Shop local.
We want to spotlight your local business.
We want to support Hackney's local economy to thrive by promoting local businesses. Our Love Hackney, Shop Local campaign focuses on spotlighting brilliant small businesses, including:
Independent shops
Restaurants & pubs
Art & entertainment venues
Local markets
And more!
If your business is based in Hackney and you’d like to promote your services or products to local residents, get in touch via the button below.
We are interested in collaborating with businesses that share our values, including businesses that are affordable, promote positive social impact, and give back to the community.
It’s completely free to take part.
Just fill out the contact form below and we’ll send you the next steps.
Why participate in our shop local campaign?
Tap into a wider audience of 280,000 local Hackney residents through the Love Hackney magazine and digital channels; and Hackney Council’s social media profiles and websites.
Opportunity to feature in one of our future Shop Local guides.
Opportunity to take part in promotional videos and adverts used in the campaign.
Get your business in front of a new audience.
In addition to our Shop Local campaign, you can also get your business in front of a new and wider audience by taking out ad space in our Love Hackney magazine.
Promote your business to local Hackney residents.
1/8th page ad in the next edition of the Love Hackney magazine.
Competitive price.
Creative ad design support is available.
For more information, get in touch with our team to discuss your requirements
Make a difference by shopping locally.
Are you a resident of Hackney?
Hackney is one of the best places in London for eating and drinking, shopping, entertainment, fashion and so much more.
Support your local community of independent businesses by shopping for gifts at your local independent, dining out at a local restaurant, popping into your local pub down the road, or just doing your grocery shopping at one of Hackney’s many markets.
By shopping locally you will be able to:
Find great deals on your doorstep
Find something unique you won’t be able to find elsewhere
Reduce your carbon footprint
Support local jobs in your area
Help boost the local economy
Be part of your local community and help make a difference.
Discover Hackney’s local business community
Hackney Herbal is a garden-based social enterprise promoting well-being by connecting people with herbs through creative activities.
The New Craft Shop is a sewing workshop studio and a designer deadstock fabric shop in Hackney Central.
Know & Love is a homewares shop selling local and sustainable products made in Hackney.
Outdoor People in Hackney Central sell high quality outdoor apparel, including their Go Green brand which uses post-warranty, ex-display and preloved items which are repaired, washed and reproofed, and sold at 70% off RRP.
Grow Hackney is an independent, self-organised creative space, bar and kitchen in Hackney Wick.
Hearth is a social enterprise bakery and eatery in Hackney Wick working to build a better-localised food system and support the local community.
Bad Coffee in Hackney Wick is committed to ensuring all their beans are sourced from sustainable, traceable and fair sources.
Jerk Grill is the anchor of the local community offering a space for people from all walks of life to gather and eat great food. The infamous Caribbean restaurant is opening its new site this Spring.
Hub16 Studio, based in Dalston, offers a variety of small group and one-to-one classes on DJing and music production for any level. Everyone is welcome.
Shoreditch Nails in Dalston is focused on embedding eco-friendly values across its business from operations to product formulations.
Hues Clothing is a children's fashion brand that combines bold, timeless designs for the sensory needs of children. Made in the UK from organic and recycled cotton.
Acme Fire Cult, in Dalston, offers a low-waste, seasonal menu with produce sourced from regenerative farms.
TripSpace in Haggerston is a new and innovative yoga and dance studio offering classes, workshops and events.
Hackney Tennis delivers a fully community-based coaching programme and a restringing service at their community tennis shop in Clissold Park.
EDIT, located on Mare Street, is a hyper-seasonal, veg-forward, low-impact restaurant in the heart of Hackney.
Growing Communities is a community-led organisation based in Hackney providing a fully organic food market, based in Stoke Newington, and an organic fruit and vegetable subscription scheme.
Fitness with Grace believes that the life changing benefits of strength-training can be achieved at any stage of life, whatever your fitness level.
Hackney Herbal is a garden-based social enterprise promoting well-being by connecting people with herbs through creative activities.
Sohaila is a mission-driven wine bar and restaurant in Shoreditch helping to tackle the homelessness crisis in London.
Fashion for Future (FFF), in Stoke Newington, is on a mission tackle textile waste globally whilst also alleviating clothing poverty locally. FFF sells a curated collection of clothing and accessories handmade by London-based creatives from repurposed secondhand materials.
Refill Therapy is a zero waste supermarket based in Hackney Wick aiming to reduce carbon emissions and plastic waste heading to landfill through sourcing local products.
Wondrous Theatre, based in Dalston, sells womenswear and children's clothing made from organic and fair trade materials.
Located in Haggerston Park, Haggerston Kiosk sells affordable speciality coffee and drinks, homemade baked goods, ice cream and treats for your furry friend.
Get involved.
If you would like to take part in our next Love Hackney, Shop Local campaign, please fill out the contact form.
Our next Shop Local campaign
Our next campaign will spotlight small and independent high-street businesses.
Applications will open in May.