Best restaurants in North London

The Plimsoll has become one of London's most in-demand bookings, largely off the back of a borderline mythical burger that sells out every night. To be honest, the whole menu is stonkingly good, but be aware that they turn tables pretty fast and the restaurant is always absolutely packed. It's worth it though.

One of London's top natural wine bars also serves up a compact but excellent menu of French inflected bistro classics, like steak tartare, leek tarte tatin, and asparagus in a sauce gribiche. If you're feeling snacky, excellent pommes frites go nicely with a glass of something cold and fizzy. 

Another of the capital's top gastropubs can be found in Kentish Town, where a pair of former Brat chefs are busy grilling sea bass over coals and generally cooking up a storm. The dining room is very atmospheric too, complete with old-school stained glass and candles on the tables. You can pop in for a pint and a snack and have just as good a time. 

Goodbye Horses has been an enormous hit since it opened in 2024, thanks to some rather lovely design quirks, adventurous modern European cookery, and an absolutely killer natural wine list that might just be one of the best in London. It's worth popping to sister site The Dreamery too, London's first ice cream and wine bar.

This causal bistro-style café and restaurant in St John’s wood takes its inspiration from the streets of Paris. Serving food all day, the menu covers the French classics from a Croque Monsieur to Confit de Canard.

We're huge fans of Tamila's ultra-accessible, affordable Indian cooking. Out of this world rotis meet fantastic curries, a classy cocktail list and a buzzy, canteen-style dining room where hungry diners are packed side by side. 

Tucked away from the business of Upper Street in Islington sits The Drapers Arms - the Georgian style dining room of this gastropub is the perfect place to enjoy its crowd pleasing food.

The latest smash hit restaurant from Public House Group, The Hero is beautifully designed over multiple levels. You can grab a bite to eat in the downstairs pub, but the real sparks fly one floor up at The Grill, which is the sort of meat and fish heavy grill house that we all dream of. Head up to the Library for snacks and sultry cocktails. 

There are some cracking pubs in the quaint little neighbourhood in between Angel and the Regent's Canal, but The Baring is probably the best of them. Expect some genuinely superb, inventive European cooking alongside a quality old-world wine list. 

Right up there among the best Ethiopian restaurants in the city, Wolkite is a great choice for vegans and vegetarians, but frankly, everything on the menu is absolutely delicious. The lamb ribs are a must-order, and get in on Wolkite's homemade tej (honey wine) whilst you're here too. Wolkite gets bonus points for wonderful hospitality on top. 

One of - if not the - definitive taco spot in London, no-one who ventures to Stoke Newington for a box of Sonora Taqueria goodies has ever been unhappy. Don't underestimate the size of these beauties - they are absolutely stuffed - and make sure you get yourself a quesadilla and a cup of chilled horchata whilst you're at it.