Conversation at Ottolenghi almost inevitably turns to the desirability, or viability, of cooking this way at home. The cookbooks have been a worldwide hit,...

Special offer: Pre & Post Theatre: 2/3 course Menu du Jour £15.95/ 18.95

Few restaurants stick to their guns with the grim conviction of Afghan Kitchen, which has refused to begin pampering its legion of devotees (including...

This drop-in hair bar has just opened on a cosy Islington back street. The young, stylish team offer a range of blow-dry styles for £16 in the teeny,...

The Railway Tavern in Dalston? That one next to Dalston Kingsland Station with the peculiarly segregated front and saloon bars? No, not that one. Has the...

A quality makeover, this, a few bus stops north of the spaghetti junction of bars around the Angel. It's a big place to keep busy with return custom, with...

Alfredo's, then a little S&M (the former Sausage & Mash café, that is): as Islington landmarks go, this position is a prime cut, now carved out by Meat...

If you are looking for the unconnected restaurant run by Australian chef Bill Granger, called Granger & Co, click here; Bill's (London) is not connected to...

This Islington backstreet is a notch above most of its N1 competitors. First, the beers: Peroni, Sierra Nevada, Leffe, Früli, Schneider Weisse, Paulaner,...

A pioneer of all things green and ethical, the Duke of Cambridge is the UK's only gastropub to be certified by the Soil Association. From its beers and...

It's one of countless restaurants on Upper Street, but Le Mercury has an evangelistic following. Three candlelit floors are crammed with animated diners,...

Byron's bovine influence continues to circulate around town, with several new branches having opened in the first part of 2010 already. One of the newest...

Come on Saturday night to witness this place in full swing, behind the enticing window display of dolmas and baklava. There's a queue for tables. Cynics...