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Stoke Newington area guide

Discover the best restaurants, bars, pubs and shops in Stoke Newington
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There are few places in London that offer the zest, charm and charisma of Stoke Newington. Church Street is the area's lively epicentre, with packed-out bars and pubs never too far away. Stokie's shops overflow with indie labels and vintage goods and its restaurants are noteworthy for their diversity as well as their quality. Of course much of N16's success is down to the remarkably strong presence of independent business in the area, making it a truly distinctive part of the capital.

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The best bits of Stoke Newington

Restaurants in Stoke Newington

Rasa
Restaurants

Rasa

  • price 1 of 4
The bright pink walls of Rasa in Stoke Newington are almost as bold as the flavours in their south Indian dishes. Opened in 1997, the vegetarian Keralan joint...
Blue Legume
Restaurants

Blue Legume

  • 3 out of 5 stars
A noticeboard crammed with adverts for gardeners and yoga classes reinforces Blue Legume’s local vibe. You get the sense that everyone eating here lives...
El Olivo
Restaurants

El Olivo

  • 3 out of 5 stars
Paellas bristling with chicken, chorizo and seafood and served in the pan are the real deal here, popular with locals seeking a change of cuisine. A tapas bar...
Itto
Restaurants

Itto

  • price 1 of 4
A pan-Asian restaurant on Stoke Newington High Street, in situ since the late '90s. It's a comfortable, if simple, looking venue offering a wide range of food...

Stoke Newington highlights

Abney Park Cemetery
Attractions

Abney Park Cemetery

Large, eighteenth-century cemetery that often has live music and other events hosted within its grounds, as well as wood and stone carving courses
St Mary's Old Church
Attractions

St Mary's Old Church

Originally built in the sixteenth century, bombed heavily in World War II and restored in the ’50s, Stoke Newington's former parish church is now an...

Bars and pubs in Stoke Newington

Auld Shillelagh
Bars and pubs

Auld Shillelagh

  • 5 out of 5 stars
The added-value attractions at this skinny little Church Street boozer are numerous: sporadic themed music nights (including the Bowie Bar on the second...
Jolly Butchers
Bars and pubs

Jolly Butchers

  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • price 2 of 4
As one of the first of the new wave of London craft beer bars, The Jolly Butchers has stood the test of time well. It’s dated by a few dodgy design details...
Original Sin
Bars and pubs

Original Sin

  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • price 2 of 4
In the autumn of 2014 the staid Stoke Newington burger scene was shaken to its core by the arrival of disco-loving griller-about-town Burger Bear. And now,...
Londesborough Pub & Dining Room
Bars and pubs

Londesborough Pub & Dining Room

  • 3 out of 5 stars
This backstreet Stokey local, buried in the complicated network of residential streets behind Church Street, has been spruced up lately after some time in the...

Hotels near Stoke Newington

Rose & Crown
Hotels

Rose & Crown

  • price 2 of 4
The Rose has always been popular as a pub, but now a separate entrance leads to a contemporary B&B. Landscape gardener Will, who with Diane runs the place,...
Premier Inn London Hackney
Hotels

Premier Inn London Hackney

Located opposite Dalston Junction Train Station, Premier Inn London Hackney provides en suite rooms with a bar and restaurant. This London hotel has a 24-hour...

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The Haberdashery
Things to do

The Haberdashery

Sandwiches, brunches and cakes are served on mismatched vintage crockery at this cute, Mediterranean influenced café-bar. They have also started serving dinner...
Lizzy's On the Green
Restaurants

Lizzy's On the Green

A café kiosk right on Newington Green, with pastries, cookies, muesli, coffee/tea and the occasional Bloody Mary. Seating and tables are outside.
Rio Cinema
Cinemas

Rio Cinema

This Dalston cinema opened as the Kingsland Empire in 1915 (although films were shown on the same site several years before in a converted shop). The venue was...