Howling Hops Brewery and Tank Bar

Tucked into Queen's Yard in Hackney Wick, Howling Hops is home to the UK's first dedicated tank bar, where every pint is poured fresh and unfiltered straight from the gleaming steel vats behind the bar. The result is beer that tastes noticeably fresher and more flavourful than anything from a keg or can, and with new brews rotating weekly across a range of styles, it is one of the best places in London to drink craft beer at its source.

Lucia’s

A tiny ten-seater counter restaurant tucked into Queen's Yard by the canal in Hackney Wick, Lucia's is one of the most exciting spots in London for open-fire Mexican cooking. There are no reservations so you put your name down at the door and head to Howling Hops next door while you wait, but once you're perched at the bar in front of the glowing charcoal grill with a mezcal paloma in hand and a plate of beef barbacoa tacos on the way, it's absolutely worth it.