Dream Bags Jaguar Shoes, Shoreditch  rated3 pints - click for an explanation of our ratings

location:

Shoreditch

address:

34-36 Kingsland Rd, E2 8DA

phone:

0871 984 3427*
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nearest stations:

Shoreditch High Street (opens 2010) London Overground station
(520m) - zone 2

Old Street London Underground stationRailway station
(730m) - zone 1

Liverpool Street London Underground stationRailway station
(1.1Km) - zone 1

Moorgate London Underground stationRailway station
(1.3Km) - zone 1

Bethnal Green London Underground station
(1.3Km)

how to find it:

Liverpool Street: Leave station by the Bishopsgate exit and turn left towards Shoreditch. Go straight past Shoreditch Church and over the lights at the junction onto Kingsland High Road. You'll shortly see the pub on your right. Old street: take the exit towards Hoxton and walk along Old Street until you reach the junction with Kingsland High Road. Turn left and the pubs on the right.

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nearby attraction(s):

Geffrye Museum (410m)

Spitalfields Market (930m)

picture of Dream Bags Jaguar ShoesThe owners had a great concept. Whether it was to cut expense, or a flash of inspiration, the place looks like almost no renovation was done to turn it into a bar. Even the original signs from when it was two separate wholesaler's shops (hence the name) are present. Inside, it's stripped back to bare brickwork and concrete, with only a few pieces of artwork and old leather sofas in place. In the basement a brick fireplace is the only decoration and the only thing hinting at the building's Victorian past. Its dark ambience makes it feel like a Beatnik hangout, only the Philosophical discussions about Sartre are replaced by conversations about haircuts. Musically, its a mixed bag: we've heard everything from ironic 80's power ballads to blues here, but it usually hovers somewhere in the indie section of the musical spectrum. Ultimately it's a great place, erring on the right side of pretension and one the better bars in Hoxton.

reviewed:
11/09/2007
reviewed by redcat

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