Get loads of small starters to share including the grilled octopus. The house wines are good and the whole sea bream is simple but delicious. Finish with a scoop of mascarpone ice cream.
Forgive A Little Of What You Fancy for its diabetes-inducing sugary name because this is a proper star, hiding its sparkle under the bushel of the Dalston end of the Kingsland Road. We gave it 4 out Read more.
Everything is really yummy and the aubergine starter was brilliant. Cocktails are "with a kick" which is delightful. Choose any, they're all great. Massive thumbs up - I'll be back! Soon! :)
Lovely place to have a coffee by the canal when the sun is out :-)) food looks good. They sell ice cream!
2 words - Smoke Stak! Some of the best street food I've had in London. Must tries are the Pork Rib and the Beef Brisket Bun. Heaps of other famous streets foods are here but get in before 7pm.
A great place to escape the bustle of the city and so much quieter than the other green spaces in London. Also looks beautiful in the sunshine...
The drinks are listed on a board above the bar, you can get cans of Red Stripe or they have a few basic cocktails ("fancy drinks") on offer... simple yet effective. Read more.
From 9-5 on weekdays, you can explore this market that offers fresh food for the best prices!
Tucked away beneath an old cinema sign in a former Chinese takeaway, Ruby's peeled-paint walls, mismatched furniture and flickering candlelight make for a decadent drinking den indeed. Read more.
The elderflower sangría looks beautiful, but leaves a lot to be desired. However the Sunday roast, especially the nut one, is absolutely delicious. Oh, and great beer garden.
Not only a fashion find, this concept store is also a library, an exhibition space, a place for performance and oh so much more.
Wifi, coffee and vintage shopping in a very cool converted old building. Good to know for weekends.
While perhaps not as traditional and cosy as other leading clubs, the Vortex is a light and friendly performance space which offers a great platform for some of the world’s leading jazz players. Read more.
Cheap and good food! Friendly dudes and great music! Meat/Veg/Med breakfast are all winners!
Just a few doors down from the hippest salon in town, you’ll discover one of the best coiffed bars. So after you get your dip-dye, you can go sip down on some crazy drinks LATE into the night. Read more.
Super excited to have finally made it here. Delicious breakfast, so great to explore some new flavours. Very unique place and almost felt like being away on holiday. Definitely coming back to try more
Board games galore! Super knowledgeable and friendly staff. Great drinks menu, with a small selection of snacky food. Atmosphere is awesome and seals the deal.
Excellent meat (chicken and pork belly were great), nice cauliflower and dips. Divine cocktails. Great atmosphere and music. No reservation, be prepared to wait.
Home cooked, tasty Georgian food. Bring your own wine with no corkage charge. Excellent value. Welcoming, quaint & friendly
With thousands of flowers crammed into one noisy Victorian terraced street, London's Columbia Road Flower Market is a taste of the Old East End. Read more.
Daily (!) wine menu curated by London wine god Michael Sager-Wilde, who also crafts lists for other local spots like Happiness Forgets. The grilled cheese here is legendary.
Wander from end to end, soak up all the smells and sights first then attack the stalls.
Lovely park that contains a zoo, a BMX track and the former site of a gas works, see if you can spot the nautical theme in the layout of the park
It's worth tracking down this new peaceful Japanese café along the Haggerston canal basin. Great coffee. Try the avacado toast with wasabi soy sauce and nori.
Excellent quality and authentic taste! Great deli with delicious imported stuff!! A must visit!
A cocktail bar stuck in the nineties. Cocktails come in tea pots to share (£16-20). Affordable beers (£3.50) and candy shots. There's a gif maker at the back!
The Painted Presidente: The glass is literally coated with “pomegranate paint” before they simply pour in a mix of house rum & vermouths, and then it's finished off with a drop of “liquid grass” Read more.
If there's a better breakfast from Hoxton through Columbia rd to London Fields, I'd be surprised. Good food at reasonable prices.
This is a nonprofit cafe staffed by recovering addicts and funded through the sales of Russell Brand's book, Revolution. Good coffee and some local initiatives being promoted inside.
Gorgeous East Asian cuisine. Get the chargrilled shell on prawns, crispy quail, slow roasted pork and burnt egg plant salad, and finish with a pan of warm sago pudding.
The best antipodean influenced brunch menu in East London! Whether you're a glutton for savoury or sweet like chocolate boy, you'll leave here winning!
This cosy cocktail cavern is a bar with down-to-earth decor, extremely well-crafted cocktails, switched-on staff and good music. Simple, really. Read more.
Oh my days. What people don't know!! This is my one and only Hanoi cafe!!! People who know!!! Them freaks down there don't know jack!!
Cinnamon or cardamon bun? Nope. Cinnamon AND cardamon bun. And a filter coffee. Great outdoor seating on sunny days.
Housed in a set of 18th-century almshouses, the Geffrye Museum offers a vivid physical history of the English interior. Read more.
I loved the chicken at Clutch. Go there late on an evening to arrive after the dinner rush and enjoy cocktails and the best chicken in East London. Better than Perfect.
Maybe the best vegan breakfast in Hackney. Fried Portobellos, courgettes, tomatoes, peppers, beans and toast. Great portion size too!
Order Lemon avocado w/ dukkah on olive bread or smoked salmon & avokado on rye! Delicious food, good prices, lovely music, very sweet atmosphere: i love this place
THP's multiplex features luxuriantly reclining, armchair-esque seats, plus a cafe, art gallery, and 3 bars. This promises to go way better than your High School dates. Read more.
You must leave room for the chocolate dumplings. The cocktails are good. Definitely get several platters to share. The pork belly is delicious too :)
Although it tries a little too hard, this is quite a nice place to go to. The staff (esp. the more experienced team) are great. The modern British Menu is perfect when you have international guests.
The biggest draw for the terrace has to be the prosecco on tap, served by the glass and used to supercharge their cocktails. Genius. http://barchick.com/find-a-bar/london/oval-space-summer-terrace
Interesting cocktails, good ambience, shrubbery all around and passing trains outside the window. What else would you want?
Maybe it's the home ground advantage but it seems like the broth here is even better than at the other Tonkotsus…
Super nice vintage selection but the highlight is DEFINITELY the open-mic night ! Seriously, I've never seen so many talented people ! Loved the atmosphere and the good jams !!!
