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Cute little farmers market on Saturdays, the street is lined with restaurants, pubs, cafes and delis. Great for people watching!
1735 locals recommend
Broadway Market
Broadway MarketCute little farmers market on Saturdays, the street is lined with restaurants, pubs, cafes and delis. Great for people watching!
Small but very nice park where you can have a picnic, kick a ball around, play tennis, swim in the outdoor pool or watch a match of cricket.
591 locals recommend
London Fields
London Fields West SideSmall but very nice park where you can have a picnic, kick a ball around, play tennis, swim in the outdoor pool or watch a match of cricket.
Lovely little cafe right on the pond in Victoria Park. Great when the sun is out, but it gets busy.
1666 locals recommend
Pavilion Cafe
Old Ford RoadLovely little cafe right on the pond in Victoria Park. Great when the sun is out, but it gets busy.
Every Sunday there's a flower market here, it's one of the top destinations for Londoners and tourists alike and offers a great spectacle. Good food, coffee and pints to be had in the area.
1660 locals recommend
Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia RoadEvery Sunday there's a flower market here, it's one of the top destinations for Londoners and tourists alike and offers a great spectacle. Good food, coffee and pints to be had in the area.
Worth popping one's head in perhaps, it's just a few hundred metres from the flat. It's featured heavily in London city guides (magazines etc.) in Germany and Sweden.
60 locals recommend
Netil Market
13-23 Westgate StWorth popping one's head in perhaps, it's just a few hundred metres from the flat. It's featured heavily in London city guides (magazines etc.) in Germany and Sweden.
Food Scene
Great gastro pub in a really cute part of East London. Well worth a visit. Booking advised.
123 locals recommend
The Empress
130 Lauriston RdGreat gastro pub in a really cute part of East London. Well worth a visit. Booking advised.
Great Vietnamese restaurant that never disappoints. A class above most other similar offerings, with the added benefit of offering a gorgeous outdoor terrace and a great ambiance. Booking advised.
37 locals recommend
Vu-Viet
178 Victoria Park RoadGreat Vietnamese restaurant that never disappoints. A class above most other similar offerings, with the added benefit of offering a gorgeous outdoor terrace and a great ambiance. Booking advised.
This restaurant remains a staple in South Hackney, hard-to-find and off the beaten track has seemingly made it even more popular. Once there you can look forward to lovely food and drinks.
271 locals recommend
Bistrotheque
23-27 Wadeson StThis restaurant remains a staple in South Hackney, hard-to-find and off the beaten track has seemingly made it even more popular. Once there you can look forward to lovely food and drinks.
Really really good coffee and directly opposite the flat. They also do really good food, carb-free salads and stuff. And check out the cycling inspired merchandise!
16 locals recommend
Look mum no hands!
Really really good coffee and directly opposite the flat. They also do really good food, carb-free salads and stuff. And check out the cycling inspired merchandise!
Lovely little cafe which gets supremely busy when the sun is out. Great to pop in (but not the only option!) if you decide to walk the Regent's Canal from Broadway Market to Islington and beyond.
216 locals recommend
Towpath Café
42 De Beauvoir CresLovely little cafe which gets supremely busy when the sun is out. Great to pop in (but not the only option!) if you decide to walk the Regent's Canal from Broadway Market to Islington and beyond.
LARDO
201 Richmond RdGreat Italian, some of the best pizzas in Hackney. Lovely space as well.
Simply great food, specialising in organic, natural wines. This venue is the sister restaurant of Duck Soup in Soho.
65 locals recommend
Rawduck
197 Richmond RdSimply great food, specialising in organic, natural wines. This venue is the sister restaurant of Duck Soup in Soho.
Essentials
Probably the best butcher in London, or even the UK. All meat is from their own farm in North Yorkshire and many of the top restaurants source their meat from them. Great if you're cooking at home.
63 locals recommend
Ginger Pig
99 Lauriston RdProbably the best butcher in London, or even the UK. All meat is from their own farm in North Yorkshire and many of the top restaurants source their meat from them. Great if you're cooking at home.
Deli, voted the best deli in London a few years ago. Great cheese, cured meats veg and more. Indispensable if you're cooking at home.
53 locals recommend
The Deli Downstairs
211 Victoria Park RdDeli, voted the best deli in London a few years ago. Great cheese, cured meats veg and more. Indispensable if you're cooking at home.
Wine boutique. Simply one of the best in London, voted best independent wine boutique in London 2011. All price ranges.
36 locals recommend
Bottle Apostle
95 Lauriston RdWine boutique. Simply one of the best in London, voted best independent wine boutique in London 2011. All price ranges.
Just one of the best deli/cafe/shops around. Everything about it is lovely! On Broadway Market.
96 locals recommend
L’eau à La Bouche
35-37 Broadway MarketJust one of the best deli/cafe/shops around. Everything about it is lovely! On Broadway Market.
Fish mongers - if you're cooking at home get your fresh fish here. Top quality. They also sell a few wines and some deli products.
88 locals recommend
Sutton and Sons Fish & Chips
90 Stoke Newington High StreetFish mongers - if you're cooking at home get your fresh fish here. Top quality. They also sell a few wines and some deli products.
Arts & Culture
Lovely 4-screen cinema just a few minutes walk from the flat. The programme consists of a mix between art house and commercial offerings.
445 locals recommend
Hackney Picturehouse
270 Mare StLovely 4-screen cinema just a few minutes walk from the flat. The programme consists of a mix between art house and commercial offerings.
Drinks & Nightlife
Great pub, great people, great ambiance. Good food and good drinks as well. Situated on Broadway market and probably my favourite pub.
302 locals recommend
The Dove
24-28 Broadway MarketGreat pub, great people, great ambiance. Good food and good drinks as well. Situated on Broadway market and probably my favourite pub.
Great little Italian restaurant and bar, typical of the area in that it offers relatively 'home made' and 'warehousey' furniture and styling, owned by an Italian architect whose studio adjacent.
77 locals recommend
OMBRA
1 Vyner StGreat little Italian restaurant and bar, typical of the area in that it offers relatively 'home made' and 'warehousey' furniture and styling, owned by an Italian architect whose studio adjacent.
They do really nice cocktails here. Nice space, trendy, as expected I guess.
108 locals recommend
Off Broadway
63-65 Broadway MarketThey do really nice cocktails here. Nice space, trendy, as expected I guess.
This one of more than a handful of local craft beer breweries in Hackney and they have a tap room (pub) opposite my flat as well as an event space for some great parties in the summer.
101 locals recommend
The Taproom
163 Upper StThis one of more than a handful of local craft beer breweries in Hackney and they have a tap room (pub) opposite my flat as well as an event space for some great parties in the summer.
This is a great pub, they brew some awesome beer (ales and bitters) in the cellar. If you like your craft beer this is a must!!
46 locals recommend
The Cock Tavern
315 Mare StThis is a great pub, they brew some awesome beer (ales and bitters) in the cellar. If you like your craft beer this is a must!!