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figs, cashew and raisins, are unusual, and even the more
familiar options, like pistachio chicken korma, are given
a fresh twist. Mains £8-19; six-course tasting menu
£24.95. Takeaway available.
Mon-Thurs noon-2.30pm
& 5.30-11.30pm, Fri & Sat noon-11.30pm, Sun
noon-11pm.
ISLINGTON
CAFÉS
Afghan Kitchen
35 Islington Green, N1
T
020 7359
8019;
!
Angel; map pp.284-285.
Austere, two-floor
café with bare bench seating, featuring a short menu of
spiced stews dished up with rice and hot, fresh bread.
Tues-Sat noon-3.30pm & 5.30-10.30pm.
Issy's Milky Way
28 Camden Passage, N1
W
facebook
.com/issys.milkyway;
!
Angel; map pp.284-285.
The
kitschy vintage decor at this tiny soda fountain is as much a
draw as the fab fifties-style food (shakes and sundaes,
toasties, hotdogs, bagels, sponge cakes). Perch at a tiny
formica table, order an Elvis cupcake and a root beer shake,
check out the juke box and feel your mood lift.
Daily.
M. Manze/Seagrass
74 Chapel Market, N1
T
020 7837
5270 (M.Manze),
T
07902 015 200 (Seagrass),
W
theseagrassrestaurant.com;
!
Angel; map pp.284-
285.
With its gleaming tiled walls, marble tables, wooden
booths and unchanging menu, this traditional eel, pie and
mash shop offers a uniquely nostalgic experience (not least
in the prices - pie and mash costs around £5). In the
evenings, it's taken over by a Modern European restaurant,
where £30 gets you a simple but good three-course meal,
focusing on game and fish (BYOB).
M.Manze: Mon
11am-3pm, Tues-Sat 11am-5pm, Sun 10.30am-4pm;
Seagrass: Wed-Sat 7-11.30pm
W
gemrestaurant.org.uk;
!
Highbury & Islington;
map pp.284-285.
This high-ceilinged, simple Turkish
and Kurdish restaurant specializes in charcoal-grilled
dishes, but ordering a selection of hot and cold starters
(meze, from £3) will get you a delicious, inexpensive meal.
Mop them all up with the smoky Turkish bread that's
freshly prepared at the front of the restaurant.
Mon-Thurs noon-11pm, Fri & Sat noon-midnight,
Sun noon-10.30pm.
Ottolenghi
287 Upper St, N1
T
020 7288 1454,
W
ottolenghi.co.uk;
!
Angel; map pp.284-285.
Yotam
Ottolenghi's vibrant cuisine raised the bar for
Mediterranean food in Britain, and this modern café-
restaurant, with long communal tables, is a buzzy spot to
enjoy his trademark imaginative salads and fantastic
desserts (check out those meringues!). They do breakfast,
too, with table-top toasters and piles of newspapers. It's
not, in any way, cheap. Takeaway available. Branches in
Notting Hill, Kensington and Belgravia. Mains from £11.
Mon-Sat 8am-11pm, Sun 9am-7pm.
Ì
Trullo
300-302 St Paul's Rd, N1
T
020 7226 2733,
W
trullorestaurant.com;
!
Highbury & Islington; map
pp.284-285.
Relaxed, warm elegance and stunningly
simple seasonal Italian food at this lovely little local
restaurant, a tranquil hideaway on tra
c-choked Highbury
Corner. Mains from £14 at dinner, £10 at lunch. Two-course
weekday lunch £12.
Mon-Sat 12.30-2.45pm &
6-10.15pm, Sun 12.30-2.45pm.
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RESTAURANTS
Gem
265
Upper
St,
N1
T
020
7359
0405,
STOKE NEWINGTON AND DALSTON
CAFÉS
Blue Legume
101 Stoke Newington Church St, N16
T
020 7923 1303,
W
thebluelegume.co.uk; Stoke
Newington train station; map p.291.
The chatty
atmosphere, arty-hippie decor and big, wholesome
portions of mainly veggie food - colourful salads, pies,
GREAT GASTROPUBS
Gone are the days when eating in a pub meant settling for a Ploughman's and a packet of pork
scratchings - the following places, reviewed in our Pubs and bars chapter, offer gourmet food
to rival some of the city's best restaurants, in laidback, friendly surroundings.
Anchor & Hope
South Bank. See p.392
The Cow
Notting Hill. See p.395
The Dove
Hackney. See p.397
The Duke of Cambridge
Islington. See p.396
The Eagle
Clerkenwell. See p.390
The Elgin
Notting Hill. See p.395
The Empress
Hackney. See p.397
Fox & Anchor
Clerkenwell. See p.390
Greenwich
Union
Greenwich. See p.398
The Greyhound
Kew.
See p.398
The Gun
Docklands.
See p.392
Island Queen
Islington. See p.396
The Lansdowne
Camden/Primrose Hill.
See p.396
Paradise by Way of Kensal Green
Notting Hill. See p.395
The Peasant
Clerkenwell. See p.390
The Pig's Ear
Chelsea.
See p.395
The Stag
Hampstead. See p.397
The Westbourne
Notting Hill. See p.395
