Highbury Guide
Food Scene
Small peaceful local cafe with relaxed vibe and great Mediterranean breakfast
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Sage Kitchen
88 Mountgrove RdSmall peaceful local cafe with relaxed vibe and great Mediterranean breakfast
Fink's Gillespie
Small local coffee shop with excellent coffee, cakes and bread
Top Cuvée
177B Blackstock RdBuzzing bistro with delicious small plates and natural wine
Beam
Award winning family run cafe with Mediterranean and British food
Breakfast, lunch & dinner (most days). Tasty seasonal menu
29 personas locales recomiendan
Franks Canteen
86 Highbury ParkBreakfast, lunch & dinner (most days). Tasty seasonal menu
Informal local Turkish restaurant with tasty grilled meats and kebabs.
26 personas locales recomiendan
Yildiz
163 Blackstock RdInformal local Turkish restaurant with tasty grilled meats and kebabs.
Salvation in Noodles
122 Balls Pond RdVietnamese noodles in trendy modern setting.
Busy, popular and good value restaurant with Japanese & Korean menu - if you can get a table!
107 personas locales recomiendan
Dotori
3 Stroud Green RdBusy, popular and good value restaurant with Japanese & Korean menu - if you can get a table!
Favourite local Italian restaurant. Warm, welcoming and authentic
39 personas locales recomiendan
Osteria Tufo
67 Fonthill RdFavourite local Italian restaurant. Warm, welcoming and authentic
Upscale neighbourhood bistro, stylishly converted from a garage workshop. For a bit of a splurge.
110 personas locales recomiendan
Primeur
116 Petherton RdUpscale neighbourhood bistro, stylishly converted from a garage workshop. For a bit of a splurge.
Shopping
Nourished Communities, N5
High quality organic produce from independent growers and producers
Shop Cuvée
Great selection of natural wines and other treats
Wonderful local independent bookshop-cafe run by artists, with thoughtfully selected titles and regular events.
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Ink@84
84 Highbury ParkWonderful local independent bookshop-cafe run by artists, with thoughtfully selected titles and regular events.
BookBar
Independent bookshop and social space with interesting selection of titles.
For cheese lovers: exceptional independent shop with a smelly cheese room at the back.
143 personas locales recomiendan
La Fromagerie
30 Highbury ParkFor cheese lovers: exceptional independent shop with a smelly cheese room at the back.
Drinks & Nightlife
Friendly, small local pub with open fires in winter and lovely beer garden the rest of the year. Good craft beers
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Bank of Friendship
226 Blackstock RdFriendly, small local pub with open fires in winter and lovely beer garden the rest of the year. Good craft beers
Characterful local pub with selection of ales and thai food.
20 personas locales recomiendan
The Woodbine - Irish Pub
215 Blackstock RdCharacterful local pub with selection of ales and thai food.
Giacco's Bar
Stylish and friendly little wine bar with natural wine and small Italian plates
Parks & Nature
Lovely local park with a good cafe in the middle; goats, deer, ponds and playgrounds. Jogging track around the perimeter.
505 personas locales recomiendan
Parque Clissold
Green LanesLovely local park with a good cafe in the middle; goats, deer, ponds and playgrounds. Jogging track around the perimeter.
Gillespie Park
10 Gillespie RdCute little local nature reserve.
Disused railway route converted into a nature trail through North London, running from Finsbury Park up to Highgate Wood.
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Parkland Walk
Parkland WalkDisused railway route converted into a nature trail through North London, running from Finsbury Park up to Highgate Wood.
Arts & Culture
The local answer to the Young Vic with high quality productions and a nice cafe.
100 personas locales recomiendan
Park Theatre
13 Clifton TerraceThe local answer to the Young Vic with high quality productions and a nice cafe.
Finsbury Park Picturehouse
Seven screen cinema with comfy seats
Essentials
White brothers greengrocers
150 Blackstock RdFresh fruit and vegetables and some other groceries. Open until 7pm.
Getting Around
Easy access to central London via Victoria line, Piccadilly line and National Rail.
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Finsbury Park Station
Station PlaceEasy access to central London via Victoria line, Piccadilly line and National Rail.
Less than 10 minutes from King's Cross St Pancras on the Piccadilly Line. The line also stops at Holborn (for the British Museum), Covent Garden, Green Park, South Kensington (for the Natural History Museum and V&A), and eventually Heathrow airport.
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Arsenal station
Highbury HillLess than 10 minutes from King's Cross St Pancras on the Piccadilly Line. The line also stops at Holborn (for the British Museum), Covent Garden, Green Park, South Kensington (for the Natural History Museum and V&A), and eventually Heathrow airport.