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15 reasons to check out Chatsworth Road
Independent shops, ace eateries and good-looking people – what more could you want?
Homerton is one of those areas in London where you'll hear people muttering: 'oh, hasn't it changed?!', or: 'it's completely irrecognisable', or even: 'I remember when all this used to be fields' (which, incidentally, it did). Gentrification moves quickly in these parts. These parts being, broadly speaking - Chatsworth Road, Well Street, Morning Lane and their surrounding areas.
E9 has definitely seen a whirlwind of change over the last couple of years. Once a rather down-at-heel destination, it now boasts a growing café scene, and pubs and restaurants aplenty. Bizarrely, it's also home to Hackney's first luxury fashion district (or 'hub' as they'd rather call it). Here's our pick of the best things to do, eat, drink and hunt down in Homerton.
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Independent shops, ace eateries and good-looking people – what more could you want?
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Don’t like wine? Don’t worry. Legs, despite the in-joke-for-oenophiles name (the ‘legs’ are the vinous streaks down the inside of your glass), is so much more...
A wildly popular dining room above a Jack the Ripper pub in Shoreditch: how do you top that? By taking over the roof of a public toilet in Homerton, silly....
A highly loved local café-deli that adds oodles of charm to the market street it resides in. The modest space contains a few...
A super cool little café/bar that hosts a variety of events, as well as hot desks and a barber.
Would you believe it? Homerton’s become a fashionable drinking destination. In fact, you could even plan yourself a little E9 pub crawl, stopping off at...
Machine No 3 is a Hackney launderette-turned-cocktail joint, so when, on approach, we noticed that the windows were steamed up, we had high hopes for an...
This Homerton pub is from the company that also runs The Star of Bethnal Green. They stock craft beers including two from the Camden Brewery as well as the...
The Gun is that rarity in London: a ‘proper pub’. Though it was gussied up by new owners in 2014, its uncovered original signage remain evocative...
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