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Rok Islington

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  • Nordic
| North London

This is the second Rok Smokehouse - the first opened in Shoreditch and was very well received - Jay Rayner talked of "the sheer pleasure of this food". You should be expecting food to be smoked, cooked over fire, pickled and fermented. And with a little Nordic touch, too.


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Restaurant details

Address: 149 Upper Street, London, N1 1RA
Nearest station: 
  • Angel
Telephone number: 020 7686 8024

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