Guidebook for London
Entertainment & Activities
Clissold Leisure Centre
63 Clissold RdGreat swimming pool, plus gym
Everything Else
Clissold Park
Green LanesBeautiful park for all ages!
Zing Zing
142 Blackstock RdExcellent chinese takeaway / delivery
Belle Epoque Patisserie
37 Newington GrnBest French patisserie around
Food Scene
Great tapas, with comedy and live music nights. Intimate & friendly meal out
30 lokale inwoners bevelen aan
Highbury Arts Club
73 Highbury ParkGreat tapas, with comedy and live music nights. Intimate & friendly meal out
Primeur
116 Petherton RdV hip small plates restaurant in an old garage
Highness Cafe & Tea Room
21a Highbury ParkBest cake around!
Salvation in Noodles
122 Balls Pond Rdhip noodle bar
Nearest pizza place. Good range in the menu.
12 lokale inwoners bevelen aan
Dear Pizza - closed permanently
36 Highbury ParkNearest pizza place. Good range in the menu.
Best (hippest) local coffee shop - also a very nice small plates restaurant in the evening with a great wine menu.
71 lokale inwoners bevelen aan
Fink's Salt and Sweet
70 Mountgrove RdBest (hippest) local coffee shop - also a very nice small plates restaurant in the evening with a great wine menu.
High end Turkish - not cheap, but lovely food & great decor (hanging Turkish lamps)
11 lokale inwoners bevelen aan
Iznik
19 Highbury ParkHigh end Turkish - not cheap, but lovely food & great decor (hanging Turkish lamps)
Clicia cafe restaurant
97 Stoke Newington Church StGood value Turkish restaurant
A down-to-earth cafe with an amazing range on the menu - British and Turkish. Great for brunch. You can sit outside.
65 lokale inwoners bevelen aan
Acoustic Brasserie
60 Newington GrnA down-to-earth cafe with an amazing range on the menu - British and Turkish. Great for brunch. You can sit outside.
Maison d'etre
Excellent coffee. Lovely place.
Arts & Culture
Unique arts venue, with concerts of all kinds and other arts events and some community arts workshops - check www.theoldchurch.org.uk for listings
The Old Church
Stoke Newington Church StreetUnique arts venue, with concerts of all kinds and other arts events and some community arts workshops - check www.theoldchurch.org.uk for listings
Fab theatre - really great modern building with an interesting and quality programme.
100 lokale inwoners bevelen aan
Park Theatre
13 Clifton TerraceFab theatre - really great modern building with an interesting and quality programme.
Brilliant collection of Italian Modernism and lovely garden cafe - a short bus ride away
67 lokale inwoners bevelen aan
Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art
39A Canonbury SquareBrilliant collection of Italian Modernism and lovely garden cafe - a short bus ride away
Drinks & Nightlife
The Rose & Crown
199 Stoke Newington Church StLovely pub with great food and open fires
The Woodbine
215 Blackstock RoadGood pub
LeCoq
292-294 Saint Paul's RoadFab roast chicken based restaurant. They also deliver.
T-Bird
132 Blackstock RdA nice bar. Does comedy nights on Fridays.
Great place for a roast, and other food. Spacious, airy, board games. Shows some sport.
10 lokale inwoners bevelen aan
The Leconfield
79 Green LanesGreat place for a roast, and other food. Spacious, airy, board games. Shows some sport.
pub with a theatre upstairs - good live comedy programme
41 lokale inwoners bevelen aan
The Hen & Chickens Theatre Bar
109 St Paul's Rdpub with a theatre upstairs - good live comedy programme
The Highbury Barn Tavern
26 Highbury ParkThis is a decent pub with decent pub grub!
Parks & Nature
Beautiful park to walk around - and make sure you walk through it if you're heading to the tube! Good playground for kids of all ages, and a swimming pool too.
209 lokale inwoners bevelen aan
Highbury Fields
Highbury CrescentBeautiful park to walk around - and make sure you walk through it if you're heading to the tube! Good playground for kids of all ages, and a swimming pool too.
Newly opened nature reserve round the reservoir. Fabulous bird spotting and a very pleasant walk around. Lovely cafe on site too.
64 lokale inwoners bevelen aan
Woodberry Wetlands
Woodberry GroveNewly opened nature reserve round the reservoir. Fabulous bird spotting and a very pleasant walk around. Lovely cafe on site too.
Essentials
Shopping Garden
156 Green LanesThis sells almost everything and is super close!