Café 1001 Bar / Café / Live Music Venue

Shoreditch / Brick Lane, London –

Set in a wide alley full of picnic tables, vintage clothing boutiques, and record stores in the vibrant Truman Brewery area of Brick Lane, Café 1001 reigns as the king of bohemian bars and attracts a harmoniously diverse international crowd of music lovers, artists, and hip Londoners.

The spacious venue is comprised of a patio featuring a permanent streetside barbecue for grilling burgers and kebabs and a downstairs café that offers an array of sandwiches and homemade carrot cake.

A short flight of stairs leads to the massive upper lounge, where the venue hosts bands and DJs who whip the grateful crowd of local hippies and foreign students into fits of frenzied dancing.

Quieter ambient tunes keep the café mellow by day, but the back room goes off at night, blasting electro, dubstep, and drum and bass beats.

Even if the quirky creative types split to catch a concert or a vegan bite, Café 1001 – with its random assortment of flea market Chesterfield chairs, mismatched lamps, and airy front room – offers visitors a spot off the beaten path to eat, drink, dance, and celebrate life.