BRAGS AND BRAMS (NEWINGTON GREEN)

You'll find Brags and Brams tucked away on Newington Green itself—one of those proper, tree-lined London squares that actually feels like a village within the city. This is the sort of place that doesn't need to shout about what it does; locals already know. The cooking is straightforward but considered: the kind of place where they care deeply about provenance and aren't mucking about with unnecessary flourishes. It's got a warm neighbourhood feel that's increasingly rare around here, especially as Stoke Newington and Dalston keep shifting.