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A night out in Highbury & Islington

Within a short walk of the middle of Highbury & Islington there are 90 places for dinner, 40 pubs, 36 cheap eats and 27 places to drink outside. Owlabout turns that into a plan: a few stops in walking order, timed for the evening, with one link to send the group.

What’s here

• Pub · 40
• Cocktail bar · 15
• Drinks outside · 27
• Dinner · 90
• Cheap eats · 36
• Live music · 2
• Karaoke · 1
• Club · 4
• Late-night food · 7

Ready-made nights in Highbury & Islington

• The pub crawlFour proper pubs, a few minutes apart. Nobody has to choose
• Date nightWine to start, dinner, then somewhere low-lit
• Big night outDinner first, dancing later, late-night food at the end
• Cheap and cheerfulStreet food and a couple of bars, nothing fancy
• Live and loudA drink, a band you haven’t heard of, a nightcap
• Make it weirdDarts, karaoke, 2am food. Trust the process

Well-known places in Highbury & Islington

Places here with their own Wikipedia entry or a listed building. Plans favour them a little, alongside newer spots.

Pub

• Fox on the Green, 1 Islington Green
• Hen and Chickens theatre & bar
• King's Head, 115 Upper Street
• Marquess Tavern, 32 Canonbury Street
• Myddleton Arms, 52 Canonbury Road
• The Albion, 10 Thornhill Road

Drinks outside

• The Canonbury Tavern, 21 Canonbury Place

Live music

• The Garage, 12 Highbury Corner

Karaoke

• The Old Queen's Head, 44 Essex Road

Near Highbury & Islington

• Angel1 km away
• King’s Cross1.9 km away
• Dalston1.9 km away
• Stoke Newington2.5 km away
• Farringdon & Clerkenwell2.6 km away
• Kentish Town2.7 km away