Cafe 1001 is a combined Café, workplace and Hi-Fi cocktail bar, lounge and occasional disco.
We aim to inspire creativity and connection between the variety of cultures that venture down Brick Lane daily through food, drink and music.
Being a fixture of the music scene in London for over 20 years Café 1001 has shape shifted to fit into the varying landscape of the area and music scene.
We are music people and it means a huge amount to us. We put more effort into our playlists than some of the food offerings. A flaw, we know, but hey music is life. Right?
So much so that in 2022 we enlisted the services of the legend Don Heston to bring our dream bespoke DJ booth to life. It has become a cathedral to our love of music and we’ve handpicked the records in the shelves.
1001 chief programmer Leo Saunders and 1001 Creative Director Luca Pilato have drawn on the influences within our record shelves to create a 1 hour mix for WOH that showcases the sounds of Cafe 1001. And some guilty pleasures along the way.