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We are proud to have been featured as one of the ‘most sustainable restaurants’, listed as one of the ‘best vegan restaurants in London’ and one of the ‘best restaurants in Hackney’ since we opened last year. Here are some of our favourite features and reviews, with massive thanks to all of the writers and publications.
Where To Eat World Class Vegan Food in London
“Local, sustainable plant-based produce is beautifully showcased at EDIT... and their sustainable ethos extends from the dishes to the interiors...”
Must-Know Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurants in London
“Modern British plant-based cooking... with a low-impact concept.”
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“For London Fashion Week, MatchesFashion has teamed up with low-impact, seasonal restaurant EDIT for a four day pop-up dubbed the Raey Cafe”
Best Plant-focused Restaurants in London for Vegans, Veggies and Veg Lovers Alike
“...Because of their commitment to seasonality, menus change weekly - meaning you never quite know what you’re going to get...”
EDIT - the Hackney restaurant making the case for low-waste
“Seasonal, sustainable, local: I became obsessed with interrogating these buzzwords,” says founder Elly Ward. “Like architecture, there’s a lot of greenwashing in the food industry. It’s easy to say things and not mean it. I wanted to make those words count.”
Sustainable Interiors : Restaurants and Bars
“... things we’re looking at in the architecture world about circularity and sustainability are echoed in the food industry...”
Sustainable Hospitality Interiors
“From its plant-based dishes to its sustainable interiors, this Hackney restaurant embodies its environmental ethos in every ingredient...”
Eco Edit: Sustainable Vegan Restaurant in London
“The pared-back interiors ... mirror the sustainability ethos, featuring reclaimed furniture and tables made from recycled wood waste...”
A London Restaurant Rethinks Relationships to Food and Design
“In a manner that echoes the River Café of Ruth and Richard Rogers, Edit serves meals to its neighbouring architects... and a collaborative events program to explore relationships between food and architecture.”
The Sustainable Edit - British Names Making A Positive Change
“We recommend the impressive Sunday Lunch menu followed by the artisan vegan cheese selection”
Green Juice: London Bars Championing Sustainability
“Fresh ingredients are shared between the kitchen and the bar, ensuring that no peel or pip ever goes to waste”
Best Eco-Friendly Sustainable Restaurants in London
“The menu is built around zero-waste, ‘root to fruit’ principles, with a regularly changing menu”
Discover an elevated, zero-waste menu at Hackney’s chic new vegan restaurant
“I love that the focus of the daily changing menus is so clearly on hero vegetables; these are simple recipes done to perfection and really showcase how flavoursome and exciting veggies can be... But don’t make the mistake of thinking this place is just for vegans - I took one of my most carnivorous friends and as he slung back his pickle juice martini, he was already planning his return visit..”
Restaurant of the Week : EDIT, a new vegan low-waste restaurant in Hackney
“... Pared back, simple and extremely local: EDIT’s philosophy is testament to Hackney’s burgeoning sustainability and low-waste scene, and the execution is delightfully delicious.”
EDIT Restaurant Review
“...An easy, inventive and tasty affair where you can enjoy being a little bit mindless about mindful eating because someone has already done the consideration for you...”
EDIT Restaurant Review
“The plates are beautifully presented and one gets a real sense of the attention to detail in every dish, from style and sourcing to execution... EDIT is a well-executed, approachable and thoughtful addition to London’s restaurant scene, aiming to change the plant-based landscape one vegetable at a time...”
Best Vegan Restaurants in London
“Intimate new destination for fine-dining vegan fare with zero guilt”
Best Vegan Restaurants and Ethical Eateries in London
“Already garnering plenty of buzz due to its innovative plant-based menu... created in accordance with seasonal availability...”
London’s Top Vegan-Friendly Restaurants
“This Hackney restaurant offers vegan fine dining with a commitment to sustainability. ”
Fine Dining Vegan Restaurants
“EDIT is a restaurant that sits on the brink of casual and fancy. Exposed brick walls, terracotta tiles and a popping playlist all create a fun and laid-back ambience, while highly considered plates have been honed and refined so they not only look beautiful, but showcase a minute level of skill in every single one. These guys are on a mission to challenge wasteful practices as much as possible, while showcasing just how brilliant plant-based cooking can be...”
The Best Restaurants in Hackney
“An ultra seasonal menu that changes daily, allowing the kitchen to take full advantage of produce at its best”
Where To Eat in Hackney: Hackney’s Hottest Food Spots
“A new addition to London’s eco-dining scene is Edit, a hyper-seasonal restaurant...”
New Neighbourhood Restaurants in London Worth Travelling To
“Vegan restaurant Edit in Hackney shines a spotlight on low-waste cooking and interiors”
Best Restaurants in Europe With Innovative Sustainable Concepts
“The founder takes from her background in design and architecture to showcase sustainable practices... minimising waste to a new level of commitment... Every detail inside EDIT is evidence of their circular philosophy”
Sustainable restaurants in London that are making a real difference
“Everything from the food to the interiors follows a low-waste philosophy, from reclaimed furniture and tables made from recycled wood, to a menu based around vegetables and a root-to-fruit cooking ethos..”
Best Vegan and Plant-Based Restaurants In London
“A well-considered and carefully measured vegan restaurant. Delicate yet satiating veg-forward dishes are paeans to the deliciousness of nature, wines come organic, low intervention and on tap...”
The Best Sustainable Restaurants in London
“Part of the booming scene of sustainable spots in the city, EDIT landed in Hackney with a plant-based, hyper-seasonal menu and carefully considered interiors..”
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“A seasonal veg-focused restaurant that aims to challenge wasteful practices in the food industry...”
The New Radical Vegan Restaurant
“Edit is the latest opening to champion all things green.. this fine-dining vegan spot aims to be as sustainable as possible, championing seasonal, locally sourced produce”
12 Ways To Do Veganuary
“A concise list of modern British plant-based dishes using ingredients sourced from local small-scale farms, foragers and independent producers...”
New fine-dining vegan restaurant Edit in Hackney
“Ward’s ethos could be the answer to new-year resolutions based on intentions to be more mindful about our impact on our bodies as well as the planet.”
A New Hyper-Seasonal and Sustainable Restaurant
“We live in a country that’s approving new coal mines in the year 2022 but, thankfully, our restaurants are getting greener... Now you’ll have somewhere to go when the climate guilt gets a bit too much.”
THE INFATUATION
London’s New Restaurant Openings
“A low-waste, plant-based spot in Hackney, EDIT has a ‘root-to-fruit’ menu...”
THE TELEGRAPH
New Restaurant Openings
“A hyper-seasonal, veg-forward restaurant in the heart of Hackney..”
PRESS ENQUIRIES
For all press and media enquiries, please email elly@edit.london