Sunday lunch @ the Duke of Cambridge (and other hidden pubs of Islington)
Friends moving into my old neighbourhood, gave me an opportunity to share a bit of my local knowledge of the backwaters of Islington.
First up, lunch at the Duke of Cambridge (A) - the first organic gastropub to have landed in London - back in ‘99. Then a quick pitstop (for a swift half) at the Crown (B), a lovely pub in the Barnsbury Conservation Area, complete with traditional etched glass and mahogany panelling, and a stack of boardgames in the corner (oh, and a lovely kitchen too). Then past the Albion (C) (newly refurbished, winner of the Observer Best Sunday Lunch 2009 and with the best beer garden outside of Chiswick). No time to stop at the Cuckoo (D) this time, but swiftly on back across Upper St to 25 Canonbury Lane for cocktails.
