Islington

• Motu are expanding their delivery service to Islington and Swiss Cottage

  

  It's good news for North Londoners today as JKS Restaurants (the family behind Gymkhana and Trishna, among others) has just said it'll be opening two new Motu Indian Kitchen sites this autumn, in Islington on October 17th and Swiss Cottage on November 3rd. That brings what they term their 'refined' versions of Indian takeaway classics to area ranging from Camden and Holloway to Hamstead and Finchley Road.

  Both sites of the delivery-only service will feature dishes that are

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• Tel Aviv chef Oded Oren is popping up with Lebanese wines at Borough Wine and Beers

  

  Islington restaurant and micro-brewery Borough Wine & Beers has been keeping busy this year with a series of excellent pop-ups. They're showing no sign of letting up for the time being too. Now they've announced that the next to join will be Oded Oren, an Israeli chef who's previously worked down south in the well-received Louie Louie. 

  This time

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• Grain and Graze is a Merchant Gourmet Islington pop-up restaurant

  

  Online retailer Merchant Gourmet (where you can buy all manner of pulses and grains) are getting into the restaurant business with a pop-up space in Islington. It's working as a companion to their website so, as you might expect, those grains and pulses are heavily featured on the menu.

  While it's a strongly vegetarian affair, it's not completely veggie either with a few meat dishes cropping up. And for

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• fodder returns to Borough Wine & Beers with local-led menu

  

  Missed fodder’s three-day pop-up in Borough Wine & Beers subterranean nano-brewery? Good news: they’re returning to Brewery Below for a whole month this time, bringing a brand new menu packed with wild, foraged ingredients *and* a new chef.

  This time around Ollie Downey will be joining Michael Thompson in the kitchen, bringing together their joint Claridge's experience to roll out a menu that’s full of food themed around the changing seasons. You can

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• James Cochran N1 is coming to Islington's Angel Central

  Following up from the success of James Cochran EC3, the chef is bringing his N1 incarnation to Islington's Angel Central. 

• Manze pie and eel shop on Islington's Chapel Market to close

  Sad news as the traditional English pie and eel shop which has been trading as Manze since 1902 blames business rates for decision

• The Great Chase on St John Street offers ethically sourced food and booze-free drinks

  As much as possible is ethically sourced at this new restaurant on St John Street from a former Dean Street Townhouse chef, with an alcohol-free drinks menu that’ll delight non-drinkers.

• Test Driving Humble Grape - Islington gets a long-awaited wine bar

  Yes, we're quite excited about a new wine bar opening up in our manor. Let us tell you everything you need to know about Humble Grape...

• Plaquemine Lock Jacob Kenedy (of Bocca di Lupo)'s Louisiana-style pub in Islington
• Islington's Beyond Bread is serving gluten-free dinner with pizza, cocktails and more

  

  If you can’t have gluten, then you should already have Islington’s gluten-free bakery Beyond Bread on your radar. However there’s big news - following on from their gluten-free brunches, they’ve just announced a brand new evening menu so you can enjoy an entire gluten-free dinner, from cheese straws to the cocktails, like their wheat-free Bloody Mary.

  Some of the menu options you can expect

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• Islington's Plaquemine Lock is Bocca di Lupo chef’s pub with Louisiana cuisine

  After gaining a reputation for cooking Italian, Jacob Kenedy returns to his US roots with a stonking cajun and creole menu at his new Lousiana-themed Plaquemine Lock on Regent’s Canal.

• White Asparagus is the Cuckoo N1’s veg-heavy German pop up

  White asparagus takes the spotlight at this German pop up

• Humble Grape Islington will be a wine shop and bar on Theberton Street

  N1 gets a new wine shop and wine bar

• Test Driving Radici - Francesco Mazzei comes to Islington

  Francesco Mazzei's Sartoria in Mayfair is one of our favourite restaurants. We take a look at his next, Radici, a neighbourhood Italian restaurant in Islington.

• Prawn on the Lawn gets a lot bigger at its new Islington location

  

  A Hot Dinners exclusive

  Big news for lovers of Islington's Prawn on the Lawn, they're about to move into a much bigger spot - and it's just a short hop away from the original, taking over the spot where LeCoq used to be. 

  If you're not familiar with Prawn on the Lawn, it's half fishmongers and half wine bar serving up cold bar seafood dishes. So, up until now. that means plenty of prawns,

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