Finsbury Park

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

    Lenny's Apizza is bringing 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

    Prawn on the Lawn

    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

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    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

    tollington's sees the four legs team opening a 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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

    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

    where to eat near the emiratesLooking 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

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    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

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    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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  • Someday margarita, taco and pizza bar hits Finsbury Park

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    Finsbury Park residents who've been watching the opening of all the new food and drink businesses at the station over the past few months may have been a little disappointed by how slightly 'chain-y' it is. But something new and independent has flung open its doors and that place is Someday. 

    Run by the same team who own Moth Bar in Hackney, the self-styled margarita and spritz bar genuinely sounds like

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  • Test Driving The Plimsoll - Four Legs' Finsbury Park boozer with great food

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    The Four Legs team have opened their own pub in Finsbury Park. Hot Dinners scored a hard-to-get seat and went to check it out.

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