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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The Approach
Sunday lunch - real ales - gastro pub - beer garden. 47 Approach Road  City of London, Greater
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Acme Project Space
Acme Studios is a London-based charity, formed by artists in 1972, which supports the developmen
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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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Super Pizza
Super Pizza is a new café bar on Brick Lane that serves great coffee, cold beer, nice wine an
The Rag Factory
A new charitable organisation supporting the creative fabric of London. 6700 square feet of unique s
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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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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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Loungelovers
With little space at the bar at their restaurant Les Trois Garcons, they needed somewhere for guests
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Truman Brewery - Free Range
With unadulterated access to the UK's freshest new art & design, set over a 400,000 squ
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The Wapping Project
http://www.thewappingproject.com/
The George Tavern Pub
The George Tavern is a legendary venue, public house and constant foundation for a thriving arti
Wapping Project
Organisation housed in a stunningly refurbished Victorian Hydraulic Power Station (1890), a graceful
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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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Genesis Cinema
Genesis Cinema is a family run, independent cinema and arts venue situated in London's vibrant East
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Great Eastern Bear
Great Eastern Bear is a brand new art space set in the thriving centre of shoreditch’s cultura
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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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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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Vital Arts Gallery at the Royal London Hospital
Vital Arts is the arts organisation for Barts Health NHS Trust charitably funded to deliver quality
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5th Base Gallery
5th Base is the space for artists, designers and makers to exhibit their work in a professional gall
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