The Foxglove Public House

You know that pub you keep meaning to visit? The one that's been quietly doing its thing while everyone else chases the new opening three streets over? That's The Foxglove. Tucked away on Liverpool Road in Islington, it's the kind of place where regulars actually prop up the bar, where the staff remember your order, and where you don't feel like you're paying London prices for the privilege of existing. The booze selection is proper—they know what they're doing with both ales and spirits—and the food hits that sweet spot between no-fuss pub classics and actually caring about ingredients. It's got that warm, lived-in feeling that comes from being genuinely good at what it does, not from trying to look the part.