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Little Georgia (Hackney)

Georgian · Hackney

87 Goldsmith's Row, E2 8QR

Budget £30 · typically ~£30 pp·8 min walk

Location

89Score
LocalBite score from taste, value, discovery, authenticity, and local confidence — not Google stars.

Taste

9.0

How good the cooking actually is.

Value

9.0

What you get for the money.

Discovery

8.5

How easy it is to stumble on, versus already famous.

Authenticity

9.5

How true it is to the cuisine — not a diluted version.

Local confidence

8.5

Whether locals who care about food actually go.
Hidden gemEasy to walk past. Locals and people who care about food already know it.

Tucked on Goldsmith's Row between Columbia Road and Broadway Market. Georgian home cooking, BYOB, and easy to miss unless someone sends you.

Why we recommend

Tucked on Goldsmith's Row between Columbia Road and Broadway Market — you'd walk past it. Family recipes, BYOB (£5 corkage), cosy and unpretentious. For most London food lovers, Georgian is genuinely undiscovered territory, and this is the real thing.

  • Standout orders

    Khachapuri, khinkali, and honey cake

  • Atmosphere & service

    Welcoming and friendly staff, who are happy to help choose dishes

  • Value & portions

    Option to bring your own bottle with a reasonable corkage fee, and that booking is recommended due to its popularity

  • Locals & regulars

    Time Out / Postcard: 'hidden just moments from Broadway Market' — khachapuri specialist, cosy BYOB

  • Locals & regulars

    Blog review: 'life-changing khachapuri' — family recipes, undiscovered Georgian territory for most Londoners

What to order

  • Adjaruli khachapuri

    From reviews

    Diners highlight the khachapuri, khinkali, and honey cake.

  • Khinkali

    From reviews

    Diners highlight the khachapuri, khinkali, and honey cake.

  • Chashushuli (spicy beef stew)

    Our pick

    A curator staple at Little Georgia (Hackney) — the dish we'd send a first-timer toward.

Good for

New cuisineSomething amazingExceptional value

Practical notes

Dinner evenings only. Small space — book ahead. BYOB.

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