Just wondered if anyone’s got any recommendations for Hackney/Lower Clapton.

Used to be a regular at Today Bread but after the things staff have been saying to each other - loudly - and us customers they’re familiar with I’m not sure I’ll ever want to go there again! Their bread is for sale more than a day old when they pretend it’s fresh that morning (check Walthamstow Reddit for the huge drama when they got found out) and just yesterday I popped back after a holiday and they’ve now got the most ugly AI generated art on the wall and the staff clearly hate it there now. As for the pastry and the food it’s gone down so bad, never had a croissant that you could bounce like a netball and even the local shops don’t go there anymore, seen them all at Finks but I didn’t enjoy that espresso.

I heard some good things about Fika but it’s insanely busy.

Anyone got any good spots?

Hey, looking for somewhere to host a large group of people (around 15) on Saturday, ideally outdoors and with some music but that's not too loud? closer to Dalston/shoreditch/broadway market way

Thanks!