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- Test Driving The Dreamery by Goodbye Horses, a spectacular looking ice-cream/wine bar in Islington
Goodbye Horses has opened a combo wine and ice cream bar just across the road, and it looks spectacular. We went down to have a scoop of ice cream and behold The Dreamery.
- Goodbye Horses are opening their ice cream shop, The Dreamery
12/12/24 - updated with new images
December might not seem like the most obvious time to launch an ice cream shop, but that's exactly what the team behind Goodbye Horses are doing. We knew at the time they originally opened the restaurant back in July that
... - Test Driving William IV - a perfect example of a good pub dining room
We should all be so lucky to have a pub Dining Room like the William IV in our neighbourhood.
- Rake is the next residency to take over at The Compton Arms
So far, the hit rate at Islington pub The Compton Arms for picking extremely interesting chef residencies is out of the park. They started with Schmaltz by Chris D'Sylva who went on to open Dorian. Then it was Four Legs who now run The Plimsoll and Tollington's. Most recently it was Tiella which has been universally loved by all the critics.
That means we sat up and paid attention when we found out who was taking over
... - Boulangerie Pierre Alix is opening a second bakery, this time on Holloway Road
If you've been up to Muswell Hill recently you might have spotted the queues outside artisan bakery Boulangerie Pierre Alix. We joined the patisserie-loving hordes one weekend and were blown away by how good their cakes (and bread) were. So it's good news all round for North London carb addicts as the baker is about to open his second place.
The doors to the next bakery are about to be flung open on
... - Basket Press Wines kick off a wine residency at Islington's Quince Bakery
If the enticing cakes and pastries at Quince Bakery weren't enough to prompt a visit, the arrival of a new wine bar residency at the bakery is a further reason to go. Basket Press Wines is an importer of low-intervention wines and ciders from Central and Eastern Europe. Run by husband and wife team Jiri Majerik and Zainab Majeriková, they're now popping up every weekend at Quince.
Zainab used to be head
... - Chef James Cochran is back in business with The Brave on Islington's Essex Road
As a sign that you can't keep a good chef down, mere months after closing the doors of his Islington restaurant, James Cochran is coming back to N1 with a new venture. This time he's teaming up with pub folk the Seven-Eighths Group, who run The Hemingway in Victoria Park and Hunter S in nearby De
... - Test Driving Godet - a wine bar/pub that could be the future of London's boozers
Islington now has a second boozer turned wine pub to check out. We went to see what Godet on Essex Road has to offer.
- The best restaurants in Islington, Angel and Holloway
Islington has a HUGE amount of restaurants, with the majority of them along Upper Street. Here's our guide to the very best of dining out in and around Islington.
- Godet wine-focused pub comes to Islington from the Binch team
Binch wine bar in Hackney has been a local favourite since opening back in 2021. Opened by Frenchman Sylvain Bertozzi the small bar and bottle shop is certainly one of the best wine bars in East London. Now news reaches us that Bertozzi is looking to expand to nearby North London, opening a bar on Essex Road.
- Test Driving Topa - a buzzing Basque residency inside a Holloway Road deli
The arrival of a new Basque-inspired residency by a top chef at Holloway Road deli Provisions meant it was time for a return visit.
- Islington is getting a new must-try pub dining room at the William IV
We know that times are tough for pubs, but on the flipside it's never been a better time to get a great meal at a London pub. Earlier this year we devoted a new guide to the city's pubs with great upstairs dining rooms. And now that list is about to get a new addition.
The pub in question is the William IV
... - My Manor - Jacob Kenedy's local guide to Angel and Islington
Chef, restaurateur and author Jacob Kenedy shares his favourite Angel and Islington food spots with us.
- The Peacock is Islington's latest new pub
Islington has recently got a "new" pub on the high street, in the shape of The Peacock. It's opened up in a space that was once Wetherspoon pub The Angel, itself followed up by an independent pub The Junction. Now it's been taken over by the Urban Pubs & Bar group. They have some interesting sites under their umbrella and they happen to own the Salt Yard group.
So there's reason to expect something relatively decent food-wise here,
... - Provisions Holloway Road to launch new San Sebastián-style pintxo bar Topa
If a trip to San Sebastián seems too far out of reach, we have the next best thing, with the exclusive news that a Basque-themed pintxo bar called Topa is opening in North London.
Located in much-loved artisan store and bar Provisions on Holloway Road, Topa will really walk the talk, with head chef Simon Shand (of Shoreditch’s Leroy fame) introducing a menu inspired
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