Guidebook for London
Food Scene
A gem of an authentic Italian restaurant recommended by the Michelin(!) guide with very good prices.
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16 locals recommend
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782 Holloway RdA gem of an authentic Italian restaurant recommended by the Michelin(!) guide with very good prices.
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A vegan chinese/asian restaurant that does a mean veggie Peking duck that taste like the real thing.
Offers carte dinner and a lunch buffet.
It also actively promotes an ethical way of living.
6 locals recommend
Loving Hut Archway
669 Holloway RdA vegan chinese/asian restaurant that does a mean veggie Peking duck that taste like the real thing.
Offers carte dinner and a lunch buffet.
It also actively promotes an ethical way of living.
A mediterranean restaurant with good food, a nice ambience and friendly service at a very good value.
7 locals recommend
Harman
673-675 Holloway RdA mediterranean restaurant with good food, a nice ambience and friendly service at a very good value.
Costa Coffee
73 Kilburn High RdFriendly and warm coffee shop chain.
Sitara
784 Holloway RoadUpmarket Indian restaurant with quite good reviews.
Gilak Persian Restaurant
663 Holloway RoadLovely Persian restaurant.
Lovely Thai restaurant with very good reviews, a short walk down Holloway Rd.
9 locals recommend
Nid Ting Thai
533 Holloway RdLovely Thai restaurant with very good reviews, a short walk down Holloway Rd.
The famous take-away and delivery pizza. They do a £9.99 offer any size pizza when collecting. They also deliver if you fancy staying in one night.
35 locals recommend
Domino's Pizza
145 Old Kent RdThe famous take-away and delivery pizza. They do a £9.99 offer any size pizza when collecting. They also deliver if you fancy staying in one night.
Essentials
Sainsbury's Local
17 Stroud Green RdLocal supermarket. Best for prepared meals.
Budgens
199-205 Haverstock HillLocal supermarket. Best for bread.
Local cooperative supermarket. Best for fruit and vegetables.
15 locals recommend
Co-op Food - Archway
11-19 Junction RdLocal cooperative supermarket. Best for fruit and vegetables.
Everything Else
Well Highgate - Junction Road
11-13 Junction RdLocal pharmacy. It's also a cooperative.
A disused rail-line and now a nature reserve. I came across by chance one day and it has been my favourite place in London. It's an oasis in the middle of London, you wouldn't think you're in a city.
Hannay Lane
Hannay LaneA disused rail-line and now a nature reserve. I came across by chance one day and it has been my favourite place in London. It's an oasis in the middle of London, you wouldn't think you're in a city.
A lovely park for walks and outdoor activities. The great thing is you can walk there, via Parkland walk and be surrounded by nature all the way there and back. Closes at Sunset.
275 locals recommend
Finsbury Park
Station PlaceA lovely park for walks and outdoor activities. The great thing is you can walk there, via Parkland walk and be surrounded by nature all the way there and back. Closes at Sunset.
A mid-size park for walks and outdoor activities. Buses 43 and 271 go there from Archway.
12 locals recommend
Highbury & Islington Station (Stop A)
A mid-size park for walks and outdoor activities. Buses 43 and 271 go there from Archway.
The Arsenal Emirates Stadium, which holds frequent football events.
385 locals recommend
Emirates Stadium
Hornsey RoadThe Arsenal Emirates Stadium, which holds frequent football events.
Drinks & Nightlife
Pub and gourmet restaurant (ie. Gastro pub). You can order food from the restaurant menu at the pub, which won't charge you service charge. Or you can sit at the restaurant at the back for dinner.
60 locals recommend
St John's
91 Junction RdPub and gourmet restaurant (ie. Gastro pub). You can order food from the restaurant menu at the pub, which won't charge you service charge. Or you can sit at the restaurant at the back for dinner.
A pub and restaurant (ie. Gastro pub). Not as gourmet as St. John's Tavern, but more casual.
Has tables outside for when the weather is good.
Does a mean Sunday roast.
11 locals recommend
Shaftesbury Tavern
534 Hornsey RdA pub and restaurant (ie. Gastro pub). Not as gourmet as St. John's Tavern, but more casual.
Has tables outside for when the weather is good.
Does a mean Sunday roast.
An upmarket area in North London with lots of trendy bars and restaurants to cater for most tastes. Good area for shopping as well. Northern Line and Bus 43 go there from Archway.
12 locals recommend
The Andes Way
3-5 Islington High StAn upmarket area in North London with lots of trendy bars and restaurants to cater for most tastes. Good area for shopping as well. Northern Line and Bus 43 go there from Archway.
Kentish Town has always been noted for its pubs and bars. 30 min walk, or take the Northern Line for 2 stops or bus 134.
29 locals recommend
Kentish Town
Kentish Town has always been noted for its pubs and bars. 30 min walk, or take the Northern Line for 2 stops or bus 134.
A pub and restaurant (ie. Gastro pub). Big airy gastropub on a quiet corner off Holloway Rd.
28 locals recommend
The Landseer Arms
37 Landseer RdA pub and restaurant (ie. Gastro pub). Big airy gastropub on a quiet corner off Holloway Rd.
Sightseeing
The infamous Hampstead Heath in north London. Recommended for relaxing walks and outdoor activities.
14 locals recommend
Hampstead Heath station
South Hill ParkThe infamous Hampstead Heath in north London. Recommended for relaxing walks and outdoor activities.
Separated from Hampstead by the wonderful wilds of Hampstead Heath, the serene Highgate village is teeming with history, culture, A-list inhabitants and gastro-pubs.
50 locals recommend
Highgate
Separated from Hampstead by the wonderful wilds of Hampstead Heath, the serene Highgate village is teeming with history, culture, A-list inhabitants and gastro-pubs.
The infamous Camden Town and it's market. Worth taking a stroll through there even if you don't buy anything. Where the Punk movement originated, now a tourist attraction. 4 stops on the Northern Line
1028 locals recommend
Camden Market
54-56 Camden Lock PlThe infamous Camden Town and it's market. Worth taking a stroll through there even if you don't buy anything. Where the Punk movement originated, now a tourist attraction. 4 stops on the Northern Line
The iconic North London palace that's dubbed the People's palace, with an adjacent park for walks and outdoor activities, along with the best panoramic views of London.
330 locals recommend
Alexandra Palace
Alexandra Palace WayThe iconic North London palace that's dubbed the People's palace, with an adjacent park for walks and outdoor activities, along with the best panoramic views of London.
Shopping
One of the main shopping streets in North London. 15 min walk or a short bus ride, with frequent bus services. Bus 43, 271, 17 go there.
Holloway Rd
One of the main shopping streets in North London. 15 min walk or a short bus ride, with frequent bus services. Bus 43, 271, 17 go there.
Arts & Culture
Our local Odeon cinema. 15 min walk or a short bus ride. All the latest blockbusters as well as a few independent movies.
94 locals recommend
Odeon Cinema Holloway
419-427 Holloway RdOur local Odeon cinema. 15 min walk or a short bus ride. All the latest blockbusters as well as a few independent movies.