Islington

• The Boutique Grocer opens its luxury store and food hall in Islington Square

  

  Firefighter turned food entrepreneur Nick Scallan is behind new Islington high end grocery store and food hall, The Boutique Grocer which has just opened in the Islington Square development off Upper Street.

  The luxury food retailer will serve up everything from shrub mixers and coffee from The Roasting Shed to organic fruit and veg and other products.

  But it's also going to be somewhere to dine in, launching with

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• Hector's has ex-Hill & Szrok partner and Harry Potter actress opening a wine bar in De Beauvoir

  

  Updated 14/6/21 with opening date

  If you, like us, have been missing spending your weekends doing bar crawls of the cave à mangers in Paris or San Sebastian's drinking holes, then this new North London wine bar opening should be right up your street.

  The indie project is a family business and a passion project of former Hill & Szrok partner Jimmy Stephenson and his actress wife Anna Shaffer

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• Bar Liber wine bar arrives in Islington, along with a £100 cocktail

  

  Last week, we had spotted signs going up for Bar Liber on St Paul's Road in Islington in the cafe/wine bar that we knew as St Paul and were intrigued. Now that it's actually opened its doors, we have a lot more info about this latest addition to Islington. 

  It turns out that it's from Stuart Hudson, who's previously worked at Milk & Honey as Head Bartender, Sake No

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• Tofu Vegan plant-based Chinese restaurant opens in Islington

  

  Plant-based restaurants and vegan are starting to hit the next level of late. No longer simply "vegan restaurants", they're becoming focused on the style of food first, which is seeing a broader range of vegan options available. Islington has recently seen the arrival of Rudy's Vegan Diner on Upper Street (as well as the long queues for their Vegan Butcher) and now, just up the road, Tofu Vegan

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• Superette, a next-level deli, opens on Islington's Upper Street

  

  If there's one sector that appears to have thrived in London over the past year, it's the city's deli and food store scene. Having to stay at home and cook for ourselves has made Londoners all the more appreciative of the great places selling us provisions.

  We popped down to check out Islington's new Superette store at the weekend, and were suitably impressed. The shop, from the team behind popular North London

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• The De Beauvoir Deli is expanding this summer

  

  The confluence of various Covid restrictions last year had one unfortunate consequence for popular East London grocers, the De Beauvoir Deli. Restricting the number of customers inside the deli during the pandemic, as well as the associated queuing outside, meant they lost both their indoor and outdoor seating.

  But when one door closes, another opens - and in this case that door was literally opposite

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• The next Amazon Fresh store might be coming to Islington's The Mall building

  

  Amazon Fresh now has four stores open in London - in Wembley, White City, Ealing and Canary Wharf. 

  Now, they're looking to take over the large ex-tram depot building on Upper Street in Islington, The Mall, last used by Sofa.com and a whole slew of other operators before it. It's one of the most prominent buildings in the area, and is Grade II listed on top of that. If anyone can make a go of that space, and

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• The Drapers Arms joins the at home delivery set with pies, roasts and more

  

  It was the first place we booked when London came out of the original lockdown, and now - just as we approach the end of the current one, Islington gastropub The Drapers Arms have launched a delivery service.

  They're offering a range of click and collect as well as delivery options from today. If you live near the

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• Butcher & Brew arrive in Islington for steaks, beer & more

  

  Butcher & Brew have been established in Streatham for a few years, and now they've also just opened on the opposite side of London on Islington's Upper Street.

  Their new N1 spot opened briefly before we were plunged into the current lockdown but now it's back again,

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• Yield N1 wine bar and shop is coming to Islington's St Paul's Road

  

  We've been watching the development of a property on Islington's St Paul's Road with interest for a few weeks. Mainly because it's at the end of our road on the way to the shops and secondly because it was really shaping up into something food-related. And now we have the answer - Stoke Newington's Yield has opened a second location just off Highbury Corner. 

  It's taken the place of an

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• Test Driving The Nook's Supper Club delivery

  

  We're back (sort of) at Islington's The Nook, trying out their delivery-only supper club menu. 

• The best food delivery and takeaway restaurants in Islington, Highbury & Stoke Newington

  Having trouble working out what you fancy when it comes to food delivery in Islington? We're here to help you choose some of the best.   

• Rudy's is opening a vegan diner in Islington (next to their vegan butcher)

  

  After the launch of their vegan 'butcher' (which has proven to be very popular indeed), Rudy's are also getting ready to bring their vegan diner to Islington (when restaurants open up again). 

  It'll be right next door to their butcher shop, on Islington's Upper Street. As with the original diner in Camden, you can expect a vegan spin to American diner classics,

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• Neal's Yard has opened a cheese pop-up in Islington (with a permanent shop to come)

  

  As the focus on more neighbourhood openings continues, there's the arrival of a heavyweight in Islington as Neal's Yard has opened a pop-up shop in advance of a permanent shop in 2021.

  The pop-up is open now and plans to remain open until the end of the year - as it really is the season of cheese at the moment. So if you're in Islington, you'll be able to pop down for a selection of their best cheese for Christmas or New Year

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• Test Driving The Nook - an Islington neighbourhood restaurant par excellence

   

  The Nook in Islington launched quietly in the pandemic - and turns out to be an absolute neighbourhood gem.