Guidebook for London
Food Scene
Ottolenghi Islington
287 Upper StGreat eating institution
The Canonbury Tavern
21 Canonbury PlExcellent garden space
Trullo
300-302 St Paul's RdLovely for dinner
Naamyaa Café
407 Saint John StreetAlan Yau - need I say more.
LeCoq
292-294 Saint Paul's RoadClose and great!
A collaboration between Neil Rankin (ex-John Salt and Pitt Cue Co) and The Pig & Butcher, the Smokehouse’s regularly changing menu involves plenty of fish and meat smoked on the premises.
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Smokehouse
63-69 Canonbury RdA collaboration between Neil Rankin (ex-John Salt and Pitt Cue Co) and The Pig & Butcher, the Smokehouse’s regularly changing menu involves plenty of fish and meat smoked on the premises.
Afghan Kitchen
35 Islington GrnA great cheap eat.
Entertainment & Activities
Excellent Park with kids playground, tennis courts, football, picnics, cafe
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Highbury Fields
Highbury CrescentExcellent Park with kids playground, tennis courts, football, picnics, cafe
Perfect for family restaurant / cafe for those with for small children.
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Giraffe
120 Holland Park AvePerfect for family restaurant / cafe for those with for small children.
Essentials
Waitrose & Partners
366 Holloway RdExcellent place to pick up food and essentials
La Fromagerie
30 Highbury ParkLondon's Best Cheese Shop
Tesco Metro
361 Bethnal Green RdGreat to pick up essentials
Shopping
Camden Passage
Camden PassageExcellent shopping
twentytwentyone
274-275 Upper StGreat Design Shop
Great hidden shopping haven. Vintage clothing, antiques market, great independent shops.
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Camden Passage
Camden PassageGreat hidden shopping haven. Vintage clothing, antiques market, great independent shops.
Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia RoadA favourite on a Sunday morning.
Amazing skin, hair and body care products from Australia will have you looking and smelling amazing.
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Aesop Islington
56 Cross StAmazing skin, hair and body care products from Australia will have you looking and smelling amazing.
Everything Else
Regent's Canal
Great walking along the canal
Firezza Pizza - Islington
276 St Paul's RdNeed pizza fast.....go here
One of London's most respected theatres and I never seen anything but great plays here.
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Almeida Theater
Almeida StreetOne of London's most respected theatres and I never seen anything but great plays here.
Sadler's Wells is one of the United Kingdom's foremost dance venues and producing houses. Worth looking to see what's on in advance.
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Sadlers Wells Theatre (Stop UB) station
Sadler's Wells is one of the United Kingdom's foremost dance venues and producing houses. Worth looking to see what's on in advance.
Need to get out with the kids but don't want to venture too far, this place is great for small children and cheaper than London Zoo!
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Paradise Park
51 Lough RdNeed to get out with the kids but don't want to venture too far, this place is great for small children and cheaper than London Zoo!
Sightseeing
Broadway Market
Broadway MarketExcellent Food Market on Saturdays 9-5
Arts & Culture
Everyman Screen on the Green
83 Upper StGreat cinema
Cinema with all the blockbuster movies. Great for those rainy days.
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Vue Cinema London - Islington
36 Parkfield StCinema with all the blockbuster movies. Great for those rainy days.