Perilla's interiors have us hooked, but it's not until we have the first mouthful of the panisse with roast garlic yogurt and salsa verde that we truly understand why this spot in Newington Green has become the neighbourhood buzz. Expect a warm welcome, a fabulously cool vibe, great food and some stellar wines.

You are one lucky East Londoner if Yield N16 is part of your neighbourhood. Fresh loaves of focaccia every morning and delightful charcuterie boards paired with unique natural wines are served all week. It is the perfect outdoor spot for summer afternoons and the cosiest atmosphere for the English winter. Don’t miss their glorious selection of wines, beers and spirits as well as their petit but heavenly deli and their monthly wine-tasting events. 

In the morning there are queues for some of north London’s best pains aux raisins. At lunch, it’s for fat ciabattas filled with courgettes, ricotta, hot honey and pangrattato. And in the evening, a changing menu that includes comforting, homemade plates of orzo with pork and beef ragù. The restaurant everyone wishes they had in their neighbourhood.


Mix top-notch wine importers Beattie and Roberts with king charcutier George Jephson and you get Cadet, a wine bar and shop serving rustic French plates such as confit rabbit with chard and aïoli or shallot tarte tatin. If the weather holds, snag a coveted spot out front. A Newington Green treasure.