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A sleek seafood haven blending British and Spanish flair with ever-evolving small plates and a delightful natural wine selection in a charming setting.
"Westerns Laundry, a seafood restaurant in a converted garage in Islington, is a beautiful open space that feels very Grand Designs. So much so that you half expect Kevin McCloud to walk out and start one of his long, meandering monologues, rhapsodising about how eating oysters in a converted garage is the perfect example of nature and machine working in harmony. That probably won’t happen. Nevertheless, this is still one of London’s best summertime restaurants. Think foliage and fresh air, and lots of shady spots on the fairy light-strewn terrace. " - jake missing, sinead cranna, rianne shlebak
"Easily one of London’s nicest restaurant spaces, Western’s Laundry have switched from their covered lockdown market into covered lockdown dining now that restaurants have reopened. Their full seafood-leaning menu is back on the board, so expect things like baked cuttlefish fideo pasta and aioli or turbot and pink fir potatoes with butter sauce or. There are a couple of meat bits too, but you come here for the fish and the funky biodynamic wine list." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, rianne shlebak
"Jeremie Cometto-Lingenheim and David Gingell’s Westerns Laundry (the pair also oversees Primeur, the various Jolenes, and Big Jo) is one of London’s best seafood restaurants, a notable champion of English and especially Cornish suppliers. It’s still serving glorious plates like fideo pasta rich with cuttlefish, squid ink, and aioli; monkfish friggitelli and mojo verde; and John Dory, peas, braised gem lettuce, and pancetta. A covered terrace and stellar wine list, with low-intervention and classic options, add to the reasons to visit this outstanding warmly lit and carefully designed Holloway restaurant." - Adam Coghlan
"You can now get a set ‘pre-theatre’ menu from 6 to 7pm starting with one course for £18, and 2 courses for £25 at this seafood restaurant and wine bar in Highbury. They also have a four course set menu from 7.30 onwards for £35." - rianne shlebak
"Primeur’s sister is set in a former laundry and has a similarly industrial feel. Arrive early for drinks in the courtyard then sit at one of the communal tables or the kitchen counter. Rustic British dishes – chalked on the board daily – are full of flavour and designed for sharing." - Michelin Inspector
