Dalston, previous the domain of Turkish eateries and edgy basement clubs, is experiencing something of a food revolution. As home to the
grittily vibrant Ridley Road Market and countless ethnic groups who are well
catered for in the various food shops and stalls dotted along Kingsland road,
Dalston has always been a foodies heaven (albeit one for those in the know). No
fancy farmer’s markets selling olives or fine cheeses to be found here! But it
is a matter of time before it creeps in? For better or worse, I think so.
The area’s burgeoning middle class of well heeled bohemians,
successful middle aged creatives and twenty-something professionals are pushing
the area’s traditional population of struggling artists and immigrants further
East towards the estates of Homerton and Clapton. Dalston is experiencing a period
of gentrification, resulting in wee cafes and gastropubs springing up to cater
for her changing demography. Every time I go for a wander I spot a new eatery
of some sort, it seems high time we got onto weeding the sublime from the
subprime of the area’s new culinary additions and that is what this blog aims
to do!
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