Local restaurants often have to do that bit more to hang on to customers, and Petek certainly works hard to please a mixed clientele: witness the list of...

The walk to Season Kitchen, past the wig shops and halal butchers of litter-strewn Stroud Green Road, is part of the dining experience. Once you hit the...

Blackstock Road, the stretch between Finsbury Park and Highbury, is best-known for its Middle Eastern grocery stores and cafés. Now, an Italian ice cream...

Owner Rob Sargent has an off-kilter sense of humour - 'No mountain bikes, high breads (sic), or modern carp (sic)' - but his message is clear: to promote,...

The fish shop next door offers some clue as to how seriously Chez Liline takes its fish - the same family owns both. The restaurant decor may be plain, with...

Eastern Turkey can be chilly in winter, and a little more warmth wouldn't have gone amiss at this Finsbury Park Anatolian outpost. The guest-house dining...

Tucked away on the largely residential Mountgrove Road, Cafe Vintage joins a petite parade of independent shops. Sisters Aysha Sparks and Nadia Allman head...

While the decoration at Le Rif is far from inventive - several gaudy Arabic weavings tacked to the walls and a slight decked terrace are all that...

This outpost of the Realpubs empire is a neighbourhood favourite, thanks to its friendly staff and efforts to create a community spirit. There are BYO...

A mix of new, second-hand and hireable audio products, Audio Gold is one of the best places in London to track down old-school equipment - from ghetto...