Guidebook for London

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Guidebook for London

Food Scene

Great brunch spot or just to grab a coffee and people-watch!
36 locals recommend
Ivy's Mess Hall
129 Kingsland High Street
36 locals recommend
Great brunch spot or just to grab a coffee and people-watch!
Late-night pizza place - excellent by the slice!
118 locals recommend
Voodoo Ray's
95 Kingsland High St
118 locals recommend
Late-night pizza place - excellent by the slice!
The world's only coffee shop that makes you feel like you're inside a pirate ship - also serves good coffee and afternoon tea.
The Literacy Pirates
138 Kingsland High St
The world's only coffee shop that makes you feel like you're inside a pirate ship - also serves good coffee and afternoon tea.
Amazing Turkish restaurant - don't miss it!
53 locals recommend
Cirrik 19 Numara Bos
34 Stoke Newington Rd
53 locals recommend
Amazing Turkish restaurant - don't miss it!
Foodie hot spot - great pizzas and other authentic Italian fare.
32 locals recommend
Lardo Bebé
158 Sandringham Rd
32 locals recommend
Foodie hot spot - great pizzas and other authentic Italian fare.
Modern British - very nice place for brunch, cocktails or dinner.
59 locals recommend
Jones & Sons
3 Gillett St
59 locals recommend
Modern British - very nice place for brunch, cocktails or dinner.
Trendy East London restaurant, housed in a converted warehouse. Serving modern Hawaiian food and great cocktails.
15 locals recommend
Pond Dalston
3 Gillett St
15 locals recommend
Trendy East London restaurant, housed in a converted warehouse. Serving modern Hawaiian food and great cocktails.
Modern British - sharing plates and great wine list. Excellent food.
45 locals recommend
White Rabbit
15-16 Bradbury Street
45 locals recommend
Modern British - sharing plates and great wine list. Excellent food.
Amazing Indian cuisine.
36 locals recommend
Gujarati Rasoi Restaurant
10c Bradbury St
36 locals recommend
Amazing Indian cuisine.
Experimental music venue and great cafe during the day.
203 locals recommend
Cafe OTO
18-22 Ashwin Street
203 locals recommend
Experimental music venue and great cafe during the day.
Brilliant french cuisine in this 'secret' restaurant - you enter via the fire escape!
Merci Marie
3 Abbot St
Brilliant french cuisine in this 'secret' restaurant - you enter via the fire escape!
Brilliant little coffee shop - very popular with locals!
34 locals recommend
Mouse & De Lotz
103 Shacklewell Ln
34 locals recommend
Brilliant little coffee shop - very popular with locals!
The original Turkish place in Dalston - always crowded for a reason! Great, fresh food and cheap!
150 locals recommend
Mangal 1
10 Arcola St
150 locals recommend
The original Turkish place in Dalston - always crowded for a reason! Great, fresh food and cheap!
Excellent burgers and wings!
29 locals recommend
Stokey Karaoke
20 Stamford Hill
29 locals recommend
Excellent burgers and wings!
Incredible seafood restaurant, specialising in mussels of course!
11 locals recommend
Mussel Men
584 Kingsland Road
11 locals recommend
Incredible seafood restaurant, specialising in mussels of course!
Great wine shop with a wonderful French restaurant attached. Lovely place for a nice dinner.
74 locals recommend
L'Entrepot
74 locals recommend
Great wine shop with a wonderful French restaurant attached. Lovely place for a nice dinner.
Excellent brunch spot - not recommend for vegetarians!
49 locals recommend
Hash E8
170 Dalston Ln
49 locals recommend
Excellent brunch spot - not recommend for vegetarians!
Nice little organic shop with a great cafe. Serves London's best (voted often!) avocado on toast. Go try it!
33 locals recommend
Healthy Stuff
168 Dalston Ln
33 locals recommend
Nice little organic shop with a great cafe. Serves London's best (voted often!) avocado on toast. Go try it!

Arts & Culture

Brilliant art deco cinema - playing indie and mainstream films.
322 locals recommend
Rio Cinema
107 Kingsland High Street
322 locals recommend
Brilliant art deco cinema - playing indie and mainstream films.
Community garden space with a lovely outdoor cafe. Often hold workshops and events!
178 locals recommend
Dalston Eastern Curve Garden
13 Dalston Ln
178 locals recommend
Community garden space with a lovely outdoor cafe. Often hold workshops and events!

Drinks & Nightlife

The original place to be seen in Dalston. Great bar and cafe with a unique style!
187 locals recommend
Dalston Superstore
117 Kingsland High St
187 locals recommend
The original place to be seen in Dalston. Great bar and cafe with a unique style!
The original jazz cafe - book tickets in advance.
125 locals recommend
Vortex
11 Gillett Square
125 locals recommend
The original jazz cafe - book tickets in advance.
Trendy cocktail bar with live music most nights.
39 locals recommend
Servant Jazz Quarters
10A Bradbury St
39 locals recommend
Trendy cocktail bar with live music most nights.
Cool bar right on Ridley Road.
134 locals recommend
Ridley Road Market (Stop P) station
134 locals recommend
Cool bar right on Ridley Road.
Voted the best pub in Hackney this year - and luckily, it's our local! Just around the corner. Great selection of beers on tap.
57 locals recommend
The Three Compasses
99 Dalston Ln
57 locals recommend
Voted the best pub in Hackney this year - and luckily, it's our local! Just around the corner. Great selection of beers on tap.
Another very good Turkish restaurant.
96 locals recommend
Mangal 2 Restaurant
4 Stoke Newington Rd
96 locals recommend
Another very good Turkish restaurant.
Amazing NY style cocktail bar - excellent cocktails and free pool table!
49 locals recommend
Original Sin
129 Stoke Newington High St
49 locals recommend
Amazing NY style cocktail bar - excellent cocktails and free pool table!
A board game pub - all you can play for free!
24 locals recommend
Loading Bar
129 Stoke Newington High St
24 locals recommend
A board game pub - all you can play for free!
My favorite cocktail bar in Dalston - very cool and brilliant cocktails on a ever-changing list.
98 locals recommend
Ruby's
76 Stoke Newington Rd
98 locals recommend
My favorite cocktail bar in Dalston - very cool and brilliant cocktails on a ever-changing list.
Nice bar right near Dalston Junction station.
53 locals recommend
J E Food & Wine
187 Blackstock Rd
53 locals recommend
Nice bar right near Dalston Junction station.

Essentials

Organic grocery store with a nice cafe serving good coffee, cakes and juices.
64 locals recommend
Harvest E8
130-132 Kingsland High St
64 locals recommend
Organic grocery store with a nice cafe serving good coffee, cakes and juices.