Food The Canonical North London eating thread, Part Deux

I think upstairs is only for private functions (and their regular jazz nights), the dining room is the large room to the back of the bar/pub bit. Also their bar snacks tend to be very good - they come out of the same kitchen. Mini rabbit pie with tarragon was very memorable!
 
Sadly, Lyons in Crouch End has closed after 6 years - think Ant & Lou just weary of the grind. They were good friends to the neighbourhood, particularly during Covid times.
Recent outing for Sunday lunch at the Parakeet resulted in good food, eclectic crowd and rather sub-standard service - we sat upstairs, which is a nice space.
I commend the Deux Garcons bouillabaise lunch to the House - trad rich soup, chunky stew, tarte citron for £45. This seems to be an occasional offering, as is the steak frites lunch.
Bonoo, self-styled Indian tapas on Fortis Green, a space that has seen many iterations since we moved here, has some very decent dishes - Railway curry, chilli lime fish. Prices slightly more than one expects but not outrageously so, interesting boudoir vibe in the decor.
If you are starving in Camden, Three Uncles, a small Chinese pop up in a quasi food court will feed you decent roast meats and noodles.
 
Alistair Scott said:
As the original thread is now circling the Great Pacific Garbage Patch or similar, time to revive this series of ramblings. In due course I'm sure the old faves will reappear - Deux Garcons, Xi'an Impressions, Lyons et all, but kicking off with a couple of new names and an old favourite...photos will follow in later posts as my ability to merge between devices is sadly lacking.

Gurmani Restaurant, a Georgian cafe/eaterie close to Turnpike Lane tube, an area from whose bourn only Dr D usually returns. This smart wee place is away from the main strip and apart from leisurely service, has much to recommend it. Generally herby rather than strong spices, interesting stews, sour plum sauce, fine pork over charcoal at weekends, fun mezze/pate type things, and a short Georgian wine list. Have been twice with family members and emerged well fed and happy. Can't find a website but this might lead one in the right direction: Gurmani Cafe Georgian Restaurant in London - Restaurant Reviews, Menus, and Prices | TheFork

Kofteci Metin, Green Lanes - opposite the grandiose Salisbury Pub, which one should also pop into. Classic lesson in, if you're going to do one thing, do it well. Beef based kebabs, meltingly tender, and good sides and big salads. Intriguing decorations - not many places have a Guernica reproduction on the wall...also a divine Helva dessert. I think with 3 beers we came out with a bill around £50 for two. Kofteci Metin – London

As I had been abandoned by the sinister side of the family (cue the sound of tiny violins) I sat at the bar of the Epicerie, a one minute stroll from Tuffnell Park tube. A few neatly done dishes and various offers of cheese and charcuterie, but the pull here is the wine. They have a retail wine business and the corkage to drink-in any bottle they sell is £10 for a bottle under £50 and £20 for any bottle over £50. This is a purely French list (though in the big list - ask for it - there is a page of Francophone options, iirc mainly Swiss). There are several wines by the glass - there is a monthly theme plus some staff favourites - a Luneau-Papin 2013 Muscadet and a Pinard PN Sancerre this time. The big list has some heavy-weights - Selosse, Roumier, Ganevat - and apparently 700 offerings, maybe worth asking for the list in advance to check what they keep on the premises. FOOD & WINE MENU |
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Thanks for the Gurmani tip, v satisfying dinner there yesterday. Food exactly as you described - we failed to resist one of the dough/cheese khachapuri to accompany the mixed meze, not a crumb was left, both beef and lamb stews were excellent and very different to each other, I shall be making walnut paste to add to my salads from now on, desserts vg, and the wine markups are well under 2x from what I can see, we particularly enjoyed the Chelti Kisi Qvevri which reminded me of a nicely aged white Musar.
 
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