Finsbury Park and Manor House area guide

If our informal poll of passers-by on Green Lanes is anything to go by, Gökyüzü is the go-to place for Turkish food in London’s main Turkish neighbourhood....

When Woody Allen was asked whether sex is dirty, he replied: ‘It is if you’re doing it right.’ A similar principle applies to eating at Max’s. If you don’t get...

This restaurant next to Finsbury Park station established its reputation soon after opening in 2008. It’s still nigh on impossible to get a table without...

It’s tough finding a tagine for under a tenner in this town. But at Le Rif, only one dish on the extensive menu costs more than £5. This Finsbury Park eaterie...

There aren't many places in north London where you can bowl, dance, slurp slushies and sing your heart out in a karaoke booth until the wee hours, but Rowans...

A community arts centre in Manor House run on a not-for-profit basis.

Don't be put off by the fact that the ramshackle horseshoe bar is always full, or that the vast but rowdy main room has the atmosphere of a sixth-form common...

It is not unusual when frequenting London pubs to share both furniture and personal space with strangers. In this grand old building at the north end of Green...

As the name suggests, the building was a Victorian dairy, which sets the tone both outside (there are some stunning friezes on the exterior walls) and inside...

A Finsbury Park pub that knows how to handle music and sports.

Chug a boozy slushie, hit the bowling lanes, karaoke your heart out, all in one night

Get cultured up at one of London’s newest theatres

Hit the boating lake or the tennis courts, or just relax in this community-focused park

Grab a pint and a great roast with friendly locals at this attractive watering hole

A Polish restaurant on Green Lanes, in Harringay. Expect traditional Polish dishes alongside plates influenced by the US.  

Community-minded coffee house.

One fo the two shops run by the homelessness charity Crisis, selling clothing, homeware, accessories, music and books. Their second shop is in Hackney.

Finsbury Park is a 112-acre oasis in the middle of a hectic patch of north London, with the buzzing traffic of Seven Sisters Road on one side and the chatter...