The 23 Best Restaurants In Islington

"You can’t help but lower your tone in Hainan House, it’s just a gentle kind of place. The southern Chinese spot brings a warm, relaxed glow to a hectic part of Islington and its light touch cooking does the same. Settling into the quiet dining room with a plate of house-poached poussin feels like a lesson in exhaling. The subtle flavours here aren’t out to shout in your face but, rather, creep up for you. The wobbling silken tofu in a sharp vinegar dressing is a pleasing and paired-back combination, while mini coconut chicken hotpot is, for all intents and purposes, Chinese penicillin." - jake missing