Okko

Walk into Okko and you'll notice the place doesn't try to be cool—it just is. Broadway Market in Hackney has become shorthand for good eating, and this Japanese spot earns its place among the neighbourhood's best. You're looking at a tight, well-run operation where the kitchen respects its ingredients and doesn't overcomplicate things. The sort of place where you can tell the chefs care about execution, whether that's a perfectly judged ramen or sashimi that tastes like it arrived yesterday. It's busy, properly busy, which tells you everything.