Guidebook for London
Essentials
Tesco Metro
361 Bethnal Green RdGrocery shop on the ground floor. Great for staples.
Highbury & Islington station
Holloway RoadFood Scene
Trullo
300-302 St Paul's RdGreat Italian restaurant. Hard to get a table unless you book in advance.
Great coffee. Also good for brunch. Looks small, but has a cozy downstairs seating area.
15 locals recommend
Sawyer and Gray London
290 St Paul's RdGreat coffee. Also good for brunch. Looks small, but has a cozy downstairs seating area.
Vagabond N7
105 Holloway RdArtisanal coffee shop
Akari
196 Essex RdGreat Japanese in an old pub.
The Pig and Butcher
80 Liverpool RdGastropub with great food and a selection of pale ales.
Maison Bleue Canteen
19 Calabria RoadAmazing sausage rolls and baked goods!
Zia Lucia
157 Holloway RdGreat pizza! And now also pasta.
Great salads, and cakes - also super for brunch and/or dinner.
364 locals recommend
Ottolenghi Islington
287 Upper StGreat salads, and cakes - also super for brunch and/or dinner.
Everything Else
Nice park, good for a run. Also Tennis courts available for rent.
209 locals recommend
Highbury Fields
Highbury CrescentNice park, good for a run. Also Tennis courts available for rent.
Highbury & Islington station
Holloway RoadTube station - easy access to all of London.
Arts & Culture
Union Chapel
19b Compton TerraceOften has events/concerts of emerging artists.
Great cinema. Perfect for a date. Great bar at the back serving food and drinks to your seats.
177 locals recommend
Everyman Screen on the Green
83 Upper StGreat cinema. Perfect for a date. Great bar at the back serving food and drinks to your seats.