Guidebook for Greater London
Food Scene
It's your super friendly local cafe with good coffee and fantabulous grilled cheese sandwiches
6 locals recommend
Window
276 Hackney RdIt's your super friendly local cafe with good coffee and fantabulous grilled cheese sandwiches
Fantastic gastropub with beautifully preserved interiors. It has a local vibe yet people come from far and wide to for the famous Sunday roasts, which, while more refined than most, still pack a punch. Bookings for Sunday lunch are essential. For a great weeknight snack with a drink, order the buns of the day
95 locals recommend
Marksman Public House
254 Hackney RdFantastic gastropub with beautifully preserved interiors. It has a local vibe yet people come from far and wide to for the famous Sunday roasts, which, while more refined than most, still pack a punch. Bookings for Sunday lunch are essential. For a great weeknight snack with a drink, order the buns of the day
The eastern outpost from the Moro family, this is a great called out place for middle eastern and Greek inspired tapas. If they're on the menu, you must order the pork chicharrones.
162 locals recommend
Morito
195 Hackney RdThe eastern outpost from the Moro family, this is a great called out place for middle eastern and Greek inspired tapas. If they're on the menu, you must order the pork chicharrones.
Borough Market is where tourists eat, this is where Londoners eat. There's simply no other place to be on Saturday morning - stat with a blood pudding scotch egg to snack on and move on to Spinach and Agushi for a curry and plantains
1735 locals recommend
Broadway Market
Broadway MarketBorough Market is where tourists eat, this is where Londoners eat. There's simply no other place to be on Saturday morning - stat with a blood pudding scotch egg to snack on and move on to Spinach and Agushi for a curry and plantains
Inside Hackney City Farm, a relaxing place for hearty home-cooked meals - it's also super child-friendly. Super cosy on a rainy day but also space to sit out in the garden
22 locals recommend
Frizzante
1a Goldsmiths RowInside Hackney City Farm, a relaxing place for hearty home-cooked meals - it's also super child-friendly. Super cosy on a rainy day but also space to sit out in the garden
Take a ride or stroll along the Regent's Canal and finish in Hackney Wick. This little canalside cafe has solid coffee and great brunch.
63 locals recommend
Stour Space
7 Roach RdTake a ride or stroll along the Regent's Canal and finish in Hackney Wick. This little canalside cafe has solid coffee and great brunch.
Drinks & Nightlife
A lovely speakeasy with relaxed atmosphere, the hidden room behind the bar is particularly cosy and the cocktails are great
23 locals recommend
The Natural Philosopher
489 Hackney RoadA lovely speakeasy with relaxed atmosphere, the hidden room behind the bar is particularly cosy and the cocktails are great
Sager + Wilde Wine Bar
193 Hackney RdUnwind with a glass of wine and some cold cuts
A truly unique venue - it looks like it hasn't changed since the '70s and it most definitely hasn't. The name is not a hipster joke, this is one of the last remaining local institutions and that also happens to host bizarre club nights like 'Trash from Outer Space'. Worth a go for a totally different night out
58 locals recommend
Bethnal Green Working Men's Club
42-46 Pollard RowA truly unique venue - it looks like it hasn't changed since the '70s and it most definitely hasn't. The name is not a hipster joke, this is one of the last remaining local institutions and that also happens to host bizarre club nights like 'Trash from Outer Space'. Worth a go for a totally different night out
Shopping
Wake up and smell the flowers - soak up the east London market atmosphere in London's favourite place for flowers and house plants
1660 locals recommend
Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia RoadWake up and smell the flowers - soak up the east London market atmosphere in London's favourite place for flowers and house plants
A mix of market stalls and fixed shops, this is a great place to for quirky design
696 locals recommend
Old Spitalfields Market
16 Commercial StA mix of market stalls and fixed shops, this is a great place to for quirky design
Shop for weird and wonderful things from t-shirts to terrariums in this sprawling market full of good designs and crafts
30 locals recommend
Sunday Up Market
83 Brick LaneShop for weird and wonderful things from t-shirts to terrariums in this sprawling market full of good designs and crafts
Great Sunday atmosphere, a market itself surrounded by markets. Best for snacks and second-hand knick knacks on Sundays
825 locals recommend
Brick Lane Sunday Market
Brick LaneGreat Sunday atmosphere, a market itself surrounded by markets. Best for snacks and second-hand knick knacks on Sundays
Parks & Nature
Take the kids out for a tour of this small farm, pet the animals and learn how your food grows!
269 locals recommend
Hackney City Farm
1a Goldsmiths RowTake the kids out for a tour of this small farm, pet the animals and learn how your food grows!
Just a short scenic cycle ride or walk from the flat, right along the canal, this park is a haven in East London with its cycle trails, pond, cafe and green open space.
80 locals recommend
Victoria Park Road
Victoria Park RoadJust a short scenic cycle ride or walk from the flat, right along the canal, this park is a haven in East London with its cycle trails, pond, cafe and green open space.
A lovely open space with cycle lanes, lido, children's playground and iconic statues of east London's pearly kings and queens
591 locals recommend
London Fields
London Fields West SideA lovely open space with cycle lanes, lido, children's playground and iconic statues of east London's pearly kings and queens
Entertainment & Activities
A 50m outdoor swimming pool right in the middle of a park! What more could you ask for?
591 locals recommend
London Fields
London Fields West SideA 50m outdoor swimming pool right in the middle of a park! What more could you ask for?
Great independent cinema and yes they are old school, they still make real popcorn
260 locals recommend
Rich Mix
35-47 Bethnal Green RdGreat independent cinema and yes they are old school, they still make real popcorn
Electric Cinema
64-66 Redchurch StreetIt's a little bit fancy but you melt into those armchairs
Essentials
Sainsbury's Local
17 Stroud Green RdYour local supermarket covering all basics and essentials
Your local supermarket covering all basics and essentials
20 locals recommend
Co-op Food - Tower Hamlets - Hackney Road
246-252 Hackney RdYour local supermarket covering all basics and essentials
Lalshah Grocers
79 Goldsmiths RowJust one minute away from all the basics and essentials
Getting Around
Jump on the Tube here and find yourself downtown at Oxford Circus in just 13 minutes
184 locals recommend
Bethnal Green (Stop D) station
Jump on the Tube here and find yourself downtown at Oxford Circus in just 13 minutes
Jump on the London Overground here and find yourself at Liverpool Street station in just 7 minutes (Liverpool Street is also the station for the Stagnated Express)
30 locals recommend
Cambridge Heath Station (Stop N)
Jump on the London Overground here and find yourself at Liverpool Street station in just 7 minutes (Liverpool Street is also the station for the Stagnated Express)
Great connectivity from here to all sorts of places including Dalston, Whitechapel, or Highbury & Islington (for Arsenal's Emirates stadium)
53 locals recommend
Hoxton station
Geffrye StreetGreat connectivity from here to all sorts of places including Dalston, Whitechapel, or Highbury & Islington (for Arsenal's Emirates stadium)