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No-nonsense great quality meat cooked to perfection on charcoal in front of you, if you eat meat and you don't go anywhere else in the area go to the Mangal on Arcola st.
150 locals recommend
Mangal 1
10 Arcola StNo-nonsense great quality meat cooked to perfection on charcoal in front of you, if you eat meat and you don't go anywhere else in the area go to the Mangal on Arcola st.
Hawaiian theme but really good food, cocktails and even a club for party people.
15 locals recommend
Pond Dalston
3 Gillett StHawaiian theme but really good food, cocktails and even a club for party people.
More Turkish food, a little more variety than the Mangal and very reasonable
21 locals recommend
Istanbul Restaurant
9 Stoke Newington RdMore Turkish food, a little more variety than the Mangal and very reasonable
GREAT COFFEE AND FOOD, just around the corner, cakes and sandwiches are vegan but they will serve milk in coffee.
27 locals recommend
Bodega 50
50 Allen RdGREAT COFFEE AND FOOD, just around the corner, cakes and sandwiches are vegan but they will serve milk in coffee.
*ST. JOHN* This original and relaxed restaurant still feels fresh and manages surprises even now that it's become a classic, even part establishment.
243 bus from the top of the road
136 locals recommend
St. JOHN Restaurant
26 St John St*ST. JOHN* This original and relaxed restaurant still feels fresh and manages surprises even now that it's become a classic, even part establishment.
243 bus from the top of the road
Everything Else
A great independent cinema, lots of variety, films you'd expect + ones you wouldn't.
322 locals recommend
Rio Cinema
107 Kingsland High StreetA great independent cinema, lots of variety, films you'd expect + ones you wouldn't.
Shopping in lots of chic independent shops, even the butchers shop is beautifully considered.
232 locals recommend
Stoke Newington Church Street
Stoke Newington Church StreetShopping in lots of chic independent shops, even the butchers shop is beautifully considered.
This is where to buy good bread, croissants and cakes, they make pretty good coffee also.
83 locals recommend
The Spence Bakery
161 Stoke Newington Church StThis is where to buy good bread, croissants and cakes, they make pretty good coffee also.
Broadway Market
Broadway MarketA lively and delicious market
A visual spectacle as well as a place to buy plants and flowers, great food and drink, and here cockneys swearing and trading insults (which entertains me anyway).
1660 locals recommend
Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia RoadA visual spectacle as well as a place to buy plants and flowers, great food and drink, and here cockneys swearing and trading insults (which entertains me anyway).
Drinks & Nightlife
Very hip in a down to earth way, very good live music from bands you will be hearing about.
79 locals recommend
The Shacklewell Arms
71 Shacklewell LnVery hip in a down to earth way, very good live music from bands you will be hearing about.
THE PUB in Stoke Newington. No frills drinking and chatting but with a legendary juke box. No food but they are happy for you to order a pizza from La Barca next door to eat with your beer if you like
58 locals recommend
The Shakespeare
57 Allen RdTHE PUB in Stoke Newington. No frills drinking and chatting but with a legendary juke box. No food but they are happy for you to order a pizza from La Barca next door to eat with your beer if you like
Aching trendy basement cocktail bar but friendly and relaxed. Go early as it is small and fills up quickly especially Thursday-Saturday.
98 locals recommend
Ruby's
76 Stoke Newington RdAching trendy basement cocktail bar but friendly and relaxed. Go early as it is small and fills up quickly especially Thursday-Saturday.
The Viet Hoa was the first of many Vietnamese restaurants in this area of Shoreditch offering great food reasonably priced.
22 locals recommend
Viet Hoa Cafe & Mess
70-72 Kingsland RdThe Viet Hoa was the first of many Vietnamese restaurants in this area of Shoreditch offering great food reasonably priced.