I remember living on Chapel Market in Angel ten years ago. It was well before the likes of Waitrose and vegan bakeries had landed. Instead of swank, the road contained a cocktail of pound shops and bizarre hardware outlets. There was also a menagerie of proper ‘boozers’, many of which I never made it into due to feeling a little intimidated by the blacked-out windows and glow of fruit machines illuminating out from the door. The Agricultural, located at the end of Chapel Market, was one of the pubs I failed to frequent. So when I heard that it had been transformed into a trendy bar and eat...
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Galley, an exciting, new seventy-cover, contemporary restaurant and bar specialising in small and large international plates with a strong focus on fresh fish has recently opened in the heart of Islington. The brainchild of siblings Oriona Robb (one of London’s most respected stylists) and Marcel Grzyb, Oriona's creative credentials are noticaeable in the interior design of Galley which make it an aesthetically pleasing dining space with a stunning bar - combining open plan elegance with vintage cool. Marcel, her brother, initially a self taught chef, has 18 years’ experience of preparing and ...
Read more →Perched on the edge of North London's best dressed borough, The Alwyne Castle is one of Islington's finest eating and drinking spots this summer season. This newly refurbished pub has a gorgeous revamped garden area, which (pretty much) the entirety of the customers choose to be seated at, especially when London is being kind to us with the weather. Whether you are in the mood for some quintessential proper British pub grub or a barbeque for balmy nights, the menu is full to the brim of a vast range of things that will make your mouth water and your stomach ache with desire. After much deba...
Read more →Taking on London with a pronged attack, the Cabana team are come at us from all points of the compass. Starting in the West (Sheppard’s Bush Westfield), then swooping in at the East (Stratford Westfield), and then scattering across Wembley and Covent Garden, they have now planted their latest edition in Upper Street, Islington. The founders, Jamie Barber and David Ponte have intended the space to be a glance into modern Brasil. Interior architect Alex Michaelis (of Byron and Pizza East), has kept continuity from site to site with their trademark “up-cycled” denim seating (hand-made in Brasi...
Read more →Pitching up in their new home on Upper Street, the award winningly succulent Brasilian restaurant CABANA, will be bringing a little bit of their Latin spirit to Islington. Welcoming in the restaurant ramblers of Upper Street from the 30th of November, they plan to introduce the carnivorous neighborhood to their infamous Spicy Malagueta Chicken and prized sticky barbecue Ribs, alongside a ton of other freshly grilled meats. As well as the meat treats you can expect some spot hitting and itch scratching street food dishes in the form of Coxinhas (croquettes of shredded chicken and spices) ...
Read more →The economic turmoil of the past four years has not only cleaned up the market of the unnecessary and stagnant, but it has also brought upon an interesting new breed of concepts and ideas.Taking the lifestyle consumer market - especially that of retail and dining - by storm are everything from pop-up shops and malls to secret cinemas and travelling restaurants. The merchant of today flirts with his market without the need to settle down. The Seagrass, proudly calling itself a 'squatter restaurant' is one those eternal flirts that doesn't think too much of tying the knot. Taking over the space...
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