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782 Holloway Road Upper Holloway, London, North London, N19 3JH

500 Restaurant on Holloway Road in Upper Holloway N19 is one of North London''s most consistently praised neighbourhood Italians. Chef-patron Mario Magli has run this intimate trattoria for the best part of two decades, with Hardens describing it as a "just fabulous neighbourhood gem" that has delivered quality and consistency for nearly 20 years. Fans make special journeys from across London for the seasonal à la carte menu: warm beef carpaccio with hazelnuts and Grana Padano, homemade pasta and gnocchi, seafood pastas, freshly made ravioli. Everything is prepared on the day. Named for the Fiat Cinquecento — another small Italian delight — the restaurant captures the spirit of the car it is named for: compact, elegantly designed, made with craft rather than scale. One of Upper Holloway''s enduring culinary landmarks.

Available for dine-in at 782 Holloway Road, Upper Holloway N19. Book ahead — popular with regulars. Phone 020 7272 3406. Website: 500restaurant.co.uk.

10 Navigator Square Archway Close, London, North London, N19 3TD

Crudough in Archway N19 makes sourdough pizzas that Hardens describes as "fresh, thin and crispy", served with charm and a great range of beers and wines. The Archway branch at Navigator Square is the original; a second branch opened in Angel. Hardens also singles out the Melanzane Parmigiana as superb. The sourdough base gives Crudough''s pizzas a distinctive tang and crunch that standard pizza dough cannot replicate. In an Archway N19 that has become increasingly restaurant-aware — home to 500 Restaurant''s two-decade run of quality and the Great Indian''s acclaimed 2025 opening — Crudough is the neighbourhood''s most-talked-about pizza restaurant, reliably packed and praised by locals and critics alike.

Available for dine-in and delivery from Navigator Square, Archway N19. Phone 020 7272 1672. Follow on Instagram @crudoughn19.

91 Junction Road Archway, London, North London, N19 5QU

St John''s Tavern on Junction Road in Archway N19 reopened in October 2025 following a £1 million refurbishment by Urban Pubs and Bars, the group behind The Gun in Spitalfields and the Salt Yard group. The 19th-century tavern has been renewed throughout while preserving its historic layout. OpenTable ranks it as the best reviewed restaurant in Archway. The menu under Urban Pubs & Bars emphasises elevated British pub cooking: Maldon rock oysters with apple and horseradish vinegar, scallops with leek cream and bacon, cock-a-leekie pie, slow-cooked lamb shoulder to share, aged Hereford burger, 28-day aged ribeye, and oysters at £2 each every Thursday. Junction Road is the heart of Archway''s restaurant quarter.

Available for dine-in at 91 Junction Road, Archway N19. Booking recommended. Follow on Instagram @stjohnstavern.

139 Marlborough Road , London, North London, N19 4NU

The Great Indian in Archway N19 is an Indian gastropub that opened in January 2025 in the converted Prince Alfred pub on Marlborough Road, just off the Hornsey Road. The Observer critic Jay Rayner reviewed it in February 2025 and called it "so different — it''s an amazing place", putting it immediately on London''s culinary map. Hardens records diners visiting from as far as Balham. Owner Aman Dhir — who also runs an Indian restaurant in Hackney under the same name — brought in as Executive Chef Jolly, a judge on MasterChef India for many years. The menu is a creative departure from standard Indian restaurant formats: small and sharing dishes including a Spiced Lamb Shank Pie with saffron-cardamom sauce, an entire section devoted to pao or pav (Goan Portuguese Confit Pork Belly with pickled cabbage, Tandoori Fried Chicken), plus grills and Indian street food in a proper pub setting with real ales.

Dine-in at 139 Marlborough Road, Archway N19. Book via the restaurant. One of the most talked-about North London openings of 2025.