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Going out
Eating out: Crouch End has a range of options, with restaurant choices including everything from Thai to Caribbean, Japanese to Indian. Any local will tell you that Banner’s is the place to go for a family meal, while Bistro Aix serves fine French food and Tootoomoo does an unbeatable beef rendang. Bar Esteban offers delicious tapas and weekend brunch. Specialising in rare breed meats, Heirloom is an excellent dinner option and they also grow their own vegetables on a farm in Buckinghamshire. Whether you want to indulge with French toast, or keep things simple with a yogurt and muesli jar, the award winning Haberdashery is best for brunch.
Drinking: The King’s Head pub not only offers great food and beer, but also runs hugely popular comedy and quiz nights. Its comedy club is one of the oldest in Britain, and has seen some top names take to its stage, including Al Murray and Rowan Atkinson. The spacious and relaxed ex British Legion social club Earl Haig Hall offers real ales alongside a comfort food menu and runs regular live music nights as well as ‘babyjazz’ parent and child sessions during the day.
Culture: ArtHouse Crouch End is a lovely boutique cinema housed in what was once a Salvation Army Hall that runs ‘babes in arms’ showings, a kids’ club and regular special events and Q&A sessions. The annual Crouch End Festival in June showcases the area’s artistic talents with art exhibitions, poetry and spoken word, historical talks, plays and choir performances. Alexandra Palace hosts events, music performances and other cultural events year round.
Local amenities
Crouch Enders have their pick of supermarkets, with Waitrose, Tesco, Marks & Spencer, and Budgens all centrally located within the shadow of the clock tower.
Locals take advantage of the many excellent Turkish grocery stores in the area. Walter Purkis & Sons is excellent for fresh seafood and fish smoked on the premises. Join the queues at Gail’s bakery for delicious homemade loaves and pastries, or head to the family run Dunn’s bakery for cakes and buns.
Chain coffee shops are well represented on the Broadway, but those in the know grab an expertly made espresso from the independent Coffee Circus on Crouch Hill.
Hornsey Library is home to two art galleries, The Original Gallery and The Promenade Gallery, as well as the Community and Youth Music Library, with its extensive collection of musical scores.
Fitness junkies are at home in Crouch End, with its several gyms including a Virgin Active. If you’re looking to try something different, head to The Pilates Place or Yogacentric, a hot yoga studio.
Green spaces
Crouch End locals are spoilt for choice when it comes to outdoor space, as the area is surrounded on every side with acres of parkland. A short bus ride away, among Alexandra Park’s 196 acres of woodland you’ll find a boating lake, Sunday farmers’ market, pitch and putt course, skate park and ice rink. The park also has breathtaking views across London – on a clear day it’s possible to see as far as Crystal Palace. If this isn’t enough, the park is also home to Alexandra Palace – ‘Ally Pally’ to locals – with its busy schedule of exhibitions and events. Residents can also enjoy the amenities offered by several other local parks, such as an adventure playground at Queen’s Wood, the walks in Highgate Wood, the paddling pools and sports facilities of Priory Park, and the tennis courts at Stationers Park. Keen ramblers delight in the 4.5 mile Parkland Walk between Finsbury Park and Alexandra Palace. Tracing the course of the old railway line, the path is a nature reserve and a haven for plants and wildlife.