Food & Drink
Spit Jack’s – a taste of Spain
Sarah Gill samples the authentic and reasonably priced tapas at Spit Jack’s
Read MoreCakey Muto – caked in love on Valentine’s Day
‘Be Mine’ and ‘You’ll do’ are among the love messages atop Valentine’s Day cupcakes from Cakey Muto
Read MoreGreedy Cow – review
Burgers and other meaty treats are the mainstays of this East London eatery
Read MorePig’s Ear Beer Festival – ale drink to that!
Beer festival to keep its ales real with local brews
Read MoreDissent on draught at Newington Green
Former sports pub taps into Hackney’s radical past
Read MoreBorough Wines opens in Stoke Newington
Borough Wines have opened a new specialist wine shop on Stoke Newington Church Street
Read MoreCool for Kat-Su
Alley Katsu, serving Japanese curries at the Hackney Homemade market, boasts some of the best street food in London right now
Read MoreHackney bakers in bid to win Londoners’ Loaf award
Loaves from E5 Bakehouse and the Spence Bakery have been nominated for London’s favourite loaf of ‘Real Bread’
Read MoreTip-top tapas at Trangállan
This charming restaurant on Newington Green is a great antidote to try-hard eateries
Read MoreNight bites at Street Feast
Street food is no longer simply a daytime phenomenon, as new Hackney night markets prove
Read MoreApp-etising: a Taste of Hackney heritage for your phone
The Taste of Hackney app explores the history of immigration and the food trade in Ridley Road market
Read MoreCooking up a treat – League of Meals
League of Meals aims to promote home cooking and tackle food waste among Hackney’s often isolated older residents
Read MoreDuke’s – butchery and brews in De Beauvoir
The Hackney Citizen puts to the test the culinary efforts of this newish American BBQ joint and microbrewery in the west of the borough
Read MoreA new lease of life for the Clapton Hart
Formerly notorious pub enjoys a makeover and now offers great ales in a convivial atmosphere
Read MoreThe Fox – a cunning addition to the gastro boozer scene
The Fox in Haggerston offers great craft beers alongside top-notch pub grub
Read MoreStars align at the Empress
Michelin-rated Elliott Lidstone brings inventive modern European cooking to Hackney’s Victoria Park
Read MoreFeel XO-nerated upstairs at XOYO
A newly transformed space at an established Shoreditch venue provides a refreshingly comfortable social experience
Read MoreEat yourself fitter with Honey Drizzle cooking school
Hoxton cooking school combines gourmet lessons with fitness and weight loss advice
Read MoreSomething fishy in Hackney
Hackney Friends of the Earth investigate the availability of sustainably-sourced fish in the borough
Read MoreLiving the life of Riley’s
New bar and social club to open in Clapton
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