Finsbury Park

• Pizza Pilgrims and Salt The Radish are closing in Finsbury Park

  

  It's a bleak start to the week for Finsbury Park residents as two local favourites announce their closure. A few days ago residents noticed that the Pizza Pilgrims restaurant on Seven Sisters Road had closed and removed its sign. Hopes that this was part of a rebrand were dashed when Hot Dinners was told: "we’re building a sustainable business for the longer term and this location just isn’t quite right for the full experience

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• Fantail open a second cafe, at Finsbury Park

  

  Two years after opening their first cafe, the duo behind Fantail in Islington, Jonny and Joel, have moved further north to Finsbury Park for their second venture.

  They've taken over the long-vacant spot on 250-252 Seven Sisters Road (at the end of St Thomas's Road). The new location makes it very handy for commuters using Finsbury Park station, not to mention presenting locals with a nicer independent alternative to the

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• Lenny's Apizza is introducing New Haven-style pizza to Finsbury Park

  

  Islington is about to get a very interesting new pizzeria as Lenny's Apizza kicks off a long-term residency in The Bedford Tavern on Seven Sisters Road. 

  Set up by Max Lewis, this will be all about New Haven-style pizza. We'll be honest and say that our pizza knowledge isn't quite on-point in this regard, but it's something that originated in New Haven Connecticut,

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• The best Finsbury Park restaurants, cafes and bars

  

  From hole-in-the-wall naan shops to natural wine bistros, there's a lot to enjoy in Finsbury Park. You just need to know what to look for.

• Test Driving Tollington's - the Four Legs crew turn a chippy into a Spanish fish bar

  

  A fish and chip shop in Finsbury Park has been given a new lease of life with the arrival of the Four Legs team. We popped down to Tollington's to check out this North London chipper meets Spanish fish bar.

• Tollington's sees the Four Legs team opening a Spanish fish bar in Finsbury Park

  

  Updated 22/6/24 with new images, menu details and opening date

  Finsbury Park folk are going to feel deeply smug this summer when the Four Legs team open their second place. Not only will they have their top pub The Plimsoll on their doorstep, but they'll also be able to wander up Stroud Green Road to try out the crew's new restaurant,

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• Yum Bug are opening an edible insects restaurant in Finsbury Park

  

  Back in the autumn, a pop-up in Shoreditch created genuine buzz for a new brand, Yum Bug. The principal was simple - they were going to introduce the London dining scene to the joy of edible crickets. And it worked, with the whole thing being a complete sell-out.

  Now the team behind that, entomologist Aaron Thomas and designer Leo Taylor, are getting ready to open a permanent restaurant in Finsbury Park. As

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• Test Driving Hiden - the Japanese curry lab expands its size and menu in Finsbury Park

  

  Japanese curry specialists Hiden have expanded to Finsbury Park and the menu's grown too. We went along to pay them a visit.

• The French Market hit up Finsbury Park for their next bakery

  

  23/8/23 - updated with the opening date

  The team behind Tufnell Park's Authentique Epicerie & Bar and Bakery and the French Market in Whetstone are spreading their wings. The next stop on their expansion plans is Finsbury Park where they've taken

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• Hiden are bringing their Japanese curry to Finsbury Park

  

  A Hot Dinners exclusive

  A walk along Stroud Green Road today revealed that the finishing touches are currently being put on Hiden's new restaurant. If you haven't tried their food before, the Japanese curry specialists can also be found at Coal Drops Yard. Up in Finsbury Park they've taken over where Seasons used to be. 

  They serve up three iterations of the curry - original beef, a mild chicken

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• Max and his sandwiches are popping up at The Deli at 80

  

  Easily one of the best places for sandwiches in London, the amazing Max's Sandwich Shop is closing for a little bit of refurb for the next few weeks. But Max isn't going away completely - he's decided to move (literally) up the road for the duration. 

  For just one week, from today, Max will be popping up at Neil Gill's Deli at 80 where he'll be making three completely new

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• The best restaurants and places to eat near Arsenal's Emirates Stadium

  Looking for decent places to meet and eat before a game at The Emirates? Here are our suggestions

• Tenmaru

  Finsbury Park ramen joint

• Finsbury Park's Common Ground cafe dishes up a new evening menu

  

  Finsbury Park's Common Ground is a bit of a Dishoom, in that there's always a queue outside it. Now the popular North London cafe is capitalising on its popularity with the daytime crowd, by extending its hours and serving up a new evening menu.

  The menu, which launched a few weeks back, saw owner and chef Lucy Jones team up with her friend and consultant chef, Emma Duggan who has worked

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• The Roost and their rotisserie chickens come to perch in Finsbury Park

  

  A Hot Dinners exclusive

  During lockdown, residents of Highbury and Finsbury Park were sustained in part by a local business, The Roost, serving up superlative rotisserie chicken deliveries. The business has been going great guns since then and, next month, will open its first proper restaurant in Finsbury Park.

  Taking over the old Exquisite site, they're going to be serving up their brined, rubbed

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