Guidebook for London
Food Scene
Fingers Crossed
247 Amhurst RdGood for brunch
Italian restaurant. Industrial-style pizzeria with a disco ball oven. Good for brunch and Italian small plates.
205 locals recommend
LARDO
201 Richmond RdItalian restaurant. Industrial-style pizzeria with a disco ball oven. Good for brunch and Italian small plates.
Eclectic menu with pickled and fermented dishes plus drinking vinegars, in casual, clean-lined room.
65 locals recommend
Rawduck
197 Richmond RdEclectic menu with pickled and fermented dishes plus drinking vinegars, in casual, clean-lined room.
Okko
49 Broadway MarketJapanese restaurant
Buzzy destination for Indian street food in Bombay-style digs with vintage decor & upscale touches.
475 locals recommend
Dishoom Shoreditch
7 Boundary StBuzzy destination for Indian street food in Bombay-style digs with vintage decor & upscale touches.
Hackney Bureau
3 Mare Stbrunch spot, food is healthy, fresh and tasty
Lahpet
58 Bethnal Green RdBurmese food... tea leaf salad is a must!
Campania
23 Ezra StGreat Italian food and homemade pasta
Tapas with influences from Southern Spain, North Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean
162 locals recommend
Morito
195 Hackney RdTapas with influences from Southern Spain, North Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean
Brawn
49 Columbia Rdtop top quality food
Tonkotsu Mare Street
382 Mare StRamen with noodles made in house
Yard Sale Pizza
105 Lower Clapton RdTake-away pizza place - or call and they will deliver
E5 Bakehouse
396 Mentmore TerraceProbably the best bread in the whole work... no exaggeration.
Broadway Market
Broadway MarketStreet market on Saturdays.... lots of tasty treats!
Green Papaya
191 Mare StVietnamese food
Temple of Seitan
43 ParkwayTake away vegan "chicken" shop
Pidgin
52 Wilton WayFine dining
My Neighbours the Dumplings
165 Lower Clapton RdGreat dumplings. Best go early because it gets busy
UCHI
144 Clarence RdJapensese
Mangal 2 Restaurant
4 Stoke Newington RdGood value Turkish
South Indian. They have two branches opposite each other - one is vegetarian. With Kerelan Syrian food!
171 locals recommend
Rasa South Indian Vegetarian Restaurant
55 Stoke Newington Church StSouth Indian. They have two branches opposite each other - one is vegetarian. With Kerelan Syrian food!
The Bread Station
373 Helmsley PlDanish sweet treats and coffee
Parks & Nature
Pavilion Cafe
Old Ford RoadArts & Culture
Hackney Picturehouse
270 Mare StCinema
Drinks & Nightlife
The Taproom
163 Upper StTraditional arts and crafts-style local pub with a choice of more than 100 Belgian beers.
302 locals recommend
The Dove
24-28 Broadway MarketTraditional arts and crafts-style local pub with a choice of more than 100 Belgian beers.
Low-lit brasserie with stripped walls and banquettes, for French-inspired menu and cocktails
68 locals recommend
The Elephants Head
43 Lower Clapton RdLow-lit brasserie with stripped walls and banquettes, for French-inspired menu and cocktails
Our local! Cosy traditional pub with stripped floors and leafy beer garden, for real ales and a gastropub menu.
36 locals recommend
Chesham Arms
15 Mehetabel RdOur local! Cosy traditional pub with stripped floors and leafy beer garden, for real ales and a gastropub menu.
Airy traditional pub with sofas and standard lamps, park-side beer garden, boules and weekend DJs.
162 locals recommend
Pub On The Park
19 Martello StreetAiry traditional pub with sofas and standard lamps, park-side beer garden, boules and weekend DJs.
Neighbourhood gastropub serving British meals made with locally-sourced ingredients.
95 locals recommend
The Hemingway Public House
84 Victoria Park RdNeighbourhood gastropub serving British meals made with locally-sourced ingredients.