London Hornsey Restaurant Guide

2021 Review: “A Caribbean edge” adds an “interesting twist” to the fundamentally European menu at this late-2019 yearling, which opened without fanfare in the heart of Hornsey. “The chef has little support so expect a relaxed service!”

“One of the reasons we’ve yet to move house from Crouch End!” – local fans are sold on the virtues of this “stubbornly traditional Turkish restaurant (with murals on every wall depicting famous Turkish and other global tourist destinations… at least a step up from the glitzy establishments on Green Lane)”. “Despite recent price hikes, they are still very fair considering the high standard of cooking, as well as the warm welcome”.

2021 Review: A “long-time, local favourite” – this “relaxed”, retro bistro brings the classic flavours of France to Crouch End. Chef-proprietor Lynne Sanders and her team send “reliably good food” out from the kitchen.

It’s “definitely worth a trip to Crouch End” to sample the “lovely Greek mezze, stews and fish dishes from a short and well-chosen menu” at Télémaque Argyriou’s two-year-old venture, where the olives and oil are sourced directly from his family’s farm in Laconia, close to Sparta. Now with spin-offs in Paris and Lille, it’s pitched as a showcase for modern (“not tourist-oriented”) Greek cuisine, with some “interesting Hellenic wines”.