Food & Drink
Night bites at Street Feast
Street food is no longer simply a daytime phenomenon, as new Hackney night markets prove
Read MoreApp-etising: a Taste of Hackney heritage for your phone
The Taste of Hackney app explores the history of immigration and the food trade in Ridley Road market
Read MoreCooking up a treat – League of Meals
League of Meals aims to promote home cooking and tackle food waste among Hackney’s often isolated older residents
Read MoreDuke’s – butchery and brews in De Beauvoir
The Hackney Citizen puts to the test the culinary efforts of this newish American BBQ joint and microbrewery in the west of the borough
Read MoreA new lease of life for the Clapton Hart
Formerly notorious pub enjoys a makeover and now offers great ales in a convivial atmosphere
Read MoreThe Fox – a cunning addition to the gastro boozer scene
The Fox in Haggerston offers great craft beers alongside top-notch pub grub
Read MoreStars align at the Empress
Michelin-rated Elliott Lidstone brings inventive modern European cooking to Hackney’s Victoria Park
Read MoreFeel XO-nerated upstairs at XOYO
A newly transformed space at an established Shoreditch venue provides a refreshingly comfortable social experience
Read MoreEat yourself fitter with Honey Drizzle cooking school
Hoxton cooking school combines gourmet lessons with fitness and weight loss advice
Read MoreSomething fishy in Hackney
Hackney Friends of the Earth investigate the availability of sustainably-sourced fish in the borough
Read MoreLiving the life of Riley’s
New bar and social club to open in Clapton
Read MoreHackney Homemade Market is a hit with foodies
Weekly event offers delicious ready-to-eat food and stalls selling fruit and veg, meat, bread and cakes
Read MoreThe Strongroom Bar and Kitchen – review
This Shoreditch recording studio restaurant is a chart topper
Read MoreGoodbye soggy chips: the rise and rise of Hackney street food
Forget synthetic hot-dogs and processed burgers – road-side grub is going gastro, and a new breed of on-the-move chefs are transforming what we eat after a night on the lash
Read MoreSupermarkets can be bad for your health, warns Stoke Newington pharmacist
‘Ready meals’ and processed foods from big stores may be neither cheaper nor healthier, says pharmacist Dilip Chauhan
Read MoreTurning over a new loaf at e5 Bakehouse
The Citizen visits e5 Bakehouse to find freshly baked bread in London Fields
Read MoreDown at the FARM:Shop
The Hackney Citizen finds chickens, coffee and camaraderie on Dalston Lane
Read MoreHubbub and My Salivation: delivering the goods
The Hackney Citizen meets the businesses bringing local food supplies to your door
Read MoreNetil360 winter rooftop bar opens
Fur coats and the smell of mulled cider are luring visitors to a new rooftop bar in London Fields
Read MoreDeli Downstairs adds spice to Victoria Park
A restored Edwardian grocery offers an appetising array of fresh and organic produce. The Citizen talks to proprietor Theo Fraser Steele about its recent culinary accolade and recipe for success
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