CRATE Bar & Pizzeria Hackney Wick

You'll find yourself in the kind of space that feels like it shouldn't work but absolutely does—all exposed brick, communal tables and that particular East London industrial aesthetic that doesn't try too hard. The pizzas are properly good, the sort with leopard spots on the crust that tell you someone knows what they're doing, and they pair brilliantly with the house-brewed beers that come straight from their on-site brewery. It's the kind of place where you can roll up solo for a pint and pizza at the bar or bring a crew and commandeer a table for the evening.