Guidebook for London
Drinks & Nightlife
The Clapton Hart
231 Lower Clapton RdHuge friendly pub - food isn't bad.
Pub, with outside seating next to the park. Events upstairs too.
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The Star by Hackney Downs
35 Queensdown RdPub, with outside seating next to the park. Events upstairs too.
The Elderfield
57 Elderfield RdNice quiet pub.
Bar on river bank. Child friendly. Food. Tables outside.
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The Princess Of Wales
27 Villiers StBar on river bank. Child friendly. Food. Tables outside.
Nice Fish restaurant. Everything from lobster to fish and chips. Take away too.
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Fish House
128 Lauriston RdNice Fish restaurant. Everything from lobster to fish and chips. Take away too.
Food Scene
Black Cat café
76A Clarence RdVegan Food
Sodo Pizza Clapton
126 Upper Clapton RdPizza, made with sour dough
Shanes on Chatsworth
33 Elderfield RdBritish food: http://www.shanesonchatsworth.com/
Tonkotsu Mare Street
382 Mare StRamen
Yard Sale Pizza
105 Lower Clapton RdIndependent pizza deliveries
Amazing vegetarian Indian food, from the people who do Thalis at Borough and Broadway Market.
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Gujarati Rasoi Restaurant
10c Bradbury StAmazing vegetarian Indian food, from the people who do Thalis at Borough and Broadway Market.
Good fish and chips. Eat in or have them delivered.
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Sutton and Sons Fish & Chips
90 Stoke Newington High StreetGood fish and chips. Eat in or have them delivered.
Pavilion Cafe
Old Ford RoadGreat food, overlooking lake in the park.
Large Indian restaurant. Surprisingly good and excellent value.
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Saffron Kitchen
300 Lea Bridge RdLarge Indian restaurant. Surprisingly good and excellent value.
Dom's Place
199 Lower Clapton RdLong established Turkish grill with excellent coffee.
Essentials
Good bread, fruit, vegetables and everything else at large friendly local corner shop.
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Palm 2
156 Lower Clapton RdGood bread, fruit, vegetables and everything else at large friendly local corner shop.
Marks and Spencer
351 Mare StGroceries
L' Epicerie 56 London
56 Chatsworth RdFrench deli, coffee
Ginger Pig
99 Lauriston RdFine butcher
Shopping
Clapton Craft
97 Lower Clapton RdLocally produced hipster beer
Wild and Woolly London
116 Lower Clapton RdKnitting shop. Friendly.
Pages of Hackney
70 Lower Clapton RdNice well established local bookshop
Home ware, soft furnishings from around the world
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The Hackney Draper
25 Chatsworth RdHome ware, soft furnishings from around the world
Triangle Store
81 Chatsworth RdHomeware, gifts
Botany
Plants and homewares. Gifts
ebtd, Everything But The Dog London
70 Hoe StFurniture and homewares
Entertainment & Activities
Hop of Hackney
68 Chatsworth RdNice independant toy shop
Sightseeing
Chatsworth Road
Chatsworth RoadChatsworth Road has a market on Sundays 11-4pm.
Really nice public garden with cafe/bar. Events too. Child friendly.
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I-Dalston Eastern Curve Garden
13 Dalston LnReally nice public garden with cafe/bar. Events too. Child friendly.
Arts & Culture
Cafe OTO
18-22 Ashwin StreetVenue for interesting live music. Also a cafe.
Hackney Picturehouse
270 Mare StLocal cinema
Rio Cinema
107 Kingsland High StreetCinema