Mediterranean food in our cool and laid back cafe

Since The Columbo Group took over The Jazz Cafe, it's become the best programmed venue in the city, focusing on jazz, soul, funk, disco and afrobeat.

Classic independent cinema in the heart of Dalston. Good vibes and films. Support your local cinema!

One or two screenings a day, a few days a week; less is more at Close Up. The library is a great resource too, for work or pleasure.

In terms of materials and form, these galleries offer so much. On an abstract and typographic level, so useful. This is a section of an altar frieze, from the Eye Temple at Tell Brak (N.E. Syria), dated 3300–3000BC. The Egyptian rooms take the tourist weight; these spaces are much quieter and amenable time spent drawing and thinking.