Guidebook for London
Food Scene
Urban cafe with long wooden tables and exposed brick walls, serving specialist sourdough pizza.
143 locals recommend
Sodo Pizza Clapton
126 Upper Clapton RdUrban cafe with long wooden tables and exposed brick walls, serving specialist sourdough pizza.
Easygoing Italian restaurant with floor-to-ceiling windows and pavement tables, plus takeaway.
70 locals recommend
Venerdi
9 Chatsworth RdEasygoing Italian restaurant with floor-to-ceiling windows and pavement tables, plus takeaway.
Massive venue with a stylishly downtrodden feel, a terrace and a range of hard-to-find craft beers.
159 locals recommend
The Clapton Hart
231 Lower Clapton RdMassive venue with a stylishly downtrodden feel, a terrace and a range of hard-to-find craft beers.
Pivas has outdoor seating, great mezze for a few people. Good grills and veg. Down Lower Clapton Road for vegan and variety of cafes
42 locals recommend
Pivaz
34 Chatsworth RdPivas has outdoor seating, great mezze for a few people. Good grills and veg. Down Lower Clapton Road for vegan and variety of cafes
Bernsteins
73 Chatsworth Rd
Springfield Park
61 Ashtead RdDrinks & Nightlife
Restored, bright joint serving local real ale and pub meals, with beer garden and ping-pong table.
107 locals recommend
The Crooked Billet
84 Upper Clapton RdRestored, bright joint serving local real ale and pub meals, with beer garden and ping-pong table.
Stylishly renovated Victorian pub with a gastro menu and an outdoor terrace.
104 locals recommend
The Princess Of Wales
27 Villiers StStylishly renovated Victorian pub with a gastro menu and an outdoor terrace.
Entertainment & Activities
Lovely independent cinema within walking distance on Chatsworth Road
48 locals recommend
The Castle Cinema
64 - 66 Brooksby's WalkLovely independent cinema within walking distance on Chatsworth Road
A short bus rider walk to Mare Street (Hackney Town Hall) popular multiscreen cinema
445 locals recommend
Hackney Picturehouse
270 Mare StA short bus rider walk to Mare Street (Hackney Town Hall) popular multiscreen cinema
There is a big ice skating rink 5 minutes down Lea bridge road, and a place for horse riding
Lea Bridge Road
Lea Bridge RoadThere is a big ice skating rink 5 minutes down Lea bridge road, and a place for horse riding
Arts & Culture
A huge variety of galleries and exhibits, and a great location and river views . Best time to go is Friday or Saturday evenings which are very uncrowded
2008 locals recommend
Tate Modern
BanksideA huge variety of galleries and exhibits, and a great location and river views . Best time to go is Friday or Saturday evenings which are very uncrowded
Science Museum
Exhibition RoadGreat for kids and for the Wildlife Photography Exhibit
Getting Around
Many buses from Clapton Pond to Victoria Park, Islington, Covent Garden. Hackney Central good to go to Highbury Islington for the Victoria line.
6 locals recommend
Clapton Pond
Many buses from Clapton Pond to Victoria Park, Islington, Covent Garden. Hackney Central good to go to Highbury Islington for the Victoria line.
Essentials
Chatsworth Road
Chatsworth RoadAlso New Era Dry Cleaners on Clapton Pond
Parks & Nature
Lovely and nearby walks. You'll see houseboats and maybe herons on the canal and on Walthamstow Marshes. Victoria park is also a great place to go, nice cafe on the lake
1665 locals recommend
Pavilion Cafe
Old Ford RoadLovely and nearby walks. You'll see houseboats and maybe herons on the canal and on Walthamstow Marshes. Victoria park is also a great place to go, nice cafe on the lake