Guidebook for London
Food Scene
The food is delicate and delicious. Top it off with a Nikka whisky. Not open Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
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UCHI
144 Clarence RdThe food is delicate and delicious. Top it off with a Nikka whisky. Not open Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
All day brunch and evening restaurant. A refurbed Chatsworth Road institution. Backed by Nuno Mendes.
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Jim's Cafe
59 Chatsworth RdAll day brunch and evening restaurant. A refurbed Chatsworth Road institution. Backed by Nuno Mendes.
Overlooking a lake with indoor and outdoor seating. Best Eggs Benedict or Florentine going. Or try a sri-lankan brunch and a hot homemade chai overlooking the lake. Nowhere in East London does poached eggs better than this place. No wifi.
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Pavilion Cafe
Old Ford RoadOverlooking a lake with indoor and outdoor seating. Best Eggs Benedict or Florentine going. Or try a sri-lankan brunch and a hot homemade chai overlooking the lake. Nowhere in East London does poached eggs better than this place. No wifi.
Really good sourdough pizza in a intimate setting with craft ales and fine wines.
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Sodo Pizza Clapton
126 Upper Clapton RdReally good sourdough pizza in a intimate setting with craft ales and fine wines.
Just won a michelin star. Innovative cooking in a tiny non-pretentious setting. Chef's menu - eat what you're given. Top notch.
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Pidgin
52 Wilton WayJust won a michelin star. Innovative cooking in a tiny non-pretentious setting. Chef's menu - eat what you're given. Top notch.
East London's best fine dining with a casual feel. Just won a Michelin star. Innovative small plates and award winning wine.
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Ellory - Hackney, London
1 Westgate StreetEast London's best fine dining with a casual feel. Just won a Michelin star. Innovative small plates and award winning wine.
Open air restaurant on top of a listed former toilet block. Only in East London. Best in summer for Al Fresco rooftop dining, but all tented up and heated in winter.
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Brooksby's Walk
Brooksby's WalkOpen air restaurant on top of a listed former toilet block. Only in East London. Best in summer for Al Fresco rooftop dining, but all tented up and heated in winter.
Shopping
Buy your groceries here. Worth the walk, almost better than Waitrose.
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Eat 17 Hackney
64-66 Brooksby's WalkBuy your groceries here. Worth the walk, almost better than Waitrose.
This street has a lot of lovely independent homeware and lifestyle shops (Triangle Store, In Residence, Everything But the Dog, Botany E5, London Borough of Jam). Worth a visit on market day, Sunday, ideally.
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Chatsworth Road
Chatsworth RoadThis street has a lot of lovely independent homeware and lifestyle shops (Triangle Store, In Residence, Everything But the Dog, Botany E5, London Borough of Jam). Worth a visit on market day, Sunday, ideally.
Pages of Hackney
70 Lower Clapton RdLovely independent bookstore, with a great curated selection.
Essentials
Clapton's best kept supermarket secret. A cornucopia of produce - not what you were expecting from the outside. Cheese counter, charcuterie, weird and wonderful vege, home cooked moussakas and salads prepared on the premises.
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Palm 2
156 Lower Clapton RdClapton's best kept supermarket secret. A cornucopia of produce - not what you were expecting from the outside. Cheese counter, charcuterie, weird and wonderful vege, home cooked moussakas and salads prepared on the premises.
Drinks & Nightlife
Small intimate cocktail bar, with excellent staff and novelty toilets. Try their Penicillin or take on an Old Fashioned.
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The Elephants Head
43 Lower Clapton RdSmall intimate cocktail bar, with excellent staff and novelty toilets. Try their Penicillin or take on an Old Fashioned.
Pub. For real ale and cider lovers. Don't expect food, unless you like pickled eggs.
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The Cock Tavern
315 Mare StPub. For real ale and cider lovers. Don't expect food, unless you like pickled eggs.
Microbrewery and buzzing bar serving craft beer straight out the copper stills. Great soulful music on the decks, on Saturdays expect dancing in the aisles.
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Howling Hops
Unit 9A White Post LnMicrobrewery and buzzing bar serving craft beer straight out the copper stills. Great soulful music on the decks, on Saturdays expect dancing in the aisles.
Parks & Nature
Victoria Park is the best park in London. But then I'm biased.
Go to Pavillion cafe for Eggs Benedict or a sri-lankan brunch overlooking the lake. Hire a boat or pedaloe. Or just have a stroll.
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Victoria Park Boating - Regal Boat Hire
Victoria Park is the best park in London. But then I'm biased.
Go to Pavillion cafe for Eggs Benedict or a sri-lankan brunch overlooking the lake. Hire a boat or pedaloe. Or just have a stroll.
Sightseeing
Bustling and hip Saturday market. Street food, gifts, homeware, farmer's produce, clothes, vintage, pubs and loads of people milling about. An east London institution.
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Broadway Market
Broadway MarketBustling and hip Saturday market. Street food, gifts, homeware, farmer's produce, clothes, vintage, pubs and loads of people milling about. An east London institution.
Bustling weekly flower market complete with cockney flower sellers. "Two for pound". An East London institution. Beware the crowds, go early.
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Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia RoadBustling weekly flower market complete with cockney flower sellers. "Two for pound". An East London institution. Beware the crowds, go early.
Entertainment & Activities
Hackney Picturehouse
270 Mare StGreat independent Picturehouse cinema. With bar and cafe.