Hackney: the place - Food
If you cannot find your favourite food in Hackney then you’re not trying. There are food stores and restaurants from almost every part of the world. From Vietnam to the Caribbean, West Africa to Turkey, or Italy to China, Hackney has them all.
Turkish favourites hellim borek, mercimek corbasi and iskender kebap can be tasted around the clock. Ridley Road market sells an amazing array of dates, custard apples, avocados, pomegranates, sharon fruit, mangos, pumpkins, sweet potatoes, puna yams, bags of garlic, thousands of chillis, blackened smoked fish heads, and rolls of dried, cured cow skin – appealing to a wide range of local tastes.
Close to central Hackney, Broadway Market has become a growing hub of community life, with classy restaurants and sophisticated food stalls doing a bustling trade. Temptations include handmade cheese, fresh fish, rare breed pork, venison, organic fair trade coffee, organic breads and sweet pastries.
Page updated: 18 Jan 2008