Restaurants

William IV

While nearby Old Street becomes an increasingly manic party district, this secluded civilised pub is a homely escape for enjoying laid-back drinks or a square meal....

Shoreditch: 7 Shepherdess Walk, N1 7QE

Distance: 0.3 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: 0.3 mls

Bacchus Pub & Kitchen

Loyal fans of Bacchus in Hoxton panicked when it closed recently, but they need not have worried as it reopened just a few days later as the more relaxed but equally...

Shoreditch: 177 Hoxton Street , London, N1 6PJ

Distance: 0.4 mls

Fifteen

Although Jamie Oliver’s charity venture is housed in a stunning Victorian building, the interior fails to be either grand or cosy, with oddly tatty tables and...

Shoreditch: 15 Westland Place, N1 7LP

Distance: 0.4 mls

F Cooke

Few London restaurants can match the city's last remaining pie and mash shops for simple authenticity. Their menu has altered little since the mid 19th century: a...

Shoreditch: 150 Hoxton Street, N1 6SH

Distance: 0.4 mls

Duke of Cambridge

The UK’s first certified organic gastropub chalks up the long list of worthy goals it has achieved on a blackboard, including the buying of phones from a cooperative...

Islington: 30 St Peter's Street, N1 8JT

Distance: 0.4 mls

Hoxton Apprentice

We don’t want to be too harsh on what is, after all, a training restaurant set up by the Training for Life charity to teach the homeless and jobless a trade in...

Shoreditch: 16 Hoxton Square, N1 6NT

Distance: 0.5 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: 0.5 mls

Macondo

Hoxton Square café

Hoxton: Unit 2b, 8-9 Hoxton Square, N1 6NU

Distance: 3564.6 mls

Hung Viet

The newest addition to Kingsland Road

Hoxton: 134A Kingsland Rd, E2 8DY

Distance: 3564.6 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: 0.5 mls

Zen Satori

Set on a bland stretch of modern, residential Hoxton, not five minutes from the square itself, the on-site restaurant of the Oriental School of Catering is smarter...

Shoreditch: 40 Hoxton Street, N1 6LR

Distance: 0.5 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: 0.5 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: 0.5 mls

The Real Greek

Shoreditch: 14-15 Hoxton Market, N1 6HG

Distance: 0.5 mls

Tay Do Café

The façade of this tiny café does it no favours. The frontage is often obscured by a bus stop directly in front of the doors, and its fluorescent sign speaks more of...

Shoreditch: 65 Kingsland Road, E2 8AG

Distance: 0.5 mls

The Window

Islington's The Window offers four elegant and modern floor spaces to suit virtually every conceivable business event from training seminars to press launches.

Islington: EnlightenNext Building 13 Windsor Street , London, N1 8QG

Distance: 0.5 mls

Trafik

If you like style bars alive with a contagious vibe and the sound of funky music, then Trafik gets the green light every time. A superb sound system and top name DJs...

Shoreditch: 40 Hoxton Square , London, N1 6PB

Distance: 0.5 mls

Furnace

Pizzerias probably outnumber phone boxes in London these days. Furnace opened in 1999 and seems to have been busy every night since. The restaurant attracts local...

Shoreditch: 1 Rufus Street, N1 6PE

Distance: 0.5 mls

Cây Tre

A haunt of Hoxtonites, Cây Tre veers towards the hip and trendy – separating itself from the homey institutions around the corner on Kingsland Road. Wallpaper is...

Shoreditch: 301 Old Street, EC1V 9LA

Distance: 0.6 mls

Hanoi Café

In its owners’ own words, Hanoi Café offers ‘homemade Vietnamese cuisine in a relaxed atmosphere’, which is a pretty accurate description of this charming...

Shoreditch: 98 Kingsland Road, E2 8DP

Distance: 0.6 mls

Mien Tay

Regional fare on Kingsland Road

Shoreditch: 122 Kingsland Rd, E2 8DP

Distance: 0.6 mls

Que Viet

Taking over the former site of Au Lac, this newcomer has a completely new look, making it the most elegant Vietnamese restaurant on the block. A heavy, leather-bound...

Shoreditch: 102 Kingsland Road, E2 8DP

Distance: 0.6 mls

Tay Do Restaurant

Shoreditch: 60-64 Kingsland Road, E2 8DP

Distance: 0.6 mls

Viet Hoa

Once a Kingsland Road institution, often credited with introducing Londoners to authentic Vietnamese cooking in the 1990s, Viet Hoa had become a shadow of its former...

Shoreditch: 70-72 Kingsland Road, E2 8DP

Distance: 0.6 mls

Peri Bay

Bright and buzzy, this Mexican kitchen and bar on the Essex Road in Islington is a fun place to share meals and catch up with friends and family. Only a stone's throw...

Highbury: 164 Essex Road , Islington, N1 8LY

Distance: 0.6 mls

Sabor

Sabor offers ‘Nuevo Latino’ cuisine, mixing styles from across Latin America. The decor is bright, with primary-coloured tables, disco balls, and multicoloured...

Islington: 108 Essex Road, N1 8LX

Distance: 0.6 mls

Food Lab

'Love is essential in the kitchen. And every minute gesture, if made with love, turns food into a magic potion.' On an average day, in an average café (...

Islington: 56 Essex Rd, N1 8LR

Distance: 0.6 mls

The Loft

Private dining club

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

Distance: 3564.6 mls