Guidebook for Greater London
Food Scene
If you like coffee, head directly here every morning after 8am. Lovely Luca will make you an excellent flat white, and provide a sweet and tasty morsel for a quick pick me up.
My Kind Of Coffee
13 Broadway ParadeIf you like coffee, head directly here every morning after 8am. Lovely Luca will make you an excellent flat white, and provide a sweet and tasty morsel for a quick pick me up.
This is a cafe not a restaurant. An excellent place for a quick lunch, eat-in of take away. Great sandwiches and salads. Very nice staff!
Hot Pepper Jelly
11 Broadway ParadeThis is a cafe not a restaurant. An excellent place for a quick lunch, eat-in of take away. Great sandwiches and salads. Very nice staff!
There is nothing gourmet about this place, it's typically staffed by one person. But the view from the terrace into the woodland is unforgettable.
19 locals recommend
Queens Wood Cafe
42 Muswell Hill RdThere is nothing gourmet about this place, it's typically staffed by one person. But the view from the terrace into the woodland is unforgettable.
Great weekend brunch, lovely decor, nice staff. Highly recommended!
93 locals recommend
The Haberdashery
170 Stoke Newington High StGreat weekend brunch, lovely decor, nice staff. Highly recommended!
Great Thai - eat in or takeaway, O's is very reasonably priced and serves up authentic, tasty Thai cuisine.
36 locals recommend
Cats Cafe des Artistes Thai Restaurant
79 Stroud Green RoadGreat Thai - eat in or takeaway, O's is very reasonably priced and serves up authentic, tasty Thai cuisine.
Amazing coffee - started by a Lithuanian who learned to make coffee in Melbourne. Best flat white in Crouch End.
26 locals recommend
Coffee Circus
136 Crouch HillAmazing coffee - started by a Lithuanian who learned to make coffee in Melbourne. Best flat white in Crouch End.
Ali - the owner makes excellent cakes and very good hearty salads with a distinctive north African flavour.
Coffee Cake
28 Broadway ParadeAli - the owner makes excellent cakes and very good hearty salads with a distinctive north African flavour.
Excellent Spanish tapas, great wine list, nice vibe. Open late. Order many small plates and enjoy!
22 locals recommend
Bar Esteban
29 Park RdExcellent Spanish tapas, great wine list, nice vibe. Open late. Order many small plates and enjoy!
Everything Else
Coffee, bread, breakfast. Nearly everything here is very tasty. The brownie is particularly good. They also have some great takeaway salads.
26 locals recommend
GAIL's Bakery Crouch End
48 The BroadwayCoffee, bread, breakfast. Nearly everything here is very tasty. The brownie is particularly good. They also have some great takeaway salads.
Great spot to lay a picnic rug, and admire Ally Pally. Also has free tennis courts if you fancy a match.
15 locals recommend
Priory Park
Priory ParkGreat spot to lay a picnic rug, and admire Ally Pally. Also has free tennis courts if you fancy a match.
Apparently one of the last remnants of ancient woodland in London, this is a short walk from our place, and an incredibly tranquil spot to stroll through.
34 locals recommend
Queen's Wood
Apparently one of the last remnants of ancient woodland in London, this is a short walk from our place, and an incredibly tranquil spot to stroll through.
This might be the last book shop to survive in Crouch End, but fear not, it's a good one. There is usually a nice selection of old books, as well as plenty of new fiction and nonfiction to skim
Oxfam Books & Music
22 Park RdThis might be the last book shop to survive in Crouch End, but fear not, it's a good one. There is usually a nice selection of old books, as well as plenty of new fiction and nonfiction to skim
Not just a supermarket - they also grow veg on the roof. Visit Thursday if you are interested in eating Crouch End grown fruit and veg, under the label of "Food from the Sky"
13 locals recommend
Budgens Stores Ltd
21-23 The BroadwayNot just a supermarket - they also grow veg on the roof. Visit Thursday if you are interested in eating Crouch End grown fruit and veg, under the label of "Food from the Sky"
Entertainment & Activities
Got kids, or need a gift for one? Soup Dragon is a great store, filled with lovely gifts for kids. They also stock organic, colourful clothes at the back.
Soup Dragon
27 Tottenham LnGot kids, or need a gift for one? Soup Dragon is a great store, filled with lovely gifts for kids. They also stock organic, colourful clothes at the back.
Drinks & Nightlife
Great mid-week lunch for a fiver. Also a nice beer garden at the back, perfect for sunny evenings. Also, don't miss the dining room, complete with 6m pressed metal ceilings. Very cozy in winter!
57 locals recommend
The Queens
26 Broadway ParadeGreat mid-week lunch for a fiver. Also a nice beer garden at the back, perfect for sunny evenings. Also, don't miss the dining room, complete with 6m pressed metal ceilings. Very cozy in winter!
Villiers Terrace pub and dining room
Perhaps one of the bed Sunday lunches in London. Great decor.
Parks & Nature
Great trail through the woods and into Highgate Woods. Filled with forts and dens, and plenty of logs to build new ones.
34 locals recommend
Queen's Wood
Great trail through the woods and into Highgate Woods. Filled with forts and dens, and plenty of logs to build new ones.
Shopping
Voted one of the best kids book stores in london - huge range, knowledgable stuff. Book clubs. A coffee machine for parents. Great rainy day place for little readers.
Pickled Pepper Books
10 Middle LnVoted one of the best kids book stores in london - huge range, knowledgable stuff. Book clubs. A coffee machine for parents. Great rainy day place for little readers.
Little Paris Store
39 Park RdOkay, it' overpriced - but it stocks lovely things and can be a visual feast.