Jolene is a bakery, café, and restaurant on Newington Green serving very nice, very grainy, very wholesome breakfast, lunch and (on some days) dinner.

Granger and Co is a studiously inoffensive all-day Australian-style restaurant serving fresh tasting pizzettas, burgers, salads.

Hand in Stratford’s East Village is a Greek-ish cafe offering some of the best brunch we’ve had in ages.

Franks Canteen is a neighbourhood cafe in Highbury that does some pretty sensational things with eggs.

Fink’s is primarily a coffee shop in Highbury, but it’s also open for food and something stronger in the evenings.