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The 16 Best Restaurants Around Hackney
The 16 best restaurants in Hackney, around London Fields, and along Hackney Road.
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Bake Street
Bake Street is a brilliant neighbourhood cafe opposite Hackney’s Rectory Road station that serves legendary weekend brunch specials.
The 16 Best Restaurants Around Hackney
The 16 best restaurants in Hackney, around London Fields, and along Hackney Road.
Bad Manners
It might be the fact that it’s in a churchyard, but Bad Manners—a Mexican kiosk in Hackney—is one of the most peaceful places to eat great tacos in the city.
Rogues
Rogues is another modern European-ish, small plates restaurant in Cambridge Heath with an eclectic menu of so-so food.
Soft n Swirly
There’s always only one soft serve flavour at Soft n Swirly's takeaway ice cream spot in Hackney's Netil Market. But we guarantee it’ll deliver.
Forno
At Forno, an Italian bakery in Hackney, everywhere you look there’s something that demands to be eaten.
Hackney Church Brew Co.
With a big industrial indoor and outdoor space that screams get-loaded-on-beer-and-order-way-too-many-crispy-potatoes, Hackney Church Brew Co. in Hackney is a spot for a Friday or Saturday night.
Equal Parts
Equal Parts, on a corner of Hackney Road, is a cosy-classy bar from the people behind Sager + Wilde.
Sichuan Fry
Sichuan Fry is best for a for a grab-and-go situation, but if you do hang around the Hackney fried chicken joint, ask for extra napkins and prepare to get messy.
Violet
Violet's pink building, chalkboard menu, and elegant green signage sets the California-inspired tone of this bakery in Hackney.
Sodo Pizza Cafe
Sodo is a pizza restaurant on the Upper Clapton Road in Hackney, serving some of the best sourdough pizzas in London.
Souvlakiland
Souvlakiland is a tiny spot on Homerton High Street where you can eat some of the best gyros in town for a fiver.
Lucky & Joy
Lucky and Joy is a fun and flavourful Chinese-influenced restaurant in Clapton that feels like a night out, with added sesame noodles.
Hill & Szrok
Hill & Szrok on Broadway Market is a butchers by day, but at night they fire up the grill to cook some pretty good steaks and chops.
Facing Heaven
A vegan Chinese restaurant in Hackney, Facing Heaven serves lip-tingling dishes with a side of slightly-chaotic-but-fun charm.
My Neighbours The Dumplings
My Neighbours The Dumplings in Clapton is a dim sum parlour done East London stye. There’s a great bar and Chinese dishes, Totoro optional.
Jolene
Jolene is a bakery, café, and restaurant on Newington Green serving very nice, very grainy, very wholesome breakfast, lunch and (on some days) dinner.
Bánh Mì Hội-An
You should 100% be getting a pork-filled sandwich from Bánh Mì Hội-An. In fact, you probably want two.
Brawn
Brawn on Columbia Road might be one of the city’s best neighbourhood restaurants. One that might even make you want to change neighbourhoods.