Hackney

• Fran's opens in Hackney from the team behind Wilton Way Deli and Wines

  

  Wilton Way Deli and Wines has built up a strong following in Hackney and now owner Francesca D’Agostino is getting ready to expand with a second opening - but not too far away. She's going as far as the corner of Wilton Road to open Fran's. 

  She describes Fran's as an "all-day caff" open from breakfast to the evening, "inspired by the old-style Italian/British cafes

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• Jupiter Burger sees the Dom's Subs team opening a burger shack in Netil Market

  

  They've already conquered London's sandwich scene and now the team behind Dom's Subs are onto something new - burgers. They're launching a new burger shack in Netil Market called Jupiter Burger.  

• Test Driving Sesta - Pidgin's replacement is an extremely accomplished neighbourhood affair

  

  A former Pidgin chef and GM have teamed up to take the old Pidgin space in a new direction. We went down to see what Sesta is all about.

• My Manor - Abby Lee's local guide to Hackney Central

  

  Chef Abby Lee gives us her insider's guide to Hackney Central's best food and drink spots.

• Sesta takes over from Pidgin - here's what to expect

  

  9/9/24 - updated with a first look inside

  Pidgin has now closed its doors for good, but something new is rapidly taking its place. 

  Sesta sees the former Pidgin head chef Drew Snaith teaming up with former Pidgin GM Hannah Kowalski to launch their own restaurant. They'll be bringing the rest of the Pidgin team (minus founders Ramsden and Herlihy, of course) with

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• You Call the Shots is a residency-fuelled bar in Hackney from the team behind The Plough

   

  A new bar is coming to Hackney, taking the space that was once Silver Lining (and very briefly House of Hades). You Call the Shots comes from the same team as The Prince Arthur in London Fields and The Plough in Homerton (Emma Piggott and Jonathan Mercer) but this will be a little different to those pubs. 

• Pidgin is closing, Sesta is opening in its place

  

  The year of high-profile closures continues. The latest restaurant to reveal that it's shutting the doors, after nine years, is Pidgin, James Ramsden and Sam Herlihy's Hackney restaurant. But just because they're leaving, it doesn't mean it's quite the end for this tiny Hackney restaurant. 

  Announcing the closure ...

• Miga Korean kitchen comes to Hackney

  

  A somewhat quiet opening in Hackney earlier this month is already starting to get a lot of positive reactions. Miga bills itself as a "modern Korean kitchen" and it's a family affair coming from two brothers and their chef father. Originally starting in New Malden, their mother currently has a takeaway in Morden while their father runs the kitchen at this restaurant in Hackney. 

  They have a different menu

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• The best restaurants in Hackney

  

  Spread out across the borough of Hackney on the east side of London, you'll find some of the city's most innovative restaurants. We've rounded up the best.

• The Marksman

  Hackney pub and restaurant

• Silo

  No-waste restaurant in Hackney

• Darling's Eatery and Studio serves up fresh pasta on Hackney's Fish Island

  

  Looks like Hackney Wick's Fish Island is doing pretty well for itself at the moment with restaurants. We've already reported on the upcoming Inis opening there and Test Driven new pizzeria

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• Test Driving Unlock - unique Neapolitan pizzas in Hackney Wick

  

  Unlock sits by the canal in Hackney Wick, mixing up art and gourmet pizzas. We took a stroll down by the canal to have a closer look.   

• Inis will serve up British and Irish food on Hackney Wick's Fish Island

  

  There's been some debate recently on what makes a neighbourhood restaurant. However, we figure that if you've spent the past decade living somewhere, that's surely got to count for something. And locals Lynsey Coughlan and Lindsay Lewis have lived in Hackney for ten years before deciding to open their first restaurant.

  Inis, which will be part of Fish Island's The Trampery campus, is going to serve up a mix of British

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• Bun & Sum brings smash burgers to Hackney

  

  They're already a big deal in Mile End and now LA-style halal smash burger specialists Bun & Sum are opening in Hackney too. With Bun & Sim's Farbez Uddin recently crowned best chef at the National Burger Awards, this is a pretty good time for their second opening. 

  The menu should be pretty similar to their first opening, so you can expect burgers like their Big S Mac (yes, that's their

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