The Book Club

Bar in Shoreditch
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8 / 10 from 1 review
Address
100 Leonard Street
Shoreditch
London
EC2A 4RH
Map
Telephone
020 7684 8618
Region
Shoreditch
Nearest Station
Shoreditch High Street
0.25 miles
Category
Bars
Opening Times
Monday Open 08:30 - Closes 00:00
Tuesday Open 08:30 - Closes 00:00
Wednesday Open 08:30 - Closes 00:00
Thursday Open 08:30 - Closes 02:00
Friday Open 08:30 - Closes 03:00
Saturday Open 10:00 - Closes 03:00
Sunday Open 10:00 - Closes 00:00

Art exhibitions, gaming nights, DJs, quizzes, cocktails, live music... but not a single copy of Sebastian Faulks' Birdsong anywhere in sight.

All In London

On the site of the former 'Home' Club, the Book Club is a new venue offering an exciting array of clubnights and live music events.

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All In London Review

Drinking, dancing and weird and wonderful nights aplenty!

In these days of constantly shifting trends, where pop-ups can steal your customers away before you can say ‘Aperol Spritz’, The Book Club does a remarkable job in staying down with the in-crowd. How? By offering a random collection of excellent nights out in a club space that seems to get better with age.

Located in Shoreditch, The Book Club has been a bastion of big nights out since well before the area exploded. A basement club provides the dancing room, done up in a semi-industrial style with a small bar and a small collection of seating. The ground floor bar above is the pre-party to the basement’s after party with a solid menu of sharing platters that include BBQ, vegetarian, Mexican and straight up meat, plus a busy events schedule.

Along with a large bar, a well–used ping-pong table and plenty of seating, the upstairs space plays host to a huge range of alternative nights. These nights are arguably what have kept The Book Club so fresh over the years, with the likes of life drawing, ping-pong tournaments, board game creation (yes, really) and speed dating. Not to mention the fact that this is one of the best places in Shoreditch for a dance. Hip-hop, soul, funk, bass and R’n’B are the usual sounds that get people moving and the basement’s ceiling sweating.

There’s no such thing as a guaranteed great night out but with the sheer array of action going on The Book Club comes close.

Reviewed by T.A.O
Published on Aug 5, 2013


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The Book Club in Shoreditch runs the monthly singles event, ‘Last Night a Speed Date Saved My Life’. Catchy name and what’s more, its hip location means you’re likely to find a relaxed affair rather than anything too serious. Not a fan of date nights, then head to the Book Club at the weekend where the crowd still holds its fair share of singles.

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