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Mediterranean restaurant · Clerkenwell / Islington
Angel and Islington's Upper Street carry the busiest, most visible restaurant trade, Clerkenwell's converted industrial buildings give it a slightly more design-led feel, and Canonbury, Archway and Holloway offer a quieter, more residential alternative further from the main strip.
Islington's restaurant scene centres on the borough's own high street around Upper Street, with Angel's tube-connected crowds, Clerkenwell's converted warehouses and Highbury's quieter residential streets each adding their own distinct character to the mix.
Of the 19 restaurants we list in Islington, the most common cuisine is fish and chips restaurants (10), seafood restaurants (3), spanish restaurants (2).
Fish and chips restaurants are the single most common type of restaurant in the borough by a clear margin, with a smaller but genuine seafood restaurant presence and a scattering of Spanish restaurants adding some variety.
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Yes, the Islington and Angel area around Upper Street has the borough's largest concentration of restaurants, with Clerkenwell and Highbury each carrying a smaller but genuine scene of their own.
Fish and chips restaurants are by far the most common, well ahead of the seafood restaurants and Spanish restaurants that make up most of the rest of the scene.
We currently list 19 restaurants in Islington, most commonly fish and chips restaurants (10).
Seafood restaurant · Clerkenwell
