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Brilliant Corners

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EXPERT REVIEWS

Time Out - This Dalston restaurant-bar has a strong Japanese theme running through it, serving dishes inspired by the country’s izakayas – small, casual pubs serving cooked snacks. There’s also regular live music (mostly jazz) and DJ sets played through a top-notch soundsystem. read more

10 Best - Half bar/kitchen, half late-night music venue, Brilliant Corners has all the dreamy intrigue that its name implies. Far enough along Kingsland Road to feel separate from Shoreditch's stylish chaos, but not so far up that transport becomes an issue (give Clapton a miss), Brilliant Corners is that magical type of bar that's whatever you want it to be: a dimly lit date spot, a casual nook for people-watching, or an under-the-radar, behind-the-heavy-curtain (literally) performance space for serious patrons of London's arts landscape. read more