Every place to eat and drink in Hackney.

Mangal II

4 Stoke Newington Road · N16 7XN

Mangal II is the Dirik family’s Dalston ocakbaşı, opened in 1994 and now run as a sharper modern Turkish restaurant without losing the charcoal grill at its centre. Expect seasonal small plates, house-made bread and ferments, smoky meat and vegetables, and thoughtful wines rather than a standard mixed-grill menu.

Hai Cafe

120B LOWER CLAPTON ROAD · E5 0QR

Hai Cafe is a family-run Clapton shop specialising in regional northern Vietnamese dishes such as phở, bánh mì and bún, made in limited daily batches.

Netil360

1-7 WESTGATE STREET · E8 3RL

Netil360 is a rooftop bar above Netil House with broad views across east London. It serves drinks and a changing street-food offer, with DJs and events in warmer months.

Brunswick East

Gillett Street · N16 8JH

Brunswick East is an Australian-influenced speciality coffee and all-day brunch cafe hidden in the Stamford Works courtyard. Baking is done in-house, the menu is seasonal and globally minded, and produce from its rooftop urban farm turns up in the kitchen; the sheltered courtyard is a strong reason to stay rather than take away.

Dalston Eastern Curve Garden

13 Dalston Lane · E8 3DF

Dalston Eastern Curve Garden is a free-to-enter community garden and green space with a cafe bar whose proceeds support the garden.

Dalston Jazz Bar

4 BRADBURY STREET · N16 8JN

Dalston Jazz Bar is a small Bradbury Street restaurant and late-night music venue combining live jazz and DJs with a changing buffet-style dinner menu.

Third Culture Deli

33 BROADWAY MARKET · E8 4PH

Third Culture Deli is a Broadway Market cafe and sandwich shop blending Asian and European influences. Expect generously filled focaccia and milk-bread sandwiches, pastries, coffee and seasonal specials.

Today Bread

119 Lower Clapton Road · E5 0NP

Today Bread is a Lower Clapton bakery, deli and cafe built around naturally leavened sourdough. It serves fresh bread, pastries, sandwiches, coffee and a changing menu of globally influenced breakfast and lunch dishes.

Cirrik 19 Numara Bos II

194 STOKE NEWINGTON HIGH STREET · N16 7JD

Cirrik 19 Numara Bos II is an old-school Turkish ocakbasi on Stoke Newington High Street, serving charcoal-grilled kebabs, meze and dishes such as Adana kebab and lamb shoulder.

215 Hackney

215 Stoke Newington High Street · N16 0LH

215 Hackney is a locally owned Stoke Newington cafe serving Middle Eastern-inspired brunch and lunch. Its menu runs from shakshuka and sabih in homemade pitta to mezze-style breakfast plates, baklava French toast, Persian rose tea and speciality coffee, with vegetarian and vegan choices.

392 Kingsland Road

392 Kingsland Road · E8 4AA

392 Kingsland Road is a small Haggerston cocktail bar with indoor and outdoor space, bottled beer and a changing food offer. Recent listings describe distinctive house cocktails and food pop-ups rather than a fixed restaurant menu, so check the current programme before going specifically to eat.

46b Espresso Hut

46 BROOKSBYS WALK · E9 6DA

46b is a small weekday coffee shop on Brooksby's Walk in Homerton, serving coffee, breakfast and lunch.

ABLA Dalston

123-125 KINGSLAND HIGH STREET · E8 2PB

ABLA Dalston is a Turkish and Mediterranean grill on Kingsland High Street, built around charcoal-cooked kebabs and doner. The menu also covers mezze, wraps, grilled meat platters and vegetarian options, making it as useful for a quick takeaway as it is for a larger shared order.

Abney Park Cafe

ABNEY PARK STOKE NEWINGTON HIGH STREET · N16 0LH

Abney Park Cafe is the small cafe by the Stoke Newington High Street entrance to Abney Park, serving coffee, cakes and light food in one of Hackney's most atmospheric green spaces.

Abraço Coffee Dalston

31 Stoke Newington Road · N16 8BJ

Abraço Coffee Dalston is an independent neighbourhood cafe serving Ozone coffee alongside breakfast and brunch. The menu covers pastries and banana loaf, eggs and avocado on sourdough, full and vegetarian breakfasts, Turkish-inspired plates, toasties, juices and smoothies.

Ace Pizza

126-128 LAURISTON ROAD · E9 7LH

Ace Pizza makes 12-inch pizzas with San Marzano tomato, fior di latte and a playful list of toppings. House choices include hot-honey pepperoni, miso-and-garlic mushroom and the nduja-heavy Hackney Hellboy.

Ace Pizza

Ace Pizza makes 12-inch pizzas with San Marzano tomato, fior di latte and a playful list of toppings. House choices include hot-honey pepperoni, miso-and-garlic mushroom and the nduja-heavy Hackney Hellboy.

Acme Fire Cult

Abbot Street · E8 3DP

Acme Fire Cult is a live-fire restaurant at The Bootyard in Dalston, cooking vegetables, meat and fish over flame in an open kitchen.

Acoustic Brasserie

97 Stoke Newington Church Street · N16 0UD

Acoustic Brasserie is a lively all-day Mediterranean restaurant on Stoke Newington Church Street. Breakfast and brunch run into lunch and dinner, with Turkish eggs, wood-fired flatbread, mezze, moussaka, grills, pasta and seafood; pavement tables make it an easy sunny-day stop.

Spice Island

23A ENGLEFIELD ROAD · N1 4JX

Spice Island is an Englefield Road Indian restaurant and takeaway serving curries, biryani, tandoori grills, naan and familiar sides for collection and delivery.

Alcotraz

127 Hackney Road · E2 8GY

Alcotraz is a theatrical, prison-themed cocktail experience where guests bring their own spirits and actors turn them into cocktails.

All Good Beer

17 AMHURST TERRACE · E8 2BT

All Good Beer is a Hackney Downs bottle shop and bar with rotating craft beer on tap, cans and bottles to take away, plus a broad natural-wine selection.

All Good Beer

39 BALLS POND ROAD · N1 4BW

All Good N1 is the larger Balls Pond Road branch of All Good Beer, with eight rotating keg lines and a substantial fridge of canned and bottled craft beer. It is a drinks-only bar, so do not go expecting a food menu.

All Nations Vegan House

41 STOKE NEWINGTON HIGH STREET · N16 8DR

All Nations Vegan House cooks contemporary plant-based Caribbean food rooted in Jamaican Ital tradition. Build a plate from changing stews, grains and salads, with dishes such as ackee and butterbean, pepper-pot mushroom, callaloo, fried plantain and spelt dumplings, plus house sauces and seamoss drinks.

Allpress London Roastery and Cafe

55 DALSTON LANE · E8 2NG

Allpress Dalston combines a working coffee roastery with a bright cafe in a converted joiner's factory. It serves espresso and single-origin filter coffee with breakfast plates, sandwiches and canteen-style lunches; the roasting operation is visible through glass.

Anatolia Restaurant

253 Mare Street · E8 3NS

Anatolia is a busy, unfussy Mare Street Turkish restaurant built around its charcoal grill. Mixed grills, lamb and chicken shish, lentil soup, meze and warm bread arrive in generous portions; it suits solo lunches, big groups and properly late dinners.

Andu Ethiopian Vegan Café

528 Kingsland Road · E8 4AH

Andu is a relaxed vegan Ethiopian restaurant on Kingsland Road serving six classic dishes with rice or injera, including a colourful sampler platter made for sharing.

Angelina

56 DALSTON LANE · E8 3AH

Angelina is a family-owned Dalston restaurant pairing Japanese and Italian ideas in a seasonal Kondate tasting menu, with vegetarian and vegan versions available by advance notice.

Aso Rock

10 Bradbury Street · N16 8JN

Aso Rock is a family-run Dalston restaurant serving traditional Nigerian cooking on Bradbury Street.

The Auld Shillelagh

105 STOKE NEWINGTON CHURCH STREET · N16 0UD

The Auld Shillelagh is an Irish pub on Stoke Newington Church Street with Guinness, live music, sport and a heated beer garden.