Highbury
Most Popular guides
Where To Eat Around Highbury
Highbury is more than a stadium, a station, or a corner. It’s a thriving residential neighbourhood and home to some great places to eat.
Top rated spots
All Posts
Le Péché Mignon
Le Péché Mignon is a lovely box-sized French cafe in Highbury that makes buttery croissants and a hulking croque monsieur.
Yildiz Restaurant
Yildiz Restaurant is a reliable Turkish ocakbaşı in Highbury that's a favourite among big groups of Arsenal fans before and after games.
Saltine
Saltine is a lovely, light-filled restaurant in Highbury with a menu of delicious British-European plates.
The Woodbine
The pints of Guinness at The Woodbine, a cosy, lively pub in Highbury, are among our favourite in London.
Trullo
Trullo in Highbury is the kind of neighbourhood Italian restaurant you’d find in an actual Italian neighbourhood, and the food is simply fantastic.
Xi’an Impression
Xi’an Impression is a small restaurant in Highbury making some of the best Chinese food in London. Don’t miss the hand-pulled noodles.
The Tastebox
The Tastebox is a Caribbean takeaway spot at the top of Gillespie Road, making some of north London’s smokiest jerk.
Baban’s Naan
Baban’s Naan is a tiny takeaway naan spot that serves delicious, made-to-order, fresh naan for just a few quid, or even less.
Dotori
Dotori is a busy, cash-only neighbourhood restaurant in Finsbury Park serving excellent and inexpensive Korean, and passable Japanese food.
Where To Eat Around Highbury
Highbury is more than a stadium, a station, or a corner. It’s a thriving residential neighbourhood and home to some great places to eat.
Patron Cave à Manger
The Parisian-style bistro's second location in N5 is a snug spot, full of good wines and pleasant buttery food.
F.K.A.B.A.M
The restaurant Formerly Known As Black Axe Mangal (F.K.A.B.A.M) is still on Highbury Corner and is still doing its loud and proud thing.
Jolene
Jolene is a bakery, café, and restaurant on Newington Green serving very nice, very grainy, very wholesome breakfast, lunch and (on some days) dinner.
Westerns Laundry
Want low-key cool in Highbury? Westerns Laundry is a modern wine bar and restaurant in a converted garage that does brilliant small plates.
Farang
Farang is a long term pop-up Thai restaurant in Highbury with excellent curries and a whole seabass that’ll make you happy.
The Plimsoll
Four Legs became famous for their cheeseburger, but at The Plimsoll, their Finsbury Park pub and restaurant, they’ve made so much more than just that.
Fink’s Gillespie
Fink's Gillespie in a small green coffee spot with a handful of seats near Arsenal tube station.
Bank of Friendship
The Bank of Friendship is a homely old-school Highbury pub that let’s your order in Yard Sale’s excellent pizzas.
Top Cuvée
Top Cuvée is a wine bar and restaurant in Highbury that gets busy on match days but is an otherwise great spot for a drink or a low key date night.
Sambal Shiok
Shambol Shiok is a neighbourhood favourite serving Malay specialties on the Holloway Road. Come for the laksa and stay for the shrimp sweats.
Au Lac
Au Lac is a local’s favourite in Highbury serving pho, bun, and a big menu of Vietnamese comfort food.
Provisions
Provisions is a casual wine and cheese shop on Holloway Road where you can stand around with friends date, drinking great wine and nibbling bread.
Vins
Vins is a comfortable wine bar and restaurant near Canonbury station, serving small plates alongside satisfying larger portions.