Food Scene
It's delicious! N African and Spanish tapas style food. Must visit. Reasonably priced.
162 locals recommend
Morito
195 Hackney RdIt's delicious! N African and Spanish tapas style food. Must visit. Reasonably priced.
Lovely authentic Italian. My fav place to go for lazy eggs in the morning and read.
57 locals recommend
Campania
23 Ezra StLovely authentic Italian. My fav place to go for lazy eggs in the morning and read.
lots of great wine and the women who work there are wonderful!
9 locals recommend
A Portuguese Love Affair Limited
326 Hackney Rdlots of great wine and the women who work there are wonderful!
Little Georgia Hackney
87 Goldsmiths RowGeorgian food - good spot for filled pancake breakfasts.
the only pub in london with a michelin star. not cheap but must do if you are a foodie. if you are not don't bother as it's £50 for dinner without wine.
95 locals recommend
Marksman Public House
254 Hackney Rdthe only pub in london with a michelin star. not cheap but must do if you are a foodie. if you are not don't bother as it's £50 for dinner without wine.
Brawn
49 Columbia RdFermented foods and drinking vinegars, but also a really great restaurant for brunch or lunch - and long tables and lots of lights
65 locals recommend
Rawduck
197 Richmond RdFermented foods and drinking vinegars, but also a really great restaurant for brunch or lunch - and long tables and lots of lights
Drinks & Nightlife
Mexican food that is REALLY GOOD TACOS and cheap.
And a bar downstairs that is open until 2am.
Note - you have to wait for a table to eat but you can do so in the bar
7 locals recommend
Bad Sports
184 Hackney RoadMexican food that is REALLY GOOD TACOS and cheap.
And a bar downstairs that is open until 2am.
Note - you have to wait for a table to eat but you can do so in the bar
Great local pub - trendy food and nice grub too. In summer people spill out onto the streets - which is very pictureque and often there is filming going on.
175 locals recommend
The Royal Oak
73 Columbia RdGreat local pub - trendy food and nice grub too. In summer people spill out onto the streets - which is very pictureque and often there is filming going on.
Cafe OTO
18-22 Ashwin Streetexperimental music / lots of interesting acts
MOTH Club
Valette StreetThe Dove
24-28 Broadway MarketGood local pub with bustling scene
The Kings Arms
251 Tooley StPub with LOTS of different beers and ales.
Arts & Culture
Great art exhibitions, concerts and a cinema. And amazing brutalist architecture.
509 locals recommend
Barbican Centre
Silk StreetGreat art exhibitions, concerts and a cinema. And amazing brutalist architecture.
A must visit for the best big modern art shows, and right on the thames. Catch the 26 bus and walk across the bridge.
2008 locals recommend
Tate Modern
BanksideA must visit for the best big modern art shows, and right on the thames. Catch the 26 bus and walk across the bridge.
Whitechapel Gallery
77-82 Whitechapel High StSPACE
131 Mare StExhibits from new artists
White Cube Bermondsey
Bermondsey StreetShopping
Iconic shop selling quality retro kitchen and house ware at reasonable prices. You'll recognise lots - what trendy / classic restaurants and homes use.
31 locals recommend
Labour and Wait
85 Redchurch StIconic shop selling quality retro kitchen and house ware at reasonable prices. You'll recognise lots - what trendy / classic restaurants and homes use.
A.P.C. Homme and Femme
17 Redchurch Stminimalist clothing store - pricy though
Parks & Nature
Pavilion Cafe
Old Ford RoadGreat park - go for coffee at The Pavillion near the band stand
HUGE AND WILD doesn't feel like you are in london. great for a proper wonder.
99 locals recommend
Hackney Marshes Centre
Homerton RoadHUGE AND WILD doesn't feel like you are in london. great for a proper wonder.
Hampstead Heath
Best park in london. Wild escape and ponds you can swim in.
Epping Forest
If you really want to feel like you are not in the city
Closest park and very sweet walled rose garden that is perfect for picnics.
88 locals recommend
Haggerston Park
Yorkton StreetClosest park and very sweet walled rose garden that is perfect for picnics.
Hackney City Farm
1a Goldsmiths RowCit farm with animals to pet etc - great for kids.
Entertainment & Activities
Hackney Picturehouse
270 Mare StRich Mix
35-47 Bethnal Green RdEverything Else
Olympic sized outdoor lido - heated and new renovated. My fav spot to go - swim and have a coffee outside afterwards.
591 locals recommend
London Fields
London Fields West SideOlympic sized outdoor lido - heated and new renovated. My fav spot to go - swim and have a coffee outside afterwards.