If the name sounds prosaic, the food and organic wine are anything but. This ‘sister restaurant’ to the nearby Primeur takes its moniker from the building’s former use as a laundrette for Pentonville Prison – and its reputation is pristine. The ever-changing menu (which is charmingly scrawled on a blackboard, indicating the venue’s casual atmosphere) centres on seafood, though there are usually a few meaty and vegetarian-friendly options too. Small plates share roughly equal billing with heartier fare. Long tables are divided up by chalk lines and the space itself is airy and bright, with low lighting, a Spanish-inspired menu and olive trees outside transporting you from Highbury to somewhere rather more exotic. You’ll definitely leave a clean plate.
Order this
Their rum baba – a spongy cake indulgently soaked in rum – is famous for a reason.
What’s nearby?
The Lamb, a top London boozer replete with ye olde wood panelling and renowned for its live music, provides the perfect nightcap.
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