Cafe M2B & Takeaway

Head down White Conduit Street towards the canal and you'll find yourself in one of those pockets of Islington that still feels like a proper neighbourhood rather than an Instagram backdrop. M2B does that rare thing: it's genuinely good at what it does without making a fuss about it. The coffee's the real deal, the sort that makes you realise what you've been drinking elsewhere, and the food hits that sweet spot between quick-bite convenience and actually caring about what goes on your plate. It's where locals come because it's good, not because they've read about it somewhere.