"Ewarts is a Caribbean spot in the middle of Gillett Square in Dalston. It’s where the blasting of reggae and the cracking of tinnies is a perma-soundtrack and Ewart’s smoking drum wafts a deliciously welcoming smell. This is east London’s most legit jerk chicken. It’s rubbed dry, cooked fresh, and has that smokiness and crisp char that can’t be replicated. This is also where NTS has its square parties so, for a few days in the summer, things get turned up to about as festival-like as you could want." - heidi lauth beasley, rianne shlebak, jake missing, sinead cranna