Hackney Wick - Food & Drinks
Food scene
Is the first and foremost a brunch spot. Pop by this local cafe from 10am and you'll be rewarded with breakfast baps, huevos rancheros, eggs every which way and fry-ups for vegans, veggies and meat-eaters alike. You can bring your pooch here too.
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PEARL Hackney Wick
11 Prince Edward RdIs the first and foremost a brunch spot. Pop by this local cafe from 10am and you'll be rewarded with breakfast baps, huevos rancheros, eggs every which way and fry-ups for vegans, veggies and meat-eaters alike. You can bring your pooch here too.
On the edge of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. This popular chain charms stomachs across London with an all-American range of brekkies like banana and salted caramel pancakes, breakfast burritos and morning mimosas. Bonus points for its location next to the River Lea.
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The Breakfast Club Hackney Wick
29 East Bay LaneOn the edge of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. This popular chain charms stomachs across London with an all-American range of brekkies like banana and salted caramel pancakes, breakfast burritos and morning mimosas. Bonus points for its location next to the River Lea.
Is a canal-side cafe has three simple claims: organic food, vegan food, yummy food. And it delivers on all counts, keeping its menu simple with salads, soups and sandwiches for lunch — all crammed with seasonal ingredients and hearty as heck. Grab a jam-packed salad bowl and enjoy it overlooking the surrounding Olympic Park.
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MOTHER Works
Is a canal-side cafe has three simple claims: organic food, vegan food, yummy food. And it delivers on all counts, keeping its menu simple with salads, soups and sandwiches for lunch — all crammed with seasonal ingredients and hearty as heck. Grab a jam-packed salad bowl and enjoy it overlooking the surrounding Olympic Park.
Brings the best of Italy to Hackney thanks to its 20-strong list of oh-so-crispy stone baked pizzas.
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Natura
30 Felstead StBrings the best of Italy to Hackney thanks to its 20-strong list of oh-so-crispy stone baked pizzas.
The beautiful art deco hub, alongside housing a creative studio and community garden, is also home to the charming Old Baths Cafe. Pop by for Greek-inspired, plant-based lunch with organic ingredients fresh from the garden.
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The Old Baths Cafe
80 EastwayThe beautiful art deco hub, alongside housing a creative studio and community garden, is also home to the charming Old Baths Cafe. Pop by for Greek-inspired, plant-based lunch with organic ingredients fresh from the garden.
Found a permanent home at Here East, which is excellent news for those of you hunting for the perfect chicken wing. There are five varieties on offer for you to wrap your mouth around — from sticky'n'sweet Korean-style to classic crispy American wings slathered in cheddar sauce and gravy. Whether any of them deserve the perfect title or not it up to you, but it's damn fun trying them all out. Wash it all down with a chilled glass of bourbon or sugar-laced cocktail.
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Randy's Wing Bar (Hackney Wick)
Found a permanent home at Here East, which is excellent news for those of you hunting for the perfect chicken wing. There are five varieties on offer for you to wrap your mouth around — from sticky'n'sweet Korean-style to classic crispy American wings slathered in cheddar sauce and gravy. Whether any of them deserve the perfect title or not it up to you, but it's damn fun trying them all out. Wash it all down with a chilled glass of bourbon or sugar-laced cocktail.
Manages to serve up exquisite sharing plates of seafood without any pretension whatsoever. In reality, it is special. Very special. Run by celebrated chef, Tom Brown, simplicity and sophistication combine with the likes of pickled oysters, crab rarebit crumpet and melt-in-the-mouth scallops served with coral butter. But the relaxed service and modern decor mean it's not a place where you need to worry about your airs and graces.
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Cornerstone by Chef Tom Brown
3 Prince Edward RdManages to serve up exquisite sharing plates of seafood without any pretension whatsoever. In reality, it is special. Very special. Run by celebrated chef, Tom Brown, simplicity and sophistication combine with the likes of pickled oysters, crab rarebit crumpet and melt-in-the-mouth scallops served with coral butter. But the relaxed service and modern decor mean it's not a place where you need to worry about your airs and graces.
The floating dining room moored on the River Lea. It's a total charmer, a 114-year old Dutch barge, cosy as you like, with a penchant for seasonal fare like creamy London burrata, lemon sole with rhubarb and spiced Szechuan aubergine. And that's not the only floating dining experience you'll find in Hackney Wick. Docked outside Crate Brewery is Alfred Le Roy, a restaurant-on-a-boat (technically a wide beam canal boat) that makes trips along the Lea on the weekends. Hire it in its entirety for a special occasion or sign up for one of their regular food and drink cruises and enjoy Neal's Yard cheese sharing platters and charcuterie boards on the high Hackney seas.
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Barge East
White Post LaneThe floating dining room moored on the River Lea. It's a total charmer, a 114-year old Dutch barge, cosy as you like, with a penchant for seasonal fare like creamy London burrata, lemon sole with rhubarb and spiced Szechuan aubergine. And that's not the only floating dining experience you'll find in Hackney Wick. Docked outside Crate Brewery is Alfred Le Roy, a restaurant-on-a-boat (technically a wide beam canal boat) that makes trips along the Lea on the weekends. Hire it in its entirety for a special occasion or sign up for one of their regular food and drink cruises and enjoy Neal's Yard cheese sharing platters and charcuterie boards on the high Hackney seas.
Crate Brewery's White Building also boasts Silo, a zero-waste restaurant where the food is as impressive as the ethos. Understated furniture (from up-cycled and recycled materials, of course) and arched ceilings give a sense of grandeur to what is, essentially, an admirably simple concept. Dishes like radish cannelloni, braised beef with peppercorn and parsnip, and pumpkin ice cream are served with honour for local ingredients, while backstage initiatives like direct trade with farmers, reusable vessels and composting leftovers means sustainability is front and centre.
Silo London
Unit 7 Queen's YardCrate Brewery's White Building also boasts Silo, a zero-waste restaurant where the food is as impressive as the ethos. Understated furniture (from up-cycled and recycled materials, of course) and arched ceilings give a sense of grandeur to what is, essentially, an admirably simple concept. Dishes like radish cannelloni, braised beef with peppercorn and parsnip, and pumpkin ice cream are served with honour for local ingredients, while backstage initiatives like direct trade with farmers, reusable vessels and composting leftovers means sustainability is front and centre.
This brand new indoor food court is nestled on the banks of the River Lee and home to craft beer, cocktail bars and a variety of mouth watering street food stalls. Traders include:
BAKES N STUFFINGZ (St Lucian jerk chicken)
SIMPLY HOOKED (fish tacos)
RAINBO (Japanese soul food)
HANOI CHAY (plant based Vietnamese)
FILIGRILLZ (Filipino flame-grilled meats)
MADE IN PUGLIA (Neapolitan pizza)
TAMILA (South Indian street food)
Every Tuesday and Wednesday there is 2 for 1 on house beers, wine, single spirits and cocktails which you can also enjoy on their outdoor terrace!
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Hackney Bridge
East Bay LaneThis brand new indoor food court is nestled on the banks of the River Lee and home to craft beer, cocktail bars and a variety of mouth watering street food stalls. Traders include:
BAKES N STUFFINGZ (St Lucian jerk chicken)
SIMPLY HOOKED (fish tacos)
RAINBO (Japanese soul food)
HANOI CHAY (plant based Vietnamese)
FILIGRILLZ (Filipino flame-grilled meats)
MADE IN PUGLIA (Neapolitan pizza)
TAMILA (South Indian street food)
Every Tuesday and Wednesday there is 2 for 1 on house beers, wine, single spirits and cocktails which you can also enjoy on their outdoor terrace!
Bars
Is a cool, airy bar with an impeccably curated drinks list — perfect for craft beers and mojitos on the canal-side terrace. Another water-side watering hole is the arty, easygoing White Post. With a pie 'n' mash menu throughout the day it's not strictly a bar alone, but regular live music events and a stonkingly good happy hour make it a favourite after-work hangout.
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Number 90 - Bar & Restaurant
94 Wallis RdIs a cool, airy bar with an impeccably curated drinks list — perfect for craft beers and mojitos on the canal-side terrace. Another water-side watering hole is the arty, easygoing White Post. With a pie 'n' mash menu throughout the day it's not strictly a bar alone, but regular live music events and a stonkingly good happy hour make it a favourite after-work hangout.
Where stripped-back decor and endless rows of tables create an affable atmosphere ideal for beer-guzzling. They also deserve bonus points for letting you buy a third of a pint so you can work your way through even more of their unfiltered beers.
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Howling Hops
Unit 9A White Post LnWhere stripped-back decor and endless rows of tables create an affable atmosphere ideal for beer-guzzling. They also deserve bonus points for letting you buy a third of a pint so you can work your way through even more of their unfiltered beers.
Home to 20 kegs, two cask pumps and over 500 bottled beers from around the world. Oh, and cheese toasties.
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Beer Merchants Tap
99 Wallis RdHome to 20 kegs, two cask pumps and over 500 bottled beers from around the world. Oh, and cheese toasties.
There's wine, there's beer, there are a handful of cocktails and — the ace up their sleeve — a host of retro video games and arcade machines. No frills, no pretentiousness. Just you, your bevvy of choice, and Street Fighter II.
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Four Quarters East
East Bay LaneThere's wine, there's beer, there are a handful of cocktails and — the ace up their sleeve — a host of retro video games and arcade machines. No frills, no pretentiousness. Just you, your bevvy of choice, and Street Fighter II.
This Thai street food residency is located in the brand new Lord Napier Star pub which just opened this year. The menu is inspired by cuisine from Northern Thailand and you can expect delicious traditional offerings such as KraPow Moo (chilli and Thai basil pork mince), drunken noodles and deep fried crispy pork belly, plus pub classics with a Thai twist such as KraPow burgers and Thai fries.
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Lord Napier Star
25 White Post LaneThis Thai street food residency is located in the brand new Lord Napier Star pub which just opened this year. The menu is inspired by cuisine from Northern Thailand and you can expect delicious traditional offerings such as KraPow Moo (chilli and Thai basil pork mince), drunken noodles and deep fried crispy pork belly, plus pub classics with a Thai twist such as KraPow burgers and Thai fries.