Carmela's Pizzeria

You'll find yourself on Upper Street in Islington, where Carmela's sits among the neighbourhood's best independent spots. This is where locals queue for wood-fired pizzas made with the kind of care that matters—the dough fermentation, the San Marzano tomatoes, the sourced mozzarella. The room has warmth without trying too hard; brick, simple tables, the kind of place where you're genuinely happy to wait for a table because you can see why everyone's here. It's not fancy, it's just proper.