Thai Restaurant YumYum

Walk into YumYum on a Friday night and you'll find the place buzzing with locals who've clearly been coming here for years. It's the kind of neighbourhood Thai where they know what they're doing—no fancy plating, just honest food that tastes like it should. The High Street location means it fits perfectly into Stoke Newington's well-worn fabric, sandwiched between the vintage shops and independent cafes you'd expect round here. Tables are close together, the noise level climbs as the evening goes on, and somehow that's exactly the point.