16 Dalston Ln, Dalston E8 3AZ
@tothejunglecafe
We came across this café by accident en route
to another venue. On the first visit I forgot to take cake photos, so we had to
return again (tough life isn’t it).
I couldn’t remember the address, but I think I
gave Ben pretty clear directions:
“Remember when we tried to find a car park at that
bar-café but had to park a few blocks away, then on the way we stuck our heads
into the garden café, then went to the bar-café but there was no cake, so we
went to the other café with the Singer sewing machine tables and then next door
was that shop with the grass stuff?”
So back we went…. Can't exactly miss the striking street frontage!
I like this little place. The cakes are yummy
(particularly the plum cake). The atmosphere is very calming and relaxing, with
a lot of wood, leather and natural fibres comprising the interior decor as well as recycled Singer sewing machine tables sans the sewing machines (which probably ended up gracing the front windows of an All Saints).
It’s
wonderfully cosy without being stuffy, and feels like a bookshop but without
the books.
Finding a table can sometimes be a challenge,
because customers like to make themselves at home here, typing away on
laptops, probably blogging about cafes or something.
But I’m sure if you ask
nicely they’ll let you share a table, because you shouldn’t let other people
prevent you from exercising your right to plum cake.
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