Food crawls & challenges.
One-day tasting routes sit alongside longer leagues that run from one month to a full six-month season. Every page has live D1 registration, venue standings and member progress.
Food crawls
Compact routes designed for an afternoon, a day or a short passport window. Nobody is expected to eat an entire city in one sitting.
The Kingsland Road Pho Showdown
Hackney’s Vietnamese mile: five pho kitchens, one walk and one people’s champion.
03Food crawlDalston Jollof Derby
Three Nigerian kitchens around Dalston, each serving its own jollof style.
04Food crawlOld Kent Road African Food Cup
Five established Old Kent Road kitchens nominate the dish that best represents them.
05Food crawlLa Placita Latin Food Trail
Four photographed counters inside one New Cross food hall: coffee, empanadas, regional plates and Colombian comfort food.
06Food crawlHackney Bakery Knockout
Five independent bakeries nominate one sweet or savoury bake; three stops complete a ballot.
07Food crawlCaribbean Patty Championship
Four Caribbean kitchens, named filling categories and separate scores for crust and filling.
09Food crawlLondon Dumpling Dash
Chinese dumplings, Nepalese momos and different cooking styles across three Vouch patches.
12Food crawlPeckham Jollof Challenge
Five Peckham jollof kitchens, two weeks to try them and one neighbourhood champion.
Season challenges
Repeatable categories with time to compare properly: one-month burger leagues, short cups and six-month roast or value seasons.
Sunday Roast League
Five Hackney pubs across roast season, with one live league table and no impossible five-roast afternoon.
08Season challengeBest Breakfast on Green Lanes
Three Green Lanes breakfast institutions, one fixture each Sunday and one complete championship ballot.
10Season challengeIndependent Coffee Cup
Five independent Hackney cafés, comparable drink categories and a three-stop Cup card.
11Season challenge£10 Lunch League
A six-month search for a real £10 lunch, bought from the normal public menu—not a one-bite event sample.
13Season challengeBest Beef Burger in London Under £20
Twenty serious London beef burgers, every eligible order below £20 and one month to build your scorecard.
14Season challengeBest Veggie Burger in London Under £20
Ten London veggie and vegan burger candidates under £20, judged across one month.