Islington
- Test Driving Humble Grape - Islington gets a long-awaited wine bar
Yes, we're quite excited about a new wine bar opening up in our manor. Let us tell you everything you need to know about Humble Grape...
- Plaquemine Lock Jacob Kenedy (of Bocca di Lupo)'s Louisiana-style pub in Islington
- Islington's Beyond Bread is serving gluten-free dinner with pizza, cocktails and more
If you can’t have gluten, then you should already have Islington’s gluten-free bakery Beyond Bread on your radar. However there’s big news - following on from their gluten-free brunches, they’ve just announced a brand new evening menu so you can enjoy an entire gluten-free dinner, from cheese straws to the cocktails, like their wheat-free Bloody Mary.
Some of the menu options you can expect
... - Islington's Plaquemine Lock is Bocca di Lupo chef’s pub with Louisiana cuisine
After gaining a reputation for cooking Italian, Jacob Kenedy returns to his US roots with a stonking cajun and creole menu at his new Lousiana-themed Plaquemine Lock on Regent’s Canal.
- White Asparagus is the Cuckoo N1’s veg-heavy German pop up
White asparagus takes the spotlight at this German pop up
- Humble Grape Islington will be a wine shop and bar on Theberton Street
N1 gets a new wine shop and wine bar
- Test Driving Radici - Francesco Mazzei comes to Islington
Francesco Mazzei's Sartoria in Mayfair is one of our favourite restaurants. We take a look at his next, Radici, a neighbourhood Italian restaurant in Islington.
- Prawn on the Lawn gets a lot bigger at its new Islington location
A Hot Dinners exclusive
Big news for lovers of Islington's Prawn on the Lawn, they're about to move into a much bigger spot - and it's just a short hop away from the original, taking over the spot where LeCoq used to be.
If you're not familiar with Prawn on the Lawn, it's half fishmongers and half wine bar serving up cold bar seafood dishes. So, up until now. that means plenty of prawns,
... - #Rawmen is Adam’s Rawson’s new ramen project in Islington
Dine on 18-hour pork broth ramen, chicken karaage and milk cheesecake with sansho pepper in an Islington nano-brewery, thanks to Adam Rawson’s #Rawmen pop-up, this time running for just two weeks.
- Bistro Mirey pops up in Islington’s The Charles Lamb with roasts and French cuisine
Yet more pop ups are coming to Islington; this time it’s Sunday roasts and French bistro fare, which will be landing in The Charles Lamb courtesy of Mirey’s.
The pop up, which previously ran for two months in Caledonian Road’s The Cuckoo N1, will be offering a tidy French-inspired menu to diners around Angel, with starters priced at around £6-9 and mains for £13-15. The menu is set to change
... - Trawler Trash comes to Islington - sustainable seafood on Upper Street
A Hot Dinners exclusive
What: Trawler Trash
In a nutshell: A new fish restaurant for Islington
Summing it all up: Expect a sustainable, weekly changing seafood menu. And there's a cocktail bar at the back too.
- Dandy Cafe heads to Newington Green, ditching its shipping container
A Hot Dinners Exclusive
What: Dandy
In a nutshell: Modern cooking from two Aussies in Newington Green
Summing it all up: Dan Wilson and Andrew Leitch are making the leap from a shipping container in London Fields to a new spot in Newington Green, taking with them their much-praised food, natural wine and of course, loads of speciality coffee.
- Mercer & Co comes to Chapel Market, bringing salt beef and cocktails galore
What: Mercer & Co
In a nutshell: Salt beef bagels, oreo cheesecake and five cocktails in Islington
Summing it all up: Chapel Market, just around the corner from Angel Tube, has a new salt beef and cocktail bar. They'll be serving bagels, mac & cheese, and milkshakes for those indulging, and quinoa bowls, vegan salads and smoothies
... - Adam Rawson pops up with Sakura in Islington's Borough Wines & Beers
Fresh from his travels in Japan, YBF Chef of the Year Adam Rawson is now bringing a taste of East Asia to Essex Road.
He’ll be using his recently acquired knowledge to transform the snazzy glass-fronted Borough Wines & Beers into a pop up izakaya - a sort of informal Japanese gastropub. Inside, Rawson will be dishing up a 12 course menu of highly typical Japanese dishes, served up in floral-laden
... - Boustead & Bidois pops-up in Islington from an Opera Tavern and Ten Bells chef
What: Boustead & Bidois
In a nutshell: Chris Boustead teams up with Tim Bidois to bring classic British fare to Highbury Corner.
Summing it all up: Former Opera Tavern chef will bring his considerable experience to a new collaboration with Tim Bidois, a chef from New Zealand. The pop-up will see dishes like potted rabbit and pig, or rolled spring lamb appearing in Islington’s Nanna's.