Guidebook for Islington

Stephen
Guidebook for Islington

Essentials

Great quality and selection - a little pricey but worth it.
15 locals recommend
Seasons & Blossoms
92 Highbury Park
15 locals recommend
Great quality and selection - a little pricey but worth it.
Nearest 'supermarket' - though it's pretty small!
154 locals recommend
Sainsbury's Local
29-31 Blackstock Rd
154 locals recommend
Nearest 'supermarket' - though it's pretty small!
Amazing cheese and cakes
143 locals recommend
La Fromagerie
30 Highbury Park
143 locals recommend
Amazing cheese and cakes
This has everything you need for a weekly/daily shop.
30 locals recommend
Little Waitrose & Partners Highbury Corner
28-32 Highbury Cres
30 locals recommend
This has everything you need for a weekly/daily shop.

Food Scene

Excellent local Sardinian restaurant.
21 locals recommend
Little Sardegna
170 Blackstock Rd
21 locals recommend
Excellent local Sardinian restaurant.
Lovely pizza
8 locals recommend
Il Bacio
184 Blackstock Road
8 locals recommend
Lovely pizza
Lovely local cafe with great cakes and pastries
13 locals recommend
Highness Cafe & Tea Room
21a Highbury Park
13 locals recommend
Lovely local cafe with great cakes and pastries
Good quality Chinese take away
8 locals recommend
Zing Zing
142 Blackstock Rd
8 locals recommend
Good quality Chinese take away
Excellent coffee and cakes - good for hanging out and using the wifi
71 locals recommend
Fink's Salt and Sweet
70 Mountgrove Rd
71 locals recommend
Excellent coffee and cakes - good for hanging out and using the wifi
Lovely pizzas (of course), but also some great and more unusual Italian regional dishes.
23 locals recommend
Il Guscio
231 Blackstock Rd
23 locals recommend
Lovely pizzas (of course), but also some great and more unusual Italian regional dishes.
Unusual and delicious sourdough pizza with quality ingredients.
137 locals recommend
Yard Sale Pizza
105 Lower Clapton Rd
137 locals recommend
Unusual and delicious sourdough pizza with quality ingredients.
Great ramen etc
91 locals recommend
Salvation in Noodles
122 Balls Pond Rd
91 locals recommend
Great ramen etc

Shopping

Superb selection of wine and beer,
22 locals recommend
Highbury Vintners
71 Highbury Park
22 locals recommend
Superb selection of wine and beer,
17 locals recommend
Bourne's Fishmongers
13 Highbury Park
17 locals recommend

Drinks & Nightlife

Proper local pub with really cheap tasty Thai food and good beer and cider selection.
20 locals recommend
The Woodbine - Irish Pub
215 Blackstock Rd
20 locals recommend
Proper local pub with really cheap tasty Thai food and good beer and cider selection.
Lovely bar with tapas. Good wine and beer selection.
30 locals recommend
Highbury Arts Club
73 Highbury Park
30 locals recommend
Lovely bar with tapas. Good wine and beer selection.
Decent local pub. Food is good - they show all the sports also which is good/bad depending on your interests.
49 locals recommend
The Highbury Barn Tavern
26 Highbury Park
49 locals recommend
Decent local pub. Food is good - they show all the sports also which is good/bad depending on your interests.

Parks & Nature

Lovely large park with a petting zoo, vegetable patches, a small river, a lovely country house, a skate park, a couple of lakes, paddling pool, running track, bowling green - it has everything! 5 mins from the flat.
505 locals recommend
Clissold Park
Green Lanes
505 locals recommend
Lovely large park with a petting zoo, vegetable patches, a small river, a lovely country house, a skate park, a couple of lakes, paddling pool, running track, bowling green - it has everything! 5 mins from the flat.