House of Hackney is an upscale British enterprise and paradise for all interior designers and decorators. This mouth-dropping showroom displays and sells its eye-opening wallpapers, fabrics and accessories. 

Knowing to ask for a table at this floor-to-ceiling-stacked bottle shop is an insider move. An Italian wine distributor since 2003, owner Luca Dusi introduced a bright blue-fronted store with a back-room wine bar 10 years later. Since then he’s added floral wallpaper behind the shelves and two more hidden drinking dens (in the basement and upstairs). Thoroughly unpretentious, Passione Vino has a sunny community vibe, and just one thing on the drinks list – avoid it if you don’t like wine.

It's marvellously low-key, unpretentious, and though it holds a Michelin star to its name, offers a whole lot of fun. From its cornish sea bream ceviche and pork crackling to its wood roasted pork chop, you can bet there's a wine to compliment every course. As the wine is washed down and the music dialled up a notch; this place can turn rather rowdy, in the very best of  ways!