Mare Street Market takes private groups from a dinner for a few dozen guests in its Chandelier Room up to a full-venue party for 400 or more. Corporate celebrations, team Christmas parties, brand activations, birthdays, engagement parties and weddings are all on its list. The venue sits at 117 Mare Street in Hackney, East London, and brings together an open-kitchen bar and restaurant, a deli, a coffee hatch, a record shop and a barber under one roof.
Seminars and company events
The venue suits the social side of company life rather than a day of presentations. Teams book the Chandelier Room for a seated dinner, an exclusive area for a medium-sized group, or the semi-private area and the terrace for relaxed end-of-year drinks. Brands take the full venue for launches and activations, with DJs, flowers and branding available as add-ons. Bookings work on a minimum spend or a hire fee, and the events team prepares a quote from the details of each event.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings appear among the events the venue hosts, including with full venue hire. The format moves from a seated meal to drinks and dancing, which fits a reception or an evening party after a ceremony held elsewhere. Engagement parties fit the private rooms. The site does not mention wedding ceremonies on site.
Rooms and capacities
The Chandelier Room is the private dining room and takes up to 80 guests, according to the venue's FAQ. Exclusive areas of the main space suit medium-sized groups, and a semi-private area or the outdoor terrace can be held for informal gatherings. For full venue hire, the site gives 400 or more guests depending on the format, and up to 500 for Christmas events. Layouts are set to the event, from a seated dinner to a standing reception.
Catering
Food comes from the in-house kitchens. Menus are modern British and European, served from brunch through dinner. Groups choose between set menus, sharing platters with stone-baked pizzas, or a menu designed with the chefs. The bar serves cocktails, organic wines and craft beers, and every menu includes alcohol-free drinks. Gluten-free, vegetarian, vegan and halal options are available. The Christmas offer includes a three-course set menu with a wine pairing for each course, or a sharing feast. The deli also caters for offices and outside events.
History and setting
The Hackney site is a multi-vendor space run by Barworks. Next to the bar and kitchen are the deli, the MSM Coffee Hatch, the Stranger Than Paradise record shop, the Manifesto barber and Bar Tramonto, a Mediterranean aperitivo bar with its own terrace, open Thursday to Saturday. The record shop also programs DJ sets, listening parties and a record fair. A sister venue operates at Lewis Cubitt Square in King's Cross. Children are welcome during the day and dogs until early evening; after 9 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays the venue is adults only.
Getting there
The venue is on Mare Street, within walking distance of Hackney Town Hall and London Fields. Step-free access runs through a ramp on Watergate Street into the deli entrance. Hackney Central station on the London Overground is a short walk away. The venue opens at 9 a.m. every day and stays open until 1:30 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.
