Nominations for the Hackney Excellence awards have closed. All the nominations we got are below – to vote go to our poll. Voting closes at 2.30pm on Thursday 27th March.
Place you want to vote for not on our list? Just vote other for that category and you will be able to type in your own answer. Do remember to tweet about the awards using #HackneyExcels.
Eating out in Hackney
Best Chinese restaurant
Dans Island, Lower Clapton Road
Shanghai, Dalston
Best Italian restaurant
Lardo
Best pizza place
Pizza Man
Sodo Pizza
Tasty Pizza, Amhurst Park
Voodoo Rays
Best curry restaurant
Pepper n Spice
Best place to grab a coffee
Oslo
Grodzinski Bakery
Bodega, Allen Road
Reilly Rocket
Best place for hangover food
Haberdashery
Dalston Superstore
Best pub
Old George
The White Hart
The Crooked Billet
Talbot
The Kenton Pub
Best place for vegetarian food
Bodega
Grodzinski
Best place for brunch
The Creperie, Chatsworth Road
Haberdashery
Barden’s boudoir
Best place for a burger
Perfect Chicken, Kenninghall Road
Rita’s
Home & leisure in Hackney
Best beer garden
Crooked Billet
White Hart
Dalston roof park
Best coffee shop for working/studying
Cave of Plunder
Haggerston espresso room
Best gym
Sunstone
Best park
Springfield
Clissold Park
Best area to live
Stoke Newington
De beauvoir town
Best place to stay (hotel/B&B)
Russell’s
Best venue for live music
OSLO
Best bar
Birthdays
Pelicans & Parrots below
Ridley road market bar
Best place for a date
OSLO
Viva
Best place to explore with friends
Hackney Marshes
Broadway market
Best primary school
Holy Trinity
 Best secondary school
City Academy
Stoke Newington School
Best sixth form/further education college
Bsix College
Best place to see a film
Rio
The Hackney PictureHouse
Businesses in Hackney
Best convenience store
The One Stop Shop, Lower Clapton Road
World Foods, Upper Clapton Road
Best deli
Gallo Nero, Stoke newington high street
Best bakery
Percy Ingle
Grodzinski bakery
Best clothing shop
Lookers
Hub
HereTodayHereTomorrow
Best book shop
Pages
Best charity shop
Oxfam, kingsland Road
Best place for thrift shopping/vintage clothes
Broadway market
Beyond retro
Best place to get a haircut
Vanessa Ander
Stunt Dolly
Best Hackney business
Holland and Barrett
Majestic Autos – Car Sales &Accident Management
Stunt Dolly
Trampery, London Fields
Committee of Taste
HereTodayHereTomorrow
People in Hackney
Best community leader
Actor Michael Fassbender
Chaim Hochauser, head of Shomrim
Best community leader (under 21)
Jermain Jackson, singer on the Voice
Best GP
The Nightingale Practice
Best dentist
Bradbury street dental surgery
Best councillor
Ann Munn
Best Hackney tweeter
Shomrim @ShomrimOfficial
Best community group
Kids Mania
Shomrim Neighbourhood Patrol
Best street market
Broadway
 Ready to vote? Go to our poll!
Thanks Rachel, good luck everyone
Hi Nuala, thanks for the suggestion. There are definitely some more categories we could have added, but we didn’t want to overwhelm people with things to vote for and nominate. My colleague Patrick has already suggested a best milkshake category for next year too!
Perhaps a best tearoom next year
KENTON THE BEST PUB EVER
Best pub? No competition. Kenton all the way
Kenton oficial kattaskjæret pub London
My vote for best pub is The Kenton.
Brilliant local!
The White Hart- beer garden is fab, food is great and nice friendly staff đŸ™‚
The kenton pub for best pub.
Hey Nishie, make sure you vote in the poll if you haven’t already!
Vote white hart… remember the Beer garden!!
Best pub. Best roasts
The kenton pub for best pub.
The Picture house for film
The Kenton is awesome!! Kenton for pub of the year!!!!