Enjoy Hackney’s Best Restaurants for Less This February
EatClub and Acme Fire Cult launch a restaurant festival celebrating local restaurants and opening up access to some of the borough’s best tables from Mangal 2 to Oren
This February, The Restaurant Festival, Hackney, curated by Acme Fire Cult and powered by dining app EatClub, brings together a handpicked group of Hackney-based restaurants for a month-long celebration of the borough’s best food, all with up to 40% off for diners*.
Running for the month of February, the festival is designed to showcase Hackney’s incredible culinary talent while giving locals and visitors a reason to explore new restaurants with more affordability during one of the quieter months of the year. Participating venues include some of Hackney’s most popular spots, from long-standing favourites to exciting newcomers.
Acme Fire Cult’s special winter menu will be a highlight for festival-goers. Known for its fire-led cooking, Acme has transformed its Dalston restaurant into a curry house, offering a mix of bold Indian-inspired dishes alongside some of its classic favourites. Paying homage to Chef Andrew Clarke’s abundant travels around India, the new dishes will evoke the memories, flavours and sensations of Andrews trips whilst highlighting the team’s expert fire-led culinary credentials. Dish highlights include the Lamb chop railway curry, Pigs head vindaloo, Vadouvan monkfish skewers, and Venison sheekh kebab.
Guests can finally tick Corrochio’s off their culinary bucket list. The cult Dalston Mexican restaurant, taqueria and cocktail bar is celebrated for its much-hyped dishes, including Vampiros – crispy grilled tortillas topped with melted cheese and fillings such as pork carnitas, grilled cactus or portobello al ajillo. With tacos galore, standout spicy margaritas, a fantastic weekend brunch and a newly opened basement agave bar, Corrochio’s is a must-visit for Hackney food lovers.
Diners can also visit Big Night during Chef Joe Lippman’s limited residency, which introduces a refined, produce-led menu built around open-fire cooking, balance and late-night energy. The menu pairs raw and lightly cured dishes with dishes cooked over fire, highlighting standout ingredients such as Porthilly oysters with blue rhubarb, wild bass crudo with tomato ponzu and yuzu oil, and octopus carpaccio with lemon and shiso, alongside Big Night favourites including the signature pork skewer and grilled hispi cabbage with seaweed and lime butter.
Additional participating restaurants include, iconic Ocakbaşı grill and family run Mangal 2, vibrant Mexican eatery with creative small plates and cocktails Papi, viral sensation and authentic Italian Tom’s Pasta, all day neighbourhood favourite Alber’s, handmade dumplings specialists My Neighbours the Dumplings, wine-led sharing-plates restaurantSune, Mediterranean inspired sharing plates and low intervention wine connoisseurs Oren, celebrated East End pub and seasonal British dining room the Marksman Public House, flavour-driven Malaysian restaurant Mambow, Mexican taqueria Lucia’s and North African BBQ restaurant Berber & Q, with more restaurants to be announced.
Diners can download the EatClub app for free to browse participating restaurants and enjoy 40% off at selected times throughout February. Simply walk in, pay via the app, and enjoy – no vouchers or complicated bookings required.
The Restaurant Festival, Hackney supports EatClub’s mission is to help great restaurants fill empty tables while giving diners access to standout food experiences at exceptional value, making it easier for all to enjoy remarkable restaurants.
