May Day is finally here! For the blow out bank holiday we have a few day-to-night smashes, a Dalston festival, a drinks market and some Chinese cocktails. Food wise – there’s a new three-floor restaurant/bar/shop, Nuno Mendes has opened a Portuguese restaurant and Street Feast is back, at two locations. Oh, and for you sporty kids out there, we’ve thrown in some golf and old-school Lacoste. This Weekend’s Picks • FRI Craft • SAT Fu Manchu • SUN Land of Kings • MON Taberna de Mercado Top 5 Bank Holiday Parties 1. Hedonistic, hypercolour, cosmic, disco mayhem! It’s Disco 54 2. Expect love drenched dance music, with DJs and drag queens at Gloria's at XOYO 3. A whirlwind of R’n’B from the Livin’ Proof collective at the Bussey Building 4. Finally, it’s time for Dalston Roof Park’s opening party 5. 18 hours of electro at Secretsundaze Day & Night Bank Holiday Special Thursday Night Plonk Golf at Efes Snooker Club Dig out your Bermudas for Efes' first ever golf course. Hosted by Plonk every Wednesday and Thursday night, the dance floor becomes the green, there’ll be nine holes, which includes obstacles such as a smoking volcanos and totem poles and, for the competitive amongst you, there will be tournaments! Plonk at Efes Snooker Club 17B Stoke Newington Road, N16 8BH. Every Wednesday and Thursday. To book a slot visit info@plonkgolf.co.uk. FRIDAY EAT: Craft DRINK: Street Feast We’re fans of Stevie Parle (Dock Kitchen, Rotorino) so we’re heading straight to Greenwich for his latest venture, Craft, which spreads its wings over three floors. Spend the day here: there’s a café, rooftop cocktail bar and a shop. Alongside all that there’s a meat curing room and a fermenting cellar and… bee keeping? Cuisine is souped-up British. This bank holiday pick from either Feasts: Model Market or Dalston Yard. The first one has tequila slushies, a Lewisham High Line, a vintage only soundtrack and festival-sized cocktails. Dalston side, expect a Tequila Treehouse, The Gin Store and over 20 street vendors. Decisions, decisions… Shop: 8am-5pm, Bar: 5pm-1am Prices vary Peninsula Square, Greenwich, SE10 0SQ Dalston Yard: 5pm-12am. Hartwell Street, E8 3DU Model Market: 5pm-1am 196 Lewisham High Street, SE13 6LS £3 entry after 7pm McQueen Sponsored listing McQueen is a beautiful and haunting voyage into the visionary imagination and dark dream world of the late Alexander McQueen, fashion’s greatest contemporary artist. This is a moving, poetic and unmissable insight into the fairytale landscape of McQueen’s genius, as glimpsed in his iconic fashion shows. British actor Stephen Wight will play the eponymous Alexander McQueen, alongside acclaimed Hollywood actress, Dianna Agron, in her London stage debut. McQueen, St. James Theatre, 12 Palace Street, SW1E 5JA May 12- June 27. For more information or to book tickets click here Election Night Party Sponsored listing The Cat & Mutton are gearing up for the PM showdown with an Election Night Party. And to get in the spirit, they’re giving away burgers OR wings. The vote is yours. Email burgers@catandmutton.com or wings@catandmutton.com and make your vote count. Go team wings!!! The Cat & Mutton, 76 Broadway Market, E8 4QJ Election Night Party, May 7. FOLLOW US! Facebook | Twitter | Instagram See what we've been snapping this week on Instagram! SATURDAY EAT: Fu Manchu Drink: Hackney Drinks Market The Asian movement continues and this weekend we’re heading to late night dim sum and cocktail bar, Fu Manchu. Occupying an old railway arch, the menu will include a range of steamed dumplings, while the drinks focus on cocktails made from Chinese tea infusions. As for the late night part - expect live sets until 3am. And finally, London’s first drinks market has hit the capital. Just like food markets, expect stalls and vendors showcasing the best local drink producers, from the usual craft beers, coffee and soft drinks to the less usual meads, kegged cocktails and juices. For sustenance in between, tuck into booze food from around the world: think US bbq dishes, French charcuterie and cheese, or home grown battered fish and pork rolls. 12pm-3am Prices vary 16-17 Lendal Terrace, SW4 7UX 12pm-6pm Prices vary Hackney Downs Studios, 17 Amhurst Terrace, E8 2BT Product Pick Lately, we’ve been feeling the lust for old-school Lacoste, thanks to their collection inspired by vintage ads. Art Pick For those intending to do some bank holiday shopping this weekend, make a beeline to Covent Garden. UJ fave and insta-hit Donald Roberston has splashed his colourful illustrations on Floral Street. And if inspiration takes hold, buy an original piece here. SUNDAY EAT: Streets of Spain PARTY: Land of Kings More food. Head to south of the river for some Spanish grazing thanks to the annual Streets of Spain takeover by Campo Viejo. The concept: La Boquería on the South Bank. Fill up on sangria, take in the street art, listen to a bit of flamenco guitar and get stuck into the food. And you can expect all the usual suspects from the original Boquería, from El Quim de la Boquería and Can Vila Boquería Ibérica to Churros Garcia. Jamon jamon! Dalston’s home-brewed festival of music and arts kicks off today. The now annual Land of Kings Festival is set to take over Dalston’s party lairs, with 15 venues, 16 hours and 1 wristband, from showcase and basement gigs to warehouse raves and rooftop parties. Flit between artists such as Trap trailblazer Lex Luger, pop siren Chloe Back and Berlin disco king Hugo Capablanca (to name a few). Don’t forget to catch Grime Karaoke at Birthdays, inviting wannabe wordy rappers to step up. Go on… 12pm-10pm Free entry Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, SE1 8XX 12pm-6am General Release £25 Afterparty – Guaranteed Entry Ticket (valid until 2am) £5 Various venues, Dalston Monday Pick Taberna de Mercado Nuno Mendes has opened another restaurant and it’s a far cry from his Chiltern Firehouse digs. The modest, 35-cover, walk-in restaurant in Spitalfields is opening for its soft launch today. Food wise, expect Portuguese flavours. Start with some tinned fish and end with a steak sandwich. Taberna do Mercado opens for its soft launch by reservation only from May 4-9 . From May 11, the restaurant will be walk-ins only. To book, email info@tabernamercado.co.uk. WEEKEND GUIDE BY CS LIKE SHARE FORWARD PREVIOUS EDITION (c) 2015 Urban Junkies. All rights reserved. Reproductions of any portion of this website only with our express permission. Urban Junkies is a free weekly mailer. All listings and features are editorial: We do not receive any payment from venues, artists or promoters. 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