Guidebook for London

Micol
Guidebook for London

Food Scene

Excellent quality area delicatessen, also serves great lunch and coffee.
96 locals recommend
L’eau à La Bouche
35-37 Broadway Market
96 locals recommend
Excellent quality area delicatessen, also serves great lunch and coffee.
Quirky and cosy Georgian restaurant (as in, the country, not the US state!) for a different dining experience.
50 locals recommend
Little Georgia Hackney
87 Goldsmiths Row
50 locals recommend
Quirky and cosy Georgian restaurant (as in, the country, not the US state!) for a different dining experience.
Lively gastropub, with a courtyard on Sundays for enjoying the flower market
175 locals recommend
The Royal Oak
73 Columbia Rd
175 locals recommend
Lively gastropub, with a courtyard on Sundays for enjoying the flower market
Eat ramen and watch ramen be made simultaneously, under the rail arches at Haggerston
139 locals recommend
Tonkotsu East
1a Dunston St
139 locals recommend
Eat ramen and watch ramen be made simultaneously, under the rail arches at Haggerston
Lovely, small café on the north side of London Fields with perfect cakes. Closed on Mondays.
133 locals recommend
Violet
47 Wilton Way
133 locals recommend
Lovely, small café on the north side of London Fields with perfect cakes. Closed on Mondays.
Located in a railway arch to the East of London Fields, bakery renowned for their sourdough.
272 locals recommend
E5 Bakehouse
396 Mentmore Terrace
272 locals recommend
Located in a railway arch to the East of London Fields, bakery renowned for their sourdough.
Our closest neighbourhood bakery, with incredible bread, pastries (try the cardamom buns!) and coffee. The Broadway Market is a no-seating affair, so for a more relaxed experience, try their sister locations in Victoria Park or Columbia Road. Bread sells out in the AM, especially on weekends.
37 locals recommend
Pavilion Bakery
18 Broadway Market
37 locals recommend
Our closest neighbourhood bakery, with incredible bread, pastries (try the cardamom buns!) and coffee. The Broadway Market is a no-seating affair, so for a more relaxed experience, try their sister locations in Victoria Park or Columbia Road. Bread sells out in the AM, especially on weekends.
Further afield near to Dalston Junction, some of the best coffee in the loveliest possible setting, with excellent food (except Mondays, which is coffee only).
105 locals recommend
Allpress Espresso Roastery & Cafe
55 Dalston Ln
105 locals recommend
Further afield near to Dalston Junction, some of the best coffee in the loveliest possible setting, with excellent food (except Mondays, which is coffee only).
Provides a larger green space and more diverse options. Pavilion Café (sister to the bakery listed above) is great for brunch. Rent boats on the lake (www.regalboathire.co.uk) or enjoy eating and shopping in Victoria Park Village. Try Machete for burritos and cocktails (www.machetevictoriapark.co.uk), the Ginger Pig butcher (https://www.thegingerpig.co.uk/shops/lauriston-road-london) if you’d like to use our BBQ back home, or get some Scandinavian inspired homewares from Haus (https://hauslondon.com).
1666 locals recommend
Pavilion Cafe
Old Ford Road
1666 locals recommend
Provides a larger green space and more diverse options. Pavilion Café (sister to the bakery listed above) is great for brunch. Rent boats on the lake (www.regalboathire.co.uk) or enjoy eating and shopping in Victoria Park Village. Try Machete for burritos and cocktails (www.machetevictoriapark.co.uk), the Ginger Pig butcher (https://www.thegingerpig.co.uk/shops/lauriston-road-london) if you’d like to use our BBQ back home, or get some Scandinavian inspired homewares from Haus (https://hauslondon.com).
The closest thing to a legit bagel in London!
The Bagel Guys
13-23 Westgate Street
The closest thing to a legit bagel in London!
57 locals recommend
Campania
23 Ezra St
57 locals recommend
162 locals recommend
Morito
195 Hackney Rd
162 locals recommend
162 locals recommend
Brawn
49 Columbia Rd
162 locals recommend

Drinks & Nightlife

Low-key neighbourhood cocktail bar
23 locals recommend
The Natural Philosopher
489 Hackney Road
23 locals recommend
Low-key neighbourhood cocktail bar
Intimate and beautiful area wine bar
112 locals recommend
Sager + Wilde Wine Bar
193 Hackney Rd
112 locals recommend
Intimate and beautiful area wine bar
Standard pub, especially enjoyable on a warm Saturday when the market is on, where it draws a nice sidewalk crowd and often some live impromptu music
302 locals recommend
The Dove
24-28 Broadway Market
302 locals recommend
Standard pub, especially enjoyable on a warm Saturday when the market is on, where it draws a nice sidewalk crowd and often some live impromptu music
great live gigs (jazz, experimental) in an intimate space
203 locals recommend
Cafe OTO
18-22 Ashwin Street
203 locals recommend
great live gigs (jazz, experimental) in an intimate space
Beatiful venue with exceptional rangeof musicians
87 locals recommend
Union Chapel
19b Compton Terrace
87 locals recommend
Beatiful venue with exceptional rangeof musicians

Parks & Nature

An ideal park for a picnic or BBQ if the weather allows. You can make use of the outdoor lido (www.better.org.uk/leisure/london-fields-lido) or hire tennis courts (http://hackneytennis.co.uk/courts_bookings/online_booking/book_londonFields.html). For kids, it also has a paddling pool and two playgrounds.
429 locals recommend
London Fields station
429 locals recommend
An ideal park for a picnic or BBQ if the weather allows. You can make use of the outdoor lido (www.better.org.uk/leisure/london-fields-lido) or hire tennis courts (http://hackneytennis.co.uk/courts_bookings/online_booking/book_londonFields.html). For kids, it also has a paddling pool and two playgrounds.
591 locals recommend
London Fields
London Fields West Side
591 locals recommend

Entertainment & Activities

29 locals recommend
Yoga On The Lane
105 Shacklewell Ln
29 locals recommend
20 locals recommend
Stretch
6 Ada St
20 locals recommend
445 locals recommend
Hackney Picturehouse
270 Mare St
445 locals recommend
puts on chocolate making courses: chocolate, brownies, sea salted caramel
18 locals recommend
Paul A Young Fine Chocolates
33 Camden Psge
18 locals recommend
puts on chocolate making courses: chocolate, brownies, sea salted caramel
offer free or very affordable playgroups for smaller children
Ann Tayler Children Centre
1-13 Triangle Rd
offer free or very affordable playgroups for smaller children
offer free or very affordable playgroups for smaller children
Mapledene & Queensbridge Childrens Centre
54 Mapledene Rd
offer free or very affordable playgroups for smaller children

Arts & Culture

326 locals recommend
Museum of the Home
136 Kingsland Road
326 locals recommend
202 locals recommend
Hackney Empire
291 Mare St
202 locals recommend
199 locals recommend
Arcola Bar
24 Ashwin St
199 locals recommend
Cultural centre with a range of activities on (e.g. food, art, dance, drinks, films).
31 locals recommend
TripSpace - Yoga & Dance
339 Acton Mews
31 locals recommend
Cultural centre with a range of activities on (e.g. food, art, dance, drinks, films).
puts on stunning productions with beautiful puppets
61 locals recommend
Little Angel Theatre
14 Dagmar Passage
61 locals recommend
puts on stunning productions with beautiful puppets

Shopping

bustling with food stalls, homewares, clothes, toys, and gifts
1735 locals recommend
Broadway Market
Broadway Market
1735 locals recommend
bustling with food stalls, homewares, clothes, toys, and gifts
sells food, art, clothes (and has a Saturday bar).
60 locals recommend
Netil Market
13-23 Westgate St
60 locals recommend
sells food, art, clothes (and has a Saturday bar).
Essential, stunning, London at its best.
1660 locals recommend
Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia Road
1660 locals recommend
Essential, stunning, London at its best.
15 locals recommend
The Broadway Bookshop
6 Broadway Market
15 locals recommend
33 locals recommend
Artwords Bookshop
20-22 Broadway Market
33 locals recommend
a better spot to sit in and read with a coffee try
Burley Fisher Books
400 Kingsland Rd
a better spot to sit in and read with a coffee try
sells stylish and sustainable/ethical fashion
69 Broadway Market
69 Broadway Market
sells stylish and sustainable/ethical fashion
imports handmade artisan Mexican products, and specialises in beautiful tiles
Milagros London
61 Columbia Rd
imports handmade artisan Mexican products, and specialises in beautiful tiles
an excellent selection of mostly mid-century modern furniture and home décor
Two Columbia Road
2 Columbia Rd
an excellent selection of mostly mid-century modern furniture and home décor
an excellent selection of mostly mid-century modern furniture and home décor
2 & 4 Ltd
2-4 Southgate Rd
an excellent selection of mostly mid-century modern furniture and home décor
mine through vintage furniture
Retro Zebra Furniture
1 Andre St
mine through vintage furniture
7 locals recommend
haus®
39 Morpeth Rd
7 locals recommend
Toy shop
10 locals recommend
After Noah
121-122 Upper St
10 locals recommend
Toy shop

Essentials

8 locals recommend
Costcutter Broadway London
Broadway Market
8 locals recommend
Norlington Chemist Ltd
3 Broadway Market
Great local grocery store
Figs and Grain
19-21 Broadway Market
Great local grocery store