Islington

• A Holloway supperclub with ambition: we Test Drive Croft Kitchen

  It's been far too long since we went to a London supperclub, so having written about the arrival of Croft Kitchen in Holloway a few weeks ago, we decided to rectify that. There were a few reasons why. First it was incredibly local, which is always a plus point (but that said it's barely a 5 minute walk from Highbury and Islington station - so pretty easy for transport). Secondly, the team involved had all manner of interesting places on their CVs.

  Chef Phil

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• Chinese Laundry brings 80s style Chinese food to Islington

  

  There's another restaurant on the way to Islington and this looks like an interesting spin on a traditional Chinese restaurant...

  It's an all-day family-style Chinese restaurant serving food that harkens back to 80s China. The dining room will be kitted out to evoke a family style all-day dining room with an "80s Chinese home theme with kitsch items". It's designed by Michalis Boyed Studio, who

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