Our east London guide
Food Scene
Morito
195 Hackney RdOur favourite restaurant - amazing food, service and atmosphere.
Hackney Bureau
3 Mare StLovely vibes and good for sunny breakfast or laid back dinner.
Broadway Market
Broadway MarketEvery food you can imagine on a Saturday - go there hungry!
E5 Bakehouse
396 Mentmore TerraceGreat breakfast/lunch, coffee, awesome bread & pastries!
Homeslice Shoreditch
374-378 Old StIf you like pizza...
Gallery Cafe
21 Old Ford RdGreat vegetarian choices.
For the authentic East End experience - traditional full English breakfast and service with a smile always.
161 locals recommend
E Pellicci
332 Bethnal Green RdFor the authentic East End experience - traditional full English breakfast and service with a smile always.
Mien Tay
106-108 Kingsland RdOur fave Vietnamese.
For something a bit more special.. Do great brunch here too with live piano on a Sunday!
271 locals recommend
Bistrotheque
23-27 Wadeson StFor something a bit more special.. Do great brunch here too with live piano on a Sunday!
Amazing for breakfast, lunch & dinner. Indian food in old fashioned Bombay-style cafe surroundings. You have to try the bacon egg naan and the house chai!
475 locals recommend
Dishoom Shoreditch
7 Boundary StAmazing for breakfast, lunch & dinner. Indian food in old fashioned Bombay-style cafe surroundings. You have to try the bacon egg naan and the house chai!
Campania
23 Ezra StGreat Italian food and nice outside seating.
The Hemingway Public House
84 Victoria Park RdBest Sunday roast around
Tayyabs
83-89 Fieldgate StBest Punjabi food around. Be prepared to queue!
Franco Manca
52 Broadway MarketGood value, no nonsense pizza. Always busy
Drinks & Nightlife
Awesome menu with top-notch pizza and good vibes for daytime or nighttime drinking.
86 locals recommend
Mare street market
117 Mare StAwesome menu with top-notch pizza and good vibes for daytime or nighttime drinking.
P Franco
107 Lower Clapton RdVery popular wine bar with limited but excellent food menu.
Netil360
1 Westgate StLaid back rooftop bar.
The Spread Eagle pub - London's first vegan pub with incredible Mexican food and good drinking vibes.
38 locals recommend
The Spread Eagle
224 Homerton High StThe Spread Eagle pub - London's first vegan pub with incredible Mexican food and good drinking vibes.
Intimate cocktail bar with quirky taxidermy and hip hop soundtrack
189 locals recommend
Satan's Whiskers
343 Cambridge Heath RdIntimate cocktail bar with quirky taxidermy and hip hop soundtrack
Parks & Nature
Pavilion Cafe
Old Ford RoadBeautiful park for a stroll.
Nearby patch of green for a picnic or a walk. Also has a Lido if you fancy an outdoor swim!
429 locals recommend
London Fields station
Nearby patch of green for a picnic or a walk. Also has a Lido if you fancy an outdoor swim!
Entertainment & Activities
Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia RoadTake a wander on a Sunday but get there early!
Lovely for a weekend stroll and vintage clothes shopping.
825 locals recommend
Brick Lane Sunday Market
Brick LaneLovely for a weekend stroll and vintage clothes shopping.
Lovely old market with plenty of food options and a range of shopping from gifts to clothes.
57 locals recommend
CHANEL FRAGRANCE & BEAUTY
105a Commercial StLovely old market with plenty of food options and a range of shopping from gifts to clothes.
Hackney City Farm
1a Goldsmiths RowSee the farms animals living around the corner!
London Stadium
Come and see the Olympic Park and Anish Kapoor's sculpture!
Coffee & cake
Best filter coffee and hands down best pastry, plus delicious, feshly baked sourdough bread
37 locals recommend
Pavilion Bakery
18 Broadway MarketBest filter coffee and hands down best pastry, plus delicious, feshly baked sourdough bread
Beautiful, beautiful cakes - open on Sunday with the flower market
15 locals recommend
The Lily Vanilli Bakery
18 Ezra StBeautiful, beautiful cakes - open on Sunday with the flower market