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    Dalston Jazz Bar

    3.4 (40 reviews)
    ModerateJazz & Blues
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    Claire L.

    I remember this place fondly. We had all been drinking in central London after a friend's gig. It was a really successful night and we were enjoying ourselves. One of our party lived near The Dalston Jazz Bar and suggested we go there to carry on drinking. One of the reasons for our little detour (The Dalson Jazz Bar is really far away from where we actually stay) is because he said it was open pretty much all night long - result! It was already well past 1am and the place was jumping. It's pretty tiny inside but the atmosphere is absoloutely electric with DJs spinning some really cool jazzy tunes, lots of people around 25+ chatting, grooving and drinking. This was the perfect place for a late night retreat for the all-nighter party animal! I think we ended up leaving around 4am and it was still pretty busy and going strong. I wish there was a place like this near our flat, it would be perfect to be able to have a drink in a cool, hip kind of place, without being pretentious and not getting kicked out really early either. Awesome...

    Katy I.

    It might be to its credit that I have never actually heard any jazz in the jazz bar, I mean there's a time and a place for contemplative chin stroking and 6am on a Saturday morning in Dalston is definitely not it, anyway for hardcore fans there's the Vortex Jazz Club just around the corner. I think the jazz aspect is more in the atmosphere, name and decor than the music policy but either way this a great bar for any occasion. With its glass fronting, this bar is like a little fishbowl just off the high street, great for watching the strange goings on of Dalston (I once saw a huge police bust of the flat opposite whilst sitting safely inside, sipping a beer). The windows steam up on the super busy weekend, as the minuscule bar gets completely packed with locals and late night Shoreditch immigrants. Early in the evening, friendly bar staff in crisp white shirts and black tie serve up cheese and biscuits for free and it's a great place to chill out, with a usual selection of soul classics and a well stocked bookshelf. The low bar and random assortment of sofas and chairs give this place a really cosy living room feel.

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    It's 2 am, you're thirsty and still have 2 hours of dancing left in you. Where are you going to go? JAZZ BAR! This place is perfect. Roger the owner has great taste in furniture (20th Century) and Music (40's-Current) The mojitos are great and only £5 Its open in the week too and they give you free cheese and biscuits, and sometimes cake! Don't go if you are claustrophobic and don't like very close bodily contact with strangers, don't like it when places get a bit warm, don't like queuing for the loo. Also, good for people on the prowl for a new 'friend'...

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