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In Islington's Chapel Market, Tel Aviv-based chef Maoz Alonim offers a culinary tour of the Mediterranean. Sunday Times restaurant critic Charlotte Ivers is a big fan.

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Summary

£83
 ££££
4
Very Good
5
Exceptional
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“In a corner of Islington” – Chapel Market – Tel Aviv-based chef Maoz Alonim earns universal praise for this late 2024 newcomer, particularly applauded for its “lovely service” and a menu featuring “superb shellfish” (“excellent oysters”) and “the best taramasalata ever eaten”. The Sunday Times’s Charlotte Ivers is a big fan, and in her January 2025 review she described a "gorgeous" little place with “perfect seasonal cooking, with warmth to cut through the English winter but all the vitality of the Mediterranean”.

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Have you eaten at Chapel Market Kitchen?

2 Chapel Market, London, N1 9EZ

What the Newspaper Critics are saying

The Times

Charlotte Ivers was enchanted by this “gorgeous” little restaurant from Tel Aviv-based chef Maoz Alonim, which she visited with a couple of “lads” she has known since university and merrily stereotyped with the quip: “if they count as lads, given you’ll much more likely find them at Glyndebourne than causing trouble at the footy.”

The gist of the menu was a “sweeping tour of the Med: calamari to taramasalata, labneh to Iberico ham”, and every dish hit the spot – even the salty and silky veal’s brains on toast. “This is perfect seasonal cooking, with warmth to cut through the English winter but all the vitality of the Mediterranean.”

Charlotte Ivers - 2025-01-05

Prices

Traditional European menu

Starter Main Veggies Pudding
£10.00 £25.00 £10.00 £9.50
Drinks  
Wine per bottle £42.00
Filter Coffee £0.00
Extras  
Service 10.00%
2 Chapel Market, London, N1 9EZ
Opening hours
Monday12 pm‑11 pm
TuesdayCLOSED
Wednesday5 pm‑11 pm
Thursday12 pm‑11 pm
Friday12 pm‑11 pm
Saturday12 pm‑11 pm
Sunday10 am‑8 pm

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