Diddy's

You'll find Diddy's tucked away on Mare Street, the kind of place where the bartender actually knows your name by drink two. It's refreshingly devoid of the craft cocktail theatre that's infected half of East London—instead, you get honest pours, reasonable prices, and a crowd that's there to drink rather than Instagram. The space has that lived-in quality that comes from decades of actual use, not design-school posturing. Whether you're a Walthamstow regular or stumbling over from Leyton, it's the sort of local you'd want on your doorstep.