CRATE Brewery Hackney Wick

A vibrant East London brewery known for craft beer, canal-side views and some of the best pre-match pizzas in London.

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Unit 7, Queens Yard, White Post Ln, London E9 5EN

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Matchday dispatch

A longer read on what makes this place worth your matchday

Matchday dispatch from Hackney Wick

About the spot

If you want to feel East London the way locals do it, CRATE is the answer. Forget chain pubs and stadium concourses. This is the place where pre-match turns into a proper experience.

Craft beer brewed on site, poured fresh straight from the source. Wood-fired pizzas that genuinely rival the city's best. A canal-side setting that feels miles away from tourist London. Big outdoor seating area, ideal on warm matchday afternoons. Authentic Hackney Wick energy: warehouses, street art, locals. Loved by both East Londoners and visitors who want the real deal.

It captures everything good about Hackney Wick: water, warehouses, street art and a properly local crowd. Order a Best lager and a pepperoni pizza, grab a spot outside and watch narrowboats drift past.

Before a Match

Drinks with friends before kick-off. A relaxed lunch ahead of a game at the London Stadium. Exploring the canals and warehouses of Hackney Wick. Kicking off your matchday experience the local way.

Heads up: weekends get busy fast. Arrive early to grab a canal-side table.

Take a walk along the canals around Hackney Wick before your visit. The area is packed with street art, independent venues and hidden corners that showcase a different side of London. Most tourists never see it.

What to order

On the drinks side, cRATE Pale Ale, the house signature. Whatever's on the seasonal craft taps. A tasting flight if you want to try a few.

From the kitchen, a wood-fired pizza from the open kitchen. Sharing pizzas if you're with a group.

Who it suits

First-time London visitors. Groups of friends. Couples. Craft beer lovers. Fans looking for something beyond a traditional tourist pub.

The verdict

CRATE Brewery perfectly captures what FootballCityTrip is all about: discovering local places, meeting locals and experiencing football cities beyond the stadium.

Suggested matchday itinerary

A ready-made timeline for your visit

12:00Step 1
Walk the Hertford Union Canal
Start at Victoria Park and stroll east along the towpath. You will see street art, narrowboats and Hackney Wick warehouses.
13:00Step 2
Lunch & pints at CRATE Brewery
Wood-fired pizza, a CRATE Pale Ale and a canal-side table. The matchday officially starts here.
14:30Step 3
Walk to the London Stadium
Ten minutes along the canal across the Olympic Park. This is the best stadium approach in London.
15:00Step 4
Kick-off
You're in your seat, pint settled, fully in matchday mode.