Guidebook for East London
Food Scene
A favourite spot for sourdough pizza in Hackney with a great vibe and great wine.
143 locals recommend
Sodo Pizza Clapton
126 Upper Clapton RdA favourite spot for sourdough pizza in Hackney with a great vibe and great wine.
Amazing British Sunday roasts and live music in a stunning industrial brick building. Booking is a must.
7 locals recommend
Clapton Country Club Ltd
38-40 Upper Clapton RdAmazing British Sunday roasts and live music in a stunning industrial brick building. Booking is a must.
Some of the best food in the area and also a great vibe. If dumplings are your thing, give it a try!
115 locals recommend
My Neighbours the Dumplings
165 Lower Clapton RdSome of the best food in the area and also a great vibe. If dumplings are your thing, give it a try!
Tram Store
38 Upper Clapton RdA great local breakfast or brunch spot (and the coffee is good too).
UCHI
144 Clarence RdGreat Japanese food in a beautifully decorated cosy restaurant.
Brawn
49 Columbia RdMediterranean small plates in a cosy venue.
Peg
120 Morning LnJapanese grill dishes with excellent wines.
The Royal Oak
73 Columbia RdMy favourite Sunday roast :) get there early!
Organic butcher by day and cosy romantic steak house at night. A real local treat and the best organic steak in the area.
65 locals recommend
Hill & Szrok Master Butcher & Cookshop
60 Broadway MarketOrganic butcher by day and cosy romantic steak house at night. A real local treat and the best organic steak in the area.
Conservatory Archives
493-495 Hackney RdEnjoy a coffee and a snack surrounded by plants
A city farm where you can eat day and night. It is also a fun spot for making pottery!
269 locals recommend
Hackney City Farm
1a Goldsmiths RowA city farm where you can eat day and night. It is also a fun spot for making pottery!
Beigel Bake
159 Brick LnFamous East London bagel shop
Pophams Bakery
19 Prebend StDangerously good croissants (and coffee)
Pavilion Cafe
Old Ford RoadBrunch and great coffee and fresh baked goods in Victoria park
Sunday roasts or a cosy drink in a beautiful pub. The road this is on feels like a little village.
The Empress
130 Lauriston RoadSunday roasts or a cosy drink in a beautiful pub. The road this is on feels like a little village.
Drinks & Nightlife
Local pubs
Massive venue with a stylishly downtrodden feel, a terrace and a range of hard-to-find craft beers.
159 locals recommend
The Clapton Hart
231 Lower Clapton RdMassive venue with a stylishly downtrodden feel, a terrace and a range of hard-to-find craft beers.
A great local pub with a huge beer garden complete with games.
107 locals recommend
The Crooked Billet
84 Upper Clapton RdA great local pub with a huge beer garden complete with games.
A great community pub. Weekend DJs, a courtyard garden and stone-baked pizzas make this pub a great spot for a casual dinner or a fun night out. It is a great place for people watching too. The characters are endless... take for instance, Steve who goes there to dance in his roller skates weekly. Great fun.
10 locals recommend
Royal Sovereign
64 Northwold RdA great community pub. Weekend DJs, a courtyard garden and stone-baked pizzas make this pub a great spot for a casual dinner or a fun night out. It is a great place for people watching too. The characters are endless... take for instance, Steve who goes there to dance in his roller skates weekly. Great fun.
My favourite local wine bar with small plates if you also want a light meal. They have amazing wine knowledge and a great selection of international wines including vegan and organic.
62 locals recommend
P Franco
107 Lower Clapton RdMy favourite local wine bar with small plates if you also want a light meal. They have amazing wine knowledge and a great selection of international wines including vegan and organic.
Nts
1 Westgate StViews of East London from the terrace and a fun vibe.
Lovely cocktail bar sometimes with music upstairs and a live in cat. Downstairs is a secret jazz bar.
108 locals recommend
Off Broadway
63-65 Broadway MarketLovely cocktail bar sometimes with music upstairs and a live in cat. Downstairs is a secret jazz bar.
Behind This Wall
411 Mare StreetGreat cocktail bar
One of my favourite pubs. Order pizza at the bar and eat it there. Games too.
36 locals recommend
Chesham Arms
15 Mehetabel RdOne of my favourite pubs. Order pizza at the bar and eat it there. Games too.
A great place to meet other people with good food and drinks. I go here solo a lot and sit at the bar.
86 locals recommend
Mare street market
117 Mare StA great place to meet other people with good food and drinks. I go here solo a lot and sit at the bar.
A secret community garden hidden behind buildings. They do amazing pizzas and often have live music. I would highly recommend a visit.
178 locals recommend
Dalston Eastern Curve Garden
13 Dalston LnA secret community garden hidden behind buildings. They do amazing pizzas and often have live music. I would highly recommend a visit.
A MUST for a real old East London experience. This pub hasn’t been changed in decades. On Thursday Friday and Saturday nights swing music is sung by a small band. Right by the Regent’s Canal it is a great evening out in winter or summer. Also very easy to chat to some East London locals and brings a smile to my face every time!
116 locals recommend
The Palm Tree Pub
127 Grove RdA MUST for a real old East London experience. This pub hasn’t been changed in decades. On Thursday Friday and Saturday nights swing music is sung by a small band. Right by the Regent’s Canal it is a great evening out in winter or summer. Also very easy to chat to some East London locals and brings a smile to my face every time!
Parks & Nature
It is lovely to take a walk up the River Lea and across the Hackney Marshes. You feel like you are in the countryside but it is just around the corner from the flat.
60 locals recommend
Hackney Marshes
It is lovely to take a walk up the River Lea and across the Hackney Marshes. You feel like you are in the countryside but it is just around the corner from the flat.
Beautiful park overlooking the River Lea and very close to the flat
110 locals recommend
Springfield Park
61 Ashtead RdBeautiful park overlooking the River Lea and very close to the flat
Getting Around
Grab the 253 or 254 bus from Upper Clapton road to get to Finsbury Park station and jump on the Victoria Line into central london. You will be there in no time!
115 locals recommend
Finsbury Park Station
Station PlaceGrab the 253 or 254 bus from Upper Clapton road to get to Finsbury Park station and jump on the Victoria Line into central london. You will be there in no time!
Grab the 253 or 254 bus from Upper Clapton road to get to Manor House station and jump on the Picadilly Line into central london. You will be there in no time!
49 locals recommend
Manor House Station
Green LanesGrab the 253 or 254 bus from Upper Clapton road to get to Manor House station and jump on the Picadilly Line into central london. You will be there in no time!
Just a few minutes walk from the flat is Clapton Station. Jump on this train to get into Liverpool street in minutes and connect to the Central Line.
22 locals recommend
Clapton station
Upper Clapton RoadJust a few minutes walk from the flat is Clapton Station. Jump on this train to get into Liverpool street in minutes and connect to the Central Line.
Food shopping
A good local family fun food shop with a health food section and vegan ice cream and milk etc. They are always friendly in there and it is open 24 hours.
18 locals recommend
WORLD FOODS (k.superstore)
71-75 Upper Clapton RdA good local family fun food shop with a health food section and vegan ice cream and milk etc. They are always friendly in there and it is open 24 hours.
Sightseeing
Check this old London flower market out on a Sunday. Grab a coffee from one of the many cafes down there and enjoy the flowers and the buzz of people. My tip would be to get there later on as it is less crowded. Definitively after 2pm.
15 locals recommend
Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia RoadCheck this old London flower market out on a Sunday. Grab a coffee from one of the many cafes down there and enjoy the flowers and the buzz of people. My tip would be to get there later on as it is less crowded. Definitively after 2pm.
This is one of my favourite areas in East London. Check out the restaurants and bars on Broadway Market throughout the day and night and in summer enjoy the LIDO or lying in the park. On Saturday there is an impressive food market.
591 locals recommend
London Fields
London Fields West SideThis is one of my favourite areas in East London. Check out the restaurants and bars on Broadway Market throughout the day and night and in summer enjoy the LIDO or lying in the park. On Saturday there is an impressive food market.
Shopping, street food with old East London charm. The little streets around it are very old and they do a lot of filming in the area. Walk down Fournier Street for 17th century houses. You can then head to brick lane if you want to look for vintage clothes and wonder around.
117 locals recommend
Spitalfields Market
65 Brushfield StShopping, street food with old East London charm. The little streets around it are very old and they do a lot of filming in the area. Walk down Fournier Street for 17th century houses. You can then head to brick lane if you want to look for vintage clothes and wonder around.
Fitness
Blok Clapton
38-40 Upper Clapton RdA local studio with great fitness classes
triyoga Shoreditch
10 Cygnet StTop yoga studio with wonderful teachers