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Local stapleA reliable neighbourhood regular. Solid, worth knowing, not always the headline.DinnerOpen for dinner — the usual LocalBite recommendation.

Planque

Wine bar · Mare Street

217 Mare Street, E8 3QE

Budget £40 · typically ~£35 pp·17 min walk

Location

80Score
LocalBite score from taste, value, discovery, authenticity, and local confidence — not Google stars.

Taste

8.5

How good the cooking actually is.

Value

8.0

What you get for the money.

Discovery

6.5

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

Authenticity

8.0

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

Local confidence

7.5

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

Planque is an independent Wine bar room in Mare Street that still reads as a find — not on the tourist circuit, and the kind of place a local would send you.

Why we recommend

Mare Street wine bar — natural-leaning list, relaxed food, neighbourhood feel near London Fields. Good for a wine-led evening.

  • Standout orders

    People rave about lobster rice, beef tartare, and the Wigmore ice cream dessert

  • Atmosphere & service

    Excellent wine list, warm atmosphere, and friendly, knowledgeable staff

  • Worth knowing

    Service can be inattentive

What to order

  • Natural wine

    Our pick

    Mare Street wine bar — natural-leaning list, relaxed food, neighbourhood feel near London Fields.

  • Small plates

    Our pick

    Share a few — the room is built for grazing, not one main each.

  • Cheese

    Our pick

    A curator staple at Planque — the dish we'd send a first-timer toward.

Good for

Food + wine

Practical notes

Walk-ins often OK. Menu short.

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