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Food Scene
Best place for coffee and cake on the doorstep. You can sit out on the deck when sunny.
Relaxed cafe and place to sit outside for breakfast or lunch, with a fantastic lengthy menu and good value! People travel the distance to get here, yet it's a moments walk from the flat.
65 locals recommend
Acoustic Brasserie
60 Newington GrnRelaxed cafe and place to sit outside for breakfast or lunch, with a fantastic lengthy menu and good value! People travel the distance to get here, yet it's a moments walk from the flat.
Tina, We Salute You. N1
47 King Henry's WalkFantastic coffee, a moments throw from Dalston.
Great place to sit and have coffee in the day and an interesting live music venue in the evening.
203 locals recommend
Cafe OTO
18-22 Ashwin StreetGreat place to sit and have coffee in the day and an interesting live music venue in the evening.
A Spanish restaurant with a bohemian feel, the food is really special with a sophisticated and imaginative menu.
Not cheap but always an excellent meal and the wine list always interesting too.
67 locals recommend
Tranga Market x Tapería
61 Newington GrnA Spanish restaurant with a bohemian feel, the food is really special with a sophisticated and imaginative menu.
Not cheap but always an excellent meal and the wine list always interesting too.
Good friendly Italian pizza and pasta, with a deli counter for taking away.
52 locals recommend
Trattoria N16
44-45 Newington GrnGood friendly Italian pizza and pasta, with a deli counter for taking away.
Really one of the best Turkish kebabs and a good vibrant but busy atmosphere!
150 locals recommend
Mangal 1
10 Arcola StReally one of the best Turkish kebabs and a good vibrant but busy atmosphere!
Really good Indian Vegetarian Restaurant well known to it's locals
171 locals recommend
Rasa South Indian Vegetarian Restaurant
55 Stoke Newington Church StReally good Indian Vegetarian Restaurant well known to it's locals
Amazing cakes! And incredible food. You'll also find I have the recipe book in my kitchen.
364 locals recommend
Ottolenghi Islington
287 Upper StAmazing cakes! And incredible food. You'll also find I have the recipe book in my kitchen.
Best brunch! Manhattan style Jewish eatery. Pastramis, challah bread, breakfast burritos and lots of really interesting small plates. A really interesting find just up the road 15 minutes walk to Stoke Newington Church Street.
136 locals recommend
The Good Egg Stoke Newington
93 Stoke Newington Church StBest brunch! Manhattan style Jewish eatery. Pastramis, challah bread, breakfast burritos and lots of really interesting small plates. A really interesting find just up the road 15 minutes walk to Stoke Newington Church Street.
Easily the best pizza for miles. Excellent quality ingredients and very family friendly restaurant. Also do takeaway. Our favourite restaurant in Newington Green.
20 locals recommend
Oivita Pizzeria
67 Newington Green RdEasily the best pizza for miles. Excellent quality ingredients and very family friendly restaurant. Also do takeaway. Our favourite restaurant in Newington Green.
Everything Else
A French patisserie, the best croissants for the morning 5 minutes from the flat!
78 locals recommend
Belle Epoque Patisserie
37 Newington GrnA French patisserie, the best croissants for the morning 5 minutes from the flat!
Bursting with colour and freshness, one of the best places in London to buy fruit and veg, just on the doorstep! Beautifully presented and including more exotic things you can't find anywhere else.
79 locals recommend
Newington Green, fruits & vegetables London
109 Newington Green RdBursting with colour and freshness, one of the best places in London to buy fruit and veg, just on the doorstep! Beautifully presented and including more exotic things you can't find anywhere else.
Pretty park with tennis courts and a leisure centre with drop in pilates/ yoga classes
209 locals recommend
Highbury Fields
Highbury CrescentPretty park with tennis courts and a leisure centre with drop in pilates/ yoga classes
Good men & womens hairdressers, and also a range of other health and beauty services offered.
16 locals recommend
Shine on the Green
20 Newington GrnGood men & womens hairdressers, and also a range of other health and beauty services offered.
Drinks & Nightlife
The Snooty Fox
75 Grosvenor AveA good local pub with good music and a great variety of ales.
A really great pub with a nice beer garden, lots of character inside. Serves really good food in the restaurant and though a bit of a walk from the flat is worth the trip (or you can catch a bus)
133 locals recommend
The Scolt Head
107A Culford RdA really great pub with a nice beer garden, lots of character inside. Serves really good food in the restaurant and though a bit of a walk from the flat is worth the trip (or you can catch a bus)
Another new addition to Newington Green, the pub has recently changed hands and now looks like it serves a menu of delicious and interesting food which I've yet to try but has good reviews. Also a great selection of Ales.
29 locals recommend
Lady Mildmay London
92 Mildmay ParkAnother new addition to Newington Green, the pub has recently changed hands and now looks like it serves a menu of delicious and interesting food which I've yet to try but has good reviews. Also a great selection of Ales.
Essentials
Worth walking to for the amazing selection of cheeses. You could take a picnic to Highbury Park just down the road.
143 locals recommend
La Fromagerie
30 Highbury ParkWorth walking to for the amazing selection of cheeses. You could take a picnic to Highbury Park just down the road.
Boots Pharmacy
50 Newington GrnClosest pharmacy to the flat
Closest main supermarket for general supplies (other than the local corner shops along Newinton Green)
163 locals recommend
Tesco Express
82-84 Forest RdClosest main supermarket for general supplies (other than the local corner shops along Newinton Green)
Sightseeing
Clissold Park
Green LanesNice park and close by
Arts & Culture
A hidden gem. Beautiful house with a collection of Italian paintings and sculptures including artists such as Modigliani and De Chirico... lesser known London gallery close to the flat.
67 locals recommend
Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art
39A Canonbury SquareA hidden gem. Beautiful house with a collection of Italian paintings and sculptures including artists such as Modigliani and De Chirico... lesser known London gallery close to the flat.
Interesting local cinema with a unusual programme as well as current releases, a short walk to Dalston.
322 locals recommend
Rio Cinema
107 Kingsland High StreetInteresting local cinema with a unusual programme as well as current releases, a short walk to Dalston.