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The website has now been updated so please click here for the up-to-date page. Several of the area’s pubs also offer food, including the Rose & Crown (020 7254 2497), Ryan’s (020 7275 7807), the Rochester Castle (020 7249 6016), the White Hart (020 7254 6626), the Coach and Horses (020 7254 6697, the Daniel Defoe (020 7254 2906), Booth’s (020 7923 9332), the Three Crowns (020 7241 5511) and the Londesborough (020 7254 5865). Here is a brief listing of the cafes and restaurants, beginning at the Albion Road end of Church Street.
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| Petit
Coin |
Friendly sandwich bar and patisserie. Eat in or takeaway. Unlicensed. 7.30am-4.30pm. |
| Haikksun 179 Church Street, N16 020 7275 9495 |
Chinese restaurant. Open 7 days a week. 5.30pm-11.30pm. |
| The
Spence 178 Church Street, N16 020 7254 9753 |
Snack
and sandwich bar, with bakery over the road. Excellent range of home-baked
bread. Open 9am-6pm. |
| The Fox Reformed 176 Church Street, N16 020 7254 5975 |
Elegant wine bar with excellent cooking and first-rate wine list. Walled garden. Backgammon enthusiasts welcome. Mon-Fri, 5pm-midnight; Sat, Sun, noon-midnight. |
The Tea Rooms 155 Church Street, N16 020 792 1870 |
A new cafe serving a variety of coffees, teas and extremely tasty home-made cakes and desserts. Relive the 1950s! |
| Barracuda 125 Church Street, N16 020 7275 0400 |
Undergoing refurb. |
Nando's 139 Church Street, N16 020 7923 1019 |
South African chain offering Portugese flame-grilled peri-peri-chicken on the site of the old Vortex. To be reviewed in Issue 39. |
| Cafe
Lydia 123 Church Street, N16 020 7923 4349 |
New cafe
and meze bar where the Anglo Anatolian restaurant once stood. Open
all day. |
| Salt n' Pepper 181 Church Street N16 020 7923 9155 |
Traditional South Indian and Oriental restaurant and takeaway. Lunch noon-3pm (except Friday), Open till 11pm. BYOB. Excellent value. C |
| The Blue Legume 101 Church Street, N16 020 7923 1303 |
Café / patisserie/restaurant with good vegetarian and non-vegetarian food. Open from 9.30am till 11pm (Monday-Saturday; till 6.30pm Sunday). Traditional breakfast. |
| Clicia 97 Church Street, N16 020 7254 1025 |
Mediterranean café and restaurant on the corner of Defoe Road and Church Street. Good value café during the day and popular restaurant in the evenings. Daily 8am-midnight. Grill and mezze bar after 4pm. |
Il Bacio Mare 98 Church Street, N16 |
Brand new seafood wine bar where Maggie's bar once stood. Sardinian wines, lunchtime special pasta and seafood classics. Open noon-midnight (Friday, Saturday noon-2am). |
| Booth's Pizzeria 71-73 Church Street, N16 020 7923 9332 |
Booth’s Pizzeria. Pizzas and pasta served in bright, spacious upstairs room. Mon-Fri 5pm onwards, Sat-Sun noon onwards. Bar food and pizzas available all day. |
| Il Bacio 61 Church Street, N16 020 7249 3833 |
Busy Italian restaurant offering top-quality cuisine. Mon-Fri, 6pm - 11.15pm, Sat-Sun 12.30pm-11.15pm. Pizzeria across the road. New branch now open on the Blackstock Road. |
| Anglo-Asian Tandoori 60-62 Church Street, N16 020 7254 9298/3633 |
Tandoori and North Indian favourites, take-away and home delivery. Good Indian beer. Noon-2.30pm, 6pm-11.30pm daily (Fri-Sun 12.30am). |
| Rasa 55 Church Street, N16 020 7249 0344 |
Celebrated vegetarian restaurant featuring spicy cooking from the South Indian state of Kerala. No smoking. Lunch Sun, 12.30pm-2.30pm. Dinner Sun-Thurs 6pm-11pm, Fri and Sat 6pm-midnight. |
| Lemongrass 58 Church Street N16 020 7254 2473 |
Contemporary
Thai cooking and Thai cocktails. Open daily noon-3pm, 6pm-11.30pm
Major Credit Cards. |
Sea Cow 67 Church Street, N16 020 7249 6566 |
Undergoing refurb. |
Absolutely Scrumptious 37 Church Street, N16 020 7923 7979 |
Tiny cafe selling freshly-made sandwiches, soup cakes etc to eat in or take away. Open during the day. |
| Rasa Travangore 56 Church Street 020 7249 1340 |
Across the road from the original Rasa, offering seafood and meat dishes as well as vegetarian. Dinner only. Mon-Thurs, 6pm-10.30 pm. Fri-Sat, 6pm-11.30pm. All major credit cards. |
| Abi
Ruchi 42 Church Street, N16 020 7923 4564 |
South
Indian restaurant offering a vegetarian and seafood menu. Also takeaway.
Licensed. Open noon-2.30 seven days a week, 6pm-11pm Sun-Thurs), 6pm-11.30pm
(Fri-Sat). |
| The Royal India 47 Church Street N16 020 7249 7025 |
Dinner every day, 6-10pm, noon-5.30pm (Sat), noon-10pm (Sun). Takeaway available. |
Mercado 26-30 Church Street N16. 020 7923 0555 |
Mexican cantina and cocktail bar. Authentic home cooking and Mexican street food. |
Alistair's Brasserie 35 Church Street N16. 020 7249 2782
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Newly
opened restaurant serving modern British cuisine cooked and prepared
by a Michelin-starred chef. Excellent food and great value. Breakfast
10-11.30am, lunch noon-4pm, dinner 6-10pm. Sunday lunch noon-5pm.
Closed Tuesdays. |
| The
Dervish 15 Church Street N16 020 7923 9999 |
Eastern Med cafe/restaurant. Serves good breakfasts and Anatolian food. Sun-Thurs, 9am-11pm; Fri-Sat, 9am-midnight. |
| Karnaphuli 20 Church Street, N16 Tel 020 7254 0661 Tel 020 7254 5888 |
Good Indian
cooking. Also take-away. Noon-2pm, 5.30pm-midnight (Sun-Thurs). 5.30pm-12.30am
(Fri-Sat). |
| Troia 16 Church Street, N16 020 7923 2146 |
Cafe bar restaurant/kebab house. Eat in or takeaway.Fully licensed. |
Peri-World 10 Church Street, N16 020 7275 7867 |
Flame grilled halal specialists. Free home delivery. |
| Three
Crowns 175 High Street, N16 020 7241 5511 |
New gastropub. Open noon-3pm: lunch: 3pm-6pm: pastries, cakes, coffee; 6pm-10pm: dinner. Open seven days a week. Till 2.30am, Thursday, Friday, Saturday; Monday-Wednesday, 11pm; Sunday, midnight. |
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| Yum
Yum 183-187 Stoke Newington High Street, N16 Tel:020 7254 6751 |
Huge Thai restaurant in listed building on High Street. Also well-stocked bar, selling wines, beers and cocktails. Open for lunch and dinner. By some way Stoke Newington's largest restaurant. |
| Itto 226 High Street, N16 020 7275 8827 |
Small noodle and dumpling bar on corner of Northwold Road. Daily, lunch noon-3pm, dinner 5pm-11pm. |
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Numara Bos Cirrik II 194 High Street, N16 020 7249 9111 |
Popular restaurant offering Turkish cuisine. Extensive menu and takeaway. Licensed. Mon-Thurs & Sun, noon-midnight ; Fri, Sun, noon-1am. 194 High Street, 020 7249 9111. |
Lemon Monkey 188 High Street, 020 72414454 |
Fine food deli and cafe, specialising in French cheeses but also offering a wide range of sandwiches, salads, sauces, tea, coffee. Open 8.30am-6pm Mon-Sat, 10am-6pm Sun |
| La
Sera 176 High Street. N16 020 7254 7666 |
Mediterranean style fish restaurant. Extensive wine list. Mon-Fri, Noon-3pm, 6-11.30pm; Sat-Sun, 10am-midnight. |
Ciro 170 High Street |
Another new cafe, serving sandwiches, pasta, omelettes, savouries, pastries, salads, home-made-soup etc. Unlicensed. Open 7am-6pm every day. |
| Rice and Spice 160 High Street, N16 020 7249 1643 |
'London's first Balti House'. No licence (byob). Home delivery available. 6pm till midnight daily. |
| Solen 84 High St, N16 020 7923 3822. |
Turkish restaurant. Open 8am-midnight daily. |
Caglayan 99 High Street, N16 020 7275 8769 |
Recently opened Turkish restaurant offering fine Anatolian cuisine. Open every day, noon-1am. |
| Bodrum 61 High Street, N16 020 7254 6464 |
Popular café bar with licence. Regular live music. Open 7am-8pm daily. |
| Z
Bar 58 High Street, N16 020 7275 7523 |
Again, a
popular English/Mediterranean cafe bar, with more room downstairs.
Licensed. Open 7am-10pm daily. |
| Dem 18 Stoke Newington High Street 020 7254 6364 |
Fully licensed cafe serving Turkish, French and Italian dishes. Function room available for parties and gatherings. Full English breakfast served from 7.30am-3pm. |
| Testi 38 High Street, N16 020 7249 7151 |
Spacious Turkish restaurant. Reasonably priced, excellent quality food. Open every day, 9am till late. Won four out of five stars in Evening Standard Metro review. |
Metolino 162 Stoke Newington Road, N16 020 7923 9200 |
Wide variety of Mediterranean cuisines and shisha. Restaurant and garden. |
Urfa Sofrasi 107 Stoke Newington Road, N16. 020 7241 2806 |
Fully licensed Ocak Basi restaurant with a wide variety of dishes from sea bass to kebabs. Popular venue. |
| Istanbul 9 Stoke Newington Road, N16 020 7254 7291 |
Large, award-winning Turkish restaurant with traditional décor. Selection of vegetarian dishes. Open noon till 5am daily. |
| Mangal 2 4 Stoke Newington Road, N16 020 7254 7888 |
Popular Turkish
restaurant. Sister restaurant over the road, and another on nearby
Arcola Street. Open noon-1am daily. |
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| The Prince 59 Kynaston Road, N16 020 7923 4766 |
Under new management. |
| Motherland 9 Cazenove Road, N16 020 8806 9242 |
Stylish West
African restaurant. 1pm-10pm (Mon-Thurs), 1pm-midnight (Fri), 2pm
midnight (Sat-Sun). |
| Blush 8 Cazenove Road, N16 020 7923 9202 |
Brunch on Sundays from noon-5pm. |
The Gate 11 Albion Road, N16 020 7923 9227 |
Pleasant and airy Turkish-owned cafe/brasserie/bar on Newington Green. |
| Sariyer Balik 56 Green Lanes, N16 020 7275 7681 |
Small but
excellent Turkish seafood restaurant, 5pm-11.30pm. |
| Mediterranean Breeze 21-23 Green Lanes, N16 020 7359 1600 |
Cosy Turkish restaurant. Open 7 days. 11.30am till late. |
| Kiremit 25-27 Green Lanes, N16 020 7359 0141 |
Cafe style Turkish eaterie next door to the Mediterrean Breeze. Open 7 days. 11.30am till late. |
| Beyti 113 Green Lanes, N16 020 7704 3165 |
Turkish kebab and seafood restaurant. Open 7 days. 10.30am till 2.00pm. |
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