"There’s a really great little restaurant-slash-wine bar called Little Duck The Picklery — so delish. I always recommend this. They do these delicious drinking vinegars which are really yummy. The food is great: loads of pickles and the kimchi is really yummy."

Louise MARKEY

"House of MoMo is a Nepalese dumpling restaurant in Dalston that’s really yummy. They don’t take bookings; I think you've got a queue. It's just delish."

Louise MARKEY

"Dalston Curve Garden is nice for a little bit of an inner city break. Especially good if you’ve got kids and you want to take them somewhere to just chill. You can get a nice cup of chai there and have a seat, and they’ve got wood fires going in winter. It’s an all year round thing."

Louise MARKEY

"Cafe OTO do really great live music, really interesting bands. It’s always very left-of-center sort of stuff; sometimes pretty art house. It’s generally just such a great asset to the area."

Louise MARKEY

"Wander down Broadway Market if it’s a Saturday. Broadway Market is just a really beautiful creative market; lots of different stores and lovely food."

Louise MARKEY