Guidebook for Greater London

Maya
Guidebook for Greater London

Food Scene

It has the best breakfasts/ brunches around
136 locals recommend
The Good Egg Stoke Newington
93 Stoke Newington Church St
136 locals recommend
It has the best breakfasts/ brunches around
This Japanese restaurant puts modern twists on traditional, home-cooked dishes. The menu boasts all the usual suspects – think melt-in-the-mouth sashimi; piping-hot karage (fried chicken); and succulent charred pork skewers – alongside inventive salads and their own unique sushi roll creations. Interiors-wise, it’s like a Pinterest board come to life, with brushed gold countertops, untreated wooden stools and delicate foliage atop the tables.
69 locals recommend
UCHI
144 Clarence Rd
69 locals recommend
This Japanese restaurant puts modern twists on traditional, home-cooked dishes. The menu boasts all the usual suspects – think melt-in-the-mouth sashimi; piping-hot karage (fried chicken); and succulent charred pork skewers – alongside inventive salads and their own unique sushi roll creations. Interiors-wise, it’s like a Pinterest board come to life, with brushed gold countertops, untreated wooden stools and delicate foliage atop the tables.
its all about the pizza, which Sodo take seriously. All the dough is fermented for 48 hours and then baked at super-hot temperatures so that it’s light and airy with plenty of sourdough tang.
143 locals recommend
Sodo Pizza Clapton
126 Upper Clapton Rd
143 locals recommend
its all about the pizza, which Sodo take seriously. All the dough is fermented for 48 hours and then baked at super-hot temperatures so that it’s light and airy with plenty of sourdough tang.
Serving up dim sum dishes in a fun, informal atmosphere, this dumpling house and sake bar is the first of its kind in Clapton. There are also plenty of veggie-friendly options, and an impressively extensive sake list which can also be enjoyed in the dedicated dive bar downstairs.
115 locals recommend
My Neighbours the Dumplings
165 Lower Clapton Rd
115 locals recommend
Serving up dim sum dishes in a fun, informal atmosphere, this dumpling house and sake bar is the first of its kind in Clapton. There are also plenty of veggie-friendly options, and an impressively extensive sake list which can also be enjoyed in the dedicated dive bar downstairs.
Another brunch and coffee spot that’s essentially just one big photo-op. Pancakes are a highlight here, with classic blueberry, bacon and maple for purists; Ribena compote and crème fraiche for the young at heart; and a gluten-free option as well.
9 locals recommend
Café Miami
24 Lower Clapton Rd
9 locals recommend
Another brunch and coffee spot that’s essentially just one big photo-op. Pancakes are a highlight here, with classic blueberry, bacon and maple for purists; Ribena compote and crème fraiche for the young at heart; and a gluten-free option as well.
Hands down the BEST ice ream in London!
11 locals recommend
Romeo & Giulietta Artisan Gelateria
137 Albion Rd
11 locals recommend
Hands down the BEST ice ream in London!
This is where you’ll find the best coffee in Clapton, Hackney and even beyond – if you’re a fan of dairy-free milk options, that is, as this café is completely vegan. Lele’s serves breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and weekend brunch in a cosy light-filled space – think superfood-packed yoghurt pots and salads, hearty full English fry-ups (still vegan, of course), ‘cheesy’ toasties and an array of vegan patisserie delights.
7 locals recommend
Lele's
50 Lower Clapton Rd
7 locals recommend
This is where you’ll find the best coffee in Clapton, Hackney and even beyond – if you’re a fan of dairy-free milk options, that is, as this café is completely vegan. Lele’s serves breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and weekend brunch in a cosy light-filled space – think superfood-packed yoghurt pots and salads, hearty full English fry-ups (still vegan, of course), ‘cheesy’ toasties and an array of vegan patisserie delights.
Trendy Local Italian with great brunches
11 locals recommend
Osteria Wolf
110 Stoke Newington High Street
11 locals recommend
Trendy Local Italian with great brunches
Great Saturday Street food market 2 stops on the over ground from Rectory road to London Fields
1735 locals recommend
Broadway Market
Broadway Market
1735 locals recommend
Great Saturday Street food market 2 stops on the over ground from Rectory road to London Fields
PIZZA!!! and only pizza. but the best one in town.
29 locals recommend
Vicoli di Napoli Pizzeria
125 Stoke Newington Church St
29 locals recommend
PIZZA!!! and only pizza. but the best one in town.
Delicious and affordable southern Indian vegetarian restaurant.
171 locals recommend
Rasa South Indian Vegetarian Restaurant
55 Stoke Newington Church St
171 locals recommend
Delicious and affordable southern Indian vegetarian restaurant.
Lovely Tapas bar with counter seating.
56 locals recommend
Escocesa
67 Stoke Newington Church St
56 locals recommend
Lovely Tapas bar with counter seating.
Lardo in Hackney is primarily a pizza place, but also serves some good salads and mains.
205 locals recommend
LARDO
201 Richmond Rd
205 locals recommend
Lardo in Hackney is primarily a pizza place, but also serves some good salads and mains.
Simple Turkish restaurant with lovely cooked stews, traditional kebabs and meze dishes.
20 locals recommend
Somine
131 Kingsland High St
20 locals recommend
Simple Turkish restaurant with lovely cooked stews, traditional kebabs and meze dishes.
great local coffee and pastries
Bake Street
58 Evering Rd
great local coffee and pastries
Good coffee and food
47 locals recommend
Esters
55 Kynaston Rd
47 locals recommend
Good coffee and food
Delicious small plate Australian owned restaurant
8 locals recommend
Wander
214 Stoke Newington High St
8 locals recommend
Delicious small plate Australian owned restaurant

Parks & Nature

Great Park, lovely playground for kids, good for jogging
19 locals recommend
Clissold Park Playground
Church Street
19 locals recommend
Great Park, lovely playground for kids, good for jogging
Beats any Central London Park, Massive raw and beautiful
1215 locals recommend
Hampstead Heath
1215 locals recommend
Beats any Central London Park, Massive raw and beautiful
Lovely very big park with a GREAT playground
1666 locals recommend
Pavilion Cafe
Old Ford Road
1666 locals recommend
Lovely very big park with a GREAT playground
A Lesser known park, locals favourite
110 locals recommend
Springfield Park
61 Ashtead Rd
110 locals recommend
A Lesser known park, locals favourite

Essentials

783 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
63-97 Kensington High St
783 locals recommend
great selection at very reasonable prices
26 locals recommend
Stoke Newington Fruit and Veg
39 Stoke Newington Church St
26 locals recommend
great selection at very reasonable prices
103 locals recommend
Sainsbury's Local
13 Lower Clapton Rd
103 locals recommend
Authentic Italian Deli , has been around for 30 years run by lovely Italian family
12 locals recommend
Gallo Nero
75 Stoke Newington High St
12 locals recommend
Authentic Italian Deli , has been around for 30 years run by lovely Italian family
Closest hospital A&E
Homerton Hospital (Main Entrance) station
Closest hospital A&E
Local hair dresser
7 locals recommend
Shine Holistic
52 Stoke Newington Church St
7 locals recommend
Local hair dresser
For a really good massage - ask for Becky
16 locals recommend
Shine on the Green
20 Newington Grn
16 locals recommend
For a really good massage - ask for Becky
Value large supermarket
250 locals recommend
Morrisons
The Grove
250 locals recommend
Value large supermarket

Getting Around

Over ground to Liverpool street ( 12 min) for Shoreditch and city and many Tube connections to central london. Or 3 stops in the opposite direction change towards seven sisters change to Victoria line towards central london (14 min to oxford circus)
17 locals recommend
Rectory Road station
Evering Road
17 locals recommend
Over ground to Liverpool street ( 12 min) for Shoreditch and city and many Tube connections to central london. Or 3 stops in the opposite direction change towards seven sisters change to Victoria line towards central london (14 min to oxford circus)
Bus routes towards the City, St Pauls and london bridge 67, 76, 149, 243
Rectory Road Brooke Road (Stop L) station
Rectory Road
Bus routes towards the City, St Pauls and london bridge 67, 76, 149, 243
73 Bus to islington and central london
Stoke Newington Common
73 Bus to islington and central london
Bus 106 to east to lower Clapton Road, Mare Street and Whitechapel
Geldeston Road (Stop UM) station
Bus 106 to east to lower Clapton Road, Mare Street and Whitechapel
Bus 106 to east to lower Clapton Road, Mare Street and Whitechapel
Geldeston Road (Stop UM) station
Bus 106 to east to lower Clapton Road, Mare Street and Whitechapel

Shopping

Church Street has every kind of café, restaurant, gastropub and gourmet grocer you could dream of . It has its own Whole Foods store – as well as a selection of secondhand bookshops, trendy furniture stores, independent fashion boutiques and hipster indie boozers. . There’s a farmer’s market every Saturday, and Clissold Park has plenty of space to spread out with friends or family, on a lazy Saturday afternoon.
232 locals recommend
Stoke Newington Church Street
Stoke Newington Church Street
232 locals recommend
Church Street has every kind of café, restaurant, gastropub and gourmet grocer you could dream of . It has its own Whole Foods store – as well as a selection of secondhand bookshops, trendy furniture stores, independent fashion boutiques and hipster indie boozers. . There’s a farmer’s market every Saturday, and Clissold Park has plenty of space to spread out with friends or family, on a lazy Saturday afternoon.
Every Saturday 10-2:30 All organic Local Produce: Raw milk, butter, cheeses, yogurt, cream, eggs and meat from sustainable family farms Hand-made breads, cakes and chocolates Fermented foods, kombucha, pickles and hemp products Lovely organic veg from Kent, Essex and Cambridgeshire, salad leaves, seasonal fruit and exotic mushrooms Local producers sell homemade cakes, Turkish pancakes and creole fritters to eat there or take away. Or you can enjoy a mushroom sandwich alongside a latte from the cafe.
51 locals recommend
Growing Communities Farmers Market
Stoke Newington Road
51 locals recommend
Every Saturday 10-2:30 All organic Local Produce: Raw milk, butter, cheeses, yogurt, cream, eggs and meat from sustainable family farms Hand-made breads, cakes and chocolates Fermented foods, kombucha, pickles and hemp products Lovely organic veg from Kent, Essex and Cambridgeshire, salad leaves, seasonal fruit and exotic mushrooms Local producers sell homemade cakes, Turkish pancakes and creole fritters to eat there or take away. Or you can enjoy a mushroom sandwich alongside a latte from the cafe.
The most beautiful Sunday Market, flower stalls, small boutiques , great coffee, live music
1660 locals recommend
Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia Road
1660 locals recommend
The most beautiful Sunday Market, flower stalls, small boutiques , great coffee, live music
Great Sunday market on the Columbia road - Spitalfields Sunday markets route.
825 locals recommend
Brick Lane Sunday Market
Brick Lane
825 locals recommend
Great Sunday market on the Columbia road - Spitalfields Sunday markets route.
Great market, best on Sundays
696 locals recommend
Old Spitalfields Market
16 Commercial St
696 locals recommend
Great market, best on Sundays
Great Local boutique.
22 locals recommend
Hub Womenswear
49 Stoke Newington Church St
22 locals recommend
Great Local boutique.
The designer outlet hub, located on Morning Lane , offers discounts of up to 70 per cent on high-end must-haves from some of the world’s biggest designers including Burberry and Anya Hindmarch.
32 locals recommend
Hackney Walk
103 Morning Ln
32 locals recommend
The designer outlet hub, located on Morning Lane , offers discounts of up to 70 per cent on high-end must-haves from some of the world’s biggest designers including Burberry and Anya Hindmarch.
huge shopping mall
1214 locals recommend
Westfield Stratford City
157 Montfichet Rd
1214 locals recommend
huge shopping mall

Drinks & Nightlife

Great Cocktails in an art deco atmosphere, live music and dancing at the basement - excellent night out
18 locals recommend
Fontaine's Bar
176 Stoke Newington Rd
18 locals recommend
Great Cocktails in an art deco atmosphere, live music and dancing at the basement - excellent night out
Great local pub, amazing beer selection and great for Sunday lunch with a nice courtyard at the back
21 locals recommend
The Axe
18 Northwold Rd
21 locals recommend
Great local pub, amazing beer selection and great for Sunday lunch with a nice courtyard at the back
This is one of those rare London pubs that feels like it’s been picked up from the countryside and air-dropped down in the capital. Yes, there are the local craft beers and ubiquitous sharing plates, but the menu is unpretentious – think cider-glazed ribs, Cornish mackerel with smoky grilled veg and a seriously decent Bloody Mary. Inside is sleek thanks to the 1950s wood-panelled walls, but with plenty of rustic touches. Then, there’s the huge rear garden – stretches of decking and grass with a ping pong table, blue-and-white striped booths and a number of seaside-style deck chairs. Needless to say, it gets packed in summer.
107 locals recommend
The Crooked Billet
84 Upper Clapton Rd
107 locals recommend
This is one of those rare London pubs that feels like it’s been picked up from the countryside and air-dropped down in the capital. Yes, there are the local craft beers and ubiquitous sharing plates, but the menu is unpretentious – think cider-glazed ribs, Cornish mackerel with smoky grilled veg and a seriously decent Bloody Mary. Inside is sleek thanks to the 1950s wood-panelled walls, but with plenty of rustic touches. Then, there’s the huge rear garden – stretches of decking and grass with a ping pong table, blue-and-white striped booths and a number of seaside-style deck chairs. Needless to say, it gets packed in summer.
Nice little underground cocktail bar with a pool table
49 locals recommend
Original Sin
129 Stoke Newington High St
49 locals recommend
Nice little underground cocktail bar with a pool table
This large, open space, which opened in 2008 and is tucked away down a side street behind Kingsland High Street, provides a fine home for a wide range of experimental music – including free improv – that exists well outside the mainstream. There's a strong emphasis on the more out-there of underground Japanese artists, but you can expect to encounter everything from Norwegian improv/free jazz/psych-rock power trio Bushmen's Revenge to a talk by minimalist composer Terry Riley.
203 locals recommend
Cafe OTO
18-22 Ashwin Street
203 locals recommend
This large, open space, which opened in 2008 and is tucked away down a side street behind Kingsland High Street, provides a fine home for a wide range of experimental music – including free improv – that exists well outside the mainstream. There's a strong emphasis on the more out-there of underground Japanese artists, but you can expect to encounter everything from Norwegian improv/free jazz/psych-rock power trio Bushmen's Revenge to a talk by minimalist composer Terry Riley.
Drawing on a Nordic aesthetic, top quality food and drinks are served alongside an exciting music programme in a unique space of a redeveloped railway station.
148 locals recommend
Oslo Hackney
1A Amhurst Rd
148 locals recommend
Drawing on a Nordic aesthetic, top quality food and drinks are served alongside an exciting music programme in a unique space of a redeveloped railway station.
The Hand of Glory is a pub, food and music venue from JaguarShoes Collective sited at the original Amhurst Arms in Hackney Downs.
37 locals recommend
Hand of Glory
240 Amhurst Rd
37 locals recommend
The Hand of Glory is a pub, food and music venue from JaguarShoes Collective sited at the original Amhurst Arms in Hackney Downs.
Birthdays in Dalston is a basement bar and music venue that's built up a reputation for hosting the hottest up-and-coming DJs and live bands
74 locals recommend
Birthdays
33-35 Stoke Newington Road
74 locals recommend
Birthdays in Dalston is a basement bar and music venue that's built up a reputation for hosting the hottest up-and-coming DJs and live bands
Bustling pub/restaurant and art gallery, with live music, DJs and a huge waterside terrace.
90 locals recommend
Number 90 - Bar & Restaurant
94 Wallis Rd
90 locals recommend
Bustling pub/restaurant and art gallery, with live music, DJs and a huge waterside terrace.
Left through some doors and down the stairs of The Three Crowns pub resides intimate Stoke Newington live music venue and nightclub The Waiting Room
13 locals recommend
The Waiting Room
175 Stoke Newington High St
13 locals recommend
Left through some doors and down the stairs of The Three Crowns pub resides intimate Stoke Newington live music venue and nightclub The Waiting Room
Rolling Stock is a flourishing arts destination taking pride of place on Kingsland Road. Complete with a bar, kitchen, beer garden and a buzzing underground dance space, it’s a thriving hotspot for all manner of East London creatives.
7 locals recommend
Rolling Stock London
48 Kingsland Rd
7 locals recommend
Rolling Stock is a flourishing arts destination taking pride of place on Kingsland Road. Complete with a bar, kitchen, beer garden and a buzzing underground dance space, it’s a thriving hotspot for all manner of East London creatives.
The Royal Sovereign is a genuine old school boozer, located between Clapton and Stoke Newington. As well as a decent pint - from a good selection of real ale, cider and lager - it also hosts regular live music nights and DJs. The freshly made stone-baked pizzas are great and there is a large back garden to enjoy in the summertime. Plus it's got its own darts and cricket team, helping to promote the pub's friendly and community focused atmosphere
9 locals recommend
The Royal Sovereign
64 Northwold Road
9 locals recommend
The Royal Sovereign is a genuine old school boozer, located between Clapton and Stoke Newington. As well as a decent pint - from a good selection of real ale, cider and lager - it also hosts regular live music nights and DJs. The freshly made stone-baked pizzas are great and there is a large back garden to enjoy in the summertime. Plus it's got its own darts and cricket team, helping to promote the pub's friendly and community focused atmosphere

Arts & Culture

Just a stone’s throw from the bottom of Brick Lane you can find East London’s largest single devotion to contemporary art. The gallery is known for hosting ground breaking thematic exhibitions . If you get lost, just remember that gallery is instantly recognisable by the permanent Cornelia Parker sculpture that adorns the building’s façade. It takes the form of hundreds of golden leaves.
589 locals recommend
Whitechapel Gallery
77-82 Whitechapel High St
589 locals recommend
Just a stone’s throw from the bottom of Brick Lane you can find East London’s largest single devotion to contemporary art. The gallery is known for hosting ground breaking thematic exhibitions . If you get lost, just remember that gallery is instantly recognisable by the permanent Cornelia Parker sculpture that adorns the building’s façade. It takes the form of hundreds of golden leaves.
Contemporary Dance performances
253 locals recommend
Sadlers Wells Theatre (Stop UB) station
253 locals recommend
Contemporary Dance performances
From humble beginnings, Space has stepped up to the world stage, with work produced within its studios exhibited at international arts fairs, London's Tate and Serpentine galleries, and the Fourth Plinth.
7 locals recommend
SPACE
131 Mare St
7 locals recommend
From humble beginnings, Space has stepped up to the world stage, with work produced within its studios exhibited at international arts fairs, London's Tate and Serpentine galleries, and the Fourth Plinth.
A commercial gallery in Hoxton featuring the work of established and emerging contemporary artists from the USA, Europe and Asia.
95 locals recommend
Victoria Miro Gallery
16 Wharf Rd
95 locals recommend
A commercial gallery in Hoxton featuring the work of established and emerging contemporary artists from the USA, Europe and Asia.
Well Hung is a Hoxton-based art gallery and framing business which hosts regular exhibitions with a focus on urban and street art.
Well Hung
239 Hoxton St
Well Hung is a Hoxton-based art gallery and framing business which hosts regular exhibitions with a focus on urban and street art.
Hang-Up is a contemporary art gallery in Stoke Newington with a dynamic programme of contemporary and urban art by a roster of exciting artists and makers
7 locals recommend
Hang-Up Gallery
10D Branch Place
7 locals recommend
Hang-Up is a contemporary art gallery in Stoke Newington with a dynamic programme of contemporary and urban art by a roster of exciting artists and makers
This Dalston theatre has been a pioneering force in both drama and sustainable technology since it was founded in 2000, and has developed a reputation for creative excellence and social conscience
199 locals recommend
Arcola Bar
24 Ashwin St
199 locals recommend
This Dalston theatre has been a pioneering force in both drama and sustainable technology since it was founded in 2000, and has developed a reputation for creative excellence and social conscience