kitchens / Hackney
WAVE
WAVE (We Are Vegan Everything) is an industrial-chic, fully vegan cafe in central Hackney known for brunch, harissa skewers, inventive coffees like peanut butter and salted coffee, and a laptop-friendly, genuinely allergy-aware welcome.
Why it's listed: WAVE (We Are Vegan Everything) in Hackney E8 is a fully vegan cafe/brunch spot — vegan_restaurant primary type and an editorial summary confirming the all-vegan offering.
voice 1
The business claims it
Structured facts from the listing and website.
- Cuisine style
- “Industrial-chic vegan eatery serving pastries, brunch & sweets, plus smoothies & coffee.”
— editorialSummary - Kitchen-wide dietary regime
- “vegan_restaurant; reviews confirm 'Fully vegan too... there was no cows milk'”
— primaryType - Service modes offered
- dine_in · takeaway“I had stuff from their counter for takeaway and loved the Mediterranean focaccia.”
— reviews - Price band
- “PRICE_LEVEL_MODERATE”
— priceLevel
voice 2
Customers reveal it
Recurring signal mined from real reviews — with receipts.
- Atmosphere as customers describe it
- “The decor massively made up for this with its gorgeous Bali boho feel.”
— reviews - Occasions customers use it for
- plant-based brunch · laptop working / remote work (good WiFi, lots of tables) · coffee and pastry stop · allergy-aware and gluten-free dining“It's also a great place to work with good WiFi and lots of tables.”
— reviews - Dishes customers name repeatedly
- harissa skewers · peanut butter coffee · salted coffee · Mediterranean focaccia · mushroom roll“The harissa skewers were smoky and delicious... the mushroom roll was rich, flaky, and utterly comforting.”
— reviews - Recurring caveats in reviews
- Plant-milk-only coffee divides dairy-coffee drinkers · Can feel dead quiet (no music) at off-peak times“there was no cows milk which meant I found it hard to judge the coffee... it was completely dead and there wasn't even music on”
— reviews - Service character as customers describe it
- “Chef Adriana was incredibly accommodating, carefully discussing my allergies and offering spot-on advice”
— reviews
voice 3
Only the owner knows it
Questions we hold for the kitchen itself. Unanswered until they answer.
- Other strict-diet protocols
- Do you follow specific protocols for Jain, Swaminarayan, allergen-free or other strict diets? What exactly do they involve in your kitchen? — we're holding this question for the owner.
- Origin story
- When did the business start, who founded it, and why? (If there are multiple branches, how do they relate?) — we're holding this question for the owner.
- Owner/chef background
- Who runs the kitchen and what's their background or training? — we're holding this question for the owner.
- Sourcing & made-in-house
- What do you make in-house from scratch, and where do your key ingredients come from? — we're holding this question for the owner.