Guidebook for London
Entertainment & Activities
Clissold Leisure Centre
63 Clissold RdGreat swimming pool, plus gym
Everything Else
Clissold Park
Green LanesBeautiful park for all ages!
Zing Zing
142 Blackstock RdExcellent chinese takeaway / delivery
Belle Epoque Patisserie
37 Newington GrnBest French patisserie around
Food Scene
Great tapas, with comedy and live music nights. Intimate & friendly meal out
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Highbury Arts Club
73 Highbury ParkGreat tapas, with comedy and live music nights. Intimate & friendly meal out
Primeur
116 Petherton RdV hip small plates restaurant in an old garage
Highness Cafe & Tea Room
21a Highbury ParkBest cake around!
Salvation in Noodles
122 Balls Pond Rdhip noodle bar
Nearest pizza place. Good range in the menu.
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Dear Pizza - closed permanently
36 Highbury ParkNearest pizza place. Good range in the menu.
Best (hippest) local coffee shop - also a very nice small plates restaurant in the evening with a great wine menu.
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Fink's Salt and Sweet
70 Mountgrove RdBest (hippest) local coffee shop - also a very nice small plates restaurant in the evening with a great wine menu.
High end Turkish - not cheap, but lovely food & great decor (hanging Turkish lamps)
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Iznik
19 Highbury ParkHigh end Turkish - not cheap, but lovely food & great decor (hanging Turkish lamps)
Clicia cafe restaurant
97 Stoke Newington Church StGood value Turkish restaurant
A down-to-earth cafe with an amazing range on the menu - British and Turkish. Great for brunch. You can sit outside.
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Acoustic Brasserie
60 Newington GrnA down-to-earth cafe with an amazing range on the menu - British and Turkish. Great for brunch. You can sit outside.
Maison d'etre
Excellent coffee. Lovely place.
Arts & Culture
Unique arts venue, with concerts of all kinds and other arts events and some community arts workshops - check www.theoldchurch.org.uk for listings
The Old Church
Stoke Newington Church StreetUnique arts venue, with concerts of all kinds and other arts events and some community arts workshops - check www.theoldchurch.org.uk for listings
Fab theatre - really great modern building with an interesting and quality programme.
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Park Theatre
13 Clifton TerraceFab theatre - really great modern building with an interesting and quality programme.
Brilliant collection of Italian Modernism and lovely garden cafe - a short bus ride away
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Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art
39A Canonbury SquareBrilliant collection of Italian Modernism and lovely garden cafe - a short bus ride away
Drinks & Nightlife
The Rose & Crown
199 Stoke Newington Church StLovely pub with great food and open fires
The Woodbine
215 Blackstock RoadGood pub
LeCoq
292-294 Saint Paul's RoadFab roast chicken based restaurant. They also deliver.
T-Bird
132 Blackstock RdA nice bar. Does comedy nights on Fridays.
Great place for a roast, and other food. Spacious, airy, board games. Shows some sport.
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The Leconfield
79 Green LanesGreat place for a roast, and other food. Spacious, airy, board games. Shows some sport.
pub with a theatre upstairs - good live comedy programme
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The Hen & Chickens Theatre Bar
109 St Paul's Rdpub with a theatre upstairs - good live comedy programme
This is a decent pub with decent pub grub!
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The Highbury Barn Tavern
26 Highbury ParkThis is a decent pub with decent pub grub!
Parks & Nature
Beautiful park to walk around - and make sure you walk through it if you're heading to the tube! Good playground for kids of all ages, and a swimming pool too.
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Highbury Fields
Highbury CrescentBeautiful park to walk around - and make sure you walk through it if you're heading to the tube! Good playground for kids of all ages, and a swimming pool too.
Newly opened nature reserve round the reservoir. Fabulous bird spotting and a very pleasant walk around. Lovely cafe on site too.
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Woodberry Wetlands
Woodberry GroveNewly opened nature reserve round the reservoir. Fabulous bird spotting and a very pleasant walk around. Lovely cafe on site too.
Essentials
Shopping Garden
156 Green LanesThis sells almost everything and is super close!