A lovely local with all the touchy-feely bits - crocheted vegetables and papiermaché bunnies hang…read morefrom the ceilings. It's all home-made, delicious, fresh ingredients and yummy recipes. Come for brekkie, come for lunch, come for tea and cake. Staff are relaxed and helpful, encourage you to choose your cake from the display under the counter. If there's something you really love, you can probably buy one to go. Many of the ingredients are on sale in the deli next door - humungous dry goods store for all your organic needs.

Amazing atmosphere always so nice and helpful, never had a bad experience there. HIGHLY RECOMMEND…read morethe chilliest jam panini

When you enter on the left hand side you can watch a lady who makes fresh gozleme - Turkish…read moreflatbread filled with spinach, cheese or potatoes. I had delicious Turkish Breakfast which is huge for just £6.5. I wasn't able to finish it all even hungry. It includes halloumi, feta, garlic sausage, fried eggs, olives, mix salad, bread, butter, jam, tea/coffee though I don't eat jam and bread so they changed it for sausage. When you look into menu you can clearly see they focus on serving mainly breakfast and lunch. They serve also some Italian pasta dishes, savoury and sweet crepes - I'm curious if as great as Turkish specialities. If you're gluten free you can have omelettes, jacked potatoes, salads or like me other dish, changed for you. They have fresh juices, smoothies and milkshakes as well. There's wifi inside, tables outside; only cash payments. The place is friendly, perfect for a quick meal - totally full around 12.30 on bank holiday.

Really good service, great food and lots of it. Strawberry+Nutella crepe was lovely!…read more Nice green tea too!

I like to combine a visit to Ally Pally Farmers Market with a leisurely Sunday late-morning stroll…read morealong the Parkland Walk from Finsbury Park to Alexandra Palace...by the time I get to the latter destination, I usually have walked up quite an appetite and the offerings at this market are a pleasing sight for sore feet. There's nothing "special" about this Farmers Market in terms of what kind of stalls are there: the usual stall selling bangers, a Middle Eastern food stall, Jamaican/Carribean food and of course fruit and veg stands, meats, and other delicacies...a paradise for the London Yuppie! The tricky part about this Farmers Market is that its location switches depending on whether or not there's something going on at the convention centre within Alexandra Palace: if that is the case, the parking lot - where the market typically takes place - is used for its intended purpose and the Farmers Market will be relocated to a nearby school yard. My tip: I usually never know where it will be, but I'm just following the string of people with shopping bags...

This is currently my favorite farmers market, mostly because it's local, so I can easily spend…read moreSunday morning shopping and eating there. It's not large, but the selection is excellent: homemade pies, organic fruit and veg, cheese, sausages and other meats, including a man who sells pigeon breast -- not appetising at all, but my cats would love it if I was the type of person who would spend £1 for a tablespoon of meat. Speaking of birds, I'm a sucker for free range eggs from chickens that roam around in fields. One of the vendors sells "ugly eggs," those with flaws in the shells for 80p a half dozen. Vendors who sell things grown and made locally can have a stall every week, others are only allowed to sell their wares once a month.

Well, an M&S Simply Food does what it says on the tin. I do love me a bit of M&S food and I really…read morelike this branch to grab a quick lunch as they're always fully stocked. I popped in just before Christmas as I really fancied one of their yummy soups and it was so packed I actually believed it to be a glimpse of what hell will be like. An eternity in a packed-out M&S where everyone is doing their last minute Christmas shopping. *Shudder* Other than that I am indeed a fan. A handy location for me and some guaranteed tasty grub. Win!

Got to be the most useful shop in Muswell Hill next to Sainsburys or Marks & Spencer. Open 24 hours…read moreeven on Christmas day and serving alcohol and tobacco for the entirety. Useful to get a snack or drink in the middle of the night and though it is a little expensive I would find it very hard to come to terms with if it were to dissapear! Dog food, cereal's, toiletpaper, candles, matchesAll the useful items we frequentley run out of can be found here. The staff aren't particularly friendly and there has been many a ruccus outside but who cares it's open all night and I love it!!!

open 24 hours often buy a beer ( or three! ) on my way home after finishing a late shift/night…read moreshift useful to have a store thats always - and i mean ALWAYS open thanks guys. one downside - often morons hanging around especially at weekends.

Amazing breakfast and brunch/lunch!!…read more Tucked away off the main street, this hidden gem is super cosy and comfortable, perfect for sharing food, coffee and stories with a couple of friends. Fresh, super tasty and lots of rich flavours. We shared the vegetarian breakfast, pancakes with jam and maple syrup as well as the bread selection, all delicious! The cornbread is particularly tasty. I'd love a place like this in my own neighbourhood!

The ubiquitous coffee shop this is not. Every ounce of KrisKitch shouts "hand-crafted"…read more From the fabulous furniture - chat to the owner about where he sourced the butcher's block, the heavy wooden work benches and the retro chairs (it's astonishing that he didn't keel over after paying for the re-upholstery). To the delectable baked cakes and breads. Everything just feels so tactile and earthy. There's lovely light streaming in the huge front windows if you're sitting inside. Or sit out in the front in the sun. There are brollies in the summer and blankets in the autumn. Pointer - have the tea. Even if you feel like coffee, have the tea! Honestly it's an experience. An olive-wood board with a selection of painstakingly-sourced ingredients : honey, lemongrass, cardamom, fresh mint, cinnamon stick, the list goes on, and a pot of hot water. Yes, you have the option of using the dull little bag of tea leaves you ordered BUT you'll be sacrificing your ingenuity and an opportunity to create a flavour-extravaganza. Throw the bag away, you don't need it! Customers are overwhelmingly mums, grandparents and girlfriends meeting to natter. Recently I sat next to two laptops with people connected to them, but they're a minority.

If I'm working from home and I need to tear myself away from my desk for some lunch, I drag myself…read moreover to Sweet Tree and order one of their INCREDIBLE filled bagels. Like seriously - how can something as simple as a tuna salad bagel be made to taste so good? It's not just the fillings (which are all done fresh and as you please including seasoning and sauces), but the bagels themselves are the best I've ever tasted - chewy but soft with the perfect 'bready' taste. Damn, now I'm thinking about these bagels and I can't have one until the bakery opens again tomorrow *sad face*. They also do filled rolls and baguettes, toasted sandwiches and jacket potatoes - to eat in or takeaway. You can also buy freshly baked bread products and cakes to take home with you including their signature baumkuchen, and their wildly popular blueberry brioche (which is perfect as a late breakfast with a rather good coffee). Prices are good - about £3-£4 for a filled bread product of your choice. I'm still salivating at the thought of their bagels. Carbs 4 lyfe!

From the owner: Breads, cakes, pastries, sandwichesread more

There is Lindt chocolate at Deli and Delights. I thought I saw this woman from a documentary about…read moreMI6 here. I was grooving to the Highgate frequency when I stopped in here to get a spinanch/hummus sandwhich and a soy shake, This store isn't that overpriced considering the location across the street from Highgate Wood. Deli and Delights has a nice selection of Blue Dragon soup, Seggiano sauce (makers of the best pesto sauce around) and loads of expensive chocolates. I felt fabulous shopping here.

Well we're not in Kansas (or Manchester or Brixton or Hull) anymore…read more You know you're growing up to be part of a demographic where you've found a shop local to you that sells your favourite vegan raw basil pesto. (I'm not actually vegan; the pesto is just wonderful!) You know that you've found indulgence when you've found a shop that sells tea in pillows rather than bags. You know when you've found love when you've found a shop that sells organic lime and tequila marmalade. The place is just outside Highgate Underground station and one of the first places I shopped when I first moved here. The place is small, not particularly pretentious but very artisan and supplies more simple things such as a small selection of frozen foods and toiletries. I try not to come here as I do tend to raid the antipasti and the weird and wonderful marmalade. So much quality so much temptation and worth a visit.

This is the best supermarket I have been to and there is loads of parking and they also have a…read moreclothes section

Say what you will but this is the best supermarket in the area. Lots of choice, lots of 'ethnic…read morefood', good prices and helpful staff. Tesco is not usually my first choice and unfortunately this one is too far away to walk to it but I'm always happy when I visit!