Sightseeing
If you are a football fan and want to visit the stadium, it is less than a 10min walk from our flat. It is a perfect place for a run or even a nice walk around. There are organised tours but they are paid.
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Emirates Stadium
Hornsey RoadIf you are a football fan and want to visit the stadium, it is less than a 10min walk from our flat. It is a perfect place for a run or even a nice walk around. There are organised tours but they are paid.
Walk around
A bustling street with lots of cafes and small boutiques, leading to Angel, which is a nice commercial area.
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Upper Street
Upper StreetA bustling street with lots of cafes and small boutiques, leading to Angel, which is a nice commercial area.
A park, just around the corner from us, which is perfect for a walk around, run, exercise or even to relax on the grass. There is also a playground for kids.
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Highbury Fields
Highbury CrescentA park, just around the corner from us, which is perfect for a walk around, run, exercise or even to relax on the grass. There is also a playground for kids.
Neighbourhoods
There are lots of things to do and see in the area to keep you entertained. However, Highbury is in the middle of other nice areas with distinct character.
Busy Dalston is centred on Kingsland Road, home to vintage fashion stores, hip cocktail bars, and basement clubs. Stalls at Ridley Road Market sell fruit, vegetables, and household goods. Traditional Turkish eateries sit alongside cool global restaurants and Caribbean shops, while indie bands play at EartH and the Shacklewell Arms, and the Vortex hosts jazz.
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Dalston
Busy Dalston is centred on Kingsland Road, home to vintage fashion stores, hip cocktail bars, and basement clubs. Stalls at Ridley Road Market sell fruit, vegetables, and household goods. Traditional Turkish eateries sit alongside cool global restaurants and Caribbean shops, while indie bands play at EartH and the Shacklewell Arms, and the Vortex hosts jazz.
Stoke Newington is a villagelike residential area with indie shops, hip global eateries, chic cafes, and bars on Stoke Newington Church Street. The busy High Street is home to local stores, kebab houses, and traditional pubs, while leafy Clissold Park has lakes, a skatepark, a large paddling pool, and an animal enclosure with deer and goats. Paths meander amid ornate tombs in Victorian-era Abney Cemetery.
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Stoke Newington
Stoke Newington is a villagelike residential area with indie shops, hip global eateries, chic cafes, and bars on Stoke Newington Church Street. The busy High Street is home to local stores, kebab houses, and traditional pubs, while leafy Clissold Park has lakes, a skatepark, a large paddling pool, and an animal enclosure with deer and goats. Paths meander amid ornate tombs in Victorian-era Abney Cemetery.
Angel is a lively shopping and entertainment hub, with cocktail bars, traditional pubs, and global eateries on Islington Green and Upper Street. Stalls in old-school Chapel Market sell fruit and vegetables, household goods, and clothes, while Camden Passage is home to antiques stores and indie boutiques. Angel Central shopping centre has mainstream fashion chains.
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The Angel
61 St Giles High StAngel is a lively shopping and entertainment hub, with cocktail bars, traditional pubs, and global eateries on Islington Green and Upper Street. Stalls in old-school Chapel Market sell fruit and vegetables, household goods, and clothes, while Camden Passage is home to antiques stores and indie boutiques. Angel Central shopping centre has mainstream fashion chains.
Camden Town is famed for its market, a warren of fashion and curiosities by the Regent’s Canal. A haven of counter culture, the area is popular with tourists, teenagers and punks. The thriving nightlife scene includes live music in alternative clubs and old-school pubs, and major stars playing at the Jazz Cafe and the Roundhouse. Cafes bustle during the day. Nearby Regent’s Park has formal gardens and the London Zoo.
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Camden Town
Camden High StreetCamden Town is famed for its market, a warren of fashion and curiosities by the Regent’s Canal. A haven of counter culture, the area is popular with tourists, teenagers and punks. The thriving nightlife scene includes live music in alternative clubs and old-school pubs, and major stars playing at the Jazz Cafe and the Roundhouse. Cafes bustle during the day. Nearby Regent’s Park has formal gardens and the London Zoo.
Finsbury Park is a busy multicultural neighbourhood centred on its namesake park, with a lake, walking paths, an outdoor gym, and music festivals in summer. Traditional pubs, global eateries, and local shops cluster on busy streets like Blackstock Road and Stroud Green Road, while Victorian houses line leafy side streets.
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Finsbury Park
Station PlaceFinsbury Park is a busy multicultural neighbourhood centred on its namesake park, with a lake, walking paths, an outdoor gym, and music festivals in summer. Traditional pubs, global eateries, and local shops cluster on busy streets like Blackstock Road and Stroud Green Road, while Victorian houses line leafy side streets.
Highbury is home to Premiership football at Arsenal FC’s Emirates Stadium, as well as a sports centre and tennis courts in leafy Highbury Fields park. Upscale restaurants cluster near Highbury Corner, with artisan food stores, cafes, and global eateries in the village-like area on Highbury Grove. Quiet, tree-lined residential streets feature Italianate villas and grand Georgian homes, many converted into flats.
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Highbury
Highbury is home to Premiership football at Arsenal FC’s Emirates Stadium, as well as a sports centre and tennis courts in leafy Highbury Fields park. Upscale restaurants cluster near Highbury Corner, with artisan food stores, cafes, and global eateries in the village-like area on Highbury Grove. Quiet, tree-lined residential streets feature Italianate villas and grand Georgian homes, many converted into flats.
Our favourite cafes
A stylish rustic cafe with very good hot chocolate and coffee, right opposite the entrance of our building.
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Vagabond N7
105 Holloway RdA stylish rustic cafe with very good hot chocolate and coffee, right opposite the entrance of our building.
A Japanese cafe with very special Japanese, drinks food and cakes and nice hot chocolate.
Kissa Wa Café
15 Corsica StA Japanese cafe with very special Japanese, drinks food and cakes and nice hot chocolate.
Maggie & Rose Café
Esther Anne PlacePerfect for kids as there is a play area.
La Maison Highbury
A cute local neighbourhood cafe.
The BARN London
60 Holloway RdFamily run cafe with nice pastries and brunch food.
Urban Social
An all day breakfast and brunch place with very nice food and drinks. Dog friendly.
Our favourite restaurants
Pizzeria Mamma Mia
12 Hornsey RdA cosy family run small Italian restaurant with good food and good prices.
I'm Yummy
224-226 St Paul's RdThis is a relatively inexpensive Thai place with a beautiful garden at the back.
Good quality Italian pizza - connected to 'Berto' in case you fancy pasta.
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Zia Lucia
157 Holloway RdGood quality Italian pizza - connected to 'Berto' in case you fancy pasta.
Berto Pasta
155 Holloway RoadGood quality pasta - connected to 'Zia Lucia' in case you fancy pizza too.
Filó
A very nice funky Brazilian restaurant that sometimes turns into a a live music party.
Lamezia Pizza & Fresh Pasta
165 Holloway RdA family run Italian restaurant with tasty food.
Provisions
167 Holloway RdA wine and cheese bar, which also sells charcuterie.
We really like this place because it seems very authentic Chinese to us and the food is very interesting.
蜀一蜀二 Shu La La
We really like this place because it seems very authentic Chinese to us and the food is very interesting.
Nearby grocery stores
A supermarket. 2 minutes walk towards the station
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Little Waitrose & Partners Highbury Corner
28-32 Highbury CresA supermarket. 2 minutes walk towards the station
Mother Earth
284 St Paul's RdFor organic products. 5 minute walk towards the station
Corner shop with nice Turkish pastries and international products. 2 minutes away, at the corner of Holloway Road and the park.
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Moonlight Supermarket
135 Holloway RdCorner shop with nice Turkish pastries and international products. 2 minutes away, at the corner of Holloway Road and the park.
Tesco Metro
361 Bethnal Green RdA supermarket. 2 minutes walk towards the station
A nice Italian deli with Italian products and some fresh pizza, arancini etc.
Little Lamezia (Vigor Italian Food)
A nice Italian deli with Italian products and some fresh pizza, arancini etc.