Islington

• The Tamil Prince is a new Islington pub from ex-Roti King team

  

  The people behind Tamila in Hackney, Chef Prince Durairaj and Glen Leeson (both ex Roti King), are heading to Islington for their next opening - The Tamil Prince. 

  They're taking over what used to be The Cuckoo pub in the middle of Barnsbury and are transforming it into a pub showcasing South Asian cuisine, which they say is underrepresented in the area (as locals,

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• Test Driving Noci - Islington gets a fresh pasta restaurant that's already a big hit

  

  Islington has a hot new pasta place that's already pulling the crowds in. We went to take a look. 

• Pelicana's Korean fried chicken is coming to Islington

  

  7/4/22 - updated with opening date

  Last year, Korean fried chicken giant Pelicana opened its first London store, in Hammersmith. Now they're heading across town, picking Islington for their second branch.

  They're taking over a site that was last Jones & Sons spot in the Angel Central shopping centre. There will be a takeaway outlet on the ground floor (as you enter the centre from Upper

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• Miscusi is opening its next pasta restaurant in Islington

  

  Islington's waited a while for a pasta restaurant and soon there will be two within a few feet of each other. Hot on the heels of Noci opening on Islington Green, Italian chain Miscusi is opening nearby on Upper Street (where Masala Zone used to be). 

  Miscusi opened its first London restaurant earlier this year where it suffered a pretty duff review ...

• VQ, the 24-hour restaurant is coming to Islington

  

  24-hour restaurant specialists VQ (which stands for "Vingt Quatre") have a brand new site lined up - they're coming to Islington. 

  Taking over the space that used to be Comedor, they'll be right on Upper Street and you can expect the same kind of menu as the other VQs (in Chelsea, Bloomsbury and Aldgate). The main event is their "Breakfast Any Time" which, as you might expect, means that you

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• Caravel is a floating restaurant on Regents Canal from The Spiteri brothers and Studio Kitchen

  

  We do like a floating restaurant (the Cheese Barge is a thing of wonder) and this latest restaurant on the water sounds like another very promising addition to Regents Canal. Caravel comes from brothers Fin and Lorcan Spiteri who have taken over a restored barge next door to Studio Kitchen (on the canal between Hoxton and Islington) and converted it into a

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• New Islington cafe TRAMPOLINE serves up hope to refugees

  

  If you prefer your morning coffee to come with a side order of goodwill, then a new cafe opening in Angel next week sounds like just the place for you.

  TRAMPOLINE is a new social enterprise cafe by Founder Pranav Chopra on Camden Passage which is all about helping refugees to the UK enter the workforce. How they do that is by working with Groundwork London and Hotel School a hospitality training

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• Noci is a new pasta Islington restaurant from ex-Bancone chef Louis Korovilas

  

  A Hot Dinners exclusive

  He had a big hit with his dishes at Bancone, before moving onto Tavolino, and now Louis Korovilas is opening an Italian pasta restaurant in Islington (taking over from the Cote on Islington Green).

  At this new restaurant, you can expect a combination of Italian street food and pasta dishes. Of the former, the fritti are the main

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• Must & Lees wine shop, tasting room and school opens in Barnsbury

  

  If you're hoping to broaden your view on wine and maybe break a little bit of out your comfort zone, then the arrival of new Islington wine bar and shop Must & Lees is for you.

  Newly-opened on Liverpool Road, this is the passion project of drinks expert Chris Cassell. Having worked in the booze industry for 15 years, doing everything from managing cocktail bars to working in the English wine industry, he

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• Check out the brand-new Island Poké in Islington (plus save with our reader offer)

  

  Try this new Island Poké with its taste of the Pacific on Islington's buzzy Upper Street.  

• Jolene neighbourhood bakeries to open in Angel, Shoreditch and Hackney

  

  Updated 4/10/21 with opening dates

  Jolene Bakery and its offshoot Big Jo have been a huge success story of the past few years - you only have to see the queues snaking down from both during lockdown to know that.

  They have three new openings planned for this year, two of which they have now opened. The first was in the summer, opening in Shoreditch on Redchurch Street and

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• Black Axe Mangal is returning with a new name... FKABAM

  

  17/9/21 - updated with the reopening date

  It's been closed since the very first lockdown, but the time is nearly upon us for the return of Black Axe Mangal - in a new form.

  Lee Tiernan's Islington restaurant has been a big hit since day one and has been lauded by many (including us) as one of London's very best places to eat. Their squid-ink flatbread is among one of our favourite dishes in London and we also think that

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• Santa Maria pizza comes to Islington

  

  Updated 30/7/21 with opening date

  Santa Maria have been hailed by some as serving up London's best pizza, so news of a new opening by them is definitely welcome. We already knw tew that they were gearing up for their first vegan pizzeria, but they're also going to be opening in the ever-shifting

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• Test Driving Jiji - a buzzy new sushi and shawarma spot for Islington

  

  Top rate sushi and plenty of buzz in this glamorous new addition to Islington's dining scene.

• Jiji is a Japanese-Middle Eastern restaurant in Islington Square from the founder of Sumosan

  

  The restaurateur who brought us Sumosan has brought in the former head chef of The Palomar for this new Islington restaurant.