Crouch End

• My Manor - Ramael Scully's local guide to Crouch End

  

  Chef Ramael Scully, the man behind the marvellous Scully restaurant in St James's Market, shares his favourite Crouch End food and drink places with us.

• Walkers takes over Max's Sandwich Shop for a week

  

  There are few greater culinary delights out there than the simple pleasures of a good crisp sandwich. You've probably got strong feelings about the bread (sliced white, surely?) and the crisps (obviously ready salted) but until now this has been a treat reserved for late-night snackage at home.

  Now, for one week only, the folks at Walkers are taking over sandwich shops the length and breadth of the

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• Banner's in Crouch End is closing after 30 years

  

  Crouch End residents have been reacting to the news that one of the area's longest-running restaurants, Banner's, is getting ready to close its doors for the final time.

  Owner Juliette Banner made the announcement on Instagram yesterday saying: "I could write this message with a heavy heart, but instead it’s filled with an overwhelming feeling of gratitude and accomplishment.

  "I was 27 when I bought the old

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• Humble Grape wine bar is coming to Crouch End

  

  When you’re onto a good thing, open another one, seems to be hospitality philosophy, with the news that Humble Grape is about to cut the ribbon on its sixth wine bar. Having launched its first site in Battersea in 2015 followed by a Fleet Street outlet (2016), Islington (2017), Liverpool

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• Les 2 Garcons bring traditional French food to Crouch End

  

  It looks as though Crouch End has just got itself a rather interesting new restaurant. Les 2 Garcons opened up a few weeks back, taking over the old Nickel site on Crouch Hill (Nickel's moved to bigger premises across the road).

• Kalimera moves from street truck to new Crouch End Greek restaurant

  

  Moving up from street food truck and market stalls, Kalimera is launching as a restaurant in Crouch End. There will be modern interpretations of Greek and Mediterranean dishes and plenty of Greek wine.

• Allora Hall comes to Crouch End from the people behind Martello Hall and more

  

  They've had successes across town with Martello Hall, Canova Hall and more - and now the same group is coming to Crouch End with Allora Hall (it's opening where MonkeyNuts used to be). 

  As with the other halls, it's part hot-desking, with spaces available until 5pm and part bar and restaurant. So if you're in that area and fancy working from somewhere other than

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• Sourdough Sophia bakery in Crouch End is the culmination of a lockdown dream

  

  Who among us will be able to forget the great sourdough craze of the first Covid Lockdown? How could you call yourself a real foodie if you weren't faffing around with starters and whatnot while confined to your home?

  Up in Crouch End, one couple who spent the lockdown supplying sourdough out of their own kitchen to the local area are now parlaying their kitchen table business into a fully-fledged

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• Test Driving Lyon's Seafood and Wine Bar - worth making the trip to Crouch End

  

  Crouch End's dining scene has always been pretty interesting, but the arrival of a group with tonnes of restaurant experience to open this sustainable seafood and wine spot actually makes it worth crossing town to try.

• Lyon's Seafood & Wine Bar brings a top restaurant team to Crouch End

  A restaurant team with tonnes of experience are behind this sustainable seafood restaurant and wine bar in the heart of Crouch End.

• A trio of top mixologists are opening Little Mercies cocktail bar and restaurant in Crouch End

  A trio of top mixologists are behind a new cocktail bar and restaurant opening in the heart of Crouch End. And yes, there'll be a boozy weekend brunch.

• Goods Office in Stroud Green is Neil Gill's new neighbourhood restaurant

  While we wait for Neil Gill to reopen Gilly's Fry Bar in central London he's gone and opened up a neighbourhood restaurant in Crouch Hill.

• KERB is coming to Crouch End and Peckham, mixing street food and food market for KERB X

   

  If you've been a fan of the various KERB street food markets across town, then you'll definitely be interested on what's coming next. They're getting ready to launch KERB X - which sees them mixing their street food know-how with a new Saturday market - on opposite sides of town. 

  First up, launching on 25 August is KERB X Hornsey Town Hall in Crouch End. This one is part of the refurb of the building - adding an arts centre and

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• Through the Woods sees the Crouch End supper club go permanent

  Ex-Pig and Butcher chef Chris Slaughter is reviving his Crouch End supper club by transplanting it into a restaurant, and he’s keeping all the hallmarks, with just 16 seats, a small set menu and a single meal a day.

• Locally focused, globally flavoured: Here arrives in Crouch End

  Global flavours, local ingredients, vegan and gluten-free options, and a separate brunch menu means that Here’s got all the makings of a perfect Crouch End neighbourhood joint.