The 8 best East London rooftop bars
East London, London's living, breathing paradox. Whilst Guy Richie and *Eastenders* will have you dreaming of wood-panelled boozers frequented by shotgun-toting geezers, the Krays are a long way from today's East London.
No venue displays this change more than the vaunted rooftop bar. Something about being close to the great expanse of East London sky draws the oh-so-hip swarms like well-dressed ants to a locally sourced picnic blanket.
Honestly, it's a tricky subject. Cries of gentrification and valid lamentations aside, we have to admit a rooftop bar in East London is a must-try experience. In that spirit, we've collected the best. Take a look below and soon you could be sipping a drink, watching the sunset below the old breweries and warehouses of East London – hell, you probably live in one of them by now.
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