FIVE-STAR DIVE BAR ON BRICK LANE

We’re an independent cocktail pub run by three friends who built the bar they always wanted to find.

Dive-bar mood and music, paired with top-quality cocktails, drinks, and service.

Perfect for evening hangouts, laid-back date nights, and late-night drinks - open until 2am on weekends.

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A seasonal line-up of cocktails built on balance - refined classics, fresh new mixes, and one-off experiments. Our drinks are all chosen on merit - top quality craft beers and wines that are all-too gluggable.

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A MAX RUNHAM VALENTINE'S

Join us for a relaxed Valentine’s on Saturday 14 February, led by Max Runham’s soulful blend of folk, blues, and modern soul. Intimate live sets, thoughtful drinks, and an atmosphere made for settling in.

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We welcome reservations but need at least two hours of notice for bookings made on the same day to guarantee you a table.

Bar seating is reserved for walk-ins only, and we usually have tables available for those dropping by.

If you have any questions about booking or need assistance, feel free to email us to enquire:

Email: info@raindogs.bar

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Make it easygoing this Valentine’s.

Two live sets from Max Runham, bringing a soulful blend of folk, blues, and modern soul.

Music from 8pm in a room built for easy conversation, well-made drinks, and staying a little longer - whether you’re coming as a couple, with friends, or just out for a proper night.

@maxrunham

🎟 £12 tickets
🍸 Includes a complimentary 1800 Tequila & Schweppes drink
🕖 Entry from 7pm
🎶 Live sets at 8pm & 10pm

Saturday 14 February at Rain Dogs.
Tickets via the link in bio.

Same bar, same team - just New Year’s Eve.

Unticketed and open late with great drinks, good music, and a welcoming place to celebrate without the fuss. Walk in anytime.

No days off.

Rain Dogs is now open Mondays.

🍺 4pm till late | Shoreditch

Three snacks & three cocktails for £30…? It really must be the magic number 😉 Last chance for tickets! Tap the link in our bio to join us at Sips & Snacks, in collaboration with 1800 Tequila & Schweppes, for a night of great music and tasty treats! Wednesday 15th October at 9pm, with live music starting at 10! #ad #Schweppes #SchweppesBA #SparklingOriginality #BornSocial #schhh #bubbles #drinkresponsibly #18andover

🎉 SIPS & SNACKS at Rain Dogs Bar & Kitchen
🥃 Presented by 1800 Tequila & Schweppes

An evening of bold flavours, elevated pairings, and laid-back vibes — are you in?

Join us for Sips & Snacks, a curated tasting experience where three signature small plates meet three unique highball cocktails, crafted with the bold spirit of 1800 Tequila and the refreshing finesse of Schweppes.

✨ Expect:
✔️ Elevated pairings
✔️ Big flavour energy
✔️ Stylish vibes in the heart of the bar
✔️ Live music from Ash Lambe & The 32-20's 🎶

🕖 Two seatings available:
• 7PM – 8PM
• 9PM – 10PM (stick around after for the music!)

📍 Rain Dogs Bar & Kitchen
🎟️ Limited spots available – secure yours now!
🔞 18+ event only

Whether you're a foodie, a cocktail lover, or just looking for a fresh night out — this is your sign to sip, snack, and savour the moment. 🍸🍴

Link in bio, see you there!

New food for eating:

Fried Chicken, Emmental, Cajun Gravy, House Pickles.

This one's heavy on flavour & light on manners. A beauty.

No prizes for guessing what it goes best with...
👇
(...it's £5 Pints from the likes of @guinnessgb & @fivepointsbrew. Available Tues-Sat 👉 17:00-19:00)

National Piña Colada Day now with added oomph.

Another perfect addition for a heat wave

@blacktotrum
@speciality.brands

Ash & The 32-20's rejoin us tomorrow night for another evening of some of the best Blues this city of ours has to offer.
If you've missed 'em up to now, you've got another shot.

Thursday 9th July, 8pm.

It's free entry, as ever.

Aly & her unbelievably smooth band, doing what they do best.

📸 on VHS

Live music, every Thursday.

Pints for £5. In London. Good ones too.

Tuesday - Saturday
5-7pm

Not too shabby.

We've got a whole heap of talent joining us *weekly* to help you see off the week in good fashion.

We keep the music free so there's more loose change for your scotch eggs and red wine.
Drop by & let us feed, water and entertain yous.

Every Thursday. 8pm sharp.

It's a tasty one this week.

@willjamesch & the Will James Trio are bringing it this Thursday.
Proper London blues with lots of soul and jazz goodness squeezed in. You'll love it.

See you there. 8pm kick off.

Our usual selection of cold pints & hectic bar food to accompany.

Live from Rain Dogs. Every Thursday.

We're pumped to announce that you can catch a variety of sweet sweet blues, jazz and funk every single week.

Every Thursday, 8pm. It's free and it's fabulous.

Spice up those post-work pints people.

Next up: Thursday 3rd July. Band announcement to follow.

Well fed & well watered folks, everywhere.

We're out here slinging the best bar food around.
The kind you're still thinking about days later.
The kind that damns every future scotch egg, sandwich and bhaji to tepid, lacklustre mediocrity.
(sorry about that)

Weekend sorted.

DJs til late. Tonight it's @itsandycaruso. Tomorrow it's @marlssssss.

10pm - 2am.

Swing by, stick around, enjoy yaselves.

Not built for 30°? Thirsty? Sweaty? Beer gardens suddenly slightly less appealing?

Take shelter. Sunshine optional.
A/C pumping almost as much as the playlists.

Brick Lane's messiest soirées.

Never thought fried sandwiches and dry Martinis went together...? Time for a rethink.

Rain Dogs just got a wee bit more rock n roll

A musical wet dream courtesy of @smokin_eskimo.

Always drink responsibly 👹

We’ve only got one thing on our minds: our Linseed French toast brûlée.

Crispy top, soft middle, dangerously good.

From fried chicken scotch eggs to our Reuben a la Bourdain, we’re dishing out bold plates that go toe-to-toe with our cocktails.

Comfort food, done properly - and proudly East London.

The kitchen is now open from 5pm on weekdays & 3pm weekends. Come and get stuck in.

Aly's back.

Fresh off her debut single release 'The Wrong Man' (go listen, it's brill), we're chuffed to announce we've snagged Aly for her second Rain Dogs set.
Those who missed the first in April, don't make the same mistake.

Thursday 26th June, 8pm.
Free entry as always.

📍120 Bethnal Green Road, E2 6DG

Jazz, pints and the volume justttt right.

Smokin’ Eskimo are live tonight from 8pm.

Back again in a fortnight with Aly Berry on jazz duties. 🎷

Your weekend soundtrack:
🪩 Friday: DJ Andy Caruso (disco & house)
🎛️ Saturday: Arnie Wrong x (funk, electro, deep house)

Good drinks. Great music. No work in the morning. Join us for our first DJ line-up of many.

Low lights & Loud blues, every other Thursday at our place. 🎶

This week we have the incredible @smokin_eskimo.

Starts at 8pm. Reserve your seat.

She’s citrusy. She’s bubbly. She’s got a bite!

The Foxey Lady: one of our Bootleg cocktails 🦊 Unconventional, experimental, and only around for a short time.

APEROL GRANITA

In case the bar was doing a bad job at getting you drunk, we thought we’d have a go in the kitchen as well.

Does what it says on the tin. Take Aperol, make into ice. We’ve added some black lime Sherbert as well because we like to complicate things.
The limes that don’t make it into our pickle are poached in salty water, and dehydrated until they turn black. We blitz them into a powder and mix them up with citric acid powder and sugar, and then put them on top of stuff to make it real nice.

Yee-haw.

📸@madebynadja

Vernal Equinox Menu - Volume 11

Preservation Club - 'Bootlegs'

A true classic, reborn.

Vodka - @respiritedvodka
Homemade Strawberry & Oregano Syrup
Aperol - @aperol.italia
Dry Vermouth - @cocchi_uk
Fresh Lemon Juice
Egg White

Inspired by the timeless Clover Club, the Preservation Club blends vodka, fresh lemon and a vibrant homemade strawberry & oregano syrup for a bright, herbaceous twist.
A splash of Aperol and Cocchi dry vermouth adds complexity, while egg white brings a silky, frothy finish. Light, refreshing, and perfectly balanced this cocktail preserves the spirit of the original while making it entirely its own.

#raindogs #cocktailbar #bricklane #shoreditchbars #londonbars

ASSAM CURED MACKEREL, CITRUS & DASHI

Mackerel season is upon us, just.

They’re coming in fresh from the Dorset coast, and if you haven’t got a bbq then the only other way to eat them is cured and doused in acid – ceviche style. We’ve sweet cured ours, and infused it with assam; black tea from Northern India. We then take some more assam, brew a strong cuppa, and turn that into a dashi that we make with wakame seaweed. We season it shiro shoyu (otherwise known as white soy), sesame oil, orange fig vinegar, and molasses.
Citrus fruit – this week it’s pink grapefruit – pickled radish, and torched pickled onions cut through the umami of the broth.
A lightly smoked mayonnaise adds richness and brings the dish together. Just to show we can be sophisticated. Sometimes.

We have many a stunning bottle of vino to accompany.
Be sure to ask your servers for a few pointers.

Come & see us this week! Book a table at the link in bio x

📸@madebynadja

Gracing the Rain Dogs stage next we have the absolutely KILLER @smokin_eskimo.

Thursday 12 June sees this Black Country three-piece enter Brick Lane ready to fill your ears with a seriously sick blend of '60s psych rock, '90s Britpop with a jazz funk undertone.

This is an absolute treat. And it's free because we're nice like that.

The lads kick off at 8pm. Make sure you get in early for some Scotch eggs, Reubens and plethora of delicious bevvies beforehand 🍻🍴

Bring some pals and prepare for a boogie or two.

Link in bio. See you there 🥳

#bricklane #raindogs #smokineskimo #livemusic #londonbars #shoreditch

ROASTED CAULIFLOWER, ROSCOFF, PICKLES & SEEDS

If we were a fine dining restaurant that had got stuck in the noughties, we’d probably call this “cauliflower three ways”. Thankfully, we’re not. So, we haven’t.

Cauliflower is roasted and pureed with a sprinkling of nutritional yeast. More cauliflower is finely sliced and compressed with lemon juice and salt. Another chunk is then lightly fried. Our cruciferous friend is joined on the plate by the humble Roscoff onion: some roasted and blitzed to a fine pure, some pickled in malt vinegar. Toasted sunflower and pumpkin seeds, English rapeseed oil, dehydrated mushroom powder, toasted malt, and crispy sage wrap the dish off.
No animals were harmed in the making of this beauty.

Shoreditch shopping on the horizon this weekend? You know where to find us 🍴🍻

📸@madebynadja

DEEP FRIED COCKLE POPCORN

Try saying that when you’re pissed.

Our nod to fried fish, a staple of the east end. Cockles, wee mud-dwelling bivalves – used to be racked from the banks of the Thames and sold in wheelbarrows in the east end. We’ve dipped them in tempura, and fried them. Simple as that really.
Oh, and that yellow stuff is a fat dollop of punchy saffron aioli. Just for good measure.

Hungry yet? Kitchen open from 5pm today.

📸 @madebynadja

Vernal Equinox Menu - Volume 10

Floral elegance you won't find elsewhere.

Bitter Meadow - 'Bootlegs'

Jasmine Gin
Rose Gin
Bergamot Liqueur - @italicusrdb
Dandelion Syrup - @briottetliqueur
Rose Cordial

Inspired by the classic White Negroni, this cocktail brings a fresh twist with jasmine and rose petal gin, bergamot liqueur and dandelion tea.
The homemade rose cordial, crafted from handpicked roses is a perfect floral boost when paired with a Sunday stroll around our local Colombia Road Flower Market.

Light, fragrant and perfectly balanced, it’s a delicate sipper which captures the essence of a fresh meadow in every glass.

#cocktailbar #londonbars #shoreditchbars #eastlondon #colombiaflowermarket

LINSEED FRENCH TOAST BRÛLÉE

Some sweetness for a rainy day that needs it.

This is not brioche dribbled in sweetened egg. Cast any prior breakfast related disappointments from your mind. We have gone back to the roots of this classic.
The original recipe for pain perdu, as our neighbours call it – literally, ‘lost bread’ – rounded up all the left-over baguettes across Paris and soaked them thoroughly in custard before making them brown and delicious in hot butter. At the end of the day at Rain Dogs there is – inevitably – some bread left over.
We hate waste. We love French toast. So, we decided to make it properly. We’re topping ours with a rose hibiscus syrup, and glaçe apples.

A fan favorite...already. SCRUMPTIOUS.

We're excited to welcome more of you through the door this week to eat with us. The drinks are pretty spectacular too. Get involved.

📸 @madebynadja

FRIED CHICKEN SCOTCH EGG ( & NICE SPICE ) 🥚
👇

What came first? Fried chicken or the scotch egg? Who knows. Who cares.
Here’s a spin on a classic: soft boiled eggs take a soy/mirin bath overnight. In the fridge next door, tenderised chicken breast is getting friendly with a mixture of dashi, our own patented Nice Spice, and a menagerie of other tasty things (buttermilk most likely made an appearance at some point).
The next day, a few hours before you decide to come for a drink and some grub, our eggs get swaddled in chicken bouillon powder and wrap themselves up in a poultry blanket. They somehow find their way into a vat of assorted and seasoned flours, and spend the next two minutes or so dancing between that and a tub of wet goodness (more buttermilk almost certain).

Frying is imminent and inevitable. Soft jammy yolks, proper, old school chicken shop fried chicken. Dressed? Obviously. Who eats food naked? Or naked food… either way… Smoked, fried, crispy, and fermented chillis – that’s some Nice Spice. Yakatori glaze and kewpie mayo because why not. A bed of shredded hispi means this dish is perfect for those seeking a cleaner, more balanced diet…

Booze food, done proper.
Come get some this week - link in bio x

Vernal Equinox Menu - Volume 9

A very special video for a very special cocktail.

Cortado - 'Bootlegs'

Aged Rum - @takamaka_rum
Amaro - @grappanonino
Coffee Liqueur - @borghetti_it
Fresh Lime Juice
Vanilla Yoghurt
- milk-washed smooth over 24hrs.

Creamy, boozy, and full of tropical swagger.
For when it's dark out, but you're not done yet.

Come see us this Bank Holiday weekend - book a table at the link in bio.

#bar #cocktailbar #bricklane #shoreditch #london
#ClarifiedCocktail #BarAfterDark #Drinkstagram

REUBEN A LA BOURDAIN

To start our food journey off, where better place than with a homage to a man who inspired many a cook, chef and traveller.

We all miss Tony. His favourite sandwich, so he once said, went a bit like this: get a pan, make it hot. Fold some mortadella into hot oil, and fry it until crispy. Layer on Swiss cheese, and melt. Remove from the pan and fry some bread in the same oil. Add a little butter. Construct sandwich with mustard and eat. It’s one hell of a sandwich. But, this being Brick Lane – home to some of London’s greatest Jewish deli’s, we thought we’d take Tony’s technique and apply it to the daddy of deli sandwiches: the Reuben.
Fried pastrami and Emmental are layered up with Thousand Islands dressing, and fennelkraut. Sourdough toasted in brown butter keeps this medley of delicious things cosy on it’s way to your table.

A generational sarnie.

#bourdain #bricklane #raindogs #reuben

Blues, booze & a Thursday night schmooze?

The entertainment for next week's live music is the gloriously talented @willjamesch and his equally gifted band bringing you the finest ear porn London's Blues scene has to offer. Dubbed "Certified grassroots Blues royalty", the harmonica alone will put hairs on ya chest.

If you haven't been down to try the food yet, consider this an *additional* good excuse. You won't need them in future.

Kitchen open from 6pm. Music prompt from 8pm.
We're excited, you're excited, everyone's excited.

Link in bio to reserve yourself a spot x

RAIN DOGS KITCHEN - OPEN FOR BUSINESS
Wednesday - Sunday

About time bar food went beyond nuts and crisps? We think so...

We've gone way beyond - creative and outlandishly tasty dishes that go down delightfully with a pint of Guinness or a Spicy Marg all the same.
Comfort food with flair.
Grub you’ll be ordering seconds and thirds (maybe fourths).

Non-compromising, proper British scran, built for the bar and inspired by our East London heritage.

Come see us this week & GET STUCK IN 🍴

Featuring:

Fried chicken Scotch Egg & nice spice
Reuben a la Bourdain
Samphire chaat masala
Deep fried cockle popcorn

📸 - @madebynadja

Vernal Equinox Menu - Volume 8

Next up, a Tiki summer classic known the world over.

Mai Tai - ‘Greatest Hits’

Aged Rum - @takamaka_rum
Triple Sec - @briottetliqueur
Orgeat
Fresh Lime Juice
Angostura Bitters

The name “Mai Tai” comes from the Tahitian for “the very best.”
Fitting, since this blend of rum, lime, orgeat, and triple sec pretty much defined the golden age of tiki.
A global classic, mixed with trademark Rain Dogs pizzazz.

Like what you see? Come see us. Link in bio.

#bar #cocktailbar #maitai #raindogs #bricklane #shoreditch #londonnightlife

Vernal Equinox Menu - Volume 7

Tequila cocktails are a rare find amongst the Classics, but here's a corker.

21st Century - 'Greatest Hits'

Tequila @tequilatapatio
Cacao Blanc @briottetliqueur
Vermouth @cocchi_uk
Fresh Lemon Juice

A quintessential riff on its predecessor, the 21st Century swaps gin for tequila & the world is better for it.
The Margarita might be the undisputed king of tequila cocktails, but the 21st Century provides stiff competition 🍸

Fancy a taste?
Come and see us. Link in bio.

#bar #cocktailbar #raindogs #shoreditch #bricklane #londonnightlife

If you know, you know. And if you don’t… you will.

A crisp golden lager from across the border just quietly appeared on tap. On tap, off record🍺.

Get it while you can 🤫

#shoreditch #bar #raindogs #bricklane

Ash and the band return for another evening of sweet sweet Rain Dogs Blues.
...

Sun will (probably) be shining, pavement beers will be in full flow.
A perfect accompaniment to your after-work Thursday side quests.

Reservations recommended. Walk-ins welcome.

See you on the 15th. Music from 8pm.

#raindogs #bricklane #shoreditch #livemusic #blues #bar #londonnightlife

Without being TOO controversial, we reckon it might be time for some sunshine fuelled Guinness.
Post-work pints never looked so good 🍻

#guinness #london #raindogs #bar #bricklane #shoreditch

"The greatest sin is food that's boring." - A.B

Rain Dogs kitchen launch coming May 2025.
Keep those eyes, ears and mouths peeled.

Vernal Equinox Menu - Volume 6

If this doesn’t quench your thirst on a sunny day....🍸

Introducing another Rain Dogs debutant:

Mirage - ’B-Sides’

Pisco @elgobernadorofficialcl
Lemon
Honey
Amontillado Sherry @tiopepeuk

Old meets new as the ever-popular Pisco meets the classic Amontillado Sherry in this sweet, citrusy blend.

Flavour & style that packs a punch, the Rain Dogs way.

Fancy a couple this weekend? You know what to do. Link in bio.

#bricklane #bar #shoreditch #london #cocktailbar #londonnightlife #raindogs

April was filled with some incredible local talents (@alyberryx, @the_skovilles_jazz) filling your ears with unbelievably good jazz.

May 1st brings with it a return to some old-school Rain Dogs Blues, this time courtesy of @theshoeshineboyz.
Their self-styled 'London Blues' drags all the best parts of the Blues you know and love kicking and screaming into London's scene.

We, for one, are buzzing to have 'em in.

Get your tables booked ASAP, people! Link in bio.
Kicks off 8pm sharp x

#bar #bricklane #cocktailbar #shoreditch #london #londonlivemusic #raindogs #livemusic #blues

We are welcoming you back from your Easter weekends with an old classic you may never have heard of.

Tipperary - 'Greatest Hits' 🍸

A vintage from 1916, named after a famous WW1 song, this drop rightly gives Irish Whiskey the chance to shine…& shine it does.

If you’re a fan of whiskey, chartreuse or drinks with cool history - get around the Tipperary.

#bricklane #bar #shoreditch #cocktailbar #london #cocktails #londonnightlife

Vernal Equinox Menu - Volume 4

Lets introduce you to another Rain Dogs newbie

Neon Bible - 'B-Sides' 🍸

White Rum @takamaka_rum
Midori @midori_uk
Coconut @briottetliqueur
Lemon Juice

The Neon Bible celebrates nostalgia - we’ve crashed two classic cocktails into one another, a June Bug and a Japanese Slipper. One of our favourite guilty pleasures just has to be Midori, it’s melon-y goodness is where we live but that extra little tickle of coconut just brings those memories home. Sippable, in one or two gulps.

#bricklane #bar #shoreditch #cocktailbar #london #londonnightlife

Vernal Equinox Menu - Volume 3

You've seen some of our 'Greatest Hits', but let us introduce you to something new.

Next Up...

Chanchullo - 'B-Sides' 🍸

Vida Mezcal @delmagueymezcal
Green Chartreuse @chartreuse_uk
Menthe Blanc @briottetliqueur
Fresh Lime Juice
Honey
Grapefruit Bitters

'B-Sides' showcase the best of our Bartender talents, combining phenomenal liquid with creativity and know-how to deliver perfectly unique drinks.
The Chanchullo takes center stage today. Inspired by the rich drink culture of Oaxaca, this glass gives you a slap of trademark Mezcal spice, doused in sweetness and citrus.

Dictionary definition of a crowd pleaser 📖

Like what you see? Book a table! Link in bio.

#raindogs #cocktailbar #bar #bricklane #shoreditch #london

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