My Virtual Angel & Upper Street

Chef James Cochran has launched ‘Around the Cluck’, a delivery service focusing on his famous Buttermilk Jamaican Jerk Chicken as well as veggie options, yummy sides and their scotch bonnet jam.

Abigail Ahern is an influential British designer, author, retailer and teacher. Her Islington shop stocks a range of artworks and homewares.

This store sells beautiful furniture, including bespoke pieces and the team offers lots of help planning your spaces.

Part antique shop, part contemporary design store, part toy shop! This place offers something for everyone.

Bike repair business!

Delicious sweet treats and gelato!

Everything you need to for your furry friends!

Experience the exotic taste of Moroccan cuisine. This Chapel Market, restaurant offers fantastic food in a great setting.

Oriental food and grocery store offering a wide range of fresh Asian products.
Open 7 days a week, only minutes away from Angel tube.
Home delivery service is available too.

Stylish furniture!

This French bakery patisserie cafe started baking and serving customers since 2002 owned and run by Eric and Hulya.

Bird & Blend Tea Co. is an independent, award-winning tea company on a mission to spread happiness & reimagine tea! They tea blend experts, creating exciting flavours by mixing incredible blending ingredients including herbs, flowers, fruits, caramel, chocolate... and even cake sprinkles!

From breakfast to brunch, lunch and dinner, all this dishes at this neighbourhood restaurant are made from scratch and
to order, using fresh, free range and organic ingredients.

This small London chain sells a range of cookware and gifts and offers cookery courses too.

Registered Yoga teacher based in Islington specialising in Women’s Health. All Prenatal and Postnatal yoga classes are aimed to empower and support women to have a positive experience into motherhood.
All classes are LIVE (online only).

Delicious brunches and mezze

Family restaurant specialising in Italian food.

Lovely cafe off Chapel Market serving breakfasts, Mediterranean & Bengali cuisine at reasonable prices. There are plenty of vegetarian and vegan options too.
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Independent pharmacy serving Islington.

Family run coffee shop with a Vietnamese twist. Offer coffees, traditional Vietnamese baguettes, homemade cakes, coffee and classic Vietnamese coffees.

Independent multibrand fashion boutique for women selling clothes, shoes and accessories

London's first vegan chocolate shop and copper-themed cafe. Great coffee and delicious food, serving Monmouth Coffee, and fabulous vegan cakes baked in-house. Get cosy with their signature hot chocolate, chocolate waffles, morning coffee jolt, savoury treats, or weekend brunch.

Delhi Grill is a small Punjabi “dhaba”. An informal canteen where people from all walks of life sit together and enjoy spicy, delicious street food. The choices vary regularly, but are all cooked properly.
Most dishes are marinated overnight or slow cooked. We also have vegan friendly dishes.

Well-stocked accessible and friendly pharmacy and treatment rooms.

Design Studio IA is an independent macrame and homeware shop run by designer and architect, Isil Avci. A perfect marketplace for those who are looking to add character and personality to their spaces.

Truly independent Speciality Coffee Shop.

Yummy doughnuts

Grocery, bistro, caffetteria. Use QR codes to discover the background of their products.

This shop on Camden Passage specialises in organic, ethical health products. Their range includes skincare, nutritional supplements, organic foods and beauty products. Their team offers professional and free advice.

Islington's oldest independent opticians with over 70 years experience. They are not tied to any brands so dispense what is best for their customers.

Toys to bring nursery rhymes to life. All their toys are CE tested as well as designed around the Early Years Learning Goals created by the UK Department of Education.

Independent British bicycle brand making quality city bicycles. Their hand built bicycles have lightweight steel frames and are perfect as commuting bikes or for leisurely rides and great for bicycle touring.

Frederick's is a relaxed, contemporary restaurant and bar with many private dining options. Serving modern European food with familiar yet focused service and an enviable wine list. Frederick's continues to be run by the Segal family and is proud to be regarded as an Islington Institution.

Lovely, longstanding local restaurant serving Turkish & Mediterranean cuisine.

Popular restaurant serving Turkish & Mediterranean cuisine.

Hawaiian flavours - convenient, healthy, and delightfully delicious.

This neighbourhood wine bar also sells wine for delivery.

Stylish homeware store

Ever popular local Thai restaurant

Islington Assembly Hall is one of the most exciting mid-sized live music venues in London. Boasting an exciting programme of live music, arts, community-centred events and weddings, there is something for everyone.

From £10 to museum pieces, this store stocks one of the largest collection of Japanese prints in the world.

A juice bar with a mediterranean twist. As well as creating healthy fresh juices and shakes, they also freshly hand-make their sandwiches and salads in store daily. They only serve the best quality organic coffee which is ethically sourced.

Award winning, plastic free shampoo and conditioner bars. UK made from natural ingredients, we're vegan and free from synthetic fragrances and colours.
Kind to your hair. Kind to the planet.

Serving great coffee (beans imported from South America), cakes, pastries and meal boxes.

Kilis Kitchen brings the authentic delights of Turkish, Syrian and Lebanese Mezes and charcoal grilled dishes to Islington.

London’s original pub theatre, staging an eclectic mix of plays, musical theatre and opera on Upper Street in the heart of Islington since 1970.

Coffee and delicious sandwiches!

A real gem in the heart of Angel. KOBO Cafe serves specialty coffee, teas, cakes, snacks and food. The majority of their products are free from gluten and lactose with a focus on clean, organic and healthy eating. Super cosy atmosphere and super friendly staff!

Classic Spanish food with modern twist. This restaurant is cosy and welcoming.

Laki Kane was crowned by The Nudge as one of the 10 Best Bars in London. This two-storey bar on Upper Street transports you to a Pacific Paradise with exotic cocktails in ornate glasses and a carnival of flavours. Each cocktail is freshly prepared with artisanal rums and hand-made sugar cane syrups (this is the world’s first bar to say no to refined sugar). Open Tue - Sun.

Beautiful food and drink at this traditional epicier.

Children's theatre producing puppetry shows and running workshops and community events. Opening socially distanced in May with 'The Smartest Giant in Town', also offering free online shows and activities.

Little Bat is a quirky neighbourhood cocktail den. Now open, book via website.

This tapas bar serves dishes based around the finest Iberico ham.

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Loop is a gorgeous yarn shop, stocking beautiful yarns and haberdashery sourced from all over the world. They were recently voted the best independent Knitting shop in London!

This beautiful restaurant serves Patron classics, honest, comfort French food, fine wine and boutique cocktails. They're currently
bringing you Patron Cave à Manger's classic dishes handmade in their restaurant, freshly prepared to order, sealed and delivered to your door. Along with French wine.

French wine refills delivered to your door
Drink quality wine acting for the planet!
A new way to enjoy excellent wine, delivered to your door in refillable glass bottles.
Order, drink, rinse, refill & repeat!

There’s something very wholesome about this trendy Hoxton café (which is also a shop selling records and gifts).

This neighbourhood restaurant has been serving beautifully cooked steaks since 2011 and consistently gets five-star reviews. Occupying a distinctive 1920s Grade II Listed building our Essex Rd, Meat People has as much character and ambience as it does flavour. The menu includes sustainable fish and a variety of high quality meats and there are veggie options too.

Authentic Salt Beef bagels and traditional coffee. Inspired by the bagel and coffee shops of New York,

Authentic home-style Spanish food in the heart of Islington

A brand new concept for all your nail care needs. Located on the bustling Goswell Road, Nailology offers you an oasis of calm. A place to sit back, relax and let their highly qualified team take care of you.

Treatments range from express manicures to signature treatments bringing you everything you would expect of a high end salon, conveniently located in the heart of your local neighbourhood.

Fresh fruit and veg boxes. Nourished Communities is supporting farmers who previously supplied to Islington Farmers market. They also offer bread, eggs, milk and cheese.

Oseyo offers a variety of Korean foods, toys, stationary, houseware and electronics

Ottolenghi Islington is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner and, as well as a restaurant, serves as a deli.

This wine discovery club offers monthly boxes from £35pm, each including wine you can't get in the supermarket, tasting notes guiding you on your wine journey, and free delivery (incl. contact free options).

Paul Young is a groundbreaking and inspirational chocolatier who is at the forefront of the British chocolate scene.

Pedal Me is a cargo bike logistics company operating a 14km from London Blackfriars. They can carry loads of up to 150kg.

Radici is a trattoria celebrating the rustic, humble food of the Mezzogiorno.

For all your craft beer, wine, cider and spirits needs. The liquid delicatessen. Free local delivery on all orders.

A flagship Bumble and Bumble salon, providing a welcoming, creative and professional service to all.

This family business serves great quality sushi.

Afro product hair wigs, cosmetics and make-up

A wine events start-up, that organises wine tastings in your home or business for some light entertainment and education. It's different to other wine tastings as it's really more of an interactive taste experience. We focus on individuals' palates so you leave with all the skills you need to pick a glass of something delicious off a menu, from your bottle shop or supermarket so you get better quality for your money in future. Stay tuned for fun, virtual wine tasting events!

Founded by Henry Hales in 2010, SIRPLUS crafts contemporary menswear from quality fabrics, including surplus. What started as upcycled boxer shorts, has grown to a full range of functional wardrobe staples.

This traditional artisan bakery handcrafts bread, pastries, doughnuts, cakes and other produce. They sell coffees, teas and soft drinks and have flour and yeast for sale.

Authentic sushi, created by a professional fish supplier.

This Japanese restaurant specialises in Katsu and TeriYaki.

François Fracella is determined to bring the tastes of his childhood in Puglia, Italy to Upper Street. His restaurant Terra Rossa constantly gets five-star reviews. Terra Rossa means ‘reddish soil’ – Francois remembers his father ploughing Puglia’s red earth with a horse, he remembers crushing the tomato crop into passata, eating wild asparagus collected from the roadside and the sight of figs roasting on the roof! And it’s that ‘Masseira life’ he wants you to taste – homely, simple (and extraordinarily delicious) cooking.

This Turkish restaurant offers a wide range of meze, grilled meats, fish and vegeterian options.

This stunning neighbourhood pub has a gorgeous garden filled with wisteria! Their food is great too. Book ahead to avoid disappointment.

The Bill Murray is Angel Comedy HQ. A club, pub and hub, open 7 days a week, hosting an eclectic range of the finest comedy around.

Fresh Homemade Fruit Chutneys

Gorgeous neighbourhood gastropub.

This business specialises in sustainable and circular design. It demonstrates design and craft processes that tackle issues such as paper waste, construction waste and food waste all of whom are significant polluters and points at their applications on daily basis as well as ethical, design solutions for architects, designers and other creative industries.

A multi award-winning 50-seat venue on Islington’s Upper Street. A theatre that explores BIG ideas. Presenting a mix of new writing, lost gems and innovatively staged musicals.

Roasted ground and whole bean coffee from a variety of origins around the world. Roasted to perfection supporting female farmers in rural coffee communities.

One of London's oldest and most beloved boozers with great ales, all the sport and an award winning fringe theatre.

The Pantry Underwear is 'The Everyday Underwear Shop' that focuses on fit & value, without compromising on style. Their collection is a concentrated, non-intimidating range of shapes by household names as well as little known designers. Local Buyers Club members save 10% off their first online order.

Independent gocery store. Artisan & sustainable provisions, biodynamic wines, local craft beer and more.

The Sampler is a unique independent wine merchant which aims to make wine un-elitist and fun!

Innovative and nutritious dishes for breakfast, lunch or dinner!

Self-confessed jewellery junkie Rachel launched her Islington boutique and online shop after a decade working as a jewellery buyer for leading high street stores. Her ethos is all about sourcing what she calls “jewellery with personality” – innovative, under the radar labels that offer something different to what’s widely available – and championing the independent designers and creative brains behind them.

Twentytwentyone was founded in 1996 by Simon Alderson and Tony Cunningham with the aim to supply the very best design-led furniture, lighting and accessories. As the name suggests, they combine classics from the twentieth century with progressive contemporary work.

Lovely independent bookshop

Well stocked hardware store.

Gallery showcasing Japanese artists and designers alongside British and international artists in a programme of innovative exhibitions across a variety of media.

Wild Swans sell Scandinavian Fashion and Homeware and Beauty.

Japanese food with a modern twist. As well as Sushi & Sashimi they have delicious Japanese
hot dishes such as Sukiyaki, Ishikari Nabe & Butakaku. Or you can pick-up one of their tasty Bento boxes to eat at home or in the office.