Highbury
Places to eat in Highbury, London
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Highbury is fundamentally a place to eat. The twenty restaurants here span styles and price points, with several attracting serious attention. Urban Café & Bistro is rated 4.9 from around 1,284 reviews, while Cafe Beam Highbury reaches 4.8 from 1,786 reviews. Trullo, Farang and Primeur all sit in the mid-4s, each with hundreds of reviews. The Highbury Barn Tavern offers pub food and drink rated 4.3 from 1,300 reviews. These are the kind of venues that draw people in deliberately, not incidentally.
For accommodation or attractions, you will need to look beyond Highbury itself. The character of the area is defined by its food scene, and that alone.
Where to stay in Highbury
All hotels in Highbury →Arsenal Highbury & Islington Beautifully Presented
155 Highbury Quadrant, London
Guest House Finsbury Park
95 Blackstock Road - Flat 3 Top Floor, London
Travelodge London Finsbury Park
185-187 Isledon Road, London
Shakespeare Inn
115 Shakespeare Crescent, London
Central Comfort Rooms
133 Fonthill Road, London
Queens Drive
169 Queens Drive, London
Rose and Crown Stoke Newington
199 Stoke Newington Church Street, London
Queens Hotel
324 Seven Sisters Road, London
Things to Do in Highbury
All attractions in Highbury →Where to Eat in Highbury(20)
All restaurants in Highbury →About eating out in Highbury
This is a neighbourhood built around eating and drinking out, not a destination where visitors stay overnight. If you are based elsewhere in London and want a meal worth travelling for, Highbury's restaurants give you reason to make the journey. If you live here, you have the luxury of frequent choice.
Attractions Near Highbury
All attractions in Highbury →Worth the trip — within 50 miles of Highbury.
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Clay Time Pottery Place CIC
Islington · ⭐ 4.2
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Arsenal Emirates Stadium Tour
London · ⭐ 4.7
1 mi
Clissold Leisure Centre
London · ⭐ 3.7
1 mi
Clissold Park
Hackney · ⭐ 4.7
1 mi
Sobell Leisure Centre
London · ⭐ 4.1
1 mi
Prison Island London
London · ⭐ 4.7
1 mi
The Castle Climbing Centre
Stoke Newington · ⭐ 4.7
1 mi
Rowans Tenpin Bowl
Finsbury Park · ⭐ 4.1
Camping in Highbury
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Lee Valley Camping and Caravan Park, Edmonton
⭐ 3.9 · from £22/night
Lee Valley Campsite, Sewardstone
⭐ 4.2 · from £24/night
Theobalds Park
⭐ 4.4
Abbey Wood Caravan and Motorhome Club Site
⭐ 4.7
Crystal Palace Caravan and Motorhome Club Site
⭐ 4.7
Abbey Wood Experience Freedom Glamping
⭐ 4.7 · from £98/night
Debden House Camp Site
⭐ 4.1
Home Farm Glamping
⭐ 4.8
Self-Catering Cottages in Highbury
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On The Thames
2 bed · sleeps 4 · from £1,246
Gascony Getaway
2 bed · sleeps 6
The Woodford Retreat
2 bed · sleeps 4 · from £1,416
River Lodge
2 bed · sleeps 4
The Cwm View
1 bed · sleeps 4
The Bean Flat
2 bed · sleeps 6 · from £1,376
The Villa Mansion
7 bed · sleeps 14 · from £11,180
The Radlett Mansion
6 bed · sleeps 12 · from £12,062
Common questions about Highbury
Where can I eat in Highbury?
We list 20 restaurants, pubs and cafes in and around Highbury.
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