Islington

• Sticks'n'Sushi head to Islington with their yaki and sushi

  

  Updated 16/8/24 with opening date

  Eagle-eyed Hot Dinners readers have spotted that there are signs of life in the currently empty restaurant site that used to be Neighbourhood on Islington Green. Turns out that it's going to be the next branch of the popular sushi spot Sticks'n'Sushi.

  It's a large old space so there's going to be an open plan dining room, space to eat up at the kitchen counter

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• Test Driving Goodbye Horses - a groundbreaking new wine bar in Islington

  

  An old pub in Islington has been transformed into something really rather special. We popped along to new wine bar Goodbye Horses to check it out.

• Chef James Cochran announces he's closing his Islington restaurant 12:51

  

  A Hot Dinners exclusive

  The slew of London restaurant closures continues with the news today that the much-loved Islington restaurant 12:51 will have its final service next month.

  Owner chef James Cochran says: "After almost 7 years, I have decided it’s the end of a chapter for me, and

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• The Dusty Knuckle come to Highbury Fields with a cafe in a van

  

  Dusty Knuckle have arrived in Islington, and they're trying something new. While they've delivered by milk float before, this will be their first-ever bakery in an actual van. It's parked up in Highbury Fields (near the bottom of the tennis courts section) and they say they're planning to be there for the next 12-18 months. 

  The bakery will have a selection of bread (including

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• Islington gets a combo wine bar, coffee shop and gelato bar with an ex-Papi chef

  

  Updated 21/6/24 with opening date and menu details

  Lucky Islington residents are about to get a new coffee shop, wine bar and restaurant and an ice cream parlour, all in the space of a month or so. The three businesses by co-founders Alex Young and George de Vos are taking over the old Michael's Den pub on the borders of Islington and De Beauvoir.

  First to open will be the coffee shop

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• Westerns Laundry

  The people behind Primeur have opened this seafood spot in Islington.

• Xi'an Impression

  Xi'an Street food just opposite the Emirates stadium.

• Compton Arms

  Classic Islington pub with great food

• The Nook

  Wine bar, deli and restaurant in Islington

• Tofu Vegan

  Vegan Chinese food in Islington

• Sourdough Sophia opens her bakery in Islington

  

  Islington is starting to do very well indeed when it comes to great bakeries. We already have Jolene and Pophams, Quince opened only a couple of months ago and now there's the arrival of Sourdough Sophia, who's just unveiled her second bakery, on Essex Road. 

  Taking over what used to be a Costa

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• Popular Islington restaurant Delhi Grill is closing

  

  Fourteen years after opening their doors in Islington, popular Punjabi restaurant Delhi Grill announced this weekend that it was closing its doors for good.

  Posting on Instagram they said: "With a heavy heart we would like to announce the closing of our little dhaba. It has been an incredible journey and we couldn't have done it without the support from our loyal customers and our team. But it is now time to

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• Chapel Market Kitchen sees former Basta chef opening in Islington

  

  Islington readers who've been wandering up and down Chapel Market recently may have spotted the under-the-radar arrival of a new seafood spot on the market. Head up to the Penton Street end of the street and you'll find Chapel Market Kitchen.

  The man behind this new oyster bar and grill is chef Maoz Alonim who for many years had a huge reputation for his restaurant Basta in Carmel Market in Tel Aviv. In recent years

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• Detroit Pizza comes to Islington (bringing deep-fried lasagna too)

  

  Deep-dish Detroit pizza is becoming a bit of a thing again. We've had Ria's in Notting Hill and Kin Pizza in Notting Hill while Detroit Pizza, already a big deal in Spitalfields, has just opened its second restaurant, in

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• Quince Bakery prepares to open in Islington

  

  Updated 8/2/24 with opening date

  Lucky Islington residents will have a very interesting new bakery on their doorstep. Quince Bakery is the brainchild of baker Anna Higham. She ran the bakery at Flor before becoming Executive Pastry Chef at The River Café. So it's fair to say she knows a thing or two about baked goods. 

  As for the bread she'll be baking, it'll be sourdough breads

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