Guidebook for Islington

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Guidebook for Islington

Sightseeing

Lovely park for walking in, playing tennis.
505 locals recommend
Clissold Park
Green Lanes
505 locals recommend
Lovely park for walking in, playing tennis.

Food Scene

Good coffee, nice cheese!
143 locals recommend
La Fromagerie
30 Highbury Park
143 locals recommend
Good coffee, nice cheese!
Lovely Japanese restaurant. About £20 per person.
63 locals recommend
Akari
196 Essex Rd
63 locals recommend
Lovely Japanese restaurant. About £20 per person.
Lots of nice cafes and some shops.
Church St
Lots of nice cafes and some shops.
Really good indian and v. cheap. Nearish to my house.
171 locals recommend
Rasa South Indian Vegetarian Restaurant
55 Stoke Newington Church St
171 locals recommend
Really good indian and v. cheap. Nearish to my house.
It's a nice little friendly place with good coffee to hang out in.
38 locals recommend
EZ & Moss
183 Holloway Rd
38 locals recommend
It's a nice little friendly place with good coffee to hang out in.
Lovely coffee and good french cafe food. Friendly.
78 locals recommend
Le Péché Mignon
6 Ronalds Rd
78 locals recommend
Lovely coffee and good french cafe food. Friendly.

Everything Else

Nearest train for getting quickly into Old Street and town. Does not run weekends though :-(
7 locals recommend
Drayton Park station
Drayton Park
7 locals recommend
Nearest train for getting quickly into Old Street and town. Does not run weekends though :-(
Another nice place to go walking. Good to walk through here to get to Angel or Highbury and Islington tube.
209 locals recommend
Highbury Fields
Highbury Crescent
209 locals recommend
Another nice place to go walking. Good to walk through here to get to Angel or Highbury and Islington tube.
Good place for a thai massage in Angel!
Kobkun Thai Therapy (Upper Street)
93 Upper St
Good place for a thai massage in Angel!

Arts & Culture

I think the most fun live music, quite crazy venue. Lots of African and world music. You can smoke inside. Weird cocktails.
49 locals recommend
Passing Clouds
1 Richmond Road
49 locals recommend
I think the most fun live music, quite crazy venue. Lots of African and world music. You can smoke inside. Weird cocktails.
Amazing puppet theatre in Angel, very beautiful and worth a look.
61 locals recommend
Little Angel Theatre
14 Dagmar Passage
61 locals recommend
Amazing puppet theatre in Angel, very beautiful and worth a look.

Drinks & Nightlife

Best wine shop near my house. Very knowledgeable.
22 locals recommend
Highbury Vintners
71 Highbury Park
22 locals recommend
Best wine shop near my house. Very knowledgeable.

Parks & Nature

Beautiful little river nearby to walk down and watch herons and ducks.
34 locals recommend
New River Walk
34 locals recommend
Beautiful little river nearby to walk down and watch herons and ducks.
This is a beautiful hidden garden in Angel where I work normally on Friday afternoons. You can go and hang out there with the roses.
10 locals recommend
Culpeper Community Garden
1 Cloudesley Rd
10 locals recommend
This is a beautiful hidden garden in Angel where I work normally on Friday afternoons. You can go and hang out there with the roses.

Essentials

This is the closest supermarket if you want essentials.
1335 locals recommend
Tesco Express
179 Shoreditch High St
1335 locals recommend
This is the closest supermarket if you want essentials.
These guys are really friendly and it's where you pick up my keys.
Addis Food & Wine
These guys are really friendly and it's where you pick up my keys.