Explore east London's galleries, artist run spaces and studios on this interactive map. Choose your favourite area of east London or type of art, add nearby bars and restaurants to plan your own First Thursdays tour.

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Pizza East
Housed on the ground floor of the Tea Building, located on the corner of Shoreditch High Street
Leila's Cafe
Leila's on Arnold Circus is a legendary coffee spot where they serve Monmouth coffee in an eccen
Prufrok
Prufrock Coffee came about to satisfy our personal urge to make nice coffee and show people how
Owl and Pussycat
OAP has jettisoned the scruffiness that won it cool points with the anti-hipster set in favour of an
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Calvert 22
CALVERT 22 is London's first not-for-profit foundation dedicated to promoting contemporary art f
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The Wapping Project
http://www.thewappingproject.com/
CHRISTIAN FERREIRA
Wapping Hydraulic Power Station, Wapping Wall, London, E1W 3SG07792531226info@christianferrei
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Café 1001
The Café 1001 coffee shop and dj bar is located on Dray Walk, a private road off Brick Lane (
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Eleven Spitalfields
11 Princelet Street, London, E1 6QH020 7247 1816info@elevenspitafields.comwww.elevenspitafields.
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Café 1001
The Café 1001 coffee shop and dj bar is located on Dray Walk, a private road off Brick Lane (
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Freedom Gallery
The Freedom space is a new art space above the freedom book shop, which is dedicated to showcasi
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Café 1001
The Café 1001 coffee shop and dj bar is located on Dray Walk, a private road off Brick Lane (
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Rosa's Thai Restaurant
Rosa’s comprises two restaurants serving modern Thai food in London. One in the heart of t
Gallery S O
Gallery S O London’s main focus is the contemporary object - aiming to stimulate the publi
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Tayyabs
Founded in 1972 Tayyab’s is a family owned and run business in Whitechapel serving the finest
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The Blind Beggar
Famously known in history as a pub governed by notorious East-end gangs, the Blind Beggar is now a t
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The George Tavern Pub
The George Tavern is a legendary venue, public house and constant foundation for a thriving arti
Hilary Crisp
Contemporary art gallery in Whitechapel featuring a programme of international emerging artists.
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The Royal Inn on the Park
Traditional East London English pub serving homemade food, Sunday Lunch, traditional beers. Beer gar
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The Blind Beggar
Famously known in history as a pub governed by notorious East-end gangs, the Blind Beggar is now a t
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The George Tavern Pub
The George Tavern is a legendary venue, public house and constant foundation for a thriving arti
Idea Store
Idea Store Whitechapel is the London Borough of Tower Hamlet's flagship library, learning and inform
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Zeera
Our menu is a culinary delight, where east meets west - south Indian recipes passed down from ge
Matt's Gallery
Matt's Gallery is a contemporary art space situated on Copperfield Road in Bow, east London. Di
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Café 1001
The Café 1001 coffee shop and dj bar is located on Dray Walk, a private road off Brick Lane (
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Raven Row
Raven Row is a non-profit contemporary art exhibition centre in London’s Spitalfields area. Ho
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Albion
It's a hive of perpetual activity from morning till night: breakfast is a big draw, especially at we
Pizza East
Housed on the ground floor of the Tea Building, located on the corner of Shoreditch High Street
Hoxton Bar and Grill
A 450 capacity bar and restaurant on Hoxton Square, comprising three separate bars, a restaurant
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The Pride of Spitalfields
The Pride of Spitalfields is a lovely old boozer just off Brick Lane. Formerly the Romford Arms, thi
Rich Mix
The Residence celebrates innovative interdisciplinary forces including painting, video, photography
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The Rectory Gallery
The Rectory Gallery is an exhibition space in the Rectory of Spitalfields Church. Exhibitions are or
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Ten Bells
84 Commercial Street  London, E1 6LY020 7366 1721info@tenbells.comhttp://www.tenbells.com/
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The Women's Library
The Women's Library is a bustling cultural centre and home to the most extensive collection of women
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St. John Bread and Wine
Bread and Wine reflects the rythmns of its' locale, opening for breakfast, lunch and supper seven da
Café 1001
The Café 1001 coffee shop and dj bar is located on Dray Walk, a private road off Brick Lane (
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Poppies Fish & Chips
Service without compromise. Pop and his family have been serving fish and chips in the East End sinc
Town House
Town House, owned by Fiona Atkins, has been in Fournier St. Spitalfields since 2002 and began by spe
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Whitechapel Gallery Cafe
A popular destination serving seasonal food during the day, the Café/Bar is closed to the pub
Whitechapel Gallery Dining Room
Led by Senior Head Chef Emma Duggan and working closely with executive chef Angela Ha
NIGHTCLOUD
Paper Mache Tiger in association with Sushi Samba will be hosting a weekly night championing the new
The George Tavern Pub
The George Tavern is a legendary venue, public house and constant foundation for a thriving arti
The Rhythm Factory pub
"..the barometer of London’s musical trends" - the guardian." Ground Floor  16-18 Whitec
Whitechapel Gallery
For over a century the Whitechapel Gallery has premiered world-class artists from modern masters suc
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The Basement Gallery East London
The Basement Gallery East London is host to all mediums of art and photography showing a core messag
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Tayyabs
Founded in 1972 Tayyab’s is a family owned and run business in Whitechapel serving the finest
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The Blind Beggar
Famously known in history as a pub governed by notorious East-end gangs, the Blind Beggar is now a t
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Commercial Road Project
cura. is a curatorial platform that revolves around the production of a quarterly magazine (cura.m
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The Cass
The Cass ( The Sir John Cass Faculty of Art, Architecture and Design, London Metropolitan University
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Brady Arts Centre
The Brady Arts Centre in Whitechapel is a well equipped and fully accessible venue which houses a th
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