Stavroula's recommendations
Food Scene
Tenshi
61 Upper StreetGreat Okonomiyaki with bacon!
Euphorium Bakery
26A Chapel MarketDelicious cherry danish pastry!
Ottolenghi Islington
287 Upper StBest Lemon Mascarpone tart in the whole wide world!
Le Péché Mignon
6 Ronalds RdDelicious croque monsieur to take away or madame to eat in!
Delhi Grill
21 Chapel MarketThe best Indian in the hood. Try the Pani Puri.
Every Sunday 10am-2pm, local and organic produce. I visit weekly! Food stalls as well.
36 locals recommend
Islington Farmers' Market
Chapel MarketEvery Sunday 10am-2pm, local and organic produce. I visit weekly! Food stalls as well.
Eat everything and make a reservation. Probably the other way around!
73 locals recommend
Afghan Kitchen
35 Islington GrnEat everything and make a reservation. Probably the other way around!
Great brunch but always long queues. Go early! Or make a reservation for dinner.
186 locals recommend
Caravan King's Cross
1 Granary SquareGreat brunch but always long queues. Go early! Or make a reservation for dinner.
Best burger in London hands down. Always get the special and the sides.
51 locals recommend
Honest Burgers - King's Cross
251 Pentonville RdBest burger in London hands down. Always get the special and the sides.
Everything is great! Make a reservation.
91 locals recommend
Caravan Exmouth Market | Takeaway & Coffee
11-13 Exmouth MarketEverything is great! Make a reservation.
Delicious Indian but usually there's a queue. Try the bacon naan and a chai.
219 locals recommend
Dishoom King's Cross
5 Stable StDelicious Indian but usually there's a queue. Try the bacon naan and a chai.
Westerns Laundry
34 Drayton ParkDelicious Spanish tapas style restaurant.
Hana London
150A Seven Sisters RdGood Japanese restaurant.
EZ & Moss
183 Holloway RdGreat vegetarian/vegan place with delicious specials daily.
OA Comtam
232 Holloway RdGreat Vietnamese!
Great Sichuan food if you like spice! Eat while you look at the Arsenal Emirates Stadium.
34 locals recommend
Xi'an Impression London
117 Benwell RdGreat Sichuan food if you like spice! Eat while you look at the Arsenal Emirates Stadium.
Great value café. Unfussy, good food and coffee in a lovely original building.
9 locals recommend
Alpino Cafe
1 Chapel MarketGreat value café. Unfussy, good food and coffee in a lovely original building.
Franco Manca
52 Broadway MarketGood neapolitan style pizza. All the staff are Italian.
Pizza Union
246-250 Pentonville RdQuick, cheap and delicious. I always get the pepperoni 🍕
Ruby Violet
3 Wharf RoadVegan ice cream and sorbets. It's all good!
Flat Iron
Good and affordable steak house. The service is top notch.
Delicious Malaysian joint. It's very small. And rather busy. So best for take out. The beef rendang is hella spicy. You've been warned.
Hawker's Kitchen
Delicious Malaysian joint. It's very small. And rather busy. So best for take out. The beef rendang is hella spicy. You've been warned.
My favourite fish and chips place in London. Get the normal size cod because the large one is way too big.
24 locals recommend
Masters Superfish
191 Waterloo RdMy favourite fish and chips place in London. Get the normal size cod because the large one is way too big.
Sushi Show
28 Camden PsgeDelicious, fresh and value for money sushi.
Santorè
59-61 Exmouth MarketBook a table, try the pizza and the seafood pasta.
My local vietnamese restaurant. Quite authentic. Better make a reservation.
18 locals recommend
Sen Viet
119 King's Cross RdMy local vietnamese restaurant. Quite authentic. Better make a reservation.
Masigo
29 Chapel MarketMy favourite Korean restaurant. Try the BBQ. Better make a reservation.
Holy Pitta
Where I get my Greek fix in London.
Mamasons Dirty Ice cream
91 Kentish Town RdOccasional treat of Philipino dessert.
Cinnamon and cardamon buns and coffee. It's quite small so if you don't get a seat just grab them to go.
Fabrique
Cinnamon and cardamon buns and coffee. It's quite small so if you don't get a seat just grab them to go.
One is already too big for one person. Don't get fooled to buy extras/sides. Buy a couple/different ones to share.
Schnitzel Heaven
One is already too big for one person. Don't get fooled to buy extras/sides. Buy a couple/different ones to share.
Little Georgia Hackney
87 Goldsmiths RowTry the Khachapuri.
That Wing Place
Yummy wings!
Hole in the wall takeaway joint, card only payment. Delicious, freshly made and value for money.
JOKA Sushi
286 Holloway RoadHole in the wall takeaway joint, card only payment. Delicious, freshly made and value for money.
Parks & Nature
A farm in the city! Except the animals, actually they have an amazing cafe, which serves lunch, refreshments and cakes!
24 locals recommend
Freightliners Farm
Sheringham RoadA farm in the city! Except the animals, actually they have an amazing cafe, which serves lunch, refreshments and cakes!
At 1.5 miles long and about a mile wide, Hyde Park is one of the largest of London's Royal Parks. The Joy of Life fountain is a popular spot for splashing around in when the weather heats up.
3079 locals recommend
Hyde Park
At 1.5 miles long and about a mile wide, Hyde Park is one of the largest of London's Royal Parks. The Joy of Life fountain is a popular spot for splashing around in when the weather heats up.
Regent's Park has several playgrounds, but the most interesting is at Hanover Gate where, in 2010, a new timber treehouse area for older kids was built within a large sandpit next to the boating lake.
1607 locals recommend
The Regent's Park
Regent's Park has several playgrounds, but the most interesting is at Hanover Gate where, in 2010, a new timber treehouse area for older kids was built within a large sandpit next to the boating lake.
Drinks & Nightlife
The Three Johns
73 White Lion StreetHipster pub with loud clientele and great pizza.
Out Of The Attic Antiques
195 Blackstock RdBIg good looking pub with delicious Sunday Roast.
Narrowboat
119 St Peter's StDrink by the river! Good food as well.
The bar at the top is often quieter than all the others. View of the stage from the rail on the second level is great
28 locals recommend
Scala
275 Pentonville RdThe bar at the top is often quieter than all the others. View of the stage from the rail on the second level is great
KOKO
1a Camden High StGood venue, great views due to multiple levels. Gets a little warm however.
Narrowboat
119 St Peter's StNice pub by the canal. They do food, too.
Arts & Culture
Selected galleries of the British Museum are open until 8.30pm every Friday evening, augmented by tours, special events and food and drink.
1546 locals recommend
British Museum
Great Russell StreetSelected galleries of the British Museum are open until 8.30pm every Friday evening, augmented by tours, special events and food and drink.
I love the austere architecture, sit in the sun with a beer, watch a film, music or exhibition. They also do architecture tours which are great!
509 locals recommend
Barbican Centre
Silk StreetI love the austere architecture, sit in the sun with a beer, watch a film, music or exhibition. They also do architecture tours which are great!
The concrete-clad, 1960s modernist grandmother of them all: no theatrical tour of London is complete without a visit to the National. Grab a drink from the upper floor bars and take a balcony seat after the performance starts and everyone's enjoying themselves inside. Enjoy the sunset outside!
218 locals recommend
National Theatre
Upper GroundThe concrete-clad, 1960s modernist grandmother of them all: no theatrical tour of London is complete without a visit to the National. Grab a drink from the upper floor bars and take a balcony seat after the performance starts and everyone's enjoying themselves inside. Enjoy the sunset outside!
Beautiful theatre. Easy to book tickets, easy to get in, easy to get out, and lots of room for your legs. Enjoy the show! Oh and there is a bar inside too. Buy tickets in person to avoid the dreaded booking fee. Also, the "restricted view" stools are excellent!
253 locals recommend
Sadlers Wells Theatre (Stop UB) station
Beautiful theatre. Easy to book tickets, easy to get in, easy to get out, and lots of room for your legs. Enjoy the show! Oh and there is a bar inside too. Buy tickets in person to avoid the dreaded booking fee. Also, the "restricted view" stools are excellent!
It's a small theatre and yes you've got good views even from the cheap seats but they are restricted if there are two levels used on stage. You might need to duck...
224 locals recommend
Almeida Theatre
Almeida StreetIt's a small theatre and yes you've got good views even from the cheap seats but they are restricted if there are two levels used on stage. You might need to duck...
Sadler's Wells
Rosebery AvenueBuy tickets there in advance to avoid paying the booking fee.
Check the website for the programme. Exhibitions concerts, theatre and cinema. You can visit for a drink, too and check out the brutalist architecture.
509 locals recommend
Barbican Centre
Silk StreetCheck the website for the programme. Exhibitions concerts, theatre and cinema. You can visit for a drink, too and check out the brutalist architecture.
Shopping
This is the quirky heart of Islington. Go on Saturday for the antiques market and shops, go round the hidden antiques court. Sunday has the food market.
213 locals recommend
Camden Passage
Camden PassageThis is the quirky heart of Islington. Go on Saturday for the antiques market and shops, go round the hidden antiques court. Sunday has the food market.
Cute store with unique acrylic jewelry designs. You can get a custom piece made in only 30 minutes. So get a bagel round the corner and come back! Good place to pick up a creative London souvenir. Ask to see my custom necklace ;-)
9 locals recommend
Tatty Devine
236 Brick LnCute store with unique acrylic jewelry designs. You can get a custom piece made in only 30 minutes. So get a bagel round the corner and come back! Good place to pick up a creative London souvenir. Ask to see my custom necklace ;-)
Palava
Wonderful London-made clothes, also in big sizes.
Essentials
Waitrose & Partners
366 Holloway RdThe best supermarket in the UK - not always the cheapest.
The biggest supermarket in the area. Competitive prices. Usually very busy.
941 locals recommend
Sainsbury's
2 Tulse HillThe biggest supermarket in the area. Competitive prices. Usually very busy.
If you're coming from King's Cross, then this is the best bet. Good prices.
649 locals recommend
Tesco Metro
361 Bethnal Green RdIf you're coming from King's Cross, then this is the best bet. Good prices.
Sunflour Bakery London
263 Caledonian RdBread, baked goods, baking ingredients. It's all good.
The nearest and biggest Waitrose. More expensive that other supermarkets but bigger organic produce selection.
50 locals recommend
Waitrose & Partners Kings Cross
1 Wharf RoadThe nearest and biggest Waitrose. More expensive that other supermarkets but bigger organic produce selection.
Entertainment & Activities
Wonderfully quirky cinema. Lovely comfy seats and VIP sofas. For the best rum hot chocolate you've ever had order at the bar, partake in the free snacks then have your drink delivered to your seat!
177 locals recommend
Everyman Screen on the Green
83 Upper StWonderfully quirky cinema. Lovely comfy seats and VIP sofas. For the best rum hot chocolate you've ever had order at the bar, partake in the free snacks then have your drink delivered to your seat!
If you need legroom, stick to films at the Renoir screen, unless you don't mind sitting in the front row at the smaller screens. Also, stick to the central area at the Renoir for a good viewing angle.
70 locals recommend
Curzon Bloomsbury
If you need legroom, stick to films at the Renoir screen, unless you don't mind sitting in the front row at the smaller screens. Also, stick to the central area at the Renoir for a good viewing angle.
Emirates Stadium
Hornsey RoadIf you can get tickets, it's an amazing experience!