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Drinks & Nightlife

Lovely local, recently had a huge investment making it a beautiful charming place to drink and eat with great gastropub menu
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The Highbury Barn Tavern
26 Highbury Park
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Lovely local, recently had a huge investment making it a beautiful charming place to drink and eat with great gastropub menu
Fun bar which often holds events like comedy nights and theatre group shows
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The Hen & Chickens Theatre Bar
109 St Paul's Rd
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Fun bar which often holds events like comedy nights and theatre group shows
Cocktail bar and restaurant designed to look like the Orient Express with a modern twist.
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Hoxley & Porter
153 Upper St
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Cocktail bar and restaurant designed to look like the Orient Express with a modern twist.
Small but quirky cool hidden bar serving great cocktails and a good ambience in the evening
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The Four Sisters Bar
25 Canonbury Ln
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Small but quirky cool hidden bar serving great cocktails and a good ambience in the evening
Tiny cocktail den with super drinks menu and jamon iberico, Parmigiano or taralli fennel biscuits to snack on before dinner
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69 Colebrooke Row
69 Colebrooke Row
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Tiny cocktail den with super drinks menu and jamon iberico, Parmigiano or taralli fennel biscuits to snack on before dinner
Nice local wood-clad pub that has a quiz on Tuesday and on Wednesdays has a 'wine down', meaning you get the rest of the bottle of wine free when you purchase two glasses
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The Woodbine - Irish Pub
215 Blackstock Rd
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Nice local wood-clad pub that has a quiz on Tuesday and on Wednesdays has a 'wine down', meaning you get the rest of the bottle of wine free when you purchase two glasses
Large pub with alfresco drinking options and good food menu as well as serving traditional Sunday roast
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The Alwyne Castle
83 St Paul's Rd
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Large pub with alfresco drinking options and good food menu as well as serving traditional Sunday roast
The Lamb pub serves the finest local brews — from Camden Town and Hackney breweries. They also do natural wine, fresh pizzas by local Sorrento Pizzas and amazing Serious Pig pork scratchings.
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The Lamb
94 Lamb's Conduit St
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The Lamb pub serves the finest local brews — from Camden Town and Hackney breweries. They also do natural wine, fresh pizzas by local Sorrento Pizzas and amazing Serious Pig pork scratchings.
A friendly Islington local with a welcoming vibe and an array of movie posters, alongside other film paraphernalia. A British menu is served up from their kitchen daily
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The Alma Pub Islington
59 Newington Green Rd
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A friendly Islington local with a welcoming vibe and an array of movie posters, alongside other film paraphernalia. A British menu is served up from their kitchen daily
A favourite for cocktails - check it out for happy hour and they have a DJ
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Simmons Bar | Angel
43 Essex Rd
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A favourite for cocktails - check it out for happy hour and they have a DJ
Serving brilliant cocktails and happy hour with a nice going out atmosphere and music
Be At One Islington
12 Upper St
Serving brilliant cocktails and happy hour with a nice going out atmosphere and music
Award winning pub at the heart of the local community, a short walk away & opposite Canonbury Overground Station
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The Snooty Fox
75 Grosvenor Ave
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Award winning pub at the heart of the local community, a short walk away & opposite Canonbury Overground Station
Beautiful old building with events on most nights and DJ at the weekend
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The Old Dairy
1-3 Crouch Hill
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Beautiful old building with events on most nights and DJ at the weekend
Famous bar with quirky outdoor garden which also serves amazing Thai dishes.
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The Faltering Fullback
19 Perth Rd
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Famous bar with quirky outdoor garden which also serves amazing Thai dishes.
Serving Modern british cuisine, this is a small & very adorable restaurant
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Season Kitchen
53 Stroud Green Rd
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Serving Modern british cuisine, this is a small & very adorable restaurant

Essentials

Really great traditional deli
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La Fromagerie
30 Highbury Park
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Really great traditional deli
Great fresh produce
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Mrs Lovell's Greengrocers
1c Highbury Park
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Great fresh produce
They sell beautiful deli style things including fresh cakes, tarts, breads, and have a huge fromagerie out the back. They also have a couple of seats upfront by the window if you want to eat there
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Da Mario
34 Highbury Park
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They sell beautiful deli style things including fresh cakes, tarts, breads, and have a huge fromagerie out the back. They also have a couple of seats upfront by the window if you want to eat there
Excellent quality butcher
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Godfreys.co
7 Highbury Park
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Excellent quality butcher
Amazing selection of fresh fish
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Bourne's Fishmongers
13 Highbury Park
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Amazing selection of fresh fish

Food Scene

Good for tapas and sometimes have events on
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Highbury Arts Club
73 Highbury Park
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Good for tapas and sometimes have events on
Authentic Turkish restaurant
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Iznik
19 Highbury Park
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Authentic Turkish restaurant
Really cool place to have a drink & nibbles locally.
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Fink's Salt and Sweet
70 Mountgrove Rd
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Really cool place to have a drink & nibbles locally.
One of my favourite restuarants in London - long granite tables with beautiful selection of salads, savoury, pasta & cakes, plus a bar
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Vivo
57-58 Upper St
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One of my favourite restuarants in London - long granite tables with beautiful selection of salads, savoury, pasta & cakes, plus a bar
A must visit for any Ottolenghi fan - he loves Jerusalem style food
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Ottolenghi Islington
287 Upper St
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A must visit for any Ottolenghi fan - he loves Jerusalem style food
Our favourite for Mexican food. They also have a bar and table football you can play
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Wahaca Islington
68-69 Upper St
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Our favourite for Mexican food. They also have a bar and table football you can play
Highly recommend it serves a simple, seasonally, Italian inspired menu that changes daily
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Trullo
300-302 St Paul's Rd
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Highly recommend it serves a simple, seasonally, Italian inspired menu that changes daily
Started as a fishmongers but now serve brilliant seafood
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Prawn on the Lawn
294 St Paul's Rd
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Started as a fishmongers but now serve brilliant seafood
Good American Burger chain
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Five Guys
71 Upper St
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Good American Burger chain
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 Rd
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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
A restaurant and takeaway from former Ivy head chef Des McDonald. Menu includes both chip butties with curry sauce and quail eggs with cress.
The Fish And Chip Shop
189 Upper St
A restaurant and takeaway from former Ivy head chef Des McDonald. Menu includes both chip butties with curry sauce and quail eggs with cress.
Lovely neighbourhood French bistro serving fantastic brunch
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Assiette Anglaise
489 Liverpool Road
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Lovely neighbourhood French bistro serving fantastic brunch
Cool new Vietnamese chain
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Salvation in Noodles
122 Balls Pond Rd
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Cool new Vietnamese chain
Posh pub food including meat which has been butchered and smoked on site
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The Pig and Butcher
80 Liverpool Rd
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Posh pub food including meat which has been butchered and smoked on site
Brilliant bakery & place to have coffee
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Euphorium - Highbury
202 Upper St
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Brilliant bakery & place to have coffee
Really pretty place for tea, coffee, cakes & sandwiches
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Highness Cafe & Tea Room
21a Highbury Park
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Really pretty place for tea, coffee, cakes & sandwiches
Start your day 5mins from the Emirates Stadium with a fresh almond croissant & a Monmouth coffee
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Le Péché Mignon
6 Ronalds Rd
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Start your day 5mins from the Emirates Stadium with a fresh almond croissant & a Monmouth coffee
Serving a wide range of coffee beans to choose from
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Vagabond N7
105 Holloway Rd
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Serving a wide range of coffee beans to choose from
Famous Gunners drinking spot serving fresh pies named after an Arsenal player and runny Scotch eggs
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Piebury Corner
209-211 Holloway Rd
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Famous Gunners drinking spot serving fresh pies named after an Arsenal player and runny Scotch eggs
Check out the mural on the wall at Maison d’Etre and have a viennoiserie or fresh bread with condiments from London Borough of Jam.
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Maison d'etre
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Check out the mural on the wall at Maison d’Etre and have a viennoiserie or fresh bread with condiments from London Borough of Jam.
There’s a changing seasonal menu at Le Coq but its one permanent item that never fails to satisfy is Sutton Hoo chicken with rotisserie potatoes. At £20 for three courses, it’s a good deal.
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LeCoq
292-294 Saint Paul's Road
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There’s a changing seasonal menu at Le Coq but its one permanent item that never fails to satisfy is Sutton Hoo chicken with rotisserie potatoes. At £20 for three courses, it’s a good deal.
Café turned kids playground
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Little Highness Play Café
69 Highbury Park
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Café turned kids playground
A changing selection of three filter coffees is advertised on a blackboard above the bar, and friendly staff are happy to explain their distinct flavours
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The CoffeeWorks Project
96-98 Islington High St
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A changing selection of three filter coffees is advertised on a blackboard above the bar, and friendly staff are happy to explain their distinct flavours
Relaxed, unfussy café serving fresh and tasty breakfasts and brunch
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The Corner One
85 Jamestown Rd
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Relaxed, unfussy café serving fresh and tasty breakfasts and brunch
Open super late they will fill your fresh-baked bagel with almost anything you can think of
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The Happening Bagel Bakery
284A Seven Sisters Rd
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Open super late they will fill your fresh-baked bagel with almost anything you can think of
Serving delicious salads and sandwiches
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Boulangerie Bon Matin
178 Tollington Park
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Serving delicious salads and sandwiches
Brilliant Italian food & great value for money
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La Saporita
174 Tollington Park
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Brilliant Italian food & great value for money
Spanish tapas served in a spacious and buzzy restaurant which uses authentic meats, cheeses and wines imported from Spain
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La Fabrica
45 Stroud Green Rd
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Spanish tapas served in a spacious and buzzy restaurant which uses authentic meats, cheeses and wines imported from Spain

Shopping

They stock a wide selection of wines & liquer
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Highbury Vintners
71 Highbury Park
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They stock a wide selection of wines & liquer

Everything Else

Really handy if you need shoes repairing
Master Cobbler
21 Highbury Park
Really handy if you need shoes repairing
Good if you need anything dry cleaning very locally during your stay
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Highbury Library
66A Drayton Park
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Good if you need anything dry cleaning very locally during your stay
Nestled behind Upper Street you’ll find Camden Passage, a vintage treasure trove crammed with wheeled wooden stalls, cafes, independent boutiques and one of London’s oldest antique markets
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Camden Passage
Camden Passage
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Nestled behind Upper Street you’ll find Camden Passage, a vintage treasure trove crammed with wheeled wooden stalls, cafes, independent boutiques and one of London’s oldest antique markets
Great fields to relax in and enjoy the weather, there are also tennis courts here and is a popular place for BBQs in summer - one of the only boroughs in London that allow this still
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海伯里草坪
Highbury Crescent
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Great fields to relax in and enjoy the weather, there are also tennis courts here and is a popular place for BBQs in summer - one of the only boroughs in London that allow this still
Highbury Pool & Fitness Centre. Might be members only but they also might allow drop ins I'm not entirely sure
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Highbury Leisure Centre
Highbury Crescent
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Highbury Pool & Fitness Centre. Might be members only but they also might allow drop ins I'm not entirely sure

Arts & Culture

In a great position on Upper St for dinner and drinks before or after catching a film
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Vue Cinema London - Islington
36 Parkfield St
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In a great position on Upper St for dinner and drinks before or after catching a film
Quirky cinema experience where you sit on sofas instead of normal cinema seats and you can be served drinks & food to your seats
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The Screen on the Green
Upper Street
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Quirky cinema experience where you sit on sofas instead of normal cinema seats and you can be served drinks & food to your seats
A good relaxed way to spend an evening
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Odeon Cinema Holloway
419-427 Holloway Rd
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A good relaxed way to spend an evening
Bowling fun for all the family
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罗旺斯保龄球馆
10 Stroud Green Rd
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Bowling fun for all the family
Union Chapel is a working church and live entertainment venue
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联合礼拜堂
19b Compton Terrace
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Union Chapel is a working church and live entertainment venue
325 seat studio theatre with an international reputation
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阿尔梅达剧院
Almeida Street
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325 seat studio theatre with an international reputation
Renowned performing arts venue
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Sadlers Wells Theatre (Stop UB) station
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Renowned performing arts venue

Sightseeing

For an Arsenal Football Fan
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酋长球场
Hornsey Road
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For an Arsenal Football Fan