Ridley Road Market Bar

What Ridley Road Market Bar does

Ridley Road Market Bar is a single-location independent late-night cocktail bar and cultural venue located at 49 Ridley Road in Dalston, East London (E8 2NP). Operating since approximately 2011, the venue began as a coffee and bread shop before pivoting in 2012 into a tropical bar with a 1970s disco aesthetic, a DJ-led dancefloor, and a cocktail programme anchored by a signature Ginger Mojito. The bar sources most ingredients from Ridley Road Market traders and operates a curated events calendar that includes resident DJ nights, themed club events, karaoke, and the Arts Council England-funded Orbit programme, which showcases emerging female, non-binary, GNC, trans, and LGBTQ+ artists through live DJ sets and visual commissions.

Name

Ridley Road Market Bar

Legal name

RRMB

Website

https://ridleyroadmarketbar.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Ridley Road Market Bar is an independent single-location late-night cocktail bar in Dalston, East London, serving cocktails, hosting DJ events, and accommodating group and birthday bookings for nightlife-seeking and local consumers since 2011.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nightlife Bar and Venue Services

NAICS

Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (722410)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Cocktail Bars & Lounges (CRANACAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Nightclubs & Dance Clubs (CRANACAG)

Keywords

• Cocktail bar
• Nightlife venue
• DJ events
• Happy hour drinks
• Late night entertainment

Headquarters

HQ city

London

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Food and Beverage Sales: Revenue from cocktails, spirits, wine, beer, shots, and frozen drinks. Cocktails include signature Ginger Mojito, frozen drinks, and standard cocktails. Food previously offered through pop-up residencies.
2. Event Entry Fees: Weekend entry fee of £6 after 10pm on Fridays and Saturdays. Free entry Tuesday-Thursday and before 10pm on weekends.
3. Table Reservations: Indoor table bookings (minimum 6 people) and outdoor bookings (2-12 people) for groups and birthday parties. No deposit currently charged.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Ridley Road Market Bar is an independent late-night cocktail bar and cultural venue in Dalston, East London. It sells cocktails (including the signature Ginger Mojito), wine, beer, and shots, alongside regular DJ-led club nights and group/party bookings. It also runs the Arts Council-funded Orbit programme showcasing emerging Female, NB, GNC, Trans and LGBTQ+ artists.

Product overview

Ridley Road Market Bar is a single-location late-night cocktail bar and cultural venue in Dalston, East London, operating since approximately 2012. The venue combines bar services (cocktails, beer, wine, shots with a signature Ginger Mojito), event programming (regular DJ nights and club events), and group booking services. The bar also hosts the Orbit Programme, an Arts Council-funded cultural initiative supporting diverse talent. The venue operates Tuesday through Saturday evenings with free entry before 10pm and a £6 cover after.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Orbit: Arts Council funded winter programme (21/22) showcasing emerging Female, Femme, NB, GNC, and Trans talent, as well as LGBTQ+ artists and allies through live DJ sets and artistic interventions from Ridley Road Market.

Products and services

• Bar Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Time Out London #4 Best Bars In London ranking
• +4 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ridley Road Market TraderscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRidley Road Market Bar sources most ingredients for cocktails and food from Ridley Road Market traders. This partnership ensures fresh, natural products and maintains deep roots in the local community with long-standing relationships with market vendors.
• Hackney Council - Here for CultureminorOthersListed as a partner on the venue's ethics page alongside the Here for Culture campaign and Good Night Out campaign.
• Good Night Out CampaignminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Good Night Out campaign supporting socially responsible nightlife culture. The venue operates as a socially responsible business within changing nightlife culture.
• Food Vendors - Pop-up ResidentscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPast food residency partners include: Luca (infamous meatballs), Homesliceldn (wood-fired pizza), Hoxtonbeach (falafel), Slicegirlsldn, Bigapplehotdogs, Shofoodoh (Okonomiyaki with Fumio), and Doublestandarddumplings. Currently seeking new food resident.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• The Glory: Independent LGBTQ+ bar and performance venue in Dalston (Haggerston) with regular DJ-led nights. Closely comparable as a Dalston-based late-night venue with strong cultural identity, DJ programming, and community-first positioning.
• Nightjar: Award-listed London cocktail bar in Shoreditch with a strong editorial reputation and cocktail-led menu. Comparable as an independently run, cocktail-forward venue that also serves late-night patrons in the same East/Central London catchment.
• Satan's Whiskers: Bethnal Green cocktail bar with editorial acclaim, signature serves, and a neighbourhood late-night crowd. Comparable as an independent East London cocktail venue with a strong drinks-led identity.
• Happiness Forgets: Award-listed independent cocktail bar in Hoxton with a basement, low-key late-night format and editorial recognition. Comparable as a small, independently run, cocktail-led late-night venue in East London.
• Dalston Superstore: Late-night LGBTQ+-friendly bar and club in Dalston with regular DJ programming and a community-led identity. Comparable as a neighbouring venue competing for the same Dalston nightlife crowd, walk-in model, and progressive programming positioning.
• Coupette: Boutique cocktail bar in Bethnal Green with signature serves and editorial acclaim. Directly comparable as an independent, award-recognised cocktail venue serving East London with similar price-point and late-night positioning.
• Discount Suit Company: Small, independent late-night cocktail bar in Shoreditch with a no-reservations, walk-in model and DJ-led evenings. Comparable as a neighbouring East London late-night cocktail venue with a similar low-key, party-led identity.
• Three Sheets: Award-winning independent cocktail bar in Dalston/Haggerston with a small-format, signature-drink-led model. Directly comparable as an East London cocktail-led venue competing for the same cocktail-curious demographic.

Broad incumbents

• Soho House: Membership-based hospitality group operating cocktail bars and late-night programming across multiple sites. Relevant as a broader incumbent in the London late-night/cocktail space, though with a wider portfolio and member-only model.
• Jazz Cafe: Established Camden live-music and DJ venue with a ticketed late-night programming model. Comparable as a London late-night cultural venue with regular DJ-led events, though at a larger scale and ticketed entry format.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@ridleyroadmarketbar9422/videos
• Instagraminstagram.com/ridleyroadmb
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ridley-road-market-bar

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Investors

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