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Cafe 1001
24-hour Brick Lane institution serving proper coffee, all-day breakfasts and late-night kebabs to creative types and night owls.
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You'll find yourself at Cafe 1001 at 3am on a Saturday, nursing an espresso whilst a DJ spins records in the corner, and somehow it'll feel like the most natural thing in the world. This place operates on Brick Lane time, which is to say it doesn't really operate on time at all—open round the clock, it's genuinely where the neighbourhood comes to refuel between clubs, after parties, or just because you fancied a fry-up at an ungodly hour. The vibe shifts constantly: morning regulars hunched over laptops, lunchtime crowds grabbing quick bites, then late-night revellers treating it like an extension of the nearby bars. The food's honest—proper breakfasts, decent coffee, and a kebab menu that keeps people coming back long after everywhere else has shut up shop.
Known for
- ★24-hour opening—genuinely round-the-clock service
- ★Late-night kebabs and all-day breakfasts
- ★Proper espresso-based coffee
- ★Weekend DJ sets and creative crowd
- ★Brick Lane institution since the 90s