Welcome to London x London’s Stoke Newington Guide: your guide to the best bars, restaurants and things to do in this North London neighbourhood.
Stoke Newington sits in the London Borough of Hackney, bordered by Dalston to the south, Clapton to the east and Stamford Hill to the north.
This gritty corner of Hackney has been settled for centuries, once a Neolithic hotspot for axe-making and later a well-trodden pit stop on the road north out of London.
Most of its historical buildings survived the Blitz, which means today’s streets are still genuinely lined with pretty architecture.
Contemporary Stoke Newington is a proper multicultural hub, with large Asian, Turkish and Afro-Caribbean communities. Despite plenty of recent gentrification, it’s managed to hold onto an abundance of independent shops and cafes around Church Street.
It’s the kind of place that rewards a slow wander rather than a checklist.
Historic Hackney, multicultural and independent-minded
