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Best Pubs in Hackney

Craft beer bars, Broadway Market pubs, and East London locals from Dalston to Homerton. From long-established locals to busy borough-centre bars, drinking out in Hackney reflects the wider Pub culture of London. Whether you want real ale, Pub food, or a quiet corner for a pint, Hackney's best hostelries are a fine introduction to the area.

The best Pubs in Hackney

  1. The Pembury Tavern Pub
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    The Pembury Tavern

    Must visit

    90 Amhurst Road, Hackney, E8 1JH

    A Meantime-owned Hackney landmark with one of the largest Pub beer gardens in London. Real ale, pizza, and a proper neighbourhood crowd.

    • Website listed
    • Find us online
    • Local favourite
  2. The Cock Pub
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    The Cock

    315 Mare Street, Hackney, E8 1EJ

    A handsome Victorian corner Pub on Mare Street with polished wood, cask ales, and one of the best Pub gardens in east London.

    • Mare Street
    • Website listed
    • Find us online
  3. Pub on the Park Pub
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    Pub on the Park

    19 Martello Street, London Fields, E8 3PE

    Overlooking London Fields with a terrace that fills on sunny days. Brunch, burgers, craft beer, and Broadway Market on the doorstep.

    • London Fields
    • Terrace
    • Broadway Market
  4. The White Hart Pub
    Stoke Newington

    The White Hart

    69 Stoke Newington High Street, N16 8EL

    A Stoke Newington institution on the High Street, with a huge beer garden, live music, and a buzzy crowd spilling out on warm evenings.

    • Beer garden
    • Live music
    • Website listed
  5. The Auld Shillelagh Pub
    Irish Pub

    The Auld Shillelagh

    105 Stoke Newington Church Street, N16 0UD

    A proper Irish Pub on Church Street with Guinness on tap, live sport, and a loyal Stoke Newington following.

    • Church Street
    • Live sport
    • Website listed
  6. The Clapton Hart Pub

    The Clapton Hart

    231 Lower Clapton Road, E5 8EG

    A grand Victorian building on Lower Clapton Road, formerly the White Hart. Cask beer, Sunday roasts, and a relaxed neighbourhood local.

    • Victorian
    • Sunday roast
    • Lower Clapton
  7. The Victoria Pub

    The Victoria

    451 Queensbridge Road, Dalston, E8 3AS

    A Dalston Pub and live music venue run by JaguarShoes, with a glowing 1950s bar island, craft beer, and a hidden gig room behind the bookcase.

    • Live music
    • Dalston
    • Craft beer
  8. The Rose and Crown Pub

    The Rose and Crown

    199 Stoke Newington Church Street, N16 9ES

    A Grade II listed inter-war Truman's Pub by A. E. Sewell, with a historic interior, sunken garden, and one of the finest Pub facades in Hackney.

    • Grade II listed
    • Historic interior
    • Sunken garden
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    The Chesham Arms

    15 Mehetabel Road, Homerton, E9 6DU

    Hackney's first Asset of Community Value, saved by locals and reopened as a welcoming Victorian boozer with rotating cask ales and a big garden.

    • Community Pub
    • Victorian
    • Homerton
  10. The Shacklewell Arms Pub

    The Shacklewell Arms

    71 Shacklewell Lane, Dalston, E8 2EB

    A Dalston corner Pub with craft beer, live music, and a laid-back crowd between Hackney and Islington.

    • Craft beer
    • Live music
    • Dalston