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Where To Eat Around Highbury
Highbury is more than a stadium, a station, or a corner. It’s a thriving residential neighbourhood and home to some great places to eat.
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Xi’an Impression
Xi’an Impression is a small restaurant in Highbury making some of the best Chinese food in London. Don’t miss the hand-pulled noodles.
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The Tastebox
The Tastebox is a Caribbean takeaway spot at the top of Gillespie Road, making some of north London’s smokiest jerk.
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Baban’s Naan
Baban’s Naan is a tiny takeaway naan spot that serves delicious, made-to-order, fresh naan for just a few quid, or even less.
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Dotori
Dotori is a busy, cash-only neighbourhood restaurant in Finsbury Park serving excellent and inexpensive Korean, and passable Japanese food.
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Where To Eat Around Highbury
Highbury is more than a stadium, a station, or a corner. It’s a thriving residential neighbourhood and home to some great places to eat.
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Patron Cave à Manger
The Parisian-style bistro's second location in N5 is a snug spot, full of good wines and pleasant buttery food.
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F.K.A.B.A.M
The restaurant Formerly Known As Black Axe Mangal (F.K.A.B.A.M) is still on Highbury Corner and is still doing its loud and proud thing.
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Jolene
Jolene is a bakery, café, and restaurant on Newington Green serving very nice, very grainy, very wholesome breakfast, lunch and (on some days) dinner.
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Westerns Laundry
Want low-key cool in Highbury? Westerns Laundry is a modern wine bar and restaurant in a converted garage that does brilliant small plates.
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The Plimsoll
Four Legs became famous for their cheeseburger, but at The Plimsoll, their Finsbury Park pub and restaurant, they’ve made so much more than just that.
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Fink’s Gillespie
Fink's Gillespie in a small green coffee spot with a handful of seats near Arsenal tube station.
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Perilla
Perilla is a very nice looking restaurant on Newington Green serving dishes that hit, and dishes that miss, in a casually refined room.
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Bank of Friendship
The Bank of Friendship is a homely old-school Highbury pub that let’s your order in Yard Sale’s excellent pizzas.
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Top Cuvée
Top Cuvée is a wine bar and restaurant in Highbury that gets busy on match days but is an otherwise great spot for a drink or a low key date night.
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Sambal Shiok
Shambol Shiok is a neighbourhood favourite serving Malay specialties on the Holloway Road. Come for the laksa and stay for the shrimp sweats.
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Dead Rabbits Saloon
Dead Rabbits Saloon is a burger and wings spot in Highbury with a decent selection of spirits.
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Au Lac
Au Lac is a local’s favourite in Highbury serving pho, bun, and a big menu of Vietnamese comfort food.
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Provisions
Provisions is a casual wine and cheese shop on Holloway Road where you can stand around with friends date, drinking great wine and nibbling bread.
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Zen Washoku
Zen Washoku is a lovely little Japanese restaurant in north London's Nag's Head Market.
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Vins
Vins is a comfortable wine bar and restaurant near Canonbury station, serving small plates alongside satisfying larger portions.
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Franks Canteen
Franks Canteen is a neighbourhood cafe in Highbury that does some pretty sensational things with eggs.
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Yield N16
Yield N16 is a wine shop and bar on Newington Green with bench seating and a small terrace.