Guidebook for London Borough of Hackney
Food Scene
Awesome coffee, great food and a nice atmosphere if you need to write the odd email or two.
62 locals recommend
Cooper and Wolf
145 Chatsworth RoadAwesome coffee, great food and a nice atmosphere if you need to write the odd email or two.
Great place for a falafel or kebab and very reasonably priced. Quick for a takeaway service.
13 locals recommend
Scoffs Grill
355-357 Wick RdGreat place for a falafel or kebab and very reasonably priced. Quick for a takeaway service.
From Time Out:
This place has a real buzz along the west bank of the Lea, with Hackney Wick's Yard theatre and numerous galleries supported by a growing number of café-restaurants. Number 90 is a higgledy-piggledy mix of gig space, bar and restaurant – with a cracking Lea-side terrace, where you can even lounge in a moored narrowboat, at least until that afternoon's alt-folk combo appears to perform from it.
The food options include changing pop-ups (including a concession outside), but one wall is permanently occupied by a decent bar (we murdered a thyme-infused gin, grapefruit, mint and cider syrup cocktail) and Brazilian kitchen, serving the likes of farofa-crusted chicken heart skewers from the grill, or a brisket burger with bone marrow and chips. The food is competent rather than thrilling, but from an oversized deck chair outside you might wonder if there's a better spot in east London.
90 locals recommend
Number 90 - Bar & Restaurant
94 Wallis RdFrom Time Out:
This place has a real buzz along the west bank of the Lea, with Hackney Wick's Yard theatre and numerous galleries supported by a growing number of café-restaurants. Number 90 is a higgledy-piggledy mix of gig space, bar and restaurant – with a cracking Lea-side terrace, where you can even lounge in a moored narrowboat, at least until that afternoon's alt-folk combo appears to perform from it.
The food options include changing pop-ups (including a concession outside), but one wall is permanently occupied by a decent bar (we murdered a thyme-infused gin, grapefruit, mint and cider syrup cocktail) and Brazilian kitchen, serving the likes of farofa-crusted chicken heart skewers from the grill, or a brisket burger with bone marrow and chips. The food is competent rather than thrilling, but from an oversized deck chair outside you might wonder if there's a better spot in east London.
Pivaz
34 Chatsworth RdParks & Nature
Pavilion Cafe
Old Ford RoadArts & Culture
Chisenhale Gallery
64 Chisenhale RdMatts Gallery
6 Charles Clowes Walk
V&A Museum of Childhood
Cambridge Heath RoadShopping
Broadway Market
Broadway MarketGreat street food, wonderful vibe
Great market on a Sunday, lovely independent shops, antiques, vintage, quirky, awesome coffee shops
185 locals recommend
Chatsworth Road
Chatsworth RoadGreat market on a Sunday, lovely independent shops, antiques, vintage, quirky, awesome coffee shops
Sightseeing
Columbia road flower market has to be witnessed. Every Sunday morning the street is transformed into oasis of foliage and flowers. Everything from bedding plants to 10 foot banana trees are up for grabs. The air is intense with the scent of flowers and the chant of the barrow boys "Everthin' a fiver"?
A lot of the flower sellers grow their own plants or import flowers from around the world.
One of the few streets in the country composed of sixty independent shops. Small art galleries sit next to cup cake shops, vintage clothes stores, English and Italian delis, garden and antique shops. There is also a wealth of great pubs, cafes and restaurants. The shops have a common thread, a love of the flower market and its history, and a refusal to be dictated to by a retail world where the sense of fun has all but gone.
1660 locals recommend
Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia RoadColumbia road flower market has to be witnessed. Every Sunday morning the street is transformed into oasis of foliage and flowers. Everything from bedding plants to 10 foot banana trees are up for grabs. The air is intense with the scent of flowers and the chant of the barrow boys "Everthin' a fiver"?
A lot of the flower sellers grow their own plants or import flowers from around the world.
One of the few streets in the country composed of sixty independent shops. Small art galleries sit next to cup cake shops, vintage clothes stores, English and Italian delis, garden and antique shops. There is also a wealth of great pubs, cafes and restaurants. The shops have a common thread, a love of the flower market and its history, and a refusal to be dictated to by a retail world where the sense of fun has all but gone.
Entertainment & Activities
Great cinema with a lovely bar and restaurant attached. Good place to grab a coffee also. Cinema tickets are about £10-12.
445 locals recommend
Hackney Picturehouse
270 Mare StGreat cinema with a lovely bar and restaurant attached. Good place to grab a coffee also. Cinema tickets are about £10-12.
Drinks & Nightlife
Gallery Cafe
21 Old Ford RdHackney Wick