50 Bars Restaurants near Hackney Downs, London

Vintage girls should vamp up in violet velvet, faux fur and opera-length gloves for intimate soirées chez Fontaine. All cream upholstery and 1930s Eg ... Find out more

"Xbox and Wii junkies may have lost their Soho go-to when Loading Bar vacated its Rupert Street pop-up, but for a fix of what’s hot in the world o ..." Read our full review

The remoulding of former local café Olive into an indie cocktail bar on two floors further boosts Stoke Newington’s credentials as a drinking d ... Find out more

This hidden gem on Stoke Newington Road is café by day, DJ bar by night and occasionally host to a pop-up for good measure, such as Carl Schoene's Ha ... Find out more

"Accessed down the same dodgy staircase, Tom Gibson’s conjoined late-night dive bars are bang on the Dalston dollar. Turn left to find a Peaky Bli ..." Read our full review

Head to Doña Stoke Newington to enjoy music, Mezcal and Mexican food. The ‘pink den of empowered femininity’ is run by two female friends ... Find out more

"Following a revamp, what was what was the accurately named 23 Stoke Newington Road has been rebooted and rebranded as High Water – a blend of low ..." Read our full review

"A wall painting depicting the Virgin of Guadeloupe blesses this new lo-fi lounge – a lone Latino accent among Dalston’s trad Turkish takeaw ..." Read our full review

"This underground Dalston bolthole (cheekily nicknamed ‘The K Hole’) is a riot for group nights out, featuring late-night karaoke sessions h ..." Read our full review

"  Ridley Road is like an East End version of Portobello, only shorter and edgier in terms of ahead-of-the-trend eye candy. So it’s only rig ..." Read our full review

" Get past the bouncers to discover what’s going on under wraps at Dalston Superstore, Kingsland High Street’s East Village-inspired club & bar. A ..." Read our full review

"A cool cat & an old hand among the young Dalston pups that surround it, the Vortex has been keeping the jazz vibe alive for more than 20 years &nda ..." Read our full review

Music is intrinsic to the appeal of this unpretentious Clapton Pond party bar. When we show up one Saturday, live indie guitar rockers and urban, hip-hop an ... Find out more

"Back for a third consecutive summer, this idiosyncratic rooftop bar is a green idyll set above the gritty streets of Dalston. OK, the grass may be fake ..." Read our full review

New neighbourhood lounge, Silk Stockings, should be a seamless fit with rapidly gentrifying Dalston Lane. The set-up is similar to Satan’s Whiskers, i ... Find out more