Shoreditch nightlife runs from early cocktails on Rivington Street to clubs off Old Street that close in the small hours. This guide merges Made in Shoreditch’s older nightlife and late-bar pages into one, with every venue checked against its own website in October 2026.
Pubs
The Owl and Pussycat, Redchurch Street. A pub with food, tucked down one of Shoreditch’s best-known shopping streets.
The Princess of Shoreditch, 76 to 78 Paul Street, EC2A 4NE. Kitchen open until 9.30pm on Saturday and 8pm on Sunday.
Cocktail bars
Nightjar, 129 City Road, EC1V 1JB. A cocktail bar near Old Street station.
Callooh Callay, 65 Rivington Street. A cocktail bar a short walk from Shoreditch High Street.
Happiness Forgets, basement, 8 to 9 Hoxton Square, N1 6NU. Open from 5pm every day; its own line is “Great Cocktails, No Wallies.”
Jailhouse Bar, Courthouse Hotel, 335 to 337 Old Street. Drinks in five original holding cells of the former magistrates’ court, open from 10.30am until late.
Listening bars
Mad Cats, 107 Redchurch Street, E2 7DL. A kitchen and hi-fi bar, open until 2.30am on Friday and Saturday, 1.30am on Thursday and midnight on Tuesday and Wednesday. Mad Cats interview.
Bun House Disco, 118 Bethnal Green Road, E2 6DG. Open until midnight Thursday to Saturday. Bun House Disco feature.
Clubs and live music
XOYO, 32 to 37 Cowper Street, EC2A 4AP. A club off Old Street with weekly DJ line-ups.
Village Underground, 54 Holywell Lane, EC2A 3PQ. A converted Victorian warehouse for gigs and club nights, with old Tube carriages on the roof.
After midnight
Beigel Bake, 159 Brick Lane, is open 24 hours. Ely’s Yard food trucks behind the Truman Brewery serve until 11pm.
From the archive
Made in Shoreditch has covered the area’s club scene since 2011, with interviews including DJs Foxx and DJ Maximus, the techno DJ Grace Dahl, and Shay Shaz on Tok Tok and queer club culture. For football on a screen, see pubs to watch football in Shoreditch.