Guidebook for London

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Guidebook for London

Food Scene

Fantastic friendly cafe with delicious breakfast and lunch. Thurs - Sat restaurant style suppers. Closed Mondays.
127 locals recommend
SUNDAY cafe & restaurant
169 Hemingford Rd
127 locals recommend
Fantastic friendly cafe with delicious breakfast and lunch. Thurs - Sat restaurant style suppers. Closed Mondays.
Modern Indian - curry reinvented with flair - and with impeccable service too.
7 locals recommend
Roots At N1
115 Hemingford Road
7 locals recommend
Modern Indian - curry reinvented with flair - and with impeccable service too.
Classic French cuisine in spacious dining room, tables on quiet street in summer. This is a treat!
8 locals recommend
Almeida
8 locals recommend
Classic French cuisine in spacious dining room, tables on quiet street in summer. This is a treat!
Book if you want supper! Ottolenghi has become a cult restaurant in UK.
364 locals recommend
Ottolenghi Islington
287 Upper St
364 locals recommend
Book if you want supper! Ottolenghi has become a cult restaurant in UK.
My favourite Italian in UK (and not because it's local!)
153 locals recommend
Trullo
300-302 St Paul's Rd
153 locals recommend
My favourite Italian in UK (and not because it's local!)

Drinks & Nightlife

Very English and delicious food!
102 locals recommend
The Drapers Arms
44 Barnsbury St
102 locals recommend
Very English and delicious food!
Young (mostly!) retro cafe. Affordable and delicious smoothies, breakfast, and salads.
38 locals recommend
Maison d'etre
38 locals recommend
Young (mostly!) retro cafe. Affordable and delicious smoothies, breakfast, and salads.
Good place to relax and soak up Islington's Georgian architecture and garden squares.
167 locals recommend
The Albion
10 Thornhill Rd
167 locals recommend
Good place to relax and soak up Islington's Georgian architecture and garden squares.

Essentials

Fresh veg from Spitalfields daily, plus home made baklava...
6 locals recommend
Yasar Food Market
319 Caledonian Rd
6 locals recommend
Fresh veg from Spitalfields daily, plus home made baklava...
Useful supermarket.
72 locals recommend
The Co-Operative Food
159 Great Dover St
72 locals recommend
Useful supermarket.
Excellent small supermarket ideal for coming back from the tube.
385 locals recommend
Waitrose & Partners
366 Holloway Rd
385 locals recommend
Excellent small supermarket ideal for coming back from the tube.

Sightseeing

The best collection of twentieth century Italian art in London. With garden cafe too.
67 locals recommend
Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art
39A Canonbury Square
67 locals recommend
The best collection of twentieth century Italian art in London. With garden cafe too.

Entertainment & Activities

Delightful city farm with lots of animals to cuddle, and cafe with home-grown seasonal produce when available.
24 locals recommend
Freightliners Farm
Sheringham Road
24 locals recommend
Delightful city farm with lots of animals to cuddle, and cafe with home-grown seasonal produce when available.

Arts & Culture

If you can get a seat...
Almeida Street
Almeida Street
If you can get a seat...
Home to British pub-opera!
75 locals recommend
King's Head Theatre
115 Upper St
75 locals recommend
Home to British pub-opera!
Another pub with great theatre.
41 locals recommend
The Hen & Chickens Theatre Bar
109 St Paul's Rd
41 locals recommend
Another pub with great theatre.
New and experimental writing. But this theatre pub was also visited by Hogarth, Dr Johnson, and Thomas Paine!
21 locals recommend
Old Red Lion Theatre Pub
418 St John St
21 locals recommend
New and experimental writing. But this theatre pub was also visited by Hogarth, Dr Johnson, and Thomas Paine!
Chamber music, jazz, folk, contemporary. This is a buzzing concert venue with art galleries and food and reasonable tickets.
50 locals recommend
WeWork - Office Space & Coworking
90 York Way
50 locals recommend
Chamber music, jazz, folk, contemporary. This is a buzzing concert venue with art galleries and food and reasonable tickets.