Hackney

  • Tonkotsu is back, reopening Tonkotsu East in Haggerston

    Tonkotsu is back, reopening Tonkotsu East in Haggerston

    Tonkotsu is coming back! Yes, that's right, if you've missed their excellent ramen, chicken kara-age, gyoza and so much more, then you'll soon be able to order it for delivery. They're starting with the Haggerston branch for now (which will be staffed by people who live close by), and will review how that goes before launching more branches. 

  • Cornerstone is selling its salmon pastrami and trout ham

    cornerstone selling its own cured fish

    This weekend, Hackney restaurant Cornerstone had its second birthday. But as they're currently closed for business, it was a bit of a quiet affair, marked only with a post on Instagram by chef and owner Tom Brown.

    While the restaurant itself is closed, clearly Tom wants to keep busy so he's been making his 'sea-cuturie' cured salmon and trout available for pick up from his restaurant. The salmon pastrami and chalk stream farm

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  • Timeless cocktail bar launches in Hackney

    Caption goes hereFunicular Productions, the creative force behind some of London’s more immersive food-and-drink experiences, are opening a new time-travel-focused cocktail bar in Hackney called Timeless.

  • Test Driving Bong Bong's Manila Kanteen - Filipino food in Hackney from the former BBQ Dreamz

    steak1Once they were BBQ Dreamz and now they're focused on their Filipino cuisine. We head up to Hackney Road to try Bong Bong's Manila Kanteen.

  • The Water House project graduates from supperclub to restaurant

    The Water House project graduates from supperclub to restaurantAfter running as a supperclub for a few years, The Water House Project is becoming a new restaurant in Hackney. They'll be serving up tasting menus from an ex Galvin La Chapelle chef.