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Known for
Ridley Road Market (one of London's most diverse and vibrant markets), the Dalston Superstore and LGBTQ+ scene, the Turkish and West African food corridor on Stoke Newington High Street, and one of London's most creative and multicultural neighbourhoods
A little history
Dalston developed as a Victorian working-class area, becoming home to successive waves of immigrant communities — Jewish, Caribbean, Turkish and West African. Ridley Road Market has served the community since the 1880s. The neighbourhood gentrified rapidly in the 2010s while retaining its diverse character.
Ridley Road Market on weekdays is extraordinary — West African produce, Turkish food, everything. The Vortex Jazz Club for live music. The Dalston Superstore for the LGBTQ+ scene. Abney Park Cemetery for a beautiful Victorian nature reserve.
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Dalston has outstanding diverse food — Turkish, West African, Caribbean, Japanese and more. Ridley Road Market is the food heart. Stoke Newington Road for Turkish restaurants is exceptional.
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Dalston is a place in East London known for ridley Road Market (one of London's most diverse and vibrant markets), the Dalston Superstore and LGBTQ+ scene, the Turkish and West African food corridor on Stoke Newington High Street, and one of London's most creative and multicultural neighbourhoods. Dalston developed as a Victorian working-class area, becoming home to successive waves of immigrant communities — Jewish, Caribbean, Turkish and West African. The population is around 45,000.
Dalston has outstanding diverse food — Turkish, West African, Caribbean, Japanese and more. Ridley Road Market is the food heart. Stoke Newington Road for Turkish restaurants is exceptional.
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Roam covers Dalston and the surrounding area in East London, including Hackney, Stoke Newington, Kingsland, Shacklewell, Islington, Newington Green, Canonbury and Highbury.
