the room; on club nights the smart order is simple and repeatable, a Margarita or a beer, because the bar moves fast after 10pm.
For the wider scene, see our guide to live music bars and the full London live music ranking. Upstairs in the same building, Netil360 handles the daylight hours before this floor takes over.
Who it is for
It is for people who want one venue to carry a whole evening. A date can start on the terrace and end on the dancefloor without a single cold walk between venues. Jazz Wednesdays suit listeners who find Soho's jazz rooms too formal and too expensive.
It is the wrong call for a quiet night after 10pm on a weekend, when the floor takes priority. Big groups should book ahead rather than chance the door.
Best time to go
Wednesday for the jazz, arriving before 8pm for a seat. Friday and Saturday for the DJs, with the sweet spot between 8pm and 10pm when the terrace is still open and the floor has not yet filled. The program shifts weekly, so check the official site or Instagram before committing a group. Our London bar guide covers the surrounding streets if you want a warm up stop.
Sources: NT's Bar official site (ntbar.co.uk); The Nudge; DesignMyNight; Time Out London. Address and program verified June 2026.
