location:

Shoreditch

address:

134 Shoreditch High Street, E1 6JE

phone:

0871 258 8843*
* calls cost 10p/minute, click here for more about 0871 numbers.

nearest stations:

Shoreditch High Street (opens 2010) London Overground station
(360m) - zone 2

Old Street Railway stationLondon Underground station
(650m) - zone 1

Liverpool Street Railway stationLondon Underground station
(1Km) - zone 1

Moorgate Railway stationLondon Underground station
(1.1Km) - zone 1

Aldgate East London Underground station
(1.2Km) - zone 1

bus route:

149 bus info

how to find it:

From Liverpool Street, exit onto Bishopsgate and either catch the bus straight up (eg: 149) or have a ten minute walk. Juno is eventually on the left.

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nearby attraction(s):

Geffrye Museum (580m)

Spitalfields Market (780m)

Bunhill Fields (790m)

picture of Juno
Not one the most well-known venues in the area and with more Chesterfield settees than DFS, Juno initially seemed to be making a play for the more relaxed end of E1's clientele. But something doesn't quite feel right here - the conversion from the shop it once was wasn't comprehensive enough and the ambience sometimes suffers accordingly. The basement could have more character, but the lighting and layout don't work very well. Overall, its a bit trendy-by-numbers; apparently all it takes to call yourself "retro" is some reclaimed furniture and a couple of ancient arcade games, which, 20 years on, aren't as entertaining as remembered though the haze of early 80's nostalgia. The music is also hit and miss - funky fridayz (sic) aren't for us, but it improves on Saturday, when our last visit also saw artists painting in some sort of frenetic competition. In Roman mythology Juno may have been queen of the gods, but in Shoreditch its usually plays a more minor role.

reviewed:
04/08/2007
reviewed by redcat
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