Islington, Turkish Restaurant Guide

“You genuinely can’t go wrong” with the “good honest Turkish cooking and mezze dishes” at these two “great-value” stalwarts in Islington. “They’ve made an effort to Ottomanise the decor, so you feel you are eating in a proper restaurant rather than a café-type mangal grill”, and it’s a great choice for a festive night out on a budget.

This busy little place near Angel lives up to its name, with friendly staff who look after their customers well, serving them “cheap and cheerful” meals from a menu listing dishes from Greece across Turkey to Kurdistan.