Best Bars in Dalston, London
Dive bars, dance basements, Turkish meze halls — London's most reliable late-night neighbourhood.
Dalston is where London goes when Soho closes. Kingsland Road's combination of Turkish meze halls, dance basements, and unpretentious dives makes it London's most consistent late-night neighbourhood — and one of the cheapest.
Eight Dalston picks for a 1am-still-going night.
The best bars in Dalston
Ridley Road Market Bar
Cuban-influenced market bar with rum drinks, late-night DJs, and dance floor. The Dalston rum bar.
Voodoo Ray's Bar
Behind a Kingsland Road pizza joint. Tiki-leaning cocktails, late-night dance floor, full Dalston after-midnight.
Servant Jazz Quarters
Bradbury Street basement jazz cellar. Three nights a week of live jazz, low-cover, the Dalston jazz default.
The Star by Hackney Downs
East London craft beer pub with 20+ taps. Beer-first, no music, the opposite of the Kingsland Road dance bars.
Dalston Superstore
Two-floor LGBTQ+ bar with food upstairs, dance floor downstairs. Sunday brunch is iconic, Saturday late-night is essential.
The Diamond Dogs
Stoke Newington Road cocktail bar with disco-themed nights. Strong drinks, weekend DJ, packed by 11pm.
Birthdays
Stoke Newington Road basement gig venue with three rooms. Indie bands, electronica, Saturday live music + late dance floor.
Efes Snooker
24-hour Turkish snooker hall with bar. After-3am Dalston destination. Cheap beers, cheaper coffee, no last call.
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