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They have two branches on different sides of Southgate Road. The original also has a small shop and is perfect for a quick coffee, pastries and sandwiches to take-away or sit and watch the word from the road side tables. The larger one, nearly opposite it, is designed for longer stays and more like a cafe - but equally as delicious!
6 mins walk
144 locals recommend
De Beauvoir Deli Co
98 Southgate RdThey have two branches on different sides of Southgate Road. The original also has a small shop and is perfect for a quick coffee, pastries and sandwiches to take-away or sit and watch the word from the road side tables. The larger one, nearly opposite it, is designed for longer stays and more like a cafe - but equally as delicious!
6 mins walk
Canal-side eatery open from spring to Fireworks night (5th Nov) usually. Fabulous for coffee, breakfast or snack. The BEST cheese toasties in the world! 10 mins walk
216 locals recommend
Towpath Café
42 De Beauvoir CresCanal-side eatery open from spring to Fireworks night (5th Nov) usually. Fabulous for coffee, breakfast or snack. The BEST cheese toasties in the world! 10 mins walk
Cosy small coffee shop -great cakes, cookies, pastries and tarts.
5 mins walk
9 locals recommend
52A Coffee House
52A Southgate RdCosy small coffee shop -great cakes, cookies, pastries and tarts.
5 mins walk
The best salad selection and meringues in London at the restaurant which has spawned a series of cookery books.
20 mins walk on Islington's main shopping street - Upper Street
364 locals recommend
Ottolenghi Islington
287 Upper StThe best salad selection and meringues in London at the restaurant which has spawned a series of cookery books.
20 mins walk on Islington's main shopping street - Upper Street
Genuinely the best food I've tasted! Brilliant for bunch or dinner. I love the selections of small sharing plates! It is right along the canal so you get to enjoy a nice walk to it.
14 mins away.
Route Haggerston
Genuinely the best food I've tasted! Brilliant for bunch or dinner. I love the selections of small sharing plates! It is right along the canal so you get to enjoy a nice walk to it.
14 mins away.
A lovely local gastro pub with an original interior where you can get great food and a good pint - I'm reliably informed. They don't take bookings so turn up early! 8 mins walk - on the corner of Southgate Road and North Church Road
85 locals recommend
De Beauvoir Arms
113 Southgate RdA lovely local gastro pub with an original interior where you can get great food and a good pint - I'm reliably informed. They don't take bookings so turn up early! 8 mins walk - on the corner of Southgate Road and North Church Road
Drinks & Nightlife
Rosemary Branch Theatre & Pub
2 Shepperton RdOld-school pub with small theatre upstairs.
Reknown organic bar and restaurant with lovely airy bright interior in the summer but feels snug in the winter.
141 locals recommend
The Duke of Cambridge
30 Saint Peter's StreetReknown organic bar and restaurant with lovely airy bright interior in the summer but feels snug in the winter.
Earl of Essex
25 Danbury StA Great gastro pub with a lovely original interior.
The cocktail bar against which others are measured! Small, dark, and cosy but the cocktail mixologists are world-famous.
89 locals recommend
69 Colebrooke Row
69 Colebrooke RowThe cocktail bar against which others are measured! Small, dark, and cosy but the cocktail mixologists are world-famous.
Essentials
Tesco Express
179 Shoreditch High StGeneral small supermarket for basics- open til 11 pm.
Planet Organic - Islington
64 Essex RdOrganic grocery store.
Everything Else
Elizabeth Avenue Group Practice
2 Elizabeth AvenueDoctors surgery
Call 0207 226 6363
A museum of interior design through the ages with a gorgeous restaurant attached. It's free admission too!
326 locals recommend
Museum of the Home
136 Kingsland RoadA museum of interior design through the ages with a gorgeous restaurant attached. It's free admission too!
Ever changing collection of modern art. And it has a cafe! It's minutes from Highbury and Islington tube so if you are heading that way, it may be good stop off to start your day!
67 locals recommend
Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art
39A Canonbury SquareEver changing collection of modern art. And it has a cafe! It's minutes from Highbury and Islington tube so if you are heading that way, it may be good stop off to start your day!
Shoreditch Park
188 New N RdGreat to run round - 3 laps round the widest edges is around 5km!
The canal is a dream destination for people out for a stroll on a nice day - so expect it to be busy! Its undergone a massive renovation in the last ten years so has interesting old and new buildings, canal barges and cafes dotted along it - Tow Path Cafe, Route, Breakfast in Bread and Areppo!
22 locals recommend
Regents Canal Walk
City RoadThe canal is a dream destination for people out for a stroll on a nice day - so expect it to be busy! Its undergone a massive renovation in the last ten years so has interesting old and new buildings, canal barges and cafes dotted along it - Tow Path Cafe, Route, Breakfast in Bread and Areppo!