Hackney
Coverage explores foodservice and hospitality activity across this influential East London borough, with reporting focused on high-density trade areas such as London Fields, Dalston, Shoreditch, and Hackney Wick. Topics include independent restaurant and bar openings, chef-led neighbourhood ventures, natural wine and plant-based trends, and weekend-led trading dynamics. Insight is tailored for operators and suppliers tracking trend-driven dining, creative concept development, and strong local followings in high-footfall urban neighbourhoods.
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Feb- 2019 -7 FebruaryPeople
Pidgin appoints new head chef
Hackney restaurant, Pidgin, has announced it has appointed Greg Clarke as its new head chef. Clarke will takeover from Adolfo De Cecco on 11 March, with De Cecco preparing to open his own restaurant. The restaurant’s owners James Ramsden and Sam Herlihy, who also run Heddon Street’s Magpie restaurant, said…
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Jan- 2019 -24 JanuaryRestaurants
Hackney’s Carte Blanche restaurant closes after five months
Hackney’s Carte Blanche restaurant, which made headlines upon its launch for its offering of caviar on fried chicken. has closed after just five months. Run by chef Andy Taylor, it is understood that the restaurant closed in December last year, with its last social media post on 13 December. The restaurant…
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15 JanuaryGovernment
Pizzeria Apollo to offer 25% off for those in support of a Brexit People’s Vote
Pizzeria Apollo in London’s Stoke Newington, is offering 25% off to customers who are in support of a People’s Vote on Brexit. The discount is being offered to customers who bring in a copy of a letter sent to their local MP expressing support for a second referendum. The restaurant…
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15 JanuaryCafes and Coffee Shops
Island Social Club to open at Curio Cabal
Island Social Club has announced it is to take up a 35-cover permanent residency at exhibition space and coffee shop Curio Cabal, located in London’s Haggerston from 7 February. The Caribbean social club and restaurant will offer 50% off food on the day of its launch at its first permanent…
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Dec- 2018 -20 DecemberBeverages
Wine bar pair to open third Hackney site
Wine bar owners chef Will Gleave and businessman Phil Bracey are set to open their third Hackney site in addition to the existing P Franco and Bright sites. The new bar will be named Peg, after a Steely Dan song of the same name, and is set to open on…
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Sep- 2018 -12 SeptemberPubs and Bars
Craft beer bar Mason & Company shuts after two years
Craft beer bar Mason and Company, in Hackney Wick London, has announced its closure after two and a half years of trading. The company described the decision to close as “difficult” but said its canalside location was “challenging”. It went on to say that the difference in footfall and trade…
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11 SeptemberFeatures
2018’s coffee trends – ridiculous or rational?
The UK is obsessed with coffee. We drink 95 million cups every day, which is almost 30 million more cups of coffee than people. That figure has rocketed in the last 10 years, so what is it that’s driving us to coffee? Well it turns out that it’s so much…
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Aug- 2018 -30 AugustBeverages
Nine Lives launches sustainability-focused cocktail menu
Nine Lives, the neighbourhood bar in London Bridge founded by industry experts Allan Gage, Emma Hutchison and Tom Soden, has unveiled a new sustainability-focused cocktail menu. The menu is said to be dedicated to a reduced carbon footprint due to the source of the ingredients. In addition to the new…
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13 AugustRestaurants
Honest Burgers opens first restaurants up north
Honest Burgers has announced it is to open its first Liverpool and Manchester restaurants, with the Manchester site set to open as soon as this summer. The London-based burger chain is said to be looking at moving outside of the capital due to ever increasing competition. Manchester Hall will host…
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10 AugustFeatures
The rise of veganism
Veganism is sweeping the globe as the biggest trend of this year, but what’s the history behind the world’s most rapidly evolving lifestyle choice? At a glance, it may seem like a fad, but if you scratch the surface, it’s a way of life that has been steadily increasing in…
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