Creativity
Meet the artists, makers, and thinkers from around the world who bring London’s creative culture to life.
Rivington Grill closed in 2017 and Fifteen in 2019. Simon Wadham and Andrew Parkinson cooked there
The Rivington Grill shut in 2017 and Fifteen in 2019. What their chefs, and Merchants Tavern's Neil Borthwick, told Made in Shoreditch in the archive.
Innovation
Discover the startups, tech pioneers, and future-shaping innovations redefining London’s creative and entrepreneurial scene.
20 Years of ESHK Hair: How Fernando Lopez and Meg Liu Built a Global Salon Brand
Founded in 2005, ESHK Hair began as a bold experiment in East London’s creative heart. Co-founders Fernando Lopez and Meg Liu wanted to carve out a space that celebrated individuality,…
Shoreditch News
Explore what makes Shoreditch the creative heart of Europe — art galleries, startups, indie fashion, buzzing bars and much more.
Smokestak and Manteca are throwing a £15 street party at Protein Studios in Shoreditch on 7 November to mark 15 years between them, with every penny going to charity
Smokestak and Manteca host the XV Blok Party at Protein Studios, 31 New Inn Yard, on Saturday 7 November 2026, 6pm to 2am. Tickets £15 with a welcome cocktail. Proceeds go to Philoxenia.
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Hawaiian pizza was invented in Canada in 1962 by a Greek immigrant, who named it after the brand on the tin of pineapple he used
Hawaiian pizza was first made in 1962 by Sam Panopoulos, a Greek immigrant, at the Satellite Restaurant in Chatham, Ontario. He named it after the tinned pineapple and never patented it.
The Mona Lisa only became the world’s most famous painting after a former Louvre worker walked out with it on a Monday in August 1911, when the museum was closed
On Monday 21 August 1911 Vincenzo Peruggia took the Mona Lisa from the Louvre. It was missing for 28 months, and the theft is what turned it into the most famous painting in the world.
Cocktail bars in Shoreditch and Hoxton: where to drink, what a cocktail costs and when to book
The best cocktail bars in Shoreditch and Hoxton, with what a cocktail costs at each, opening hours and booking rules: Nightjar, Callooh Callay, Happiness Forgets, Seed Library, Swift and…
The best pubs in Shoreditch and Hoxton, with beer gardens, Sunday roasts and real ale
Eight Shoreditch, Hoxton and Spitalfields pubs worth the trip, from the Owl & Pussycat's covered garden and Sunday roasts to cask ale at the Wenlock Arms, with addresses and hours.
BBE, the Hackney record shop and Black music label, faces a licence review over noise complaints from new flats across the street, and its petition has passed 10,000 signatures
BBE's record shop and event space at Arch 376, Helmsley Place, faces a Hackney licence review over noise complaints. Its petition passed 10,000 signatures on 18 October.
Bershka has opened a nightclub-themed pop-up at 133 Bethnal Green Road in Shoreditch, with NTS DJ sets on Thursdays and Fridays until 1 November
Bershka's Shoreditch pop-up at 133 Bethnal Green Road sells its Bershka Series AW26 collection early and hosts NTS DJ sets on Thursdays and Fridays, 5pm to 7pm, until 1 November.
The Golden Gate Bridge is orange because its steel arrived in red lead primer and Irving Morrow, commuting by ferry, liked that colour enough to specify International Orange in April 1935. The US Navy wanted black and yellow stripes.
Irving Morrow chose International Orange for the Golden Gate Bridge in 1935. The District says the Navy would have preferred black and yellow stripes.
