Bars The Best Pubs in Islington
From Orwell's model boozer to a wisteria-hung Georgian garden, Islington keeps the highest concentration of proper pubs in north London.
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Islington
Where to eat and drink in Islington, chosen on merit.
Islington is north London at its most liveable: a neighbourhood of Georgian terraces, a famous theatre strip and the antique-lined lanes around Camden Passage. It is well-heeled but unstuffy, and Upper Street alone offers more good restaurants and bars than most whole towns.
Our Islington guides round up the best of it, from the Upper Street restaurants and gastropubs to the bars and places to stay. Chosen on merit, for a pre-theatre dinner or an easy local night out.
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Hotels The Best Hotels in Islington
Georgian townhouses, a playful design hotel and proper Upper Street locals: where to sleep in the London village that does food, theatre and antiques better than most.
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Dining The Best Restaurants in Islington
Upper Street and beyond: where to eat well in Islington, from pre-theatre rooms to neighbourhood favourites.
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Spa & Wellness best hammam london
Six London hammams and Turkish baths that actually deliver the scrub, from a candlelit Covent Garden thermal suite to a 1938 Islington bathhouse and a ladies-only Edgware Road steam room.
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Bars live music london
From a Gothic chapel in Islington to a Soho jazz basement, the London rooms where live music still sounds the way it should.
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