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Mainly for its location - in a restored C18th century house in the delightful Clissold Park. Coffees, tea, pastries and small bites/light lunch served.
88 locals recommend
Clissold House - Clissold Park
Stoke Newington Church StreetMainly for its location - in a restored C18th century house in the delightful Clissold Park. Coffees, tea, pastries and small bites/light lunch served.
The Spence Bakery
161 Stoke Newington Church StFreshly baked breads, cakes and pastries.
Foodie pub with craft beers that also occasionally host food pop-ups.
76 locals recommend
The Three Crowns | Stoke Newington
175 Stoke Newington High StFoodie pub with craft beers that also occasionally host food pop-ups.
Low cost, no frills but high quality Turkish restaurant. Artists Gilbert & George are regular customers.
96 locals recommend
Mangal 2 Restaurant
4 Stoke Newington RdLow cost, no frills but high quality Turkish restaurant. Artists Gilbert & George are regular customers.
Simple looking venue offering a wide range of food from Japan, Thailand, China and Vietnam. Dishes range from dim sum, gyoza and Vietnamese spring rolls to pad Thai, beef pho, Singapore fried noodles, chicken in black bean sauce and chicken katsu curry.
19 locals recommend
Itto
226 Stoke Newington High StSimple looking venue offering a wide range of food from Japan, Thailand, China and Vietnam. Dishes range from dim sum, gyoza and Vietnamese spring rolls to pad Thai, beef pho, Singapore fried noodles, chicken in black bean sauce and chicken katsu curry.
El Olivo
24 Stoke Newington Church StreetMediterranean tapas eaterie.
An independent speciality coffee shop serving delicious food, coffee, tea, hot chocolate and cakes, selected coffee beans, tea leaves/bags, hot chocolate and specialist tea and coffee equipment. Has received good reviews including the London Best Coffee Guide.
11 locals recommend
Yellow Warbler
9 Northwold RdAn independent speciality coffee shop serving delicious food, coffee, tea, hot chocolate and cakes, selected coffee beans, tea leaves/bags, hot chocolate and specialist tea and coffee equipment. Has received good reviews including the London Best Coffee Guide.
Family-friendly cafe for breakfast, brunch and lunch, decorated with Victorian fireplace tiles.
93 locals recommend
The Haberdashery
170 Stoke Newington High StFamily-friendly cafe for breakfast, brunch and lunch, decorated with Victorian fireplace tiles.
Good food, very family friendly. Service is generally good and the staff friendly. It's a big place so they're more likely than some to be able to fit you in at weekends too, even at relatively late notice.
107 locals recommend
The Crooked Billet
84 Upper Clapton RdGood food, very family friendly. Service is generally good and the staff friendly. It's a big place so they're more likely than some to be able to fit you in at weekends too, even at relatively late notice.
We are fond of this place as it's totally unpretentious and reliable. It serves simple European dishes - mostly traditional and everything is well cooked and tasty. Also it is reasonably priced. The drinks are good, particularly their delicious smoothies. It can be busy so try and avoid 1-2pm if aiming for lunch on Saturdays/Sundays. However the turn around is fairly swift and they have quite a few tables.
74 locals recommend
The Blue Legume
101 Stoke Newington Church StWe are fond of this place as it's totally unpretentious and reliable. It serves simple European dishes - mostly traditional and everything is well cooked and tasty. Also it is reasonably priced. The drinks are good, particularly their delicious smoothies. It can be busy so try and avoid 1-2pm if aiming for lunch on Saturdays/Sundays. However the turn around is fairly swift and they have quite a few tables.
The nearest pub and place to eat out near our house. Nice pub, good selection of beers and good food. Best to book ahead for weekends and Sunday lunch.
21 locals recommend
The Axe
18 Northwold RdThe nearest pub and place to eat out near our house. Nice pub, good selection of beers and good food. Best to book ahead for weekends and Sunday lunch.
Parks & Nature
One of our favourite places. Beautiful, romantic and slightly eerie; Abney Park is one of the ‘magnificent seven’ C19th garden cemeteries of London. It's also a woodland memorial park and Local Nature Reserve. There are over 200,000 people laid to rest in Abney Park Cemetery, from world-famous names such as William Booth to relatively unsung heroes, such as Betsi Cadwaladr who, aged over 60, worked as a nurse alongside Florence Nightingale in the Crimea War. Access into the park cemetary is free throughout the year.
24 locals recommend
Abney Park
Stoke Newington Church StreetOne of our favourite places. Beautiful, romantic and slightly eerie; Abney Park is one of the ‘magnificent seven’ C19th garden cemeteries of London. It's also a woodland memorial park and Local Nature Reserve. There are over 200,000 people laid to rest in Abney Park Cemetery, from world-famous names such as William Booth to relatively unsung heroes, such as Betsi Cadwaladr who, aged over 60, worked as a nurse alongside Florence Nightingale in the Crimea War. Access into the park cemetary is free throughout the year.
Very pretty, 54 acre park which features a few lakes, a cute mini zoo in its centre with rabbits, chickens, goats and deer. (The butterfly tunnel and aviary next door are also open, but only sporadically - check times). Also includes a cafe in the delightful C18th Clissold House and a children's adventure playground.
505 locals recommend
Clissold Park
Green LanesVery pretty, 54 acre park which features a few lakes, a cute mini zoo in its centre with rabbits, chickens, goats and deer. (The butterfly tunnel and aviary next door are also open, but only sporadically - check times). Also includes a cafe in the delightful C18th Clissold House and a children's adventure playground.
Walthamstow Marsh Nature Reserve, Coppermill Fields and Leyton Marsh are all part of this Green Flag award-winning site in the Lea Bridge area. The reserve is one of the few remaining pieces of London’s once widespread river valley grasslands. There are plenty of paths to choose from when you explore this nature-filled unspoilt area by bike or on foot. The marsh is just behind the canal (which offers another walking option too) - you can access the marsh and the canal via Springfield Park.
92 locals recommend
Walthamstow Marshes
Lea Bridge RoadWalthamstow Marsh Nature Reserve, Coppermill Fields and Leyton Marsh are all part of this Green Flag award-winning site in the Lea Bridge area. The reserve is one of the few remaining pieces of London’s once widespread river valley grasslands. There are plenty of paths to choose from when you explore this nature-filled unspoilt area by bike or on foot. The marsh is just behind the canal (which offers another walking option too) - you can access the marsh and the canal via Springfield Park.
A peaceful park, often less busy than Clissold Park, the higher end has some nice vegetation and undulates slightly. The lower end has tennis courts and joins up to the canal, and across the canal is the beginning of Walthamstow Marshes. There is a small cafe at the top end of the park.
110 locals recommend
Springfield Park
61 Ashtead RdA peaceful park, often less busy than Clissold Park, the higher end has some nice vegetation and undulates slightly. The lower end has tennis courts and joins up to the canal, and across the canal is the beginning of Walthamstow Marshes. There is a small cafe at the top end of the park.
Arts & Culture
The V&A Museum of Childhood houses the UK’s national collection of childhood objects, ranging in date from the 1600s to the present day. As well as toys, dolls and games, it has a wealth of objects relating to aspects of childhood including home, childcare, play, learning and clothing. Rare, hand-crafted objects sit alongside well-loved toys from the 20th century. The museum also runs temporary exhibitions and displays, activities, events and workshops. FREE entry.
418 locals recommend
V&A Museum of Childhood
Cambridge Heath RoadThe V&A Museum of Childhood houses the UK’s national collection of childhood objects, ranging in date from the 1600s to the present day. As well as toys, dolls and games, it has a wealth of objects relating to aspects of childhood including home, childcare, play, learning and clothing. Rare, hand-crafted objects sit alongside well-loved toys from the 20th century. The museum also runs temporary exhibitions and displays, activities, events and workshops. FREE entry.
An unusual place. As we're interested in London's history, we loved this house. Dennis Severs' House in Folgate Street is a "still-life drama" created by the previous owner as an "historical imagination" of what life would have been like inside for a family of Huguenot silk weavers from 1724 to the start of the 20th century.
79 locals recommend
Dennis Severs' House
18 Folgate StAn unusual place. As we're interested in London's history, we loved this house. Dennis Severs' House in Folgate Street is a "still-life drama" created by the previous owner as an "historical imagination" of what life would have been like inside for a family of Huguenot silk weavers from 1724 to the start of the 20th century.
To explore the way people lived over the last 400 years a series of period rooms lead visitors on a walk through time from 17th century oak furniture and panelling, past muted Georgian elegance and eclectic Victorian style, to 20th century modernity and contemporary living. These rooms are complemented by a sequence of period gardens and a walled herb garden which illustrate the role of the garden in home life and how domestic gardens have changed over time. The Geffrye is a much-loved gem in the lively and creative Hoxton area. The museum also has a decent cafe and shop. FREE entry.
326 locals recommend
Museum of the Home
136 Kingsland RoadTo explore the way people lived over the last 400 years a series of period rooms lead visitors on a walk through time from 17th century oak furniture and panelling, past muted Georgian elegance and eclectic Victorian style, to 20th century modernity and contemporary living. These rooms are complemented by a sequence of period gardens and a walled herb garden which illustrate the role of the garden in home life and how domestic gardens have changed over time. The Geffrye is a much-loved gem in the lively and creative Hoxton area. The museum also has a decent cafe and shop. FREE entry.
Essentials
Large supermarket selling all household goods, food and also has a pharmacy.
250 locals recommend
Morrisons
The GroveLarge supermarket selling all household goods, food and also has a pharmacy.
Shopping
Delightful shop containing lots of pretty things selected by the owners - ideal for gifts/treats. Includes pretty household items like vases and ceramics, nice toiletries, candles, cards, some soft furnishings, jewelry. Stock changes regularly.
26 locals recommend
Search & Rescue
129 Stoke Newington Church StDelightful shop containing lots of pretty things selected by the owners - ideal for gifts/treats. Includes pretty household items like vases and ceramics, nice toiletries, candles, cards, some soft furnishings, jewelry. Stock changes regularly.