London Highgate Restaurant Guide

A handsome boozer with a huge terrace that’s a top choice in the heart of Highgate thanks to its “reliably good food putting some very interesting spins on pub classics”. Inside, it’s “warm and cosy on a winter’s day”, while the “comfortable ambience, good service and dog-friendly attitude are everything you want in a pub”.

This major gastropub destination in Highgate attracts a busy crowd from across north London with its high-quality menu – “often with some fine seafood” (from Flying Fish Cornwall, Rossmore Oysters and Portland Shellfish, alongside meat supplied by Aubrey Allen) – “quality real ale” and an “extensive wine list” put together by Kiwi landlord Heath Ball. A garden with “plenty of outdoor tables” is a big draw, and “Sunday lunch is highly popular”. Top Tip – there’s a good range of bigger shared dishes if you order a few days in advance, up to a whole suckling pig that feeds 8–10 for £250.

This “excellent local” Indian in the low-key setting of an East Finchley shopping parade trades on its good-value tandoori dishes and curries.

“Lovely gastropub in Highgate” with a “nice atmosphere”, “very fast and friendly service”, and “reliable Spanish cuisine”, including paella and “tasty tapas”. It’s an imposing black-and-white building which has a 122-seat former Victorian music hall upstairs, now a leading venue for fringe theatre.