Perilla is a very nice looking restaurant on Newington Green serving dishes that hit, and dishes that miss, in a casually refined room.

Mascara Bar is the closest thing north London has to a dive bar. It’s unpretentious, open until 3am, and there are occasional live ‘performances’.

01 Adana is a big and generous Turkish restaurant on Green Lanes making delicious kebabs, pastries, and lahmacun.

The Yucatan is no-nonsense multi-screened sports pub that lets you bring whatever food you like, if you ask nicely.

The Prince is a done-up neighbourhood pub in Stoke Newington with simple but solid food.

Romeo e Giulietta is a seriously good gelato spot in Stoke Newington.

Oddono’s is a seriously good gelato spot with several locations in London. Their Stoke Newington spot is our favourite because it has indoor seating.

Rubedo serves excellent Italian dishes and natural wines on Stoke Newington Church Street.

Yield N16 is a wine shop and bar on Newington Green with bench seating and a small terrace.

Escocesa is a tapas restaurant in Stoke Newington serving particularly excellent seafood, all sourced from Scotland.

Wander is a great dinner spot serving natural wines and small plates of the modern Australian variety in Stoke Newington,

Esters in Stoke Newington makes some of the best and most unconventional breakfasts and brunches in London.

Bergen House is a neighbourhood bar on Newington Green serving a selection of modern sharing plates and a pretty good steak.

The Mint Gun Club is a laid back cocktail bar and tea lounge in Stoke Newington. Hit it for weeknight drinks or a casual catch up with a friend.

Primeur is a brilliant neighbourhood wine bar and restaurant with excellent Modern European small plates and a fantastic candlelit atmosphere.

The pizzas at this popular spot are simple, inexpensive, gigantic, and absolutely worth the trip to Stoke Newington.