Restaurants

Fish Central

In 1968, when Fish Central opened, this corner of the city was hardly residential and the chippie took a unit in the shopping precinct. Now it spans four units –...

Barbican: 149-155 Central Street, EC1V 8AP

Distance: 0.2 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: 0.2 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: 0.3 mls

Charles Lamb

There’s a no-booking policy and few tables at this thriving local, so if you’re not ensconced by 7pm forget about ordering anything but a drink. The good news is...

Islington: 16 Elia Street, N1 8DE

Distance: 0.3 mls

Thai Thai - East

Tucked away near Old Street Station in London's east end, Thai Thai East has become the dining destination de rigeur for hip socialistas and local Thai curry...

Shoreditch: 110 Old Street , London, EC1V 9BD

Distance: 0.4 mls

Sedap

Malaysian in Clerkenwell

Clerkenwell: 102 Old Street, EC1V 9AY

Distance: 0.4 mls

The Fish Shop

In summer, this spacious three-level fish restaurant comes into its own when the outdoor terrace is hopping and the light streams into the upstairs/ downstairs dining...

Islington: 360-362 St John Street, EC1V 4NR

Distance: 0.4 mls

Med Kitchen - St John Street

The Med Kitchen march continues apace with this Grade II-listed St John’s Street venue, formerly Café Med, its brasserie look of plain walls, shiny wood tables and...

Islington: 370 St John Street , London, EC1V 4NN

Distance: 0.5 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: 0.5 mls

Candid Arts Café

Attached to the Candid Arts Trust theatre and gallery, this café still just about counts as a secret. In a dark, attic-like room, with battered floorboards and what...

Islington: Candid Arts Trust, 3 Torrens Street, EC1V 1NQ

Distance: 0.5 mls

Double Club

closed

Islington: 7 Torrens Street, EC1V 1NQ

Distance: 0.5 mls

Peasant

Although we’ve had meals of varying quality here in the past, on a recent visit the Peasant launched itself into the upper class. The giant main bar of this old...

Clerkenwell: 240 St John Street, EC1V 4PH

Distance: 0.5 mls

Pinchito Tapas

Tucked behind Old Street station, this quiet bar is very ‘Shoreditch’, all exposed brickwork and breeze blocks, low-wattage teardrop lights, magazine-like images...

Shoreditch: 32 Featherstone Street, EC1Y 8QX

Distance: 0.5 mls

De Santis

A little piece of Milan (home of the original De Santis) in Clerkenwell. This paninoteca is a sleek-looking joint with a smooth concrete floor and a quiet terrace at...

Farringdon: 11-13 Old Street, EC1V 9HL

Distance: 0.5 mls

Banana Tree Canteen

Islington: 412-416 St John Street, EC1V 4NJ

Distance: 0.5 mls

Sa Sa Sushi

Behind a cheery green shop-front a few doors from the Angel tube traffic junction, this well-lit spot combines restful design with good food. It’s less busy than it...

Islington: 422 St John Street, EC1V 4NJ

Distance: 0.5 mls

Frederick's

Frederick’s sets out to dazzle newcomers with visual oomph. From the rather louche-and-glitzy lounge bar you descend into a spacious, dark-brick dining room lined...

Islington: Camden Passage, N1 8EG

Distance: 0.5 mls

Carnevale

A combination of deli, lunchtime takeaway spot and compact restaurant, Carnevale brings a non-corporate feel to its corner on the edges of the City. During the day,...

Barbican: 135 Whitecross Street, EC1Y 8JL

Distance: 0.5 mls

Pham Sushi

An unlikely find in the middle of busy, grimy Whitecross Street, Pham Sushi is something of a Japanese oasis: calm, smart and quiet, at odds with the market bustle...

Barbican: 159 Whitecross Street, EC1Y 8JL

Distance: 0.5 mls

Afghan Kitchen

The doorway to Islington’s Afghan Kitchen is still occasionally blocked by a baffled gaggle of first-timer visitors struggling to take stock of their surroundings....

Islington: 35 Islington Green, N1 8DU

Distance: 0.5 mls

Emni

Emni restaurant in London’s Upper Street is a sophisticated Indian restaurant that is what Indian dining these days is all about. Two minutes’ walk from the Angel...

Islington: 353 Upper Street , London, N1 0PD

Distance: 0.5 mls

Thai Square

Islington: 347-349 Upper Street, N1 0PD

Distance: 0.5 mls

S&M Café

Friendly, efficient staff handle busy periods well at this Islington stalwart, taking names and honouring tables so customers don’t have to queue. Although famously...

Islington: 4-6 Essex Road, N1 8LN

Distance: 0.5 mls

The Living Room - Islington

The Living Room in uber trendy Islington is a great all round venue. It serves up good, honest, robust European style food with excellent service. There’s live music...

Islington: Suncourt House 18 - 26 Essex Road , London, N1 8LN

Distance: 0.5 mls

Hat & Feathers

Hats off to this refurbished City corner pub for avoiding the clichés of gastropub furniture. Instead, the spacious ground-floor bar has some rather smart...

Clerkenwell: 2 Clerkenwell Road, EC1M 5PQ

Distance: 0.5 mls

Hamburger Union

Islington: 341 Upper Street, N1 0PB

Distance: 0.5 mls

Pizza Express

Islington: 335 Upper Street, N1 0PB

Distance: 0.5 mls

Pizza Express

Clerkenwell: 1 Clerkenwell Road, EC1M 5PA

Distance: 0.5 mls