Date spot in Shoreditch and Hackney
Mien Tay
Order a spread of southern Vietnamese grilled meats, noodles and herby salads to share at a family-run spot on Kingsland Road.
Kingsland Road, Shoreditch
Address: Mien Tay, 106-108 Kingsland Road, London E2 8DP- Restaurant
- Rain-proof ☔
- Cheap and cheerful
- Foodie
Why it's a good date: It's casual and friendly, with a long menu that's made for sharing between two. A good, easy dinner before a drink in Shoreditch or Hoxton.
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Upmarket Brick Lane Food Hall
Brick Lane, Spitalfields
Address: Upmarket, 83 Brick Lane, London E1 6QR- Restaurant
- Rain-proof ☔
- Cheap and cheerful
- Foodie
Graze your way round dozens of street food stalls in the old Truman Brewery, picking something different each and swapping halfway.
Why it's a good date: It's a fun, low-stakes date with food from all over the world under one roof, and it's dry when the weather isn't. Weekends are the liveliest, when craft and vintage stalls join the food.
Old Spitalfields Market
Commercial Street, Spitalfields
Address: Old Spitalfields Market, 16 Horner Square, London E1 6EW- Restaurant
- Rain-proof ☔
- Cheap and cheerful
- Foodie
Wander the covered Victorian market and share plates from its street food kitchens, then browse the stalls together.
Why it's a good date: There's a huge choice of cuisines under a glass roof, so it works in any weather and suits fussy and adventurous eaters alike. Most traders are card only.
Netil Market
Westgate Street, London Fields
Address: Netil Market, 13-23 Westgate Street, London E8 3RL- Restaurant
- Outdoors
- Cheap and cheerful
- Best in Spring, Summer, Autumn
- Foodie
Pick up lunch from the small huts and containers of independent food traders just off Broadway Market and eat it in the yard.
Why it's a good date: It's small and properly local, and it pairs well with a wander along Broadway Market and a sit in London Fields. Saturdays are the busiest; traders keep their own hours.