London Finsbury Park Restaurant Guide

2021 Review: From its Finsbury Park base (next to the Park Theatre), this “cheerful” group of “good neighbourhood pasta-stops” subsequently expanded to Ealing and then onto Wembley branch (there’s also an outlet in Westfield Stratford); all deliver “well-cooked”, affordable pasta.

2021 Review: This “Italian gem” in Finsbury Park has locals purring with its “wonderful homemade pasta” and “brilliant service from Paola and her team” – “we were a fussy group aged 7 to 75 and the staff catered for our every desire”. Yes, there’s “a singing waiter”, but “it’s not cringe-worthy, he’s really good!”.

2021 Review: “Brill sushi and mouth-numbingly spicy Korean hotpots” draw a bustling crowd of overseas students to this “unprepossessing” operation near Finsbury Park tube – once “the best-kept secret in town”. But word has spread about the “sensational Korean and Japanese food for £10-£20 a head” – “authentic and in huge portions”. Cash only and no booking.

2021 Review: “Unusual toppings that actually work” (“BBQ sauce!”) and “the best-ever, super-thin crusts” are hallmarks of this “achingly East London trendy” quartet of “excellent” and “inventive” pizza-stops.

2021 Review: “Such a fun neighbourhood pizzeria” – this “friendly”, if hectic, indie has been a Finsbury Park fixture for 22 years. They do “very competent pasta”, too, and are kid-friendly to the extent of producing “pizza dough dinosaurs”.

Another branch for the ramen specialist, in the new Finsbury Park development.

The new home for Four Legs (previously seen at the Compton Arms in Islington). Jamie Allan and Ed McIlroy have moved on after two years in N1 and converted the former Auld Triangle pub in St Thomas’ Road – with a little help from a Kickstarter campaign – to relaunch it.