My Virtual Clapton

Round up your neighbours and prepare for a visit from the zero waste Top up Truck!
This Hackney company is bringing plastic-free shopping to your street with a refill shop on wheels (operating from an old electric milk float).
Bring your clean and empty containers outside and stock up on pasta, pulses, nuts and seeds, herbs and spices, sauces, snacks, cleaning and bathroom products.
Local Buyers Club members save 10%.

A&S cycles
Traditional bike store
Sales & Repairs.

New, used and rare bookshop. Serving local roasted Dark Arts Coffee and Rare Tea company.

Social enterprise hiring out cargobikes to the community. Also retailing cargobikes and family cycling accessories. Electric-assist models are available. CarryMe also runs community cycling projects.

This independent microcafe, bakery and deli is now delivering Dusty Knuckle bread and pastries as well as yoghurt, milk and cheese from Northiam Dairy in Kent, Rookery Farm organic eggs and a selection of dry goods, drinks and fresh fruit and vegetables.

Lovely local pub

Serving British and European cuisine, the Clapton Table offers fabulous food in a pretty, ambient and rustic setting. The breakfast and brunch menu includes smoke salmon or stacks of pancakes and toasted ciabattas, while the evening menu includes rack of lamb with mash and delicious Mediterranean dishes such as moussaka, kofta and falafel.

Core Clapton believes in health, happiness and movement for all. Based in a beautiful Edwardian hall in Clapton, our osteopathy, classes and wellness events are accessible to the whole community.

This wood-fired pizza restaurant is hugely popular!

DabbaDrop delivers delicious, vegetarian curries by bicycle to your door in reusable ‘dabba’ boxes so there’s no waste. Set up by Hackney friends Renee and Anshu, this gorgeous local company serves bold, bright, wholesome food that’s packed with flavour. Anshu, whose family come from Mumbai, uses her mum’s recipes for inspiration. Choose between food that’s ready to eat or ready to heat. dabbadrop.co.uk

A curated lifestyle store for the modern vintage lover on the vibrant and trendy Chatsworth Road - clothes, gifts, body care products, accessories, homewares.

E5 Process is a volunteer-run charitable unincorporated association situated just off the famous Chatsworth Road in East London. They offer a darkroom and also educational centre for Silver Gelatin and Alternative Photographic printing and processes.

This shop sells a good selection of produce including fresh fruit and veg, pastries and plenty of items for your fridge and freezer.

This independent shop has a good selection of fresh food and wines.

Zero waste lifestyle store

#HackneyDifferent: be a tourist in your own backyard and reconnect with Hackney. Explore, enjoy, participate! Local sustainable travel for a better world.

Family-run business that has traded from premises in Lower Clapton Road, for more than 80 years. Friendly and knowledgeable staff with a large range of domestic appliances including laundry, dishwashing, refrigeration and cooking as well as the very latest technology for in-home entertainment.

Afro/Caribbean min surpermarket selling everything spices to all fresh meats, snacks and drinks as well as housing products Daily essentials and housing products.

This holistic health centre on Chatsworth Road is open now for acupuncture, massage, pre & post natal, reiki, sound baths and much more.

Special toys, homewares, clothing and accessories.

This bike shop and repair centre is currently open for repairs, with priority given to NHS staff and key workers.

Kate sheridan is a women’s accessories and womenswear brand.. The shop stocks a curated edit of independent brands to sit alongside their own beautiful leather goods and clothing.

Cooking seasonal food across London and the South West for corporate events, weddings, retreats and everything in between.

Fun soft play centre with a cafe serving hot and cold food.

Catering & bespoke culinary experiences inspired by African+French fusion food.

Awesome Thai street food.

This deli offers good quality, tasty, traditionally-made (and when possible organic) fine foods. Enjoy a selection of cheeses, charcuterie, antipasti, quiches, wine and bread. They also offer Fair Trade coffee together with French savouries and pastries.

Lion is an intimate Record Shop / Bar / Live music venue on Lower Clapton Road.

Support local businesses and save money with a Local Buyers Club membership. Hundreds of London's independent businesses are rewarding local loyalty and offering exclusive savings and perks to members of this lovely shop-local club.

These jams are full of flavour and packed with fruit. They're made in small batches and cooked for a shorter time than most big brand jams. The flavour is fruit-driven rather than sugar driven!

Handbags & Accessories
Modern Classics
Designed in London | Made in England

Independent specialty coffee roastery based in Clapton with coffee for wholesale, home, and the office.

London suppliers of 100% pure Colombian Arabica Coffee. Retail & wholesale. Family has more than 100 years of coffee growing heritage. Retail coffee kiosk @ Liberty Hall.

Wine, spirits, beer & cocktail shop by day and bar at night.

Shop selling everything for the well kept dog and cat. From good food and treats, beautiful beds, coats, collars and leads, to flea treatments and shampoos.

This fab local bookshop now has all its stock online available for collection or delivery, by bike locally or post nationally. Email them for anything not on the website. Better yet - pop in and browse!

Online bookstore selling literature from Spain and Latin America. Bringing you you the latest fiction, poetry, essays, graphic novels, and children’s books, with a special focus on literature written by women.

The team at Rug London collect vintage rugs (between 30 and 90 years old) from villages in Anatolia and turn them into beautiful bags. They are made of organic wool and coloured with vegetable dyes.

Sistre is a woman-owned, small business located opposite Springfield park donates 20% of all proceeds from sales to specialist women’s organisations. They operate an online shop selling gifts and jewellery and can deliver locally.

This place serves delicious Greek food and it's getting great reviews.

Caribbean restaurant specialising deliciously cooked Jamaican food

Handmade Statement Jewellery, beautiful affordable and unique. Bespoke pieces welcome!

This lovely neighbourhood pub serves great food and drinks and has a great garden.

This lovely veterinary surgery is offering phone consultations and limiting services to only essential treatments during the Coronavirus outbreak. This is Hackney's only independent veterinary practice. Your pet will be looked after by a qualified and experienced team who have their best interests at heart and a range of diagnostic and treatment equipment at their disposal. Discounts on some services are offered to Local Buyers Club members.

All day cafe and takeaway nestled in the heart of the Ridley Road Social Club. Serves pan Asian cuisine made by professional chefs made redundant by the pandemic.

London's first 100% vegan pub serving traditional pub food made with seasonal ingredients alongside premium liquor, wines & beer.

Political design of streetwear and scenic garments

This lovely restaurant is open! Or you can enjoy their delicious Sunday Roasts and yummy home-cooked food at home. They're also offering takeaway and delivery of fresh fruit and veg boxes.

Small independent family run business. Serving organic coffee, vegan and gluten free and normal cakes. Traditional English breakfast and lunches etc

This established jewellery designer and maker works from her garden studio in Hackney. She offers ready to buy online collections made in silver, gold and gemstones including unique earrings, handmade chains and gemstone rings. Vicky Davies also specialises in jewellery commission’s and remodelling including coming of age, wedding and engagement rings. All gemstones are ethically sourced.

Now is the moment to take up knitting! Wild and Woolly provide wool, needles, tools, books and patterns. They're currently offering deliveries by post and wool-by-bike locally. Call up on 07746 298308 for a video consult.

Usually found at Chatsworth Road market on a Sunday, Winkbaby makes bright, beautiful baby clothes for the under 2's. Perfect for newborn gifts, they will bicycle a beautifully boxed gift anywhere in East London.

Great pizzas delivered to your door.