Guidebook for London
Arts & Culture
New, independent cinema with 4 screens and a great bar serving really delicious food. Also a good place for breakfast!
445 locals recommend
Hackney Picturehouse
270 Mare StNew, independent cinema with 4 screens and a great bar serving really delicious food. Also a good place for breakfast!
A small National Trust property, originally dating from the Tudor period with Georgian and Victorian additions. It has a a good shop and cosy cafe. Open Thursday to Sunday.
53 locals recommend
National Trust - Sutton House
2 and 4 Homerton High StA small National Trust property, originally dating from the Tudor period with Georgian and Victorian additions. It has a a good shop and cosy cafe. Open Thursday to Sunday.
As Hackney has quite a story to tell, this local museum makes for an interesting visit.
25 locals recommend
Hackney Museum
1 Reading LnAs Hackney has quite a story to tell, this local museum makes for an interesting visit.
Everything Else
Spa Experience
5 Old Ford RdNewly refurbished turkish baths, perfect for a bit of R&R.
Refurbished, heated outdoor pool in the beautiful London Fields park.
591 locals recommend
London Fields
London Fields West SideRefurbished, heated outdoor pool in the beautiful London Fields park.
Every Saturday this little East End street comes alive with stalls selling all kinds of delicious food, crafts and treats. The sights and smells are something to be behold!
1735 locals recommend
Broadway Market
Broadway MarketEvery Saturday this little East End street comes alive with stalls selling all kinds of delicious food, crafts and treats. The sights and smells are something to be behold!
E9 7QX
Well StreetNearest supermarket. Cheap and good for the basics.
Every Saturday. This mini off-shoot to Broadway Market is work a visit and has some great little food sheds serving some tasty coffee, cup cakes and savoury food. Also good vintage stalls.
60 locals recommend
Netil Market
13-23 Westgate StEvery Saturday. This mini off-shoot to Broadway Market is work a visit and has some great little food sheds serving some tasty coffee, cup cakes and savoury food. Also good vintage stalls.
Drinks & Nightlife
Our favourite pub! Always buzzy with cheery locals, small but quality selection of ales, outside space, excellent roasts on a Sunday and hearty choice of pies all other days.
101 locals recommend
The Kenton
38 Kenton RoadOur favourite pub! Always buzzy with cheery locals, small but quality selection of ales, outside space, excellent roasts on a Sunday and hearty choice of pies all other days.
1-5 Vyner St
1-5 Vyner StreetVenetian bar on the canal, serves a good spritz!
Newly refurbished pub, serves a slick cocktail or whisky and the food is excellent but booking is recommended.
95 locals recommend
The Hemingway Public House
84 Victoria Park RdNewly refurbished pub, serves a slick cocktail or whisky and the food is excellent but booking is recommended.
Not the Dolphin! This is a great local boozer that offers 2 screens for sports fans and also sells the best pizza around. Handmade dough, a wood-fired stove and a respectable selection of toppings.
137 Mare St
137 Mare StreetNot the Dolphin! This is a great local boozer that offers 2 screens for sports fans and also sells the best pizza around. Handmade dough, a wood-fired stove and a respectable selection of toppings.
Food Scene
Excellent, higher end restaurant with a classic East End vibe. Cabaret entertainment following dinner is optional.
271 locals recommend
Bistrotheque
23-27 Wadeson StExcellent, higher end restaurant with a classic East End vibe. Cabaret entertainment following dinner is optional.
Victoria Park is a beautiful setting for breakfast or just a coffee but this cafe is so good, people genuinely flock here for the quality of the refreshments, as much for the setting.
6 locals recommend
E9 7DE
Victoria Park is a beautiful setting for breakfast or just a coffee but this cafe is so good, people genuinely flock here for the quality of the refreshments, as much for the setting.
This is the closest Turkish Ocakbasi (grill) restaurant to the flat. We particularly recommend it for a take-away snack called Lahmacun, a Turkish pizza wrapped around crunchy salad, only £1.40!
21 locals recommend
Tad Restaurant - Charcoal Grill
261 Mare StThis is the closest Turkish Ocakbasi (grill) restaurant to the flat. We particularly recommend it for a take-away snack called Lahmacun, a Turkish pizza wrapped around crunchy salad, only £1.40!
This place is great for brunch. The menu is quite short and doesn't do a full English but their scrambled eggs, homemade tomato chutney, sourdough toast as well as their coffee are spot on.
8 locals recommend
Efendi
270 Cambridge Heath RdThis place is great for brunch. The menu is quite short and doesn't do a full English but their scrambled eggs, homemade tomato chutney, sourdough toast as well as their coffee are spot on.
Delicious upmarket Italian restaurant. The Burrata is highly recommended, if you like a ball of creamy cheese as a starter! This is trendy, a bit edgy, tasty and on the pricey side good, for a treat.
205 locals recommend
LARDO
201 Richmond RdDelicious upmarket Italian restaurant. The Burrata is highly recommended, if you like a ball of creamy cheese as a starter! This is trendy, a bit edgy, tasty and on the pricey side good, for a treat.