Guidebook for London
Food Scene
Zia Lucia
157 Holloway RdExcellent pizza!
Farang
72 Highbury ParkThai street food
Xi'an Impression London
117 Benwell RdChinese street food
Chinese restaurant in Chinatown specialising in hotpot dishes. The Aubergine and pork hotpot is particularly good.
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Cafe TPT
21 Wardour StChinese restaurant in Chinatown specialising in hotpot dishes. The Aubergine and pork hotpot is particularly good.
Great pizza - anything with the smoked tomatoes is a particular favourite.
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Pizza Pilgrims Exmouth Market
15 Exmouth MarketGreat pizza - anything with the smoked tomatoes is a particular favourite.
Roti King
40 Doric WayMalaysian cafe specialising in homemade roti.
Malaysian food, with laksa as their speciality. I love their beef rendang.
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C & R Cafe Restaurant
4-5 Rupert CtMalaysian food, with laksa as their speciality. I love their beef rendang.
Escocesa
67 Stoke Newington Church StSpanish tapas with Scottish produce.
Drinks & Nightlife
Bank of Friendship
226 Blackstock RdLocal pub with a lovely beer garden
The Railway Tavern
15 Liverpool StA cosy pub just off the busy main road in Dalston
Parks & Nature
A lovely park with shallow Lido good for kids, a small cafe and deer, goats and chickens in enclosures.
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Clissold Park
Green LanesA lovely park with shallow Lido good for kids, a small cafe and deer, goats and chickens in enclosures.
A nature reserve with peaceful walks and lovely views. There's a nice little coffee shop there too.
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Woodberry vötnin
Woodberry GroveA nature reserve with peaceful walks and lovely views. There's a nice little coffee shop there too.
A pretty walk along a disused railway line. You can walk from the entrance in Finsbury Park to Crouch End and Highgate.
Parkland Walk (North)
Parkland Walk (North)A pretty walk along a disused railway line. You can walk from the entrance in Finsbury Park to Crouch End and Highgate.
Finsbury Park
Station PlaceA large park wit ha cafe.
Arts & Culture
Lovely small local gallery specialising in Italian art.
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Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art
39A Canonbury SquareLovely small local gallery specialising in Italian art.
Getting Around
Finsbury Park Station
Station PlaceArsenal station
Highbury HillHighbury & Islington station
Holloway RoadEverything Else
Dalston Eastern Curve Garden
13 Dalston LnA charming little city garden with a cafe.
Shopping
Independent bookshop just across the road which holds events with authors etc.
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Ink@84
84 Highbury ParkIndependent bookshop just across the road which holds events with authors etc.
Boutique selling an eclectic range of jewellery, clothing, accessories and homewares mostly designed in-house and manufactured by artisans in Egypt and India.
Louis Farouk
113 Highbury ParkBoutique selling an eclectic range of jewellery, clothing, accessories and homewares mostly designed in-house and manufactured by artisans in Egypt and India.
La Fromagerie
30 Highbury ParkSpecialist cheese shop
Highbury Vintners
71 Highbury ParkLocal off-licence with knowledgeable staff and a wide choice.
Godfreys.co
7 Highbury ParkLocal butcher