Guidebook for London

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Guidebook for London

Food Scene

Hidden on the back streets, this place is famous for its cardamom buns and super friendly staff. Stroll over, grab a table and take your time.
45 locals recommend
Fabrique Bakery
385 Geffrye St
45 locals recommend
Hidden on the back streets, this place is famous for its cardamom buns and super friendly staff. Stroll over, grab a table and take your time.
One of my favourite spots: think modern Italian tapas and great cocktails. Book ahead!
93 locals recommend
Rotorino
434 Kingsland Rd
93 locals recommend
One of my favourite spots: think modern Italian tapas and great cocktails. Book ahead!
One of the hottest tables in Hackney, this place does incredible plates from southern Spain and Morroco. Worth the hype.
162 locals recommend
Morito
195 Hackney Rd
162 locals recommend
One of the hottest tables in Hackney, this place does incredible plates from southern Spain and Morroco. Worth the hype.
One of the last Jewish delis in Hackney, this place does delicious food from breakfast bagels to Shabbat-style dinners. Closes after lunch for three hours and on Mondays.
8 locals recommend
Monty's Deli
8 locals recommend
One of the last Jewish delis in Hackney, this place does delicious food from breakfast bagels to Shabbat-style dinners. Closes after lunch for three hours and on Mondays.
Dalston's famous pizza!
118 locals recommend
Voodoo Ray's
95 Kingsland High St
118 locals recommend
Dalston's famous pizza!
Quirky canal-side cafe/bar with hammocks and a terrace offers Venezuelan food. Amazing for breakfast!
65 locals recommend
Arepa & Co - Haggerston
58A De Beauvoir Cres
65 locals recommend
Quirky canal-side cafe/bar with hammocks and a terrace offers Venezuelan food. Amazing for breakfast!
Waterside cafe for coffee and a range of dishes made from locally sourced ingredients. One of the best places to hang in Hackney and just watch the world go by.
216 locals recommend
Towpath Café
42 De Beauvoir Cres
216 locals recommend
Waterside cafe for coffee and a range of dishes made from locally sourced ingredients. One of the best places to hang in Hackney and just watch the world go by.
Amazing barbecue and ribs in a converted pub with extensive craft beers on tap. Reservations recommended.
115 locals recommend
Duke's Brew & Que
33 Downham Road
115 locals recommend
Amazing barbecue and ribs in a converted pub with extensive craft beers on tap. Reservations recommended.
Hipster chicken place with brilliant food, everything involving poultry of one variety - all responsibly sourced. And amazing cocktails!
28 locals recommend
Clutch Chicken
4 Ravenscroft St
28 locals recommend
Hipster chicken place with brilliant food, everything involving poultry of one variety - all responsibly sourced. And amazing cocktails!
The southern end of Kingsland Rd is famous for its Vietnamese restaurants. No bookings required - just stroll down and see what takes your fancy. A couple still allow you to take your own alcohol, just ask at the door.
38 locals recommend
Kingsland Road
Kingsland Road
38 locals recommend
The southern end of Kingsland Rd is famous for its Vietnamese restaurants. No bookings required - just stroll down and see what takes your fancy. A couple still allow you to take your own alcohol, just ask at the door.

Drinks & Nightlife

Tnearest pub to you right now - about three minutes’ walk north on Kingsland Rd. This is a gay bar with fun drag shows upstairs and dance parties downstairs.
44 locals recommend
The Glory
281 Kingsland Rd
44 locals recommend
Tnearest pub to you right now - about three minutes’ walk north on Kingsland Rd. This is a gay bar with fun drag shows upstairs and dance parties downstairs.
Near the top of Hoxton Market, this place has decent beers, big window seats and an Irish-American vibe. Nice and chilled.
35 locals recommend
Howl At The Moon
178 Hoxton St
35 locals recommend
Near the top of Hoxton Market, this place has decent beers, big window seats and an Irish-American vibe. Nice and chilled.

Shopping

On every Saturday, this is a really cool market with lots of organic food, farmers’ produce, crafts, books and more. This is where to be in Hackney on a Saturday.
1735 locals recommend
Broadway Market
Broadway Market
1735 locals recommend
On every Saturday, this is a really cool market with lots of organic food, farmers’ produce, crafts, books and more. This is where to be in Hackney on a Saturday.

Parks & Nature

London’s prettiest park is just a 20-minute stroll down the canal. Bring a picnic and a frisbee and watch the world go by.
1666 locals recommend
Pavilion Cafe
Old Ford Road
1666 locals recommend
London’s prettiest park is just a 20-minute stroll down the canal. Bring a picnic and a frisbee and watch the world go by.

Getting Around

Overgound Station, good for connections to the Olympic Park, south London and west London.
53 locals recommend
Hoxton station
Geffrye Street
53 locals recommend
Overgound Station, good for connections to the Olympic Park, south London and west London.

Arts & Culture

One of London’s prettiest museums, showing how Londoners have lived since 1600.
326 locals recommend
Museum of the Home
136 Kingsland Road
326 locals recommend
One of London’s prettiest museums, showing how Londoners have lived since 1600.

Essentials

A great organic supermarket with good wine, bakery, cheeses, and more.
113 locals recommend
The Grocery
52-56 Kingsland Rd
113 locals recommend
A great organic supermarket with good wine, bakery, cheeses, and more.