If you’re the sort of Londoner who thinks browsing vinyls and watching a film with your BBQ’d dinner sounds just great, then you’ll be wanting to head to Hackney Fields hipster hub the Institute of Light, which is just about to launch a residency with Billy Smokes.

Operating out of what IOL dubs “one of the coolest terraces in London Fields”, Billy Smokes will be dishing up all the usually summery BBQ

What: Saiphin’s Thai Kitchen

In a nutshell: More Thai treats from the duo behind Rosa’s, with takeaway and delivery.

Summing it all up: The unstoppable force that seem to be the Saiphin and Alex Moore are at it again, this time launching a new brand offshoot they’ve dubbed Saiphin’s Thai Kitchen, which will be dishing out lots of the Rosa’s classics from a new base in London Fields.

What: Tuck Shop

In a nutshell: A new East London co-working space with an attached kitchen

Summing it all up: Those working in the food industry (and those not), have a new workspace in London Fields called Tuck Shop, with kitchen residencies on rotation. First up: Burmese food.

Updated 3/6/16 with soft launch details

In perfect time for the Olympics in Rio this summer is a Brazilian popup hitting London Fields. Rio Boteco is described as a Brazilian corner shop pub and it's part of a new cinema/record store/coffee shop and bookshop space next door to Climpson's Arch called the Institute of Light.

Devised by Brazilian event organisers MargoCamilo, what you're looking at for Rio Boteco is a menu of tapas and

A new bakery is opening in London Fields that sounds VERY interesting. The Bread Station is billed as a Traditional Danish bakery and particularly noteworthy is that it's coming from Christoffer Hruskova. He's best known for being the Michelin-starred chef behind the late lamented North Road - so we're assured of quality here. 

The Bread Station follows Danish baking principles and natural

The former Mayfields chef has teamed up with the former Spring sommelier for a glowing future in London Fields

12/11 Updated with opening date

More info has come through - we now know...

• It'll seat 48 and open on 20 November
• There will be the option to drop in for single plates or a five course tasting menu (£38)
• Dishes include:
  • Scallops, citrus and anise; Puntarelle, anchovies and spenwood
  • Turbot, chestnuts and pumpkin
  • Chicken, chicory and carrot
  • Caramelised citrus with ginger ice

From pop-up, to permanant site: after two years on the street food and festival scene, Night Tales has found a new home in the heart of London Fields, just down the road from Broadway Market. In the midst of a maze of 1960s studio buildings, they're opening a new cocktail bar, NT's: nestled between the North Eastern railway arches and Netil House.

Once you've found the right door, dialled 207 on the buzzer and clambered up to the second floor, there

Updated 23/9/15 with soft launch and opening details.

Think Lombardy and think Milan: one of the top foodie destinations in Italy - and now coming to Hackney with a new deli, wine bar and restaurant dedicated entirely to the region opening in London Fields.