East London Highlights
Streets To Visit
Streets that have a lot going on.
Columbia Road has a flower market each Sunday and has a great number of pubs (The Royal Oak), restaurants (Campania), cafes (Pavilion) and shops (Hackney Essentials).
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Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia RoadColumbia Road has a flower market each Sunday and has a great number of pubs (The Royal Oak), restaurants (Campania), cafes (Pavilion) and shops (Hackney Essentials).
Broadway Market has a great all-rounder as it's close to London Fields Park has pubs (The Cat & Mutton), bars (Off Broadway), restaurants (Okko) and a lot of different cafes / shops. Near by there is also Netil Market, which has food stands.
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Broadway Market
Broadway MarketBroadway Market has a great all-rounder as it's close to London Fields Park has pubs (The Cat & Mutton), bars (Off Broadway), restaurants (Okko) and a lot of different cafes / shops. Near by there is also Netil Market, which has food stands.
It's a hidden secret, but Chatsworth Road is a fantastic place full of independent grocery stores (Eat 17, Chats Organic), shops (Darling and Gold), hole in the wall wine bars (Nobody Asked Me), cafes and bakeries (L' Epicerie 56 London / Millfields Coffee), restaurants (Men Noodle Bar / Pivaz) and an independent cinema that has £5 Mondays (Castle Cinema). It also has a market every Sunday.
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Chatsworth Road
Chatsworth RoadIt's a hidden secret, but Chatsworth Road is a fantastic place full of independent grocery stores (Eat 17, Chats Organic), shops (Darling and Gold), hole in the wall wine bars (Nobody Asked Me), cafes and bakeries (L' Epicerie 56 London / Millfields Coffee), restaurants (Men Noodle Bar / Pivaz) and an independent cinema that has £5 Mondays (Castle Cinema). It also has a market every Sunday.
Has an eclectic mix of bars (P Franco), pizza joints (Yard Sale), restaraunts (P Franco, My Neighbors the Dumplings), Sunday roast places (Clapton Country Club), gyms (Blok) and music venues (Lions Records, Blondies)
Lower Clapton Road
Lower Clapton RoadHas an eclectic mix of bars (P Franco), pizza joints (Yard Sale), restaraunts (P Franco, My Neighbors the Dumplings), Sunday roast places (Clapton Country Club), gyms (Blok) and music venues (Lions Records, Blondies)
Neighborhoods
Some of my favourite areas in London
Hackney Wick has a bit of everything at all hours / moods of the day, here are some of my favourites:
CRATE BREWERY - great beer, pizzas and DJs most Fridays / Saturday. Silo upstairs, is London's first zero-waste concept restaurants and is phenomenal.
HOWLING HOPS - also an independent brewery with a great vibe next door to Crate.
BARGE EAST - a restaurant / bar on the canal.
HWK - restaurant/cafe/bar that becomes quite a scene at night.
BEER MERCHANTS TAP - great taproom with selection of beer and small bites.
VINYL PIMP - little record shop.
PEARL - restaurant and live music venue.
CORNERSTONE - Michelin Star restaurant headed up by Chef Tom Brown, fantastic seafood based tasting menu.
THINGY CAFE - a cafe, radio recording studio, co-working space.
HACKNEY BRIDGE MARKET - food market, late-night haunt with shops and a bit inbetween.
GROW - live music bar.
HERE EAST - lots of restaurants (Breakfast Club) bars (The Lock Inn) and cafes (Clarnico Club, Saint Coffee Roastery)
ADAM & EVE PUB - original home to the Teddy Boy. It’s a great pub for drinking, watching a match or getting your groove on a Fri/Sat.
SPREAD EAGLE - London's first vegan pub
OLYMPIC PARK - fantastic for a bit of green space for chilling, running, cycling and swimming.
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Hackney Wick
Hackney Wick has a bit of everything at all hours / moods of the day, here are some of my favourites:
CRATE BREWERY - great beer, pizzas and DJs most Fridays / Saturday. Silo upstairs, is London's first zero-waste concept restaurants and is phenomenal.
HOWLING HOPS - also an independent brewery with a great vibe next door to Crate.
BARGE EAST - a restaurant / bar on the canal.
HWK - restaurant/cafe/bar that becomes quite a scene at night.
BEER MERCHANTS TAP - great taproom with selection of beer and small bites.
VINYL PIMP - little record shop.
PEARL - restaurant and live music venue.
CORNERSTONE - Michelin Star restaurant headed up by Chef Tom Brown, fantastic seafood based tasting menu.
THINGY CAFE - a cafe, radio recording studio, co-working space.
HACKNEY BRIDGE MARKET - food market, late-night haunt with shops and a bit inbetween.
GROW - live music bar.
HERE EAST - lots of restaurants (Breakfast Club) bars (The Lock Inn) and cafes (Clarnico Club, Saint Coffee Roastery)
ADAM & EVE PUB - original home to the Teddy Boy. It’s a great pub for drinking, watching a match or getting your groove on a Fri/Sat.
SPREAD EAGLE - London's first vegan pub
OLYMPIC PARK - fantastic for a bit of green space for chilling, running, cycling and swimming.
Full of buzz and constant happenings, there’s loads to find and do in Hackney, here are some highlights:
HACKNEY CHURCH BREWERY - great microbrewery and eats.
NIGHT TALES - late night haunt for having a good time.
UCHI - fantastic Japanese restaurant
NETIL 360 / NIGHT TALES LOFT - rooftop bar
MARE STREET MARKET - great eats throughout the day and good vibe at night.
BRIGHT - fantastic small plate restaurant.
LONDON FIELDS - nice park with a lido.
VICTORIA PARK VILLAGE - nice pubs and cafes next to the park.
HACKNEY COTERIE - wine bar and restaurant
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Hackney Council
1 Hillman StFull of buzz and constant happenings, there’s loads to find and do in Hackney, here are some highlights:
HACKNEY CHURCH BREWERY - great microbrewery and eats.
NIGHT TALES - late night haunt for having a good time.
UCHI - fantastic Japanese restaurant
NETIL 360 / NIGHT TALES LOFT - rooftop bar
MARE STREET MARKET - great eats throughout the day and good vibe at night.
BRIGHT - fantastic small plate restaurant.
LONDON FIELDS - nice park with a lido.
VICTORIA PARK VILLAGE - nice pubs and cafes next to the park.
HACKNEY COTERIE - wine bar and restaurant
Dalston’s grit is part of its charm and has some top places to eat and enjoy the night.
LITTLE DUCK THE PICKLERY - fantastic small plate restaurant.
HOUSE OF MOMO - Nepalese restaurant, great dumplings.
EARTH - best emerging music and culture venue in London.
MANGAL 2 - one of London’s best Turkish restaurants.
THREE SHEETS - cocktail bar.
BRILLIANT CORNERS - Japanese restaurant and late night bar.
HOWL AT THE MOON - pub that has Irish sessions (people randomly drop in with instruments and play together) on Saturdays.
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Dalston
Dalston’s grit is part of its charm and has some top places to eat and enjoy the night.
LITTLE DUCK THE PICKLERY - fantastic small plate restaurant.
HOUSE OF MOMO - Nepalese restaurant, great dumplings.
EARTH - best emerging music and culture venue in London.
MANGAL 2 - one of London’s best Turkish restaurants.
THREE SHEETS - cocktail bar.
BRILLIANT CORNERS - Japanese restaurant and late night bar.
HOWL AT THE MOON - pub that has Irish sessions (people randomly drop in with instruments and play together) on Saturdays.
Music Venues
eartH is one of London best emerging music venues, I have seen everything here from Peggy Gou to Nils Frahm
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EartH Evolutionary Arts Hackney
11-17 Stoke Newington RoadeartH is one of London best emerging music venues, I have seen everything here from Peggy Gou to Nils Frahm
Although not in East London, KOKO is an icon of London's music scene. Friday are Electronic Lates.
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KOKO
1a Camden High StAlthough not in East London, KOKO is an icon of London's music scene. Friday are Electronic Lates.
Unfortunately Printworks is closing at the end of September due to the area being redeveloped. It's an experience and mecca for EDM.
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Printworks London
Surrey Quays RoadUnfortunately Printworks is closing at the end of September due to the area being redeveloped. It's an experience and mecca for EDM.
Blondies
205A Lower Clapton RdOne of the few rock bars in London.
In a decommissioned church, the Union has everything from comedy to music.
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Union Chapel
19b Compton TerraceIn a decommissioned church, the Union has everything from comedy to music.
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