The Passage

Bar in Dalston

8 / 10 from 1 review

Address
27a Dalston Lane
Dalston
London
E8 3DF

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Telephone
020 3730 6853

Region
Dalston

Nearest Station
Dalston Junction
0.09 miles

Category
Bars

Opening Summary
Mon - Thurs: 17:00 – 00:00
Fri: 17:00 – 02:00
Sat: 10:00 – 02:00
Sun: 10:00 – 23:00

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The Passage is a small neighbourhood cocktail bar, restaurant and club experience. It produces a range of innovative drinks and food and regularly hosts DJs.

All In London Review

Compact, unpretentious Dalston fun

The Passage is proof that not all Dalston bars have to be in basements and that friendliness goes a long way in breeding popularity. Located on Dalston Lane, The Passage is a small bar with a lot of character. Owned and run by the individuals working behind the bar, there is a personal vibe to the place that makes it an attractive alternative to the jaded offerings up the road.

A place of many talents, The Passage delivers cocktails, food and music daily. Breakfast is served from 10am till 4pm and there is a creative food menu (along with some excellent triple cooked chips) for dinner. Cocktails are classics (amaretto sours) or twists on them (chilli mojito). We turn up at 6pm on a Saturday night and while the bar is quiet the £5 cocktail happy hour makes up for that. And it doesn’t take long to fill up and morph into a club space - by 9pm the DJ is on, the lights are low and people are already dancing. As well as club nights, The Passage hosts live music and pop-up events.

There might not be much more to The Passage than a bar, a DJ booth and a few tables but there is a positive atmosphere that starts with the manager/barman and spreads. If one of your friends opened up a bar you’d want it to be like this. Compact, unpretentious fun.

Reviewed by T.A.O
Published on Jun 1, 2014