# Hidden Gems in Shoreditch

Lesser-known Shoreditch spots tucked off the main strip, from a speakeasy cocktail bar to a former church turned antiques shop. · community starter list

Looking for hidden gems in Shoreditch? This list of 7 includes Nightjar (Shoreditch, London). The order here is where we started — no votes have been cast yet, so voting decides it from here.

**Where:** [Third Platz](/.md) / [United Kingdom](/united-kingdom.md) / [London](/united-kingdom-london.md) / Shoreditch
**Updated:** 2026-09-12 10:31:14

1. **[Nightjar](/e/nightjar---507.md)** (bar) — A prohibition-era-styled speakeasy on City Road near Old Street station, serving creative cocktails with live jazz most nights. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nightjar_(bar), https://www.barnightjar.com/, https://thatsup.co.uk/london/bar/nightjar-shoreditch/
2. **[Callooh Callay](/e/callooh-callay---508.md)** (bar) — A whimsical cocktail bar on Rivington Street with a secret entrance through the back of a wardrobe, serving inventive drinks in a playful, storybook-styled room. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://calloohcallaybar.com/, https://www.designmynight.com/london/bars/hidden-gems-in-london, https://www.calloohcallaybar.com/
3. **[Mark Street Gardens](/e/mark-street-gardens---509.md)** (park) — One of the more secret green spaces in Shoreditch, laid out in the early 1980s after a demolished postwar housing block, with a former church on site now home to an antiques shop. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://theworkingline.com/mark-street-gardens-shoreditch-london-secret/, https://www.parksandgardens.org/places/mark-street-garden, https://theworkingline.com/shoreditch-london-hidden-gems-things-to-do-food/
4. **[Boxpark Shoreditch](/e/boxpark-shoreditch---510.md)** (attraction) — A pop-up mall built from stacked shipping containers near Shoreditch High Street station, housing independent food stalls and small retail brands. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxpark, https://www.boxpark.co.uk/venues/shoreditch, https://theworkingline.com/shoreditch-london-hidden-gems-things-to-do-food/
5. **[Rochelle Canteen](/e/rochelle-canteen---303.md)** (restaurant) — A restaurant inside a former school on Arnold Circus, reached through an unmarked door in a brick wall, serving a short seasonal British menu. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://thenudge.com/london-restaurants/rochelle-canteen/, https://rochellecanteen.com/, https://www.thegoodfoodguide.co.uk/restaurant/rochelle-canteen/id/32872
6. **[Luna and Curious](/e/luna-and-curious---511.md)** (shop) — A concept shop on Calvert Avenue collecting independent British designers' homeware, toys, and small goods under one roof. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://goop.com/place/england/shoreditch/luna-curious, https://lunaandcurious.com/, https://www.touristsecrets.com/destinations/12-hidden-gems-in-shoreditch-london-you-cant-miss/
7. **[Arnold Circus](/e/arnold-circus---1997.md)** (park) — A garden mound, raised from the rubble of the demolished Old Nichol slum and topped by a bandstand, at the heart of the Boundary Estate, an early London County Council housing scheme. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://livinglondonhistory.com/visiting-the-site-of-one-of-victorian-londons-worst-slums/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boundary_Estate

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