Guidebook for London
Food Scene
Violet
47 Wilton WayGreat coffee and cinnamon buns. Has a cute outside area
a great bakery which also has a cafe, I get my bread here every weekend. They also have baking classes
272 recommandé par les habitants
E5 Bakehouse
396 Mentmore Terracea great bakery which also has a cafe, I get my bread here every weekend. They also have baking classes
A great Italian restaurant, you would normally need to book to guarantee a table.
205 recommandé par les habitants
LARDO
201 Richmond RdA great Italian restaurant, you would normally need to book to guarantee a table.
great Indian restaurant - popular and you normally need to queue
475 recommandé par les habitants
Dishoom Shoreditch
7 Boundary Stgreat Indian restaurant - popular and you normally need to queue
The Dusty Knuckle Bakery
Abbot StreetNice coffee, bread and baked goods
Bread and pastries by day and restaurant by night. The pasta dishes are sublime
45 recommandé par les habitants
Pophams Bakery
19 Prebend StBread and pastries by day and restaurant by night. The pasta dishes are sublime
Recently awarded a Michelin star. Booking advised. Set menu at around £49 a head. Well worth it
8 recommandé par les habitants
Casa Fofó
158 Sandringham RdRecently awarded a Michelin star. Booking advised. Set menu at around £49 a head. Well worth it
Climpson & Sons Café
67 Broadway MarketGreat coffee
Allpress Espresso Roastery & Cafe
55 Dalston LnGreat coffee - roasted on site
Great breakfast and dinner - advisable to book
20 recommandé par les habitants
Little Duck - The Picklery
68 Dalston LnGreat breakfast and dinner - advisable to book
Great neighbourhood restaurant that has a Michelin star. Set menu around £50 a head. Booking advised
91 recommandé par les habitants
Pidgin
52 Wilton WayGreat neighbourhood restaurant that has a Michelin star. Set menu around £50 a head. Booking advised
OREN
89 Shacklewell LnReally good Middle Eastern food
Pavilion Cafe
Old Ford RoadNice cafe by the lake in Victoria park
Franco Manca
52 Broadway MarketGood pizza
Great restaurant for brunch or dinner. Hard to find which adds to the charm
271 recommandé par les habitants
Bistrotheque
23-27 Wadeson StGreat restaurant for brunch or dinner. Hard to find which adds to the charm
Great restaurant on Columbia Road. Go on Sunday when the street has the flower market on
162 recommandé par les habitants
Brawn
49 Columbia RdGreat restaurant on Columbia Road. Go on Sunday when the street has the flower market on
This is in Bethnal Green Town Hall. They also have a great cocktail bar
44 recommandé par les habitants
Corner Room
8 Patriot SquareThis is in Bethnal Green Town Hall. They also have a great cocktail bar
Brat x Climpson's Arch
374 Helmsley Plgreat reviews, great food
Super Nature X SITE
198 Hackney RdReally nice vegan cafe
Turkish restaurant - staple in Kingsland road. Nothing fancy in terms of decor but good food and not expensive
150 recommandé par les habitants
Mangal 1
10 Arcola StTurkish restaurant - staple in Kingsland road. Nothing fancy in terms of decor but good food and not expensive
Great Italian Japanese fusion restaurant with a reasonably priced set menu
15 recommandé par les habitants
Angelina
56 Dalston LnGreat Italian Japanese fusion restaurant with a reasonably priced set menu
Kricket Soho
12 Denman StWe buy Kricket takeaway often. Amazing Indian food
Footnote
51 Wilton WayReally nice local cafe
Great modern Chinese restaurant, a lot of vegetarian options
7 recommandé par les habitants
Lucky & Joy
95 Lower Clapton RoadGreat modern Chinese restaurant, a lot of vegetarian options
Hackney Coterie Restaurant
Lovely food and wine
Drinks & Nightlife
This is a popular pub with a beer garden and good food. They play a good selection of music
147 recommandé par les habitants
The Spurstowe Arms
68 Greenwood RdThis is a popular pub with a beer garden and good food. They play a good selection of music
Newly re-opened pub. It has a great space in the back where they have regular gigs
30 recommandé par les habitants
The Victoria Dalston
451 Queensbridge RdNewly re-opened pub. It has a great space in the back where they have regular gigs
A live music venue, normally seated. A great space and a good programme
203 recommandé par les habitants
Cafe OTO
18-22 Ashwin StreetA live music venue, normally seated. A great space and a good programme
A great little bar - opens fairly late. Normally a youngish crowd
134 recommandé par les habitants
Ridley Road Market (Stop P) station
A great little bar - opens fairly late. Normally a youngish crowd
The Three Compasses
99 Dalston LnThis bar won best bar in Hackney recently.
A nice bar - a good alternative if you want somewhere a bit quieter. They have a beer garden at the front and some nice pub grub
73 recommandé par les habitants
Prince George
40 Parkholme RdA nice bar - a good alternative if you want somewhere a bit quieter. They have a beer garden at the front and some nice pub grub
Sager + Wilde Wine Bar
193 Hackney RdBinch
Cute local bar with nice wines
Finley's
Great wine bar championing female wine producers (a friend of mine!)
Everything Else
Roof top bar open during the summer, it also hosts music nights and an outdoor cinema
79 recommandé par les habitants
Dalston Roof Park
18-22 Ashwin StRoof top bar open during the summer, it also hosts music nights and an outdoor cinema
A cute community garden which has a cafe
178 recommandé par les habitants
Jardin de la courbe est de Dalston
13 Dalston LnA cute community garden which has a cafe
Hackney Picturehouse
270 Mare StA great Cinema with some nice bars inside
London Fields Fitness Studio
379 Mentmore TerraceThey do circuit training in London Fields
Arts & Culture
A small theatre with a few stages and a nice bar in the back
199 recommandé par les habitants
Arcola Bar
24 Ashwin StA small theatre with a few stages and a nice bar in the back
Essentials
Our local. The fruit and veg are consistently good. I’m always surprised by the variety of produce here. Loads of dietary choices catered for
16 recommandé par les habitants
Greenwood Food & Wine
Greenwood RoadOur local. The fruit and veg are consistently good. I’m always surprised by the variety of produce here. Loads of dietary choices catered for
A nice turkish supermarket, the fresh produce is good and cheap
25 recommandé par les habitants
TFC Dalston
89 Ridley RdA nice turkish supermarket, the fresh produce is good and cheap
I don’t eat meat. But this butcher is meant to be great. Also a restaurant by night
65 recommandé par les habitants
Hill & Szrok Master Butcher & Cookshop
60 Broadway MarketI don’t eat meat. But this butcher is meant to be great. Also a restaurant by night
Food shop that’s a bit like Whole Foods. Has all the weird and wonderful ingredients you can’t find elsewhere
Figs and Grain
19-21 Broadway MarketFood shop that’s a bit like Whole Foods. Has all the weird and wonderful ingredients you can’t find elsewhere
Sutton and Sons Fish & Chips
90 Stoke Newington High StreetPopular fishmonger on Broadway market
Borough Wines & Beers
163 Stoke Newington Church StGreat wine shop
Marks and Spencer
351 Mare StNice supermarket
Sainsbury's
112 High StBig chain supermarket. Has all you would do need
Entertainment & Activities
Open air pool - get's busy on sunny days so go early
591 recommandé par les habitants
Champs de Londres
London Fields West SideOpen air pool - get's busy on sunny days so go early
You will need to book a court and can only do this a week in advance
http://hackneytennis.co.uk/courts_bookings/online_booking/book_londonFields.html
7 recommandé par les habitants
London Fields Tennis Courts
Richmond RoadYou will need to book a court and can only do this a week in advance
http://hackneytennis.co.uk/courts_bookings/online_booking/book_londonFields.html
Rio Cinema
107 Kingsland High Streetgreat independent cinema
Cute little farm, great for kids and it’s free
269 recommandé par les habitants
Ferme de la ville de Hackney
1a Goldsmiths RowCute little farm, great for kids and it’s free
Sightseeing
Great strip ful of shops, cafes and restaurants.
Climpson and Sons do great coffee.
There's a good fishmonger and a butcher
Go on a Saturday as they have a bustling market
1735 recommandé par les habitants
Broadway Market
Broadway MarketGreat strip ful of shops, cafes and restaurants.
Climpson and Sons do great coffee.
There's a good fishmonger and a butcher
Go on a Saturday as they have a bustling market
Go on a Sunday for the flower market. I go early or late (3pm) to avoid the crowds. They have street buskers and food stalls too
1660 recommandé par les habitants
Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia RoadGo on a Sunday for the flower market. I go early or late (3pm) to avoid the crowds. They have street buskers and food stalls too
Bermondsey Street
Bermondsey Streetgreat neigbourhood wit bars and restaurants
Free museum of toys through the ages - also a good place for kids
418 recommandé par les habitants
Musée de l'enfance du V&A
Cambridge Heath RoadFree museum of toys through the ages - also a good place for kids
Museum of the Home
136 Kingsland Road