656852 Sat Oct 03 18:20:13 -0700 2009 6 42 U.K./Ireland 0 5077200 hi! i'm in london for a couple days and am staying in Islington near the Arsenal tube station. just wondering if you could recommend some places to eat. naturally, i'm interested in british offerings, especially any good fish & chip shops - and also places that serve a good breakfast. i'd also like to try indian and other ethnic cuisines. thanks! Sat Oct 03 18:20:14 -0700 2009 14598 waxyjax 1 5077692 Seafish is a good fish & chip shop just south of Highbury & Islington tube on Upper St. It does take-away or there's an attractive sit-down restaurant where you can BYO (corkage £2.50). Workers Cafe just a bit further south on Upper St (near the junction with Barnsbury St) does classic British fry-ups - no frills, but very good (and very cheap) at what it does... Sun Oct 04 05:11:59 -0700 2009 5077200 196444 Associate 1 5077804 Chez Liline on Stroud Green Road is excellent for Mauritian-inspired seafood. Sun Oct 04 06:46:32 -0700 2009 5077200 10076 limster 2 5078533 wow--those all sound very interesting. thanks! Sun Oct 04 14:09:12 -0700 2009 5077804 14598 waxyjax 3 5088714 Breakfast-opposite Finsbury park entrance-finsbury park cafe in Seven Sister rd does good breakfasts. My nephews rated it the best thing they did in London when they stayed with me! Yildiz-blackstock road-very good turkish mainly grilled stuff, they do testicles which the nephews found hilarious. Il Bacio-sardinian on blackstock road and Little Sardigna nearly next door-both very good. Garufa on Highbury Hill-Argentinian steak-havent been there yet but my next door neighbour rated it. Thu Oct 08 11:16:53 -0700 2009 5078533 207354 greeneyesN4 1 5089135 I live round there (or should that be here?) so I like to think I'm in the know (I am in the know). Mezbaan is a brilliant Indian cafe/restaurant that I've been going to for over ten years. No waiters, no fuss, just a plate of amazing curry and a fork and spoon. The naans are freshly made and amazing. It's on Stroud Green Road about 3-4 minutes walk from Finsbury Park. If you go make sure you get a lamb curry. Further up Stroud Green Road there's some good good pizza. Pappagone is probably the best as it has a wood fired oven. But I've been going to La Porchetta since my childhood and I l have to stay faithful. Both have really awesome pizzas anyway. Petek does very good Turkish food (also Stroud Green Road). There's also Black Sea BBQ, which is a simple good quality kebab shop, with the extra bonus of a back terrace where you can eat your kebab with a shisha, draughts, backgammon and maybe some Turkish people singing. A real highlight is Dotori right in Finsbury Park which does predominantly Korean food, along with some Japanese. The sushi and sashimi is good (and good value). To me the real stars are the bibimbaps. Jai Krishna on Stroud Green Road has excellent vegetarian Indian food. If you go there get a masala dosa. Limster has recommended Chez Liline. It is very highly rated and many people rave about it. Now I've never eaten there, but the co-owned next door fishmonger I really don't like. A lot of their fish is very average and the place doesn't have a good atmosphere to me. Plus I've definitely seen them sell undersized fish which I really don't approve of. I'm just saying, the restaurant may well be very good, but I don't like the fact they get their fish from next door. If you happen to be there when Arsenal are playing at home, there's a good Jerk chicken stall on Drayton Park opposite the North Bridge. Oh and I'll also let you in on a good drinking hole - the Faltering Fullback on Perth Road in Finsbury Park. Great pub. Is that enough?! Thu Oct 08 13:40:54 -0700 2009 5077200 280761 chief1284 2 5091236 Just got home, soaking wet-I think I'll try Dotori for supper-walked past 100s of times but never tried it. Au Lac on Highbury Hill is my usual Friday night takeaway treat. Good Vietnamese Fri Oct 09 10:18:14 -0700 2009 5089135 207354 greeneyesN4