SHOW&TELL: Elijah and Skilliam

Elijah and Skilliam are essential documenters and influencers of London's grime scene. Their Butterz blog was the unofficial encyclopedia of grime until they laid it to rest to focus on their record label. As DJs, their fabric room three takeovers are the stuff of legend. And their Rinse FM radio show seals their reps as crowned bass afficionados.

Here they talk us through what they love about London.

Favourite shop? Anywhere with free wifi and cheap tea tbh

Place to eat? Pizza East. Tayyabs for Currys. Partial to a Vietnamese too.

Best parties? FWD>> or Butterz nights when they happen. Heatwave parties are sick too.

Plat du jour? Rinse FM! Listening to it. Djing on it. Listening to classic podcasts. Everything!

Favourite Londoner? Wiley. Part time genius part time nutter.

Towpath Cafe

A quick heads up for the summer months - there's a hole-in-the-wall cafe just off the Dalston entrance to the Regent's Canal. It might look makesfift but they churn out gourmet coffees, fancy cheese platters and homemade carrot cakes. And if you're lucky they'll have fired up the barbecue for grilled sardines.



Towpath (between Whitmore Bridge and Kingsland Road Bridge)
Open 8am-dark Tue-Fri; 9am-dark Sat; 10am-dark Sun