Guidebook for London

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Guidebook for London

Arts & Culture

Arty cinema, with great events and exhibition space, nice bar, and good food
445 locals recommend
Hackney Picturehouse
270 Mare St
445 locals recommend
Arty cinema, with great events and exhibition space, nice bar, and good food
What it is: Hunt & Darton Café is a quirky, independent coffee shop offering retro treats, light lunches and on Sundays their signature roast dinner sandwich. Art installations too!
49 locals recommend
119 Lower Clapton
119 Lower Clapton Rd
49 locals recommend
What it is: Hunt & Darton Café is a quirky, independent coffee shop offering retro treats, light lunches and on Sundays their signature roast dinner sandwich. Art installations too!
The best Panto in London in Nov-Jan! Gigs, theatre, a nice bar and a beautiful interior!
202 locals recommend
Hackney Empire
291 Mare St
202 locals recommend
The best Panto in London in Nov-Jan! Gigs, theatre, a nice bar and a beautiful interior!

Food Scene

Good tasting coffee!
18 locals recommend
Dreyfus Cafe
19 Lower Clapton Road
18 locals recommend
Good tasting coffee!
Nice Italian - great staff, yummy food.
15 locals recommend
Il Guscio E5 Ristorante Pizzeria
90 Lower Clapton Road
15 locals recommend
Nice Italian - great staff, yummy food.
Great coffee, very local. Love it here!
49 locals recommend
119 Lower Clapton
119 Lower Clapton Rd
49 locals recommend
Great coffee, very local. Love it here!
Vegan cafe and alternative events space.
54 locals recommend
Black Cat café
76A Clarence Rd
54 locals recommend
Vegan cafe and alternative events space.
Coffee shop and danish designer furniture store!
9 locals recommend
CHASE & SORENSEN
238B Dalston Ln
9 locals recommend
Coffee shop and danish designer furniture store!
What it is: Scandinavian inspired food and coffee shop Staples: Flat White £2.40, Swedish Organic Cordial £2.00, Pytt I Panna (fried/cubed potatoes, bacon, rosemary, paprika & fried egg) £7.50
145 Chatsworth Rd
What it is: Scandinavian inspired food and coffee shop Staples: Flat White £2.40, Swedish Organic Cordial £2.00, Pytt I Panna (fried/cubed potatoes, bacon, rosemary, paprika & fried egg) £7.50
pastries and cakes (lemon drizzle, cupcakes), substantial sandwiches and toasties, own-made soup and a salad at lunch, and decent Fairtrade coffee all day…very much a locals’ café
18 locals recommend
Venetia's Coffee Shop
55 Chatsworth Rd
18 locals recommend
pastries and cakes (lemon drizzle, cupcakes), substantial sandwiches and toasties, own-made soup and a salad at lunch, and decent Fairtrade coffee all day…very much a locals’ café

Drinks & Nightlife

Our local - good tapas style food and great vibe, with a beer garden.
52 locals recommend
The Windsor Castle
135 Lower Clapton Road
52 locals recommend
Our local - good tapas style food and great vibe, with a beer garden.
The stalwart bar of the Hackney scene - it's rough around the edges but with a heart of gold. Very local and has its own parrot!
16 locals recommend
Biddle Bros Builders
16 locals recommend
The stalwart bar of the Hackney scene - it's rough around the edges but with a heart of gold. Very local and has its own parrot!
Huge beer garden, amazing Sunday roast, lovely interior. Free wifi. Good all rounder!
159 locals recommend
The Clapton Hart
231 Lower Clapton Rd
159 locals recommend
Huge beer garden, amazing Sunday roast, lovely interior. Free wifi. Good all rounder!
Great pub with pool table and good roasts!
53 locals recommend
The Pembury Tavern
90 Amhurst Rd
53 locals recommend
Great pub with pool table and good roasts!

Everything Else

Outdoor pool! Lovely in the early mornings. 20 minutes walk away but quite a nice jaunt...
591 locals recommend
London Fields
London Fields West Side
591 locals recommend
Outdoor pool! Lovely in the early mornings. 20 minutes walk away but quite a nice jaunt...