Food Scene
E5 Bakehouse
396 Mentmore Terracegreat coffee and delicious fresh bread baked daily
Food is just as good as their coffee (highly recommend the cornbread served with fermented chilli butter)
103 locals recommend
Ozone Coffee Roasters
11 Leonard StFood is just as good as their coffee (highly recommend the cornbread served with fermented chilli butter)
The competition for a coveted spot on the benches outside if fierce, and at busy times the queue for a brew snakes down broadway market
122 locals recommend
Climpson & Sons Café
67 Broadway MarketThe competition for a coveted spot on the benches outside if fierce, and at busy times the queue for a brew snakes down broadway market
Watch a batch of beans completing their roasting cycle while you taste the finish product.
105 locals recommend
Allpress Espresso Roastery & Cafe
55 Dalston LnWatch a batch of beans completing their roasting cycle while you taste the finish product.
You'd never expect to find this Japanese culinary delight hidden on a residential backstreet of Clapton
69 locals recommend
UCHI
144 Clarence RdYou'd never expect to find this Japanese culinary delight hidden on a residential backstreet of Clapton
A wine focused restaurant opposite the Hackney Walk Fashion centre.
24 locals recommend
Legs Restaurant
120-122 Morning LaneA wine focused restaurant opposite the Hackney Walk Fashion centre.
Pidgin
52 Wilton WayA Michelin-starred restaurant on a quiet byway near London fields
Don't be put off by the queues, even at the height of summer there's plenty of space on the outdoor communal tables
1666 locals recommend
Pavilion Cafe
Old Ford RoadDon't be put off by the queues, even at the height of summer there's plenty of space on the outdoor communal tables
There is no shortage of vibrant Vietnamese food at the bottom of Kingsland road - in fact there are 14 restaurants on the 'Pho Mile'
49 locals recommend
BunBunBun Vietnamese Food
134B Kingsland RdThere is no shortage of vibrant Vietnamese food at the bottom of Kingsland road - in fact there are 14 restaurants on the 'Pho Mile'
Martello Hall
137 Mare StPizza and wine bar
Shopping
Broadway Market
Broadway MarketSaturday Market runs 8am-5pm
Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia RoadFlower market 8am-2pm