Le Péché Mignon

a quiet ronalds road, tucked into the residential stretch of islington's n5, is not where you'd expect to find a place this considered. le péché mignon sits among the kind of streets where locals actually live, which probably explains why it pulls the repeat crowd it does. the specialty coffee is taken seriously, the tea list gets similar attention rather than being an afterthought, and the small plates mean you're not just killing twenty minutes, you're actually eating. good for solo visits, too, in the way that only genuinely comfortable places are. the vegan options aren't a token gesture. if you're heading there on a weekday morning, the tea alone is worth the detour from wherever you've come from.