Stoke Newington

If you had thought that London had reached peak hype pizza with the opening of Crisp Pizza in Mayfair, then you couldn't be more wrong. The arrival of Bar Etna on Newington Green this spring is going to set fire to the scene, given who's involved.

The pizzeria will be an innovative team-up between the Four Legs founder Ed McIlroy and Philadelphia chef and restaurateur Joe Beddia. Obviously, you'll know the former for their North London hype spots, The Plimsoll and Tollington's. As for Beddia, he's a Philadelphia-based pizza chef whose first opening in Philly, Pizzeria Beddia, was

Earlier on this summer, we brought you the news that popular North London cafe and bakery group Fink's was taking over all the food and drink side of things at Clissold House. Now we're giving you the first look inside their new Stoke Newington empire.

The first thing to know is that

It's been rumoured for months now, but yesterday the folks at North London cafe group Fink's announced that they would be taking over the cafe space at Clissold House in Stoke Newington.

"It’s the Fink’s you know and love, reimagined," they said on Instagram. "We’ll even have sit-in (yes, actual chairs and tables!)."

The cafe went into administration last year so news that it's being replaced by a team who really

Perilla is getting close to being on Newington Green for a decade. Since our first visit, we've heard nothing but high praise for this restaurant so it was clearly time for us to revisit.

14/2/25 - updated with the opening date

For seven years chef Joo Won was responsible for holding the Michelin star as the head chef of Galvin at Windows. But opening his own restaurant was always the dream and after he took a trip back home to Korea with the restaraunt's then GM (now TV star) Fred Sirieix and the Galvin Brothers, it cemented his decision to break out on his own. "We went for a week just to get

Eagle-eyed Stokey residents will have spotted the imminent arrival of a new fish and chip shop on their doorsteps. Cod & Brew has taken over the corner site on Stoke Newington Church Street, where Truffle Burger was before, and is already on soft launch.

Having grown up in Stokey owners Inan and Kas have won best regional takeaway food in the past for their previous chippy, but this will be their first opening

Stokey locals who fancy grabbing an empanada will soon have somewhere on their doorsteps to do just that. De Nadas who already have two empanaderias in London are opening on Stoke Newington Church Street and this sounds like their biggest place yet. In addition to the general bakery space with 20 seats there's also going to be a vinyl wine room at the back where you can sit in, enjoy some tunes and wine along with your

As part of £5m spent on its restoration, Abney Park in Stoke Newington now has a modern new cafe. The pair behind it are Hackney locals Toby Williams and Lianna Jewell, a husband and wife team. They also run local catering company Sabel Food which has worked on festival food for Lost Village and Wilderness as well as doing events like a birthday bash for Ottolenghi and TV and film shoots.

The cafe they say

Victory Mansion in Stoke Newington has been a neighbourhood restaurant and bar in Stoke Newington for a few years now, an Asian/Mexican fusion affair with their "ta-kos" being the biggest draw. Now they've just had a big revamp and with that a name change - they're now TA-KO. 

They've brought in a new menu which, as you might expect, goes big on their titular Asian-inspired tacos

Mezcal bar Doña has found the perfect pairing for its cocktails - it's launched a restaurant. The new restaurant marks the bar's move from pop-up to permanent on this part of Stoke Newington High Street. Serving up Latin American fusion dishes, the key thing is that everything is made in-house, from the dough for the empanadas to the salsa roja.

Running the kitchen is Honduran-born chef Karla Zuniga who was also part

We've seen a sudden influx of new taco restaurants of late. Two have been from footballers and another incoming taco joint is from a Hollywood star. So it's actually something of a change to see one of London's OG taco restaurants open a second location - and that's what we have

Last year Sonora Taqueria beat their crowdfunding target and got on with getting their first taqueria off the ground - and now it's time to officially open. 

Sonora has been touted as serving up some of London's best tacos, ever since their days in Netil Market. After that closed they popped up at Arcade Food Hall in the meantime, and even fought off legal action that would have prevented them using

With all the news of closures, it's particularly good to hear about a restaurant that was thought to be closed forever actually returning. Wander, one of Stoke Newington's most well-renowned restaurants originally announced its closure when owner Alexis Noble said she was returning to Australia. But now she's back and reopening the restaurant. 

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The powerhouse duo behind Fink's are at it again. This week they've opened their fourth spot, in Clissold Park. Their latest place is literally down the road from the OG Fink's on Mountgrove Road and sees them taking over the historic pump house in the Stoke Newington park.

"Fink's Pumphouse is our newest baby," Mat and Jess announced on Instagram, adding that it will be "filled with our usual favorite suppliers,

Updated 20/9/22 with opening date

N16 residents may have noticed the hoardings going up on Stoke Newington Church Street for a promising-sounding bagel shop. Turns out Good Things is going to be a standalone bagel and deli counter from the folk behind The Good Egg.

As they explained to Hot Dinners, their own love affair with bagels grew during lockdown when their delivery kits kept the business afloat.