The Great Northern Railway Tavern, N8
19th-century pub with a monthly cinema club, a simple menu and regular live music and DJ nights.
Italian · Crouch End
La Gioconda is a charming, rustic Italian on Hornsey's High Street where the food does the talking — think proper mushroom pasta and stone-baked pizzas in a warmly atmospheric room that genuinely feels like a family-run place. The service is famously welcoming, walk-ins included, and the kitchen can cater for vegan diners too. Highchairs are available and the restaurant is buggy-accessible, though there's no baby-changing on site, so worth bearing that in mind with very little ones.

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19th-century pub with a monthly cinema club, a simple menu and regular live music and DJ nights.
Convivial restaurant with a wood-fired pizza oven and a menu of classic and modern Italian dishes.
Romanian sharing plates and a warm welcome for families in Hornsey, N8.