Guidebook for Greater London

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Guidebook for Greater London

Food Scene

Wine bar and sharing plates food (best to reserve a table)
17 locals recommend
Bright
1 Westgate St
17 locals recommend
Wine bar and sharing plates food (best to reserve a table)
Best bread around (and there are loads of options in Hackney!) only open on Saturday and Wednesday.
9 locals recommend
Yeast Bakery
1-3 Sheep Ln
9 locals recommend
Best bread around (and there are loads of options in Hackney!) only open on Saturday and Wednesday.
Spanish & North African tapas - great venue!
162 locals recommend
Morito
195 Hackney Rd
162 locals recommend
Spanish & North African tapas - great venue!
London’s best market, open 11 - 4ish every Saturday it's a destination for fresh produce, vintage clothes and delicious street food.
1735 locals recommend
Broadway Market
Broadway Market
1735 locals recommend
London’s best market, open 11 - 4ish every Saturday it's a destination for fresh produce, vintage clothes and delicious street food.
Delicious coffee
122 locals recommend
Climpson & Sons Café
67 Broadway Market
122 locals recommend
Delicious coffee
Fun and tasty Venezuelan cuisine open for brunch and dinner.
9 locals recommend
Arepa & Co - Bethnal Green
254 Paradise Row
9 locals recommend
Fun and tasty Venezuelan cuisine open for brunch and dinner.
Housed in a beautiful converted factory, treat yourself to fancy brunch.
271 locals recommend
Bistrotheque
23-27 Wadeson St
271 locals recommend
Housed in a beautiful converted factory, treat yourself to fancy brunch.
If you can't be bothered to leave the house order in one of these bad-boi pizzas.
137 locals recommend
Yard Sale Pizza
105 Lower Clapton Rd
137 locals recommend
If you can't be bothered to leave the house order in one of these bad-boi pizzas.
Amazing vegan takeaway (my non veggie or vegan boyfriend loves it too)
10 locals recommend
CookDaily
10 locals recommend
Amazing vegan takeaway (my non veggie or vegan boyfriend loves it too)
Lovely Italian.
205 locals recommend
LARDO
201 Richmond Rd
205 locals recommend
Lovely Italian.

Shopping

Famous flower market and independent shops open on Sundays from 8am 'til 3'ish come rain or shine
1660 locals recommend
Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia Road
1660 locals recommend
Famous flower market and independent shops open on Sundays from 8am 'til 3'ish come rain or shine

Parks & Nature

Beautiful park with boating lake. Food market every Sunday 10 - 4. Hire a Boris bike and go cycling or head for a pint in one of the pubs in Victoria park village.
1666 locals recommend
Pavilion Cafe
Old Ford Road
1666 locals recommend
Beautiful park with boating lake. Food market every Sunday 10 - 4. Hire a Boris bike and go cycling or head for a pint in one of the pubs in Victoria park village.

Drinks & Nightlife

Traditional style pub with endless list of Belgian beers.
302 locals recommend
The Dove
24-28 Broadway Market
302 locals recommend
Traditional style pub with endless list of Belgian beers.
Compact & quirky cocktail bar.
189 locals recommend
Satan's Whiskers
343 Cambridge Heath Rd
189 locals recommend
Compact & quirky cocktail bar.
Small, makeshift bar with good craft beer.
11 locals recommend
Forest Road Taproom
8 Netil Ln
11 locals recommend
Small, makeshift bar with good craft beer.
Record shop, deli, restaurant and bar all under one roof.
86 locals recommend
Mare street market
117 Mare St
86 locals recommend
Record shop, deli, restaurant and bar all under one roof.
23 locals recommend
Behind This Wall
411 Mare Street
23 locals recommend

Essentials

Not actually a butcher but your local shop for all essentials.
Erciyes Butcher London
24-28 Well St
Not actually a butcher but your local shop for all essentials.
Cheap but not cheerful. Good for budget groceries.
215 locals recommend
Lidl
27 Well St
215 locals recommend
Cheap but not cheerful. Good for budget groceries.
Hackney has loads of local shops so you probably won't need to visit. BUT if you ever run out of something at 2am this place is open 24hrs (apart from weekends)
89 locals recommend
Tesco Superstore
55 Morning Ln
89 locals recommend
Hackney has loads of local shops so you probably won't need to visit. BUT if you ever run out of something at 2am this place is open 24hrs (apart from weekends)

Getting Around

Nearest overground station.
429 locals recommend
London Fields station
429 locals recommend
Nearest overground station.
Nearest tube. (Central Line)
184 locals recommend
Bethnal Green (Stop D) station
184 locals recommend
Nearest tube. (Central Line)