Guidebook for Greater London
Food Scene
The former pub has been brightened up and fitted with an open kitchen at the centre of the action. Chefs knock out brunch classics, a few specials (pork shoulder sandwich, macaroni cheese) and the abovementioned burgers: beef, chicken or a prawn po’ boy sandwich, which is a Deep South classic made here with wasabi mayonnaise.
As well as a serious coffee offer (filter is ‘coming soon’, we were told in May 2014), there’s wine and beer – making this a place to linger.
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The Spoke
710 Holloway RdThe former pub has been brightened up and fitted with an open kitchen at the centre of the action. Chefs knock out brunch classics, a few specials (pork shoulder sandwich, macaroni cheese) and the abovementioned burgers: beef, chicken or a prawn po’ boy sandwich, which is a Deep South classic made here with wasabi mayonnaise.
As well as a serious coffee offer (filter is ‘coming soon’, we were told in May 2014), there’s wine and beer – making this a place to linger.
“A perfect local” that “never fails to deliver” – this “charming oasis on the Archway Road” is a “terrific partnership between the chef and the head waiter” and “whizzes out” an “inventive” set menu of Spanish and North African tapas: “there’s no choice, but none is needed as everything is fresh, interesting and delicious”.
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Del Parc
167 Junction Rd“A perfect local” that “never fails to deliver” – this “charming oasis on the Archway Road” is a “terrific partnership between the chef and the head waiter” and “whizzes out” an “inventive” set menu of Spanish and North African tapas: “there’s no choice, but none is needed as everything is fresh, interesting and delicious”.
“A new arrival bringing a touch of class and much needed good bistro food to Holloway”. “The menu is limited, but all carefully prepared, and the proprietor is very friendly”.
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Galley Bar & Restaurant Islington
106 Upper St“A new arrival bringing a touch of class and much needed good bistro food to Holloway”. “The menu is limited, but all carefully prepared, and the proprietor is very friendly”.
Drinks & Nightlife
A large front terrace enveloped by branded umbrellas gives way to a classic, high-ceilinged pub, with one end dedicated to an open kitchen manned by a commendably grizzled southern Italian.
Rump steak with chips is all well and good, but most customers are here for what the sign over the counter advertises as ‘handpumped cellar-cooled real ales’. The likes of Butcombe Bitter and London Pride are complemented by Litovel, Leffe and Früli, with bottles of Duvel and Corona chilling in the fridge behind.
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The Swimmer at the Grafton Arms
13 Eburne RdA large front terrace enveloped by branded umbrellas gives way to a classic, high-ceilinged pub, with one end dedicated to an open kitchen manned by a commendably grizzled southern Italian.
Rump steak with chips is all well and good, but most customers are here for what the sign over the counter advertises as ‘handpumped cellar-cooled real ales’. The likes of Butcombe Bitter and London Pride are complemented by Litovel, Leffe and Früli, with bottles of Duvel and Corona chilling in the fridge behind.
The beer list emphasises London. Regular draught offerings all come from the city’s breweries including Beavertown, Hackney or Hammerton. There are also guest beers on draught (£4-£5), plus 25 by the bottle (£3.50-£5.80). The wine list, starting under £20, is chosen with unusual skill and sold at exceptionally low markups. If there’s a pub in north London selling wines this good at such affordable prices, I have yet to hear of it.
Bedford Tavern
160 Seven Sisters RoadThe beer list emphasises London. Regular draught offerings all come from the city’s breweries including Beavertown, Hackney or Hammerton. There are also guest beers on draught (£4-£5), plus 25 by the bottle (£3.50-£5.80). The wine list, starting under £20, is chosen with unusual skill and sold at exceptionally low markups. If there’s a pub in north London selling wines this good at such affordable prices, I have yet to hear of it.
Don’t be deterred by the anonymous name and the drab housing blocks that surround North Nineteen: this is a gem of a makeover. The main bar adds a fireplace, a TV and a space for open-mic sessions to a counter offering the likes of Timothy Taylor Landlord, guest ales and beers from Skinner’s in Truro (Cornish Knocker golden ale, Betty Stogs bitter); a chalkboard and an array of beermats testify to the presence of regular guest ales.
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North Nineteen
Sussex WayDon’t be deterred by the anonymous name and the drab housing blocks that surround North Nineteen: this is a gem of a makeover. The main bar adds a fireplace, a TV and a space for open-mic sessions to a counter offering the likes of Timothy Taylor Landlord, guest ales and beers from Skinner’s in Truro (Cornish Knocker golden ale, Betty Stogs bitter); a chalkboard and an array of beermats testify to the presence of regular guest ales.