Guidebook for London
Food Scene
Good value tasty fish n chips. Listed as one of London's best Fish n Chips by Londonist.com in 2015.
88 locals recommend
Sutton and Sons Fish & Chips
90 Stoke Newington High StreetGood value tasty fish n chips. Listed as one of London's best Fish n Chips by Londonist.com in 2015.
The Blue Legume
101 Stoke Newington Church StHome cooked traditional food done well.
Escocesa
67 Stoke Newington Church StDelicious Spanish/Scottish food
Casual breakfast-til-late neighbourhood spot serving New York and Middle Eastern influenced dishes.
136 locals recommend
The Good Egg Stoke Newington
93 Stoke Newington Church StCasual breakfast-til-late neighbourhood spot serving New York and Middle Eastern influenced dishes.
Pizzeria Apollo
160 Stoke Newington High StVery good pizza in a relaxed environment.
Popular pizza place. The pizza is made from slow-rising sourdough (minimum 20 hours) and is baked in a wood burning 'tufae' brick oven.
561 locals recommend
Franco Manca
52 Broadway MarketPopular pizza place. The pizza is made from slow-rising sourdough (minimum 20 hours) and is baked in a wood burning 'tufae' brick oven.
Award winning South Indian vegetarian cuisine, traditional decor.
171 locals recommend
Rasa South Indian Vegetarian Restaurant
55 Stoke Newington Church StAward winning South Indian vegetarian cuisine, traditional decor.
Family-friendly cafe for breakfast, brunch and lunch, decorated with Victorian fireplace tiles.
93 locals recommend
The Haberdashery
170 Stoke Newington High StFamily-friendly cafe for breakfast, brunch and lunch, decorated with Victorian fireplace tiles.
An independent speciality coffee shop serving delicious food, coffee, tea, hot chocolate and cakes, selected coffee beans, tea leaves/bags, hot chocolate and specialist tea and coffee equipment. Has received good reviews including the London Best Coffee Guide.
11 locals recommend
Yellow Warbler
9 Northwold RdAn independent speciality coffee shop serving delicious food, coffee, tea, hot chocolate and cakes, selected coffee beans, tea leaves/bags, hot chocolate and specialist tea and coffee equipment. Has received good reviews including the London Best Coffee Guide.
Urban cafe with long wooden tables and exposed brick walls, serving specialist sourdough pizza.
143 locals recommend
Sodo Pizza Clapton
126 Upper Clapton RdUrban cafe with long wooden tables and exposed brick walls, serving specialist sourdough pizza.
Stokey Karaoke
20 Stamford HillLaid back burger joint with craft beers
El Olivo
24 Stoke Newington Church StreetMediterranean tapas
Simple looking venue offering a wide range of food from Japan, Thailand, China and Vietnam.
Dishes range from dim sum, gyoza and Vietnamese spring rolls to pad Thai, beef pho, Singapore fried noodles, chicken in black bean sauce and chicken katsu curry.
19 locals recommend
Itto
226 Stoke Newington High StSimple looking venue offering a wide range of food from Japan, Thailand, China and Vietnam.
Dishes range from dim sum, gyoza and Vietnamese spring rolls to pad Thai, beef pho, Singapore fried noodles, chicken in black bean sauce and chicken katsu curry.
Jamaican joint serving real jerk and small plates with a contemporary twist
20 locals recommend
Rudie's
50 Stoke Newington Rd Jamaican joint serving real jerk and small plates with a contemporary twist
Low cost, no frills but high quality Turkish restaurant. Artists Gilbert & George are regular customers.
96 locals recommend
Mangal 2 Restaurant
4 Stoke Newington RdLow cost, no frills but high quality Turkish restaurant. Artists Gilbert & George are regular customers.
Foodie pub with craft beers that also occasionally host food pop-ups.
76 locals recommend
The Three Crowns | Stoke Newington
175 Stoke Newington High StFoodie pub with craft beers that also occasionally host food pop-ups.
A restored Victorian Freehouse in the heart of Stoke Newington, offering interesting and well cooked food and a wide selection of locally-sourced craft beers and real ales.
85 locals recommend
The Prince
59 Kynaston RdA restored Victorian Freehouse in the heart of Stoke Newington, offering interesting and well cooked food and a wide selection of locally-sourced craft beers and real ales.
The Spence Bakery
161 Stoke Newington Church StFreshly baked breads, cakes and pastries.
Mainly for its location - in a restored C18th century house in the delightful Clissold Park. Coffees, tea, pastries and small bites/light lunch served.
88 locals recommend
Clissold House - Clissold Park
Stoke Newington Church StreetMainly for its location - in a restored C18th century house in the delightful Clissold Park. Coffees, tea, pastries and small bites/light lunch served.
Drinks & Nightlife
Pub well known for its brilliant selection of real ales and beers (along with good food - listed as offering one of London's best Sunday roasts by Londonist.com.)
90 locals recommend
The Jolly Butchers
204 Stoke Newington High StreetPub well known for its brilliant selection of real ales and beers (along with good food - listed as offering one of London's best Sunday roasts by Londonist.com.)
Cool cocktail haunt by the same people behind the successful cocktail bar Happiness Forgets in Shoreditch.
49 locals recommend
Original Sin
129 Stoke Newington High StCool cocktail haunt by the same people behind the successful cocktail bar Happiness Forgets in Shoreditch.
Art Deco bar serving up classic cocktails, film, cabaret and dance.
18 locals recommend
Fontaine's Bar
176 Stoke Newington RdArt Deco bar serving up classic cocktails, film, cabaret and dance.
The Crooked Billet
84 Upper Clapton RdCask ale selection, wine and beer and food also served.
Parks & Nature
A peaceful park, often less busy than Clissold Park, the higher end has some nice vegetation and undulates slightly. The lower end has tennis courts and joins up to the canal, and across the canal is the beginning of Walthamstow Marshes. There is a cafe at the top end of the park.
110 locals recommend
Springfield Park
61 Ashtead Rd A peaceful park, often less busy than Clissold Park, the higher end has some nice vegetation and undulates slightly. The lower end has tennis courts and joins up to the canal, and across the canal is the beginning of Walthamstow Marshes. There is a cafe at the top end of the park.
Very pretty, 54 acre park which features a few lakes, a cute mini zoo in its centre with rabbits, chickens, goats and deer. (The butterfly tunnel and aviary next door are also open, but only sporadically - check times).
Also includes a cafe in the delightful C18th Clissold House and a children's adventure playground.
505 locals recommend
Clissold Park
Green LanesVery pretty, 54 acre park which features a few lakes, a cute mini zoo in its centre with rabbits, chickens, goats and deer. (The butterfly tunnel and aviary next door are also open, but only sporadically - check times).
Also includes a cafe in the delightful C18th Clissold House and a children's adventure playground.
Walthamstow Marsh Nature Reserve, Coppermill Fields and Leyton Marsh are all part of this Green Flag award-winning site in the Lea Bridge area. The reserve is one of the few remaining pieces of London’s once widespread river valley grasslands. There are plenty of paths to choose from when you explore this nature-filled unspoilt area by bike or on foot. The marsh is just behind the canal (which offers another walking option too) - you can access the marsh and the canal via Springfield Park.
92 locals recommend
Walthamstow Marshes
Lea Bridge RoadWalthamstow Marsh Nature Reserve, Coppermill Fields and Leyton Marsh are all part of this Green Flag award-winning site in the Lea Bridge area. The reserve is one of the few remaining pieces of London’s once widespread river valley grasslands. There are plenty of paths to choose from when you explore this nature-filled unspoilt area by bike or on foot. The marsh is just behind the canal (which offers another walking option too) - you can access the marsh and the canal via Springfield Park.
Arts & Culture
To explore the way people lived over the last 400 years a series of period rooms lead visitors on a walk through time from 17th century oak furniture and panelling, past muted Georgian elegance and eclectic Victorian style, to 20th century modernity and contemporary living.
These rooms are complemented by a sequence of period gardens and a walled herb garden which illustrate the role of the garden in home life and how domestic gardens have changed over time.
The Geffrye is a much-loved gem in the lively and creative Hoxton area. The museum also has a decent cafe and shop. FREE entry.
326 locals recommend
Museum of the Home
136 Kingsland RoadTo explore the way people lived over the last 400 years a series of period rooms lead visitors on a walk through time from 17th century oak furniture and panelling, past muted Georgian elegance and eclectic Victorian style, to 20th century modernity and contemporary living.
These rooms are complemented by a sequence of period gardens and a walled herb garden which illustrate the role of the garden in home life and how domestic gardens have changed over time.
The Geffrye is a much-loved gem in the lively and creative Hoxton area. The museum also has a decent cafe and shop. FREE entry.
The V&A Museum of Childhood houses the UK’s national collection of childhood objects, ranging in date from the 1600s to the present day. As well as toys, dolls and games, it has a wealth of objects relating to aspects of childhood including home, childcare, play, learning and clothing.
Rare, hand-crafted objects sit alongside well-loved toys from the 20th century.
The museum also runs temporary exhibitions and displays, activities, events and workshops. FREE entry.
418 locals recommend
V&A Museum of Childhood
Cambridge Heath RoadThe V&A Museum of Childhood houses the UK’s national collection of childhood objects, ranging in date from the 1600s to the present day. As well as toys, dolls and games, it has a wealth of objects relating to aspects of childhood including home, childcare, play, learning and clothing.
Rare, hand-crafted objects sit alongside well-loved toys from the 20th century.
The museum also runs temporary exhibitions and displays, activities, events and workshops. FREE entry.
Essentials
Large supermarket selling all household goods, food and also has a pharmacy.
250 locals recommend
Morrisons
The GroveLarge supermarket selling all household goods, food and also has a pharmacy.