Guidebook for local area

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Guidebook for local area

Drinks & Nightlife

Amazing drinks selection, beautiful venue.
13 locals recommend
The Mermaid
181 Clarence Road
13 locals recommend
Amazing drinks selection, beautiful venue.
Nearby new venue - great music - check out their website for more details - https://earthackney.co.uk/
13 locals recommend
EartH Evolutionary Arts Hackney
11-17 Stoke Newington Road
13 locals recommend
Nearby new venue - great music - check out their website for more details - https://earthackney.co.uk/

Shopping

98 locals recommend
Hackney Central station
off Amhurst Rd
98 locals recommend

Essentials

Great for food, drinks and groceries
309 locals recommend
Tesco Express
401 High Rd Leyton
309 locals recommend
Great for food, drinks and groceries
organic, great hot food buffet, tables and coffee too!
96 locals recommend
Palm 2
156 Lower Clapton Rd
96 locals recommend
organic, great hot food buffet, tables and coffee too!

Getting Around

trains to Central London
22 locals recommend
Clapton station
Upper Clapton Road
22 locals recommend
trains to Central London
Trains to Central London and out of london for Nature at Chesunt (lakes), Epping Forrest (woods)
73 locals recommend
Hackney Downs station
73 locals recommend
Trains to Central London and out of london for Nature at Chesunt (lakes), Epping Forrest (woods)
Regular trains to Stratford (Jubilee, Central line, DLR etc)and Highbury & Islington (Victoria Line)
98 locals recommend
Hackney Central station
off Amhurst Rd
98 locals recommend
Regular trains to Stratford (Jubilee, Central line, DLR etc)and Highbury & Islington (Victoria Line)

Parks & Nature

Open Doors Baptist Church
Downs Road
Trees and park
Beautiful river and canal with big park and wildlife!
60 locals recommend
Hackney Marshes
60 locals recommend
Beautiful river and canal with big park and wildlife!
beautiful cafe with amazing lawn and stunning views from Springfield Park
110 locals recommend
Springfield Park
61 Ashtead Rd
110 locals recommend
beautiful cafe with amazing lawn and stunning views from Springfield Park
Hop on the train from Clapton or Hackney Downs to Chingford - gateway to huge and ancient Epping Forrest
170 locals recommend
Epping Forest
170 locals recommend
Hop on the train from Clapton or Hackney Downs to Chingford - gateway to huge and ancient Epping Forrest

Food Scene

Amazing decor! Great food
115 locals recommend
My Neighbours the Dumplings
165 Lower Clapton Rd
115 locals recommend
Amazing decor! Great food
best breakfasts in London!
21 locals recommend
Millfields Coffee
145 Chatsworth Rd
21 locals recommend
best breakfasts in London!
It’s the perfect place for a boisterous weekend brunch or a romantic evening meal. Mediterranean food.
42 locals recommend
Pivaz
34 Chatsworth Rd
42 locals recommend
It’s the perfect place for a boisterous weekend brunch or a romantic evening meal. Mediterranean food.
Best crêpes in London! Indeed, better than France, said our French friend Maxime on last visit. Lovely little garden out the back for al fresco dining.
13 locals recommend
Le Merlin
78 Lower Clapton Rd
13 locals recommend
Best crêpes in London! Indeed, better than France, said our French friend Maxime on last visit. Lovely little garden out the back for al fresco dining.
Sunday market - Eat your way round the globe: from haggis toasties to bowls of laksa via French cheese, takoyaki and a guy selling fish out of a sailing boat.
185 locals recommend
Chatsworth Road
Chatsworth Road
185 locals recommend
Sunday market - Eat your way round the globe: from haggis toasties to bowls of laksa via French cheese, takoyaki and a guy selling fish out of a sailing boat.
Eatery in former Tram Store - a piece of London history!
Clapton Tram
38-40 Upper Clapton Rd
Eatery in former Tram Store - a piece of London history!
100% vegan and cooperatively-run space. Delicious vegan snacks, meals, the best sausage rolls and samosas in the universe, incredible cakes, milkshakes and Zapatista coffee. We also sell the cheapest VEGO in town!, cashew based cheeses, Club Mate & Fritz Kola (awesome soft drinks from Germany). https://blackcatcafe.co.uk/
54 locals recommend
Black Cat café
76A Clarence Rd
54 locals recommend
100% vegan and cooperatively-run space. Delicious vegan snacks, meals, the best sausage rolls and samosas in the universe, incredible cakes, milkshakes and Zapatista coffee. We also sell the cheapest VEGO in town!, cashew based cheeses, Club Mate & Fritz Kola (awesome soft drinks from Germany). https://blackcatcafe.co.uk/
The best pizza in London! Inexpensive
Vicolo Clapton
237 Lower Clapton Rd
The best pizza in London! Inexpensive

Entertainment & Activities

Art Deco cinema
322 locals recommend
Rio Cinema
107 Kingsland High Street
322 locals recommend
Art Deco cinema