Guidebook for Hackney

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Guidebook for Hackney

Drinks & Nightlife

Proper English pub in the lovely De Beauvoir area, great Sunday roast. Gets busy when football is on on the weekend.
133 locals recommend
The Scolt Head
107A Culford Rd
133 locals recommend
Proper English pub in the lovely De Beauvoir area, great Sunday roast. Gets busy when football is on on the weekend.
One street down from the Scolt Head, slightly quieter, another great English pub with great food.
126 locals recommend
The Talbot
109 Mortimer Rd
126 locals recommend
One street down from the Scolt Head, slightly quieter, another great English pub with great food.
Food pop ups, live music at night - younger scene.
74 locals recommend
Birthdays
33-35 Stoke Newington Road
74 locals recommend
Food pop ups, live music at night - younger scene.
Great views and swimming pool on the roof. Average food for the price but great place to drink (soho house members only).
49 locals recommend
Hoxton Grill
81 Great Eastern St
49 locals recommend
Great views and swimming pool on the roof. Average food for the price but great place to drink (soho house members only).
Eclectic music venue.
203 locals recommend
Cafe OTO
18-22 Ashwin Street
203 locals recommend
Eclectic music venue.
Lovely little wine bar with great grilled cheese sandwiches.
112 locals recommend
Sager + Wilde Wine Bar
193 Hackney Rd
112 locals recommend
Lovely little wine bar with great grilled cheese sandwiches.
A real experience if you like cheese and wine, the setting is like secret cave, great atmosphere but very busy on a Friday/Sat night.
114 locals recommend
Champagne Bar
87-135 Brompton Rd
114 locals recommend
A real experience if you like cheese and wine, the setting is like secret cave, great atmosphere but very busy on a Friday/Sat night.
Great selection of craft beer/cider and also great pub grub. Very hipster-y, gets busy of a weekend.
58 locals recommend
The Fox Craft Beer House
372 Kingsland Road
58 locals recommend
Great selection of craft beer/cider and also great pub grub. Very hipster-y, gets busy of a weekend.
Nice little bar on Broadway, less rowdy than the other pubs.
108 locals recommend
Off Broadway
63-65 Broadway Market
108 locals recommend
Nice little bar on Broadway, less rowdy than the other pubs.
Can be a little hard to find but worth it, great cocktails and rooftop setting, live music and DJs on the weekend.
32 locals recommend
Nts
1 Westgate St
32 locals recommend
Can be a little hard to find but worth it, great cocktails and rooftop setting, live music and DJs on the weekend.
Newish independent comedy club, local feel about it and great atmosphere.
17 locals recommend
The Bill Murray
39 Queen's Head St
17 locals recommend
Newish independent comedy club, local feel about it and great atmosphere.
Great venue and club.
28 locals recommend
MOTH Club
Valette Street
28 locals recommend
Great venue and club.
Friendly gay bar. Gets a bit crowded at the weekend (and charges entry).
44 locals recommend
The Glory
281 Kingsland Rd
44 locals recommend
Friendly gay bar. Gets a bit crowded at the weekend (and charges entry).
One for Breaking Bad fans - immersive cocktail cooking (and drinking) experience in a meth kitchen/RV.
6 locals recommend
ABQ London
18 Bohemia Pl
6 locals recommend
One for Breaking Bad fans - immersive cocktail cooking (and drinking) experience in a meth kitchen/RV.

Food Scene

Middle east meets NYC. Really interesting food and cocktails, go for dinner or brunch - not open every day.
81 locals recommend
Berber & Q - Grill House
338 Acton Mews
81 locals recommend
Middle east meets NYC. Really interesting food and cocktails, go for dinner or brunch - not open every day.
One of our favourite things in Hackney - opens at 9am Saturday, loads of amazing food and drinks to try, as well as fresh produce, crafts and gifts to take home.
1735 locals recommend
Broadway Market
Broadway Market
1735 locals recommend
One of our favourite things in Hackney - opens at 9am Saturday, loads of amazing food and drinks to try, as well as fresh produce, crafts and gifts to take home.
Part of Street Feast, amazing street food of all different cuisines in a lively venue.
61 locals recommend
Dinerama
19 Great Eastern St
61 locals recommend
Part of Street Feast, amazing street food of all different cuisines in a lively venue.
The 40th floor of the Heron tower gives you a beautiful view of the city - a real treat for breakfast or dinner - worth going for sunrise or sunset, booking is essential.
216 locals recommend
Duck & Waffle
110 Bishopsgate
216 locals recommend
The 40th floor of the Heron tower gives you a beautiful view of the city - a real treat for breakfast or dinner - worth going for sunrise or sunset, booking is essential.
Home to Beavertown brewery, great American style food.
115 locals recommend
Duke's Brew & Que
33 Downham Road
115 locals recommend
Home to Beavertown brewery, great American style food.
Fried chicken and cocktails.
64 locals recommend
Chick 'n' Sours
390 Kingsland Rd
64 locals recommend
Fried chicken and cocktails.
Great selection of breakfasts, including veggie and vegan - go early to avoid the queue.
32 locals recommend
Long White Cloud
151 Hackney Rd
32 locals recommend
Great selection of breakfasts, including veggie and vegan - go early to avoid the queue.
Great for a big cheap breakfast (veggie friendly) and a really interesting setting in the famous Premises recording studios - many greats have been here.
8 locals recommend
The Premises
209 Hackney Road
8 locals recommend
Great for a big cheap breakfast (veggie friendly) and a really interesting setting in the famous Premises recording studios - many greats have been here.
Great food and wine, lovely little place.
162 locals recommend
Brawn
49 Columbia Rd
162 locals recommend
Great food and wine, lovely little place.
Shop/restaurant for good food (meaty) and wine.
136 locals recommend
St. JOHN Restaurant
26 St John St
136 locals recommend
Shop/restaurant for good food (meaty) and wine.
Hackney's favourite local Italian.
205 locals recommend
LARDO
201 Richmond Rd
205 locals recommend
Hackney's favourite local Italian.
Eat in or takeaway - really tasty and reasonable pizzas.
561 locals recommend
Franco Manca
52 Broadway Market
561 locals recommend
Eat in or takeaway - really tasty and reasonable pizzas.
Chain of these around the city but always a good meal - £20 for either burger or a lobster, the buns are delicious.
30 locals recommend
Burger & Lobster
30 locals recommend
Chain of these around the city but always a good meal - £20 for either burger or a lobster, the buns are delicious.
Seafood restaurant with paired cocktails, great for date nights and friends.
6 locals recommend
Lobster Bar
205 Richmond Rd
6 locals recommend
Seafood restaurant with paired cocktails, great for date nights and friends.
Only open on Sundays and quite pricey but worth it - amazing cake creations.
15 locals recommend
The Lily Vanilli Bakery
18 Ezra St
15 locals recommend
Only open on Sundays and quite pricey but worth it - amazing cake creations.
Great little place. Club Mexicana are currently cooking up amazing vegan mexican food, plus great cocktails and lovely staff.
26 locals recommend
Pamela
428 Kingsland Rd
26 locals recommend
Great little place. Club Mexicana are currently cooking up amazing vegan mexican food, plus great cocktails and lovely staff.

Parks & Nature

Free little farm with lots of animals walking around and a great cafe.
269 locals recommend
Hackney City Farm
1a Goldsmiths Row
269 locals recommend
Free little farm with lots of animals walking around and a great cafe.
Lovely large park, can hire pedalos/row boatsto go out on the lake. Great food at the Pavilion cafe (go early for breakfast on a weekend).
1666 locals recommend
Pavilion Cafe
Old Ford Road
1666 locals recommend
Lovely large park, can hire pedalos/row boatsto go out on the lake. Great food at the Pavilion cafe (go early for breakfast on a weekend).
Great for BBQs or a picnic, also has the lido.
429 locals recommend
London Fields station
429 locals recommend
Great for BBQs or a picnic, also has the lido.

Shopping

Pop up shopping mall with food, drinks, clothes and gifts.
377 locals recommend
BOXPARK Shoreditch
2-10 Bethnal Green Rd
377 locals recommend
Pop up shopping mall with food, drinks, clothes and gifts.
696 locals recommend
Old Spitalfields Market
16 Commercial St
696 locals recommend
Great atmosphere on Sundays (til 3pm) with the flower market. Enjoy the cockney sale technique and have a coffee and pastry from Lily Vanilli's bakery.
1660 locals recommend
Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia Road
1660 locals recommend
Great atmosphere on Sundays (til 3pm) with the flower market. Enjoy the cockney sale technique and have a coffee and pastry from Lily Vanilli's bakery.
Great for records and books.
46 locals recommend
Rough Trade East
Brick Lane
46 locals recommend
Great for records and books.
Antiques market on Weds and Saturday mornings. Take a long stroll along the canal to get there.
213 locals recommend
Camden Passage
Camden Passage
213 locals recommend
Antiques market on Weds and Saturday mornings. Take a long stroll along the canal to get there.

Arts & Culture

The museum of home. The secret garden is lovely and peaceful to walk around.
326 locals recommend
Museum of the Home
136 Kingsland Road
326 locals recommend
The museum of home. The secret garden is lovely and peaceful to walk around.
Often have good street art exhibitions on.
15 locals recommend
StolenSpace Gallery
17 Osborn St
15 locals recommend
Often have good street art exhibitions on.
Nice to have a coffee and cake whilst you take in Clissold park and the deer.
88 locals recommend
Clissold House - Clissold Park
Stoke Newington Church Street
88 locals recommend
Nice to have a coffee and cake whilst you take in Clissold park and the deer.
Great venue for live music.
202 locals recommend
Hackney Empire
291 Mare St
202 locals recommend
Great venue for live music.
The best jazz club.
123 locals recommend
Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club
47 Frith St
123 locals recommend
The best jazz club.
Obviously! Go early it gets busy.
2008 locals recommend
Tate Modern
Bankside
2008 locals recommend
Obviously! Go early it gets busy.
Amazing and free, but go early it gets busy.
1954 locals recommend
Natural History Museum
Cromwell Road
1954 locals recommend
Amazing and free, but go early it gets busy.
Go here after the Natural History Museum.
1694 locals recommend
Victoria and Albert Museum
Cromwell Road
1694 locals recommend
Go here after the Natural History Museum.
Lovely old building, great atmosphere. food, drinks and lots of events going on from theatre to music.
162 locals recommend
Wilton's Music Hall
1 Graces Aly
162 locals recommend
Lovely old building, great atmosphere. food, drinks and lots of events going on from theatre to music.

Sightseeing

Cheap curries, good for the experience but not the best quality of food! Markets on the weekend.
878 locals recommend
Brick Lane
Brick Lane
878 locals recommend
Cheap curries, good for the experience but not the best quality of food! Markets on the weekend.
300 locals recommend
Sky Garden
300 locals recommend
Walk to the top of the hill and look down on the city. Take a picnic if the weather permits and soak up the atmosphere.
790 locals recommend
Primrose Hill
Primrose Hill Road
790 locals recommend
Walk to the top of the hill and look down on the city. Take a picnic if the weather permits and soak up the atmosphere.
The less touristy version of Borough market. Great street food, lots of little wineries and breweries (Bermondsey Beer Mile) around as well as antiques, can spend a good few hours round here!
292 locals recommend
Maltby Street Market
Maltby Street
292 locals recommend
The less touristy version of Borough market. Great street food, lots of little wineries and breweries (Bermondsey Beer Mile) around as well as antiques, can spend a good few hours round here!
Mooch around Southbank, there's galleries, food markets and places to eat and drink. Plus take in the sights of the London eye and the Thames.
436 locals recommend
Southbank Centre
436 locals recommend
Mooch around Southbank, there's galleries, food markets and places to eat and drink. Plus take in the sights of the London eye and the Thames.

Entertainment & Activities

Expensive but luxury cinema with sofas and blankets.
120 locals recommend
Electric Cinema
64-66 Redchurch Street
120 locals recommend
Expensive but luxury cinema with sofas and blankets.