Restaurants

Faulkner's

It’s clear that the more recent Turkish owners of Faulkners are attempting to appeal to old-school East Enders – this chippie’s original patrons – rather than...

Dalston: 424-426 Kingsland Road, E8 4AA

Distance: 0.1 mls

El Aguajal

With three restaurants in Peru and over 18 years of experience, the team behind El Aguajal have had no trouble bringing the best of their home country to London....

Dalston: 578 Kingsland Road , Dalston, E8 4AH

Distance: 0.2 mls

Suya Obalende

In the heart of Dalston lies this popular Naija chop shop (for which read ‘Nigerian fast-food outlet’), affectionately known as the ‘African McDonald’s’....

Dalston: 523 Kingsland Road, E8 4AR

Distance: 0.2 mls

The Loft

Private dining club

Dalston: Unit 2a, 315 Kingsland Rd, E8 4DJ

Distance: 0.3 mls

Shanghai

In its heyday, the building now housing Shanghai was an eel and pie shop. Yet it’s amazing how the original fixtures, of green and blue tiles and wrought-metal...

Dalston: 41 Kingsland High Street, E8 2JS

Distance: 0.3 mls

Bavo

Flame-coloured flowers warm Bavo’s light, spacious interior. Much of the rest of the decor is in muted greens, though seats at the pleasantly spread-out tables are...

Islington: 105-107 Southgate Road, N1 3JS

Distance: 0.3 mls

Northgate

The favourite local for culture-conscious residents in Islington’s eastern fringes, the Northgate still has a comfy real-pub feel in its big bar and front terrace,...

Islington: 113 Southgate Road, N1 3JS

Distance: 0.3 mls

LMNT

From the moment you walk in you know you’re in for an unusual experience. Your table might be in a huge amphora, or up some steps to a tiny gallery with only enough...

Hackney: 316 Queensbridge Road, E8 3NH

Distance: 0.4 mls

Tina, We Salute You

Tea and cakes in Newington Green

Newington Green: 47 King Henry's Walk, N1 4NH

Distance: 0.4 mls

Water House

Water House, the new branch of the equally lauded Acorn House , has garnered huge publicity on the back of the efforts it makes towards sustainability. Being down a...

Shoreditch: 10 Orsman Road, N1 5QJ

Distance: 0.4 mls

CAM at Centerprise

Although a little rough around the edges, this Caribbean eaterie (attached to the specialist Centerprise bookshop) serves up large portions of quality chow for a few...

Dalston: 136-138 Kingsland High Street, E8 2NS

Distance: 0.5 mls

Nando's

Dalston: 148 Kingsland High Street, E8 2NS

Distance: 0.5 mls

Somine

Locals come here for hearty staples at bargain prices, choosing from a changing selection of dishes scrawled above the counter. The dips were pleasant enough, if...

Dalston: 131 Kingsland High Street, E8 2PB

Distance: 0.5 mls

Zigni House

Attractively conspiratorial and tattily bohemian from the outside, Zigni House provides an accommodating welcome once you step through its front bar and into the...

Islington: 330 Essex Road, N1 3PB

Distance: 0.5 mls

The Bruncheon Club

Secret Sunday brunch club

London: a secret location, E8

Distance: 0.5 mls

Istanbul Iskembecisi

Once the flagship restaurant of the area, Istanbul's main claim to fame now is that it stays open until 5am; there's permanently something of the early hours about...

Dalston: 9 Stoke Newington Road, N16 8BH

Distance: 0.6 mls

Mangal II

A bustling crowd fills Mangal II most evenings, making it one of the most popular Turkish restaurants on a strip that has many. Families like to come here for Sunday...

Dalston: 4 Stoke Newington Road, N16 8BH

Distance: 0.6 mls

Prince Arthur

After much anticipation, the Prince Arthur – part of Tom and Ed Martin’s local gastropub empire – opened in autumn 2007 to show off its bucolic decor. There’s...

Hackney: 95 Forest Road, E8 3BH

Distance: 0.6 mls

Cruse9

This elegant eatery, located in Halliford Street in Islington, boasts a crisp, polished designer interior and a kitchen with a celebrity pedigree. Cruse9 is the...

Islington: 62 - 63 Halliford Street , London, N1 3HF

Distance: 0.6 mls

19 Numara Bos Cirrik I

This popular little restaurant, set on the busy main drag, needs to get its door fixed so it stops swinging open – but there isn’t much else to criticise here....

Dalston: 34 Stoke Newington Road, N16 7XJ

Distance: 0.6 mls

Mangal Ocakbasi

With its legendary reputation for grills, Mangal doesn’t bother with frills. It has started producing a takeaway menu, but diners are asked to choose from the long...

Dalston: 10 Arcola Street, E8 2DJ

Distance: 0.6 mls

The North Star

About The North Star gastropub in London’s Islington we say this: people who love food love The North Star. Once a pub, now with all the warmth and social buzz of a...

Islington: 188 - 190 New North Road Islington , London, N1 7BJ

Distance: 0.7 mls

Project A Bar & Restaurant

Those fashionable souls on the Hackney/Islington borders adore their canal-side dining, and Project A Bar & Restaurant is sure to have pride of place in their little...

Shoreditch: Unit B, Gainsborough Studios West 1 Poole Street , London, N1 5EA

Distance: 0.7 mls

Hung Viet

The newest addition to Kingsland Road

Hoxton: 134A Kingsland Rd, E2 8DY

Distance: 0.7 mls

Song Que

After all this time, Song Que still sets the benchmark for exceptional Vietnamese cooking in London. It’s an efficient, canteen-like operation commanding the corner...

Shoreditch: 134 Kingsland Road, E2 8DY

Distance: 0.7 mls

Marquess Tavern

The Marquess is a dining destination, certainly, but unlike so many gastropubs has retained a relaxing, local-pub character. Even if you’re planning to feast on the...

Islington: 32 Canonbury Street, N1 2TB

Distance: 0.7 mls

Wilton's

Café north of London Fields

Hackney: 63 Wilton Way, E8 1BG

Distance: 0.7 mls

That Place on the Corner

Children-friendly caff that doesn't forget about adults

Stoke Newington: 1-3 Green Lanes, N16 9BS

Distance: 0.7 mls

Akari

This pub-turned-bistro-turned-izakaya still looks like its first incarnation, with a matt-black exterior, expansive windows, high ceilings and a bar running up one...

Islington: 196 Essex Rd, N1 8LZ

Distance: 0.8 mls