Fodor's Expert Review Ottolenghi
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Islington
Café
This Islington institution is a foodie's heaven. With the accent on North African and Eastern Mediterranean cuisine, the inventive, tasty, and healthy veg-centric dishes, along with fresh salads, flaky pastries, and artisan cakes, make this deli-bakery-café worth an hour of anyone's time. Go home with a knockout chocolate meringue or a plum-and-quince tart, and pick up Ottolenghi's outstanding Israeli- and Palestinian-inspired cookbook, Jerusalem, on the way out.
Quick Facts
Known For:
- Zingy veg-centric Middle Eastern salad combos
- Fabulous meringue-filled window displays
- Weekend brunches