The Shakespeare, Stoke Newington: Pub in Hackney, London

The Shakespeare sits on a Stoke Newington back street, the kind of pub that works because it doesn't try. Good beer, wood-dark interior, the sort of crowd that comes back. Quiz nights keep a steady flow of locals in the room, the sort of programming that suits a proper pub. Stoke Newington runs on these independent spots, tucked between the bookshops and the restaurants where people know the staff. The Shakespeare knows what it does and doesn't try to be something it isn't. Just reliable company and the kind of events that bring people back.

Upcoming at The Shakespeare, Stoke Newington

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