Guide by Vana

Where to eat in London Fields

6 places to eat in London Fields, each one on the Guide on merit.

1. 

   Auguste

   Abruzzo Italian · European

   Abruzzo on the old Papi site: flame-grilled arrosticini skewers, low-intervention wine, and clowns on every wall. Order the lot.

   Order a round of the skewers to share and a Camparino to start.

2. 

   Cafe Kowloon

   Cantonese · Asian

   A clubby Hong Kong diner behind Wonton Charlie's, with Budgie Montoya in the kitchen.

   Come for the cocktails as much as the food; the towering bar is the whole point.

3. 

   e5 Bakehouse

   Bakery & café

   An East London institution in the railway arches at London Fields. Long-proved sourdough, proper pastries and vegetable-forward lunches, served to a permanent crowd of locals and laptops.

   Get there before mid-morning for the sourdough; the best loaves go early.

4. 

   Elliot's Hackney

   Wine bar & pizza · European

   The Hackney sibling of the Borough original, doing wood-fired pizza, cheese puffs and natural wine to take away or stay.

   It is also a bottle shop, so pick up natural wine to take home on the way out.

5. 

   Kichiya

   Patisserie · Asian

   A Japanese-French pastry shop: matcha, black sesame, souffle-cheesecake energy.

   Only open Thursday to Sunday and the souffle cheesecakes sell through, so go early in the day.

6. 

   Running Late Coffee

   Specialty coffee

   A hatch, a bench and a new guest roaster on batch filter every month.

   Order the batch filter, since the roaster changes every month. Then take it to London Fields.