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Food Scene

Delicious coffee and food in a cool setting shared with a design firm. Also a great place to work.
36 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
The Common E2
53 Old Bethnal Green Rd
36 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Delicious coffee and food in a cool setting shared with a design firm. Also a great place to work.
If you're ready to (really) splash out on a really beautiful dinner, Jason Atherton's The Typing Room is just a 5min walk away
70 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Typing Room
Patriot Square
70 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
If you're ready to (really) splash out on a really beautiful dinner, Jason Atherton's The Typing Room is just a 5min walk away
For an inventive, seasonal menu (and great, unusual wine list) in a lovely sunny dining room
162 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Brawn
49 Columbia Rd
162 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
For an inventive, seasonal menu (and great, unusual wine list) in a lovely sunny dining room
Great coffee shop and food spot, perfect for brunch or a work session, and with regular art shows to boot
32 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Long White Cloud
151 Hackney Rd
32 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Great coffee shop and food spot, perfect for brunch or a work session, and with regular art shows to boot
Our favourite stop for breakfast/brunch – theirs is one of the best around and really reasonably priced, and the staff are lovely (cash only though)
63 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Hackney Bureau
3 Mare St
63 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Our favourite stop for breakfast/brunch – theirs is one of the best around and really reasonably priced, and the staff are lovely (cash only though)
A nice spot by the canal for a drink and a snack or dinner
52 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Market Cafe
2 Broadway Market
52 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
A nice spot by the canal for a drink and a snack or dinner
A must-stop spot if you're taking a sunny stroll down the canal – delicious food and snacks (and great breakfasts/brunches) while you watch the ducks and runners go by
216 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Towpath Café
42 De Beauvoir Cres
216 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
A must-stop spot if you're taking a sunny stroll down the canal – delicious food and snacks (and great breakfasts/brunches) while you watch the ducks and runners go by
Lovely, well-reviewed restaurant in an old Victorian school with a sunny courtyard and simple but delicious menu (daytime only)
80 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Rochelle Canteen
16 Playground Gardens
80 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Lovely, well-reviewed restaurant in an old Victorian school with a sunny courtyard and simple but delicious menu (daytime only)
A traditional British pub that's had a bit of a makeover and recently took on a high-end chef. Delicious (and very well-reviewed) British food in a wood-panelled dining room, and good bar snacks/beers
95 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Marksman Public House
254 Hackney Rd
95 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
A traditional British pub that's had a bit of a makeover and recently took on a high-end chef. Delicious (and very well-reviewed) British food in a wood-panelled dining room, and good bar snacks/beers
Low cost modern Thai from Alan Yau (of Hakkasan, Yauatcha et al) – lots of delicious fresh dishes (they also deliver via Deliveroo)
36 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Busaba Shoreditch
36 Bethnal Green Rd
36 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Low cost modern Thai from Alan Yau (of Hakkasan, Yauatcha et al) – lots of delicious fresh dishes (they also deliver via Deliveroo)
24 hour bagels! Need we say more. This place has been going since 1977 and is a bit of a local legend.
236 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Beigel Bake
159 Brick Ln
236 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
24 hour bagels! Need we say more. This place has been going since 1977 and is a bit of a local legend.
This little cafe is a taste of the old East End: a 1900 diner with formica tables and stained glass. The food is of the greasy spoon variety – huge english breakfasts etc – but it's a great place to stop if you want an authentic London 'caff' experience.
160 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
E Pellicci
332 Bethnal Green Rd
160 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
This little cafe is a taste of the old East End: a 1900 diner with formica tables and stained glass. The food is of the greasy spoon variety – huge english breakfasts etc – but it's a great place to stop if you want an authentic London 'caff' experience.
Cool little coffee shop
10 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Fuckoffee
429 Bethnal Green Rd
10 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Cool little coffee shop
Fun rustic cafe just inside the Hackney City Farm. Lots of tasty dishes using local, seasonable produce. We especially like going for their huge delicious breakfasts/brunches, but they also do lots of lunch dishes, home-made cakes, Sunday roasts etc etc.
22 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Frizzante
1a Goldsmiths Row
22 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Fun rustic cafe just inside the Hackney City Farm. Lots of tasty dishes using local, seasonable produce. We especially like going for their huge delicious breakfasts/brunches, but they also do lots of lunch dishes, home-made cakes, Sunday roasts etc etc.
Delicious delicious Middle Eastern and North African BBQ/grill place in a cool spot under the railway arches near Haggerston. Great for cozy dinner but also great for brunch. No bookings, but worth the wait.
81 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Berber & Q - Grill House
338 Acton Mews
81 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Delicious delicious Middle Eastern and North African BBQ/grill place in a cool spot under the railway arches near Haggerston. Great for cozy dinner but also great for brunch. No bookings, but worth the wait.
Really good low key ramen spot with delicious ramen, dumplings and a good beer/drinks selection
139 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Tonkotsu East
1a Dunston St
139 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Really good low key ramen spot with delicious ramen, dumplings and a good beer/drinks selection
New, very exciting addition to the neighbourhood – sister restaurant to the amazing Moro and Morito on Exmouth Market. Chefs Sam & Sam Clark are masters of delicious Spanish/Moorish food and this place does heavenly tapas-style small plates. A world away from the greasy-chorizo-and-patatas-bravas offering you might get at some tapas places, the food is super fresh, inventive, and utterly delicious (also good for vegetarians).
162 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Morito
195 Hackney Rd
162 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
New, very exciting addition to the neighbourhood – sister restaurant to the amazing Moro and Morito on Exmouth Market. Chefs Sam & Sam Clark are masters of delicious Spanish/Moorish food and this place does heavenly tapas-style small plates. A world away from the greasy-chorizo-and-patatas-bravas offering you might get at some tapas places, the food is super fresh, inventive, and utterly delicious (also good for vegetarians).
Cozy tapas place with lovely fresh and creative dishes using locally sourced ingredients, right by Broadway Market.
34 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Poco
129A Pritchard's Rd
34 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Cozy tapas place with lovely fresh and creative dishes using locally sourced ingredients, right by Broadway Market.

Drinks & Nightlife

Our favourite local drinks spot – killer cocktails and a great craft beer selection in a cool contemporary take on the traditional pub, with lovely staff and a cosy atmosphere
53 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
The Swan Tavern
77/80 Gracechurch St
53 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Our favourite local drinks spot – killer cocktails and a great craft beer selection in a cool contemporary take on the traditional pub, with lovely staff and a cosy atmosphere
A really lovely local pub with a great atmosphere and delicious food
175 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
The Royal Oak
73 Columbia Rd
175 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
A really lovely local pub with a great atmosphere and delicious food
Smart wine bar with a lovely interior, great wine list and bar snacks
112 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Sager + Wilde Wine Bar
193 Hackney Rd
112 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Smart wine bar with a lovely interior, great wine list and bar snacks
Cool bar with a long cocktail list, quirky interior and fun music
189 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Satan's Whiskers
343 Cambridge Heath Rd
189 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Cool bar with a long cocktail list, quirky interior and fun music
A nice traditional pub with wood panelling and a great Sunday roast
82 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
The Plough at Swan Wharf
60 Dace Rd
82 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
A nice traditional pub with wood panelling and a great Sunday roast
A local favourite bar/pub with vaulted ceilings, original Victorian tiling and a serious craft beer selection.
83 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Well & Bucket
143 Bethnal Green Rd
83 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
A local favourite bar/pub with vaulted ceilings, original Victorian tiling and a serious craft beer selection.
A fun party pub with regular DJs and disco nights, and increasingly good food – they have guest chefs and a mean Sunday roast from the folks behind Bacchus.
56 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
The Star of Bethnal Green
359 Bethnal Green Road
56 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
A fun party pub with regular DJs and disco nights, and increasingly good food – they have guest chefs and a mean Sunday roast from the folks behind Bacchus.

Sightseeing

Renowned Sunday flower and food market with a great atmosphere
1660 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia Road
1660 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Renowned Sunday flower and food market with a great atmosphere
Great Saturday market with delicious street food, fashion, books, records, buskers and some good coffee and cocktails spots to stop by
1735 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Broadway Market
Broadway Market
1735 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Great Saturday market with delicious street food, fashion, books, records, buskers and some good coffee and cocktails spots to stop by
Renowned for its bustling market, vintage shops, art galleries, late night beigels, infamous cereal cafe, and of course some of London's best curry, Brick Lane is well worth a stroll and only 10m away
825 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Mercado dominical de Brick Lane
Brick Lane
825 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Renowned for its bustling market, vintage shops, art galleries, late night beigels, infamous cereal cafe, and of course some of London's best curry, Brick Lane is well worth a stroll and only 10m away

Shopping

Very cool pop-up mall made from shipping containers, with independent fashion and lifestyle stores, a bar and cafe, and our favourite Voodoo Ray's pizza
377 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
BOXPARK Shoreditch
2-10 Bethnal Green Rd
377 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Very cool pop-up mall made from shipping containers, with independent fashion and lifestyle stores, a bar and cafe, and our favourite Voodoo Ray's pizza
Our favourite local record store
Cosmos Records London
324d Hackney Rd
Our favourite local record store

Parks & Nature

Amazing outdoor swimming if you're brave enough! (and the park around it is nice too if you're not :)
591 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Campos de Londres
London Fields West Side
591 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Amazing outdoor swimming if you're brave enough! (and the park around it is nice too if you're not :)
Buzzy local park and a major hang out and BBQ spot on sunny days
9 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
London Fields East Side
London Fields East Side
9 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Buzzy local park and a major hang out and BBQ spot on sunny days
Beautiful local park with a rich history, good running trails, a lovely cafe and playground
1666 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Pavilion Cafe
Old Ford Road
1666 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Beautiful local park with a rich history, good running trails, a lovely cafe and playground

Entertainment & Activities

Lovely little yoga studio if you want to keep up your practise while you visit
20 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Stretch
6 Ada St
20 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Lovely little yoga studio if you want to keep up your practise while you visit
For something a little different ! A bona fide (if tiny) farm in the heart of the city, also boasting a great cafe/restaurant and pottery classes
269 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Granja de la ciudad de Hackney
1a Goldsmiths Row
269 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
For something a little different ! A bona fide (if tiny) farm in the heart of the city, also boasting a great cafe/restaurant and pottery classes

Getting Around

Central line tube station – be at Oxford Circus in 15mins, Notting Hill in half an hour, or head east to Stratford or even up to Epping Forest
184 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Bethnal Green (Stop D) station
184 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Central line tube station – be at Oxford Circus in 15mins, Notting Hill in half an hour, or head east to Stratford or even up to Epping Forest
London Overground station, with routes up to Islington and down to south London (New Cross, Peckham, Clapham)
364 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Shoreditch High Street
Shoreditch High Street
364 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
London Overground station, with routes up to Islington and down to south London (New Cross, Peckham, Clapham)
London Overground station with routes to Liverpool Street, Clapton, Stoke Newington
30 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Cambridge Heath Station (Stop N)
30 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
London Overground station with routes to Liverpool Street, Clapton, Stoke Newington
London Overground station, with routes up to Islington and down to south London (New Cross, Peckham, Clapham)
53 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Hoxton station
Geffrye Street
53 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
London Overground station, with routes up to Islington and down to south London (New Cross, Peckham, Clapham)
Bus stop with routes to Old Street, Liverpool Street, Farringdon, Oxford Circus, St Pauls, London Bridge, Waterloo and more
Warner Place (Stop HD) station
Bus stop with routes to Old Street, Liverpool Street, Farringdon, Oxford Circus, St Pauls, London Bridge, Waterloo and more
Tube station on the Hammersmith & City and District lines, as well as the Overground
83 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Whitechapel Station
263c Whitechapel Rd
83 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Tube station on the Hammersmith & City and District lines, as well as the Overground