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- Caravel is a floating restaurant on Regents Canal from The Spiteri brothers and Studio Kitchen
We do like a floating restaurant (the Cheese Barge is a thing of wonder) and this latest restaurant on the water sounds like another very promising addition to Regents Canal. Caravel comes from brothers Fin and Lorcan Spiteri who have taken over a restored barge next door to Studio Kitchen (on the canal between Hoxton and Islington) and converted it into a
... - New Islington cafe TRAMPOLINE serves up hope to refugees
If you prefer your morning coffee to come with a side order of goodwill, then a new cafe opening in Angel next week sounds like just the place for you.
TRAMPOLINE is a new social enterprise cafe by Founder Pranav Chopra on Camden Passage which is all about helping refugees to the UK enter the workforce. How they do that is by working with Groundwork London and Hotel School a hospitality training
... - Noci is a new pasta Islington restaurant from ex-Bancone chef Louis Korovilas
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He had a big hit with his dishes at Bancone, before moving onto Tavolino, and now Louis Korovilas is opening an Italian pasta restaurant in Islington (taking over from the Cote on Islington Green).
At this new restaurant, you can expect a combination of Italian street food and pasta dishes. Of the former, the fritti are the main
... - Must & Lees wine shop, tasting room and school opens in Barnsbury
If you're hoping to broaden your view on wine and maybe break a little bit of out your comfort zone, then the arrival of new Islington wine bar and shop Must & Lees is for you.
Newly-opened on Liverpool Road, this is the passion project of drinks expert Chris Cassell. Having worked in the booze industry for 15 years, doing everything from managing cocktail bars to working in the English wine industry, he
... - Check out the brand-new Island Poké in Islington (plus save with our reader offer)
Try this new Island Poké with its taste of the Pacific on Islington's buzzy Upper Street.
- Jolene neighbourhood bakeries to open in Angel, Shoreditch and Hackney
Updated 4/10/21 with opening dates
Jolene Bakery and its offshoot Big Jo have been a huge success story of the past few years - you only have to see the queues snaking down from both during lockdown to know that.
They have three new openings planned for this year, two of which they have now opened. The first was in the summer, opening in Shoreditch on Redchurch Street and
... - Black Axe Mangal is returning with a new name... FKABAM
17/9/21 - updated with the reopening date
It's been closed since the very first lockdown, but the time is nearly upon us for the return of Black Axe Mangal - in a new form.
Lee Tiernan's Islington restaurant has been a big hit since day one and has been lauded by many (including us) as one of London's very best places to eat. Their squid-ink flatbread is among one of our favourite dishes in London and we also think that
... - Santa Maria pizza comes to Islington
Updated 30/7/21 with opening date
Santa Maria have been hailed by some as serving up London's best pizza, so news of a new opening by them is definitely welcome. We already knw tew that they were gearing up for their first vegan pizzeria, but they're also going to be opening in the ever-shifting
... - Test Driving Jiji - a buzzy new sushi and shawarma spot for Islington
Top rate sushi and plenty of buzz in this glamorous new addition to Islington's dining scene.
- Jiji is a Japanese-Middle Eastern restaurant in Islington Square from the founder of Sumosan
The restaurateur who brought us Sumosan has brought in the former head chef of The Palomar for this new Islington restaurant.
- The Boutique Grocer opens its luxury store and food hall in Islington Square
Firefighter turned food entrepreneur Nick Scallan is behind new Islington high end grocery store and food hall, The Boutique Grocer which has just opened in the Islington Square development off Upper Street.
The luxury food retailer will serve up everything from shrub mixers and coffee from The Roasting Shed to organic fruit and veg and other products.
But it's also going to be somewhere to dine in, launching with
... - Hector's has ex-Hill & Szrok partner and Harry Potter actress opening a wine bar in De Beauvoir
Updated 14/6/21 with opening date
If you, like us, have been missing spending your weekends doing bar crawls of the cave à mangers in Paris or San Sebastian's drinking holes, then this new North London wine bar opening should be right up your street.
The indie project is a family business and a passion project of former Hill & Szrok partner Jimmy Stephenson and his actress wife Anna Shaffer
... - Bar Liber wine bar arrives in Islington, along with a £100 cocktail
Last week, we had spotted signs going up for Bar Liber on St Paul's Road in Islington in the cafe/wine bar that we knew as St Paul and were intrigued. Now that it's actually opened its doors, we have a lot more info about this latest addition to Islington.
It turns out that it's from Stuart Hudson, who's previously worked at Milk & Honey as Head Bartender, Sake No
... - Tofu Vegan plant-based Chinese restaurant opens in Islington
Plant-based restaurants and vegan are starting to hit the next level of late. No longer simply "vegan restaurants", they're becoming focused on the style of food first, which is seeing a broader range of vegan options available. Islington has recently seen the arrival of Rudy's Vegan Diner on Upper Street (as well as the long queues for their Vegan Butcher) and now, just up the road, Tofu Vegan
... - Superette, a next-level deli, opens on Islington's Upper Street
If there's one sector that appears to have thrived in London over the past year, it's the city's deli and food store scene. Having to stay at home and cook for ourselves has made Londoners all the more appreciative of the great places selling us provisions.
We popped down to check out Islington's new Superette store at the weekend, and were suitably impressed. The shop, from the team behind popular North London
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