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London's home for experimental sound and music outside the mainstream. Live concerts almost 7 days a week + day-time cafe.

about

Cafe OTO provides a home for creative new music that exists outside of the mainstream with an evening programme of adventurous live music seven nights a week.

The concert programme at Cafe OTO is managed by OTOProjects – a not-for-profit Community Interest Company (CIC).

We are also open as a cafe during the day, serving a range of pastries and snacks and sellings books, records, tapes and CDs.

We now also have fully functional air conditioning in the venue.

Address and access

Cafe OTO
18–22 Ashwin street
Dalston
London E8 3DL

landline 020 7923 1231

Cafe OTO is easily accessible by public transport, see details below.

Overground & East London Line

There are two overground stations very close to Cafe OTO – Dalston Junction and Dalston Kingsland – that connect you quickly to the rest of London.

Bus

The following buses stop nearby: 30, 38, N38, 67, 76, 149, N149, 56, 277 & 242.

Bicycle

There are a limited number of bicycle racks opposite Cafe OTO.

Parking

There is no parking at Cafe OTO but you can find a map of some local options here.

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12 August 2026

phonography ::: field recording ::: the art of sound-hunting ::: open your ears and listen framework radio
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    well, here we are folks, our last show before our annual summer break. what's more, we're just back from travels in the united states and extremely jet lagged, so we apologize if we seem a little hazy. we were definitely a bit hazy when we made this show, and have […]
  • #981: 2026.07.19 [mort drew]
    this week's edition of framework:afield has been produced in london by mort drew for soundcamp cooperative. producer's notes: Reveil (2014—) is a collective production by streamers at listening points around the earth. Starting on the morning of Saturday 2 May 2026 in South London near the Greenwich Meridian, the broadcast […]
  • #980: 2026.07.12
    ok, we're traveling, so this is short. these sounds are great; enjoy them! we're in the great state of maine today, enjoying seaside views and summer beverages. soon we'll be picking up copies of the new murmer cd, mill:liminal, in boston. we played it already, but maybe we'll play it again. happy summer!
  • #979: 2026.07.05 [substak]
    this edition of framework:afield has been produced in greece by kostas staikos, aka substak. producer's notes: About the mix An immersive journey across shifting environments, from volatile weather to quiet domestic spaces and subterranean soundscapes. Substak Substak's background in ambient and other genres informs his approach to phonography and deep listening. […]
  • #978: 2026.06.26
    the heat has hit estonia at last, so sounds from a swaying cornfield feel appropriate, and annie dodson delivers. thailand, i would imagine, was also quite warm at the time cm von hausswolff & chandra shukla's sounds were recorded, but the weather for maría bulla & juan bermúdez's walks through ithaca, new […]