Ground Floor at 26 Curtain Road

Bar
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Private space
26 Curtain Road, Bar 26, London, EC2A 3NY –
Old Street Station (0.4 mi)

About this space

26 Curtain Road
A delightful hangout space from day into night, covering two floors in the heart of Shoreditch, with the emphasis of when East London bars were cool, great to hang out in, instead of the full-on party madness. A place perfect for catching up with your friends, making new ones, a work social or even having your own intimate party in their delightful basement space

Drinks-wise expect a fantastic range of specially sourced rotating beers including international and local craft selections, premium wines, spirits, a few carefully selected cocktails with pre order packages available.

The heritage listed space built early 1800's with listed fireplace and a delightful skylight is full of charisma & charm, situated over two floors with the ground seating/ standing 70 and downstairs a basement perfect for intimate private parties 30 max.
Music wise with a 1.00 am finish at weekends, the vinyl-only sound and vibes will be warm, but never noisy with their wonderful selection of residents and special guests, who will be providing the soundtrack to the evenings on an lovely Hi Fi sound system and rotary mixer, speaker wise the award winning Celeston Ditton Hi Fi speakers 44's which sounds as good as they look, with Tannoy subs to add that extra when needed.

Early week and during the day enjoy our carefully curated vinyl library and listening deck
Check out the 'Downtempo sessions' every Thursday night for excursions into Trip Hop, chilled electronica and beyond and the Japanese 80's pop sessions which take place every month.

26 Curtain Road in our words
'A great place to escape the 'Shoreditch' noise'
A great place where you can sit and chat with your friends till late, enjoy our great sound system, amazing sourced local craft beers and cocktails'

https://linktr.ee/26curtainroad


Usually booked for

50th Birthday Party

Typically for 50-60 guests and costs about £2,000.


"Dancefloor was great, plenty of smoking area outside, and loads of space for a natter inbetween."

- Terry P. Jul 2026

Private Party

Typically for 50-70 guests and costs about £500.


"We hosted a private event at 26 Curtain Road, for an artist to present their new songs to media."

- Sam B. Jun 2025


Offers and packages


Prices

Monday
11:00 – 23:30
from £750 min. spend
Per session
11:00 – 23:30
from £750 min. spend
Alcohol licence until 1:30. All prices include VAT.
Tuesday
11:00 – 23:30
from £750 min. spend
Per session
11:00 – 23:30
from £750 min. spend
Alcohol licence until 1:30. All prices include VAT.
Wednesday
11:00 – 23:30
from £1000 min. spend
Per session
11:00 – 23:30
from £1000 min. spend
Alcohol licence until 1:30. All prices include VAT.
Thursday
11:00 – 1:00
from £2000 min. spend
Per session
11:00 – 1:00
from £2000 min. spend
Alcohol licence until 1:30. All prices include VAT.
Friday
11:00 – 1:00
from £1500 min. spend
Per session
11:00 – 1:00
from £1500 min. spend
Alcohol licence until 1:30. All prices include VAT.
Saturday
11:00 – 1:00
from £2000 min. spend
Per session
11:00 – 1:00
from £2000 min. spend
Alcohol licence until 1:30. All prices include VAT.
Sunday
11:00 – 1:00
from £1500 min. spend
Per session
11:00 – 1:00
from £1500 min. spend
Alcohol licence until 1:30. All prices include VAT.
Best price guarantee

Capacity

  • Standing
    up to 80
  • Dining
    up to 60
  • Boardroom
    up to 20
  • Classroom
    up to 60

Catering and drinks

No in-house catering available
External catering allowed
Bring your own food or hire a caterer of your choice
Unavailable: Buyout fee for external catering
Unavailable: Kitchen facilities available for guests
Venue provides alcohol
Venue can supply alcoholic beverages
No BYO alcohol allowed

Facilities

  • Wi-Fi available
  • PA system / speakers Venue provides a sound system for music and announcements
  • Natural light Room has windows or a skylight, so daylight comes in
  • Storage space Place where clients can store items during their event
  • Quiet space
  • Free on-street parking
  • Paid parking facilities available nearby
  • Restroom
  • Gender-neutral restroom
  • Unavailable: Projector
  • Unavailable: Flatscreen TV
  • Unavailable: Whiteboard
  • Unavailable: Flipchart
  • Unavailable: Conference call facilities
  • Unavailable: Air conditioner
  • Unavailable: Accommodation is available on-site

Music & sound equipment

  • Play your own music Venue allows playing your own music
  • Bring your own DJ Venue allows bringing your own DJ instead
  • No noise restrictions

Accessibility

  • Unavailable: Accessible toilets
  • Unavailable: Ground level
  • Unavailable: Accessible parking spot available
  • Unavailable: Lift to all floors
  • Unavailable: Cargo lift
  • Unavailable: Wheelchair accessible

Rules of the space

Allowed events

  • Promoted and ticketed events Events that you’re promoting or selling tickets for
  • Temporary Event Notices (TENs) available
  • No wedding licence

Host rules

No Smoking in the building, there is an outside smoking space
Outside Catering is allowed
Dog Friendly
Dogs allowed

Cancellation policy: Standard 30 day

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Reviews and ratings

(47 reviews and ratings - )

Verified reviews come from Tagvenue users. All reviews are checked by our team to uphold our trust and safety standards.

JJ
Jasbir J.
Verified review
Party · 80 guests · September 2026

Neil was just amazing from start to finish. Super helpful. And on the night all of the 26 team were so welcoming to all our guests. Nothing was too much to get the layout as we wanted. Venue was very cool both the main bar and snug! Hat tipped to all the team. We had a great time celebrating our joint 50th. Would definitely use this venue again!

5.0
TP
Terry P.
Verified review
50th Birthday Party · 50 guests · July 2026

Such a great venue for my fiftieth with 40-50 people. It's got really lovely Shoreditch vibes: nice but not too posh or plastic. The whole set-up was smooth and they were super-flexible about everything. Neil was very helpful in planning it and Paolo and his team on the night were constantly smiley and helpful. They even let us have a bespoke cocktail that we gave them the recipe for. Dancefloor was great, plenty of smoking area outside, and loads of space for a natter inbetween.

5.0
HG
Hannah G.
Verified review
Birthday Party · 75 guests · June 2026

Great communication from Neil, good space, all our guests loved it! Thank you to the team!

5.0
HC
Hugh C.
Verified review
Function Room · 42 guests · May 2026

26 Curtain Road is a great space, perfect for events. Staff were extremely friendly and helpful all day, and all our guests had a great time and loved the venue.

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5.0

FAQ

No. Drinks can be paid for on the night.

Yes, you can bring your own DJs, and the venue has options for CDJs and playlists.

Yes, the space is private.

The venue has more of a listening-bar vibe, with turntables, a mixer and hi-fi sound.

Yes, decorations are allowed at the venue.


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Response time: within a couple of hours
Response rate: 98%

About 26 Curtain Road

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Location

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Meet your host

Neil Thornton
Member of Tagvenue since October 2024
47 Reviews
4.9 Rating
1h Response time
100% Response rate

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