Guidebook for London

Tal & Des
Guidebook for London

Food Scene

Great place for coffee and music.
203 locals recommend
Cafe OTO
18-22 Ashwin Street
203 locals recommend
Great place for coffee and music.
Great Turkish food!
96 locals recommend
Mangal 2 Restaurant
4 Stoke Newington Rd
96 locals recommend
Great Turkish food!
Another epic Turkish
53 locals recommend
Cirrik 19 Numara Bos
34 Stoke Newington Rd
53 locals recommend
Another epic Turkish
There are a lot of Vietnamese restaurants on this part of Kingsland Road, this is one of them.
14 locals recommend
Hanoi Cafe
98 Kingsland Rd
14 locals recommend
There are a lot of Vietnamese restaurants on this part of Kingsland Road, this is one of them.
Good breakfast and lunch.Beautiful salads as well as main cooked dishes. Can be busy over weekends
71 locals recommend
Cafe Route
71 locals recommend
Good breakfast and lunch.Beautiful salads as well as main cooked dishes. Can be busy over weekends
Try one of the delicious soups
91 locals recommend
Salvation in Noodles
122 Balls Pond Rd
91 locals recommend
Try one of the delicious soups
Nice pub, can get busy over the weekend but fun!
37 locals recommend
The Duke Of Wellington
119 Balls Pond Rd
37 locals recommend
Nice pub, can get busy over the weekend but fun!
Great local pub
133 locals recommend
The Scolt Head
107A Culford Rd
133 locals recommend
Great local pub
Best pizzas in the area
561 locals recommend
Franco Manca
52 Broadway Market
561 locals recommend
Best pizzas in the area
Amazing cakes and pastries. Staff a bit moody though,
133 locals recommend
Violet
47 Wilton Way
133 locals recommend
Amazing cakes and pastries. Staff a bit moody though,
Good for the cheap Thai food
93 locals recommend
The Railway Tavern
15 Liverpool St
93 locals recommend
Good for the cheap Thai food
It is literally one minute away and have the best coffee in London. Nice food too!
105 locals recommend
Allpress Espresso Roastery & Cafe
55 Dalston Ln
105 locals recommend
It is literally one minute away and have the best coffee in London. Nice food too!
Great vegetarian restaurant with many vegan options
32 locals recommend
Mildreds Dalston
32 locals recommend
Great vegetarian restaurant with many vegan options
Our favourite turkish breakfast place
24 locals recommend
Red Art Cafe Bar London
113 Kingsland High Street
24 locals recommend
Our favourite turkish breakfast place
Cheap Ethiopian food close by.
15 locals recommend
Andu Café
528 Kingsland Rd
15 locals recommend
Cheap Ethiopian food close by.
The best bakery in the area with seatings outside.
47 locals recommend
The Dusty Knuckle Bakery
Abbot Street
47 locals recommend
The best bakery in the area with seatings outside.

Everything Else

Local art deco cinema
322 locals recommend
Rio Cinema
107 Kingsland High Street
322 locals recommend
Local art deco cinema
On Saturdays
1735 locals recommend
Broadway Market
Broadway Market
1735 locals recommend
On Saturdays
Amazing in the summer for a piece of tranquility so very close to the main street.
178 locals recommend
Dalston Eastern Curve Garden
13 Dalston Ln
178 locals recommend
Amazing in the summer for a piece of tranquility so very close to the main street.
for the selection of books
20 locals recommend
Donlon Books
75 Broadway Market
20 locals recommend
for the selection of books

Parks & Nature

Nice park for jogging and hanging out in the summer
429 locals recommend
London Fields station
429 locals recommend
Nice park for jogging and hanging out in the summer

Entertainment & Activities

Heated outdoor swimming pool
591 locals recommend
London Fields
London Fields West Side
591 locals recommend
Heated outdoor swimming pool

Drinks & Nightlife

Our most local pub, serves food
73 locals recommend
Prince George
40 Parkholme Rd
73 locals recommend
Our most local pub, serves food
Nice pub on a quiet side road, try a pint of Landlord
126 locals recommend
The Talbot
109 Mortimer Rd
126 locals recommend
Nice pub on a quiet side road, try a pint of Landlord
10 mins walk / Dalston's only real cocktail lounge
98 locals recommend
Ruby's
76 Stoke Newington Rd
98 locals recommend
10 mins walk / Dalston's only real cocktail lounge 
5 mins walk / alternative bar (sometimes can be very quiet, sometimes live music
39 locals recommend
Servant Jazz Quarters
10A Bradbury St
39 locals recommend
5 mins walk / alternative bar (sometimes can be very quiet, sometimes live music
15 mins walk / hipsters hangout with some good gigs
79 locals recommend
The Shacklewell Arms
71 Shacklewell Ln
79 locals recommend
15 mins walk / hipsters hangout with some good gigs
10 mins walk / gay/hipster bar with DJ room downstairs
58 locals recommend
Ray's Bar
95 Kingsland High Street
58 locals recommend
10 mins walk / gay/hipster bar with DJ room downstairs
Very close to home! plus they have swing nights sometimes which is fun to watch (or take part if you know how to)
53 locals recommend
J E Food & Wine
187 Blackstock Rd
53 locals recommend
Very close to home! plus they have swing nights sometimes which is fun to watch (or take part if you know how to)
For a dance
35 locals recommend
The Dalston Jazz Bar
4 Bradbury St
35 locals recommend
For a dance
Good vibes and good pizzas
108 locals recommend
The Haggerston
438 Kingsland Rd
108 locals recommend
Good vibes and good pizzas
Wide selection of beers. The food is pretty good too.
302 locals recommend
The Dove
24-28 Broadway Market
302 locals recommend
Wide selection of beers. The food is pretty good too.
Very close to home have very good gigs.
30 locals recommend
The Victoria Dalston
451 Queensbridge Rd
30 locals recommend
Very close to home have very good gigs.
Have a small garden at the back
147 locals recommend
The Spurstowe Arms
68 Greenwood Rd
147 locals recommend
Have a small garden at the back
Cheap cocktails
134 locals recommend
Ridley Road Market (Stop P) station
134 locals recommend
Cheap cocktails

Essentials

Biggest supermarket around
181 locals recommend
Sainsbury's
112 High St
181 locals recommend
Biggest supermarket around
Small convenient supermarket by the station.
19 locals recommend
Co-op Food - Dalston Square - London
Dalston Lane
19 locals recommend
Small convenient supermarket by the station.
Good for a massage, try to book through Wahanda they often have good discount for last minute bookings
6 locals recommend
Smooth You
6 locals recommend
Good for a massage, try to book through Wahanda they often have good discount for last minute bookings

Arts & Culture

Amazing in the summer, outdoor cinema, yoga or just drinking
79 locals recommend
Dalston Roof Park
18-22 Ashwin St
79 locals recommend
Amazing in the summer, outdoor cinema, yoga or just drinking
Interesting selection of plays and events. Also have a nice bar
199 locals recommend
Arcola Bar
24 Ashwin St
199 locals recommend
Interesting selection of plays and events. Also have a nice bar
Although the Rio is the closest cinema, this one has the biggest screen (depending on the film) and reclining seats :)
202 locals recommend
Hackney Empire
291 Mare St
202 locals recommend
Although the Rio is the closest cinema, this one has the biggest screen (depending on the film) and reclining seats :)