Lu Lu Shanghai Delicacy & Sake Bar

You're on Church Street in Stoke Newington, past the vintage shops and independent bookstores, and suddenly you're getting serious about Shanghai cuisine. Lu Lu does the classics properly—hand-pulled noodles with real technique, xiaolongbao that actually have soup inside them, and the kind of dan dan noodles that taste like someone's grandmother is judging your slurping technique. The sake bar bit isn't window dressing either; they've clearly thought about pairings beyond the usual suspects. It's unpretentious enough that you'll see locals propping up the bar on a Tuesday night, but the cooking is genuinely skilled.