Guidebook for London
Food Scene
Tre Viet Hackney
245-249 Mare StExcellent Vietnamese, always busy and not expensive
Climpson & Sons Café
67 Broadway MarketBest coffee in London
Market Cafe
2 Broadway MarketGreat food, good classic full english fry up breakfast
great coffee and breakfast/brunch, amazing in summer right by the lake and fountain
1666 locals recommend
Pavilion Cafe
Old Ford Roadgreat coffee and breakfast/brunch, amazing in summer right by the lake and fountain
Dishoom Shoreditch
7 Boundary Stgreat indian themed cafe and restaurant
Tonkotsu East
1a Dunston Stgreat noodles
Drinks & Nightlife
Satan's Whiskers
343 Cambridge Heath RdAmazing cocktails and food
The Cat & Mutton
76 Broadway Marketgood pub with excellent cocktail bar upstairs
top end posh food, amazing place, difficult to find but worth the effort
271 locals recommend
Bistrotheque
23-27 Wadeson Sttop end posh food, amazing place, difficult to find but worth the effort
The Cock Tavern
315 Mare Stcraft beer heaven
The Spread Eagle
224 Homerton High Stgreat pub and excellent sunday lunches
Brilliant Corners
470 Kingsland Rdgreat cocktails, and sushi and funky tunes
rough and ready bar, cheap drinks, amazing cocktails, fun party vibe
134 locals recommend
Ridley Road Market (Stop P) station
rough and ready bar, cheap drinks, amazing cocktails, fun party vibe
The Kenton
38 Kenton Roadgreat pub
Everything Else
Stunning Edwardian theatre, great variety of shows, opera, plays etc
202 locals recommend
Hackney Empire
291 Mare StStunning Edwardian theatre, great variety of shows, opera, plays etc
Broadway Market
Broadway Marketexcellent saturday food market. Can be very busy
legendary sunday flower and antiques market. Gets Very busy best to go before 11am
1660 locals recommend
Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia Roadlegendary sunday flower and antiques market. Gets Very busy best to go before 11am
Bar and music venue specialises in and place to see new and up and coming bands
148 locals recommend
Oslo Hackney
1A Amhurst RdBar and music venue specialises in and place to see new and up and coming bands
Chatsworth Road
Chatsworth Roadsunday market, food and loads of vintage shops
Pavilion Cafe
Old Ford Roadgreat green space to relax in or walk, and joggers heaven
The Yard Theatre
Unit 2a Queen's Yardgreat theatre for new plays
great funky cafe by day bar and club space by night, always something fun on.
187 locals recommend
Dalston Superstore
117 Kingsland High Stgreat funky cafe by day bar and club space by night, always something fun on.
V&A Museum of Childhood
Cambridge Heath Roadgreat place to revisit childhood
Huge green space especially in the summer, often with free events going on.
755 locals recommend
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
Huge green space especially in the summer, often with free events going on.
London Fields station
great green space and summer wild flower meadow
London Fields
London Fields West Sideheated open air swimming pool, all year round
E5 Bakehouse
396 Mentmore Terracebest bread in london
Donlon Books
75 Broadway Marketamazing alternative book shop
huge green space, the real countryside, endless walks across the fields and along the river and canal
99 locals recommend
Hackney Marshes Centre
Homerton Roadhuge green space, the real countryside, endless walks across the fields and along the river and canal
Arts & Culture
Rio Cinema
107 Kingsland High Streetstunning art deco cinema, great art house programme
Shopping
Netil Market
13-23 Westgate Stvintage stalls and food at weekends