I love Hackney (and the rest of London too)

Laura
I love Hackney (and the rest of London too)

Food Scene

Coffee and pastries on the canal, great place to sit outside on a sunny day, very popular at the weekend.
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Towpath Café
42 De Beauvoir Cres
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Coffee and pastries on the canal, great place to sit outside on a sunny day, very popular at the weekend.
Cool pizza place in De Beauvoir Town.
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Sweet Thursday
95 Southgate Rd
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Cool pizza place in De Beauvoir Town.
This is a trendy street of bars, restaurants, cafes and independent shops. Nice evening out.
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Stoke Newington Church Street
Stoke Newington Church Street
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This is a trendy street of bars, restaurants, cafes and independent shops. Nice evening out.
Vegan cafe up a little side street with outdoor seating, I love having breakfast / brunch here on a sunny day
WAVE
11 Dispensary Ln
Vegan cafe up a little side street with outdoor seating, I love having breakfast / brunch here on a sunny day
One of the oldest Vegan cafes in the area- been around twenty years- home cooked brunch/ lunch etc
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Black Cat café
76A Clarence Rd
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One of the oldest Vegan cafes in the area- been around twenty years- home cooked brunch/ lunch etc
All vegan pub with Craft Beer, delicious food and cool decor.
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The Spread Eagle
224 Homerton High St
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All vegan pub with Craft Beer, delicious food and cool decor.
Vegan cafe great for breakfast, coffee and yummy cakes
The Muddy Puddle
142 Albion Rd
Vegan cafe great for breakfast, coffee and yummy cakes
Great coffee, cakes and brunch with outside seating by the Hackney Downs Park
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Brunswick East Bakehouse
17 Amhurst Terrace
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Great coffee, cakes and brunch with outside seating by the Hackney Downs Park
My favourite vegan sandwhiches- ask for the homemade focaccia or ciabatta- there is seating in the cafe but its often nicer to take them to Hackney Downs Park or the seating outside adjacent Hackney Downs Studios.
Jam Cafe
247 Amhurst Road
My favourite vegan sandwhiches- ask for the homemade focaccia or ciabatta- there is seating in the cafe but its often nicer to take them to Hackney Downs Park or the seating outside adjacent Hackney Downs Studios.
Old style London street market selling super cheap veggies as well as household items and clothes.
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Ridley Road Market (Stop P) station
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Old style London street market selling super cheap veggies as well as household items and clothes.
Great Sunday Lunch including several vegan options, often has live music too. Also a cafe during the week.
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Tram Store
38 Upper Clapton Rd
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Great Sunday Lunch including several vegan options, often has live music too. Also a cafe during the week.
All Vegan French Bistro
Refuel Your Soul
All Vegan French Bistro
Cool dumpling restaurant with vegan veggie and meat options.
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My Neighbours the Dumplings
165 Lower Clapton Rd
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Cool dumpling restaurant with vegan veggie and meat options.
Coffee and food- The "Bach Breakfast" is traditional English Breakfast
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The Bach
12 Broadway Market
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Coffee and food- The "Bach Breakfast" is traditional English Breakfast
Laid back, eclectic decorations, all vegan food and music venue
Love Shack
299 Cambridge Heath Rd
Laid back, eclectic decorations, all vegan food and music venue
Sweet and Savory Crepes inc vegan options
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Le Merlin
78 Lower Clapton Rd
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Sweet and Savory Crepes inc vegan options
One of the older Vegan and Vegetarian restaurants in the area, all South Indian food which is more unusual in London. (Brick Lane- the famous East End curry area is mainly North Indian)
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Rasa South Indian Vegetarian Restaurant
55 Stoke Newington Church St
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One of the older Vegan and Vegetarian restaurants in the area, all South Indian food which is more unusual in London. (Brick Lane- the famous East End curry area is mainly North Indian)
Vegan cafe on the iconic Broadway Market- the cafe is open everyday, the street market just at weekends.
Third Culture Deli
Vegan cafe on the iconic Broadway Market- the cafe is open everyday, the street market just at weekends.
Vegan Restaurant
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Vegan Restaurant
All vegan restaurant
Stem & Glory Broadgate Circle
All vegan restaurant

Arts & Culture

Independent Art house cinema, sells homemade cake including vegan cake (and popcorn of course!)
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Rio Cinema
107 Kingsland High Street
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Independent Art house cinema, sells homemade cake including vegan cake (and popcorn of course!)
Fringe theatre, great for seeing work by new writers and directors.
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Arcola Bar
24 Ashwin St
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Fringe theatre, great for seeing work by new writers and directors.
Art house cinema with nice bar serving food attached.
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Hackney Picturehouse
270 Mare St
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Art house cinema with nice bar serving food attached.
Art Gallery showing contemporary art, often free
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Whitechapel Gallery
77-82 Whitechapel High St
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Art Gallery showing contemporary art, often free
Famous now for its street art, it is also home to a large Bangladeshi community and so famous for its curry houses. Also great asian supermarkets, music and fabric shops and sunday market.
Brick Ln, London, Wielka Brytania
Famous now for its street art, it is also home to a large Bangladeshi community and so famous for its curry houses. Also great asian supermarkets, music and fabric shops and sunday market.
Music venue
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EartH Evolutionary Arts Hackney
11-17 Stoke Newington Road
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Music venue
Fringe Theatre Great for seeing work by new writers and directors, especially known for its diverse programming. Also known by Film and TV Casting Directors as a place to seek out new acting talent...
Arcola Theatre
24 Ashwin St
Fringe Theatre Great for seeing work by new writers and directors, especially known for its diverse programming. Also known by Film and TV Casting Directors as a place to seek out new acting talent...
Small theatre whose critically acclaimed work invariably moves to bigger venues afterwards- you saw it here first!! If it's fully booked always call about returns as their system is very user friendly and you'll usually get seats.
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Teatr Almeida
Almeida Street
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Small theatre whose critically acclaimed work invariably moves to bigger venues afterwards- you saw it here first!! If it's fully booked always call about returns as their system is very user friendly and you'll usually get seats.

Drinks & Nightlife

English pub on the canal, take your drink and sit outside, either order some food there as well or take your own picnic. Get there by walking along the canal.
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Narrowboat
119 St Peter's St
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English pub on the canal, take your drink and sit outside, either order some food there as well or take your own picnic. Get there by walking along the canal.
Lovely local cocktail bar
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High Water London
23 Stoke Newington Rd
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Lovely local cocktail bar
Cool local Pub on the park
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The Star by Hackney Downs
35 Queensdown Rd
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Cool local Pub on the park
Cozy romantic cocktail bar, beautiful atmospheric setting
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Fontaine's Bar
176 Stoke Newington Rd
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Cozy romantic cocktail bar, beautiful atmospheric setting
Cool pub serving craft beer and great toasted sandwiches. Vegan, Veggie and Meat options
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Red Hand
36-38 Stoke Newington Rd
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Cool pub serving craft beer and great toasted sandwiches. Vegan, Veggie and Meat options
Cool pub serving great pizza, vegan, veggie and meat options.
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The Pembury Tavern
90 Amhurst Rd
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Cool pub serving great pizza, vegan, veggie and meat options.
Iconic Local pub and music venue open until 3am
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The Shacklewell Arms
71 Shacklewell Ln
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Iconic Local pub and music venue open until 3am
A revival of an old local boozer, a few years back local residents fought hard to prevent this building being turned into flats and won after it was granted to be an 'asset of community value'.
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Chesham Arms
15 Mehetabel Rd
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A revival of an old local boozer, a few years back local residents fought hard to prevent this building being turned into flats and won after it was granted to be an 'asset of community value'.
Cool local pub, serves food, open late
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Hand of Glory
240 Amhurst Rd
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Cool local pub, serves food, open late
Local pub and music venue run by the Jaguar Shoes Collective (also run the Hand of Glory and the original Jaguar Shoes in Shoreditch)
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The Victoria Dalston
451 Queensbridge Rd
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Local pub and music venue run by the Jaguar Shoes Collective (also run the Hand of Glory and the original Jaguar Shoes in Shoreditch)
Cool cocktail bar- booking recommended
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Satan's Whiskers
343 Cambridge Heath Rd
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Cool cocktail bar- booking recommended
Tiny, cool local wine bar, serves snacks, resident chefs at weekend.
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P Franco
107 Lower Clapton Rd
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Tiny, cool local wine bar, serves snacks, resident chefs at weekend.
Cafe/ Bar on an old barge next to the Canal, plenty of seating on the canal bank, nice place for drink and snacks on a summer evening after walking along the canal
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Barge East
White Post Lane
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Cafe/ Bar on an old barge next to the Canal, plenty of seating on the canal bank, nice place for drink and snacks on a summer evening after walking along the canal

Everything Else

Pedestrianised street of coffee shops, bars, restaurants. Also a farmer's market on a Saturday.
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Broadway Market
Broadway Market
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Pedestrianised street of coffee shops, bars, restaurants. Also a farmer's market on a Saturday.
50m open air heated pool- go early if you want to swim lengths, gets crowded in summer from mid morning onwards. Get there by walking along to canal & up through Broadway Market.
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Pola Londynu
London Fields West Side
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50m open air heated pool- go early if you want to swim lengths, gets crowded in summer from mid morning onwards. Get there by walking along to canal & up through Broadway Market.
The nearest "Public" or "government funded" Leisure Centre which means it is cheaper than a private one. They have gym, fitness classes, tennis courts etc. You can get more info from their website.
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Britannia Leisure Centre
Pitfield Street
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The nearest "Public" or "government funded" Leisure Centre which means it is cheaper than a private one. They have gym, fitness classes, tennis courts etc. You can get more info from their website.
My favourite Bouldering Centre. Also has Kilter Board.
Stronghold Climbing Centre - London Fields
Andrews Road
My favourite Bouldering Centre. Also has Kilter Board.
local park lovely for relaxing, running, picnicking or just having a few moments away from the London hustle and bustle.
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Hackney Downs
Downs Park Road
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local park lovely for relaxing, running, picnicking or just having a few moments away from the London hustle and bustle.
Large park with ponds, cafe, deer etc lovely for relaxing in the sunshine.
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Clissold Park
Green Lanes
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Large park with ponds, cafe, deer etc lovely for relaxing in the sunshine.
Cheap Luggage Storage by Liverpool Street Station- cheaper than the station storage
Room Home Stay
26a Widegate Street
Cheap Luggage Storage by Liverpool Street Station- cheaper than the station storage
Wedding/ Party venue, part of the Tram Store, 10 minutes walk from my place.
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Clapton Country Club Ltd
38-40 Upper Clapton Rd
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Wedding/ Party venue, part of the Tram Store, 10 minutes walk from my place.

Sightseeing

London Sunday market originally famous for it's flowers, now also has antiques, clothes, galleries, young designers etc
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Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia Road
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London Sunday market originally famous for it's flowers, now also has antiques, clothes, galleries, young designers etc
Famous food market, lots of restaurants but nicer sometimes to buy something and eat it by the side of the Thames
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Borough Market
Borough High Street
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Famous food market, lots of restaurants but nicer sometimes to buy something and eat it by the side of the Thames
London's major Contemporary Art Gallery built in an old power station. Always has free exhibitions as well as paid ones.
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Tate Modern
Bankside
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London's major Contemporary Art Gallery built in an old power station. Always has free exhibitions as well as paid ones.