About LadderLife

Welcome to LadderLife, a blog dedicated to the eating and drinking establishments of the Harringay Ladder.

Until very recently, there were few places to eat out around the Ladder that didn't feature a revolving kebab stand in the window. Now there's nothing at all wrong with that - in fact the kebabs in the area are some of the finest around - but if you wanted a more varied diet, then you had to go further afield into Stoke Newington, Crouch End or Islington. Similarly the pubs were largely uninviting, cafes were limited to greasy spoons, and a decent cup of coffee was hard to find.

That's slowly changing as a number of new bars, restaurants and cafes have opened up in the last year or two. The Ladder now boasts an excellent pizzeria, a tapas bar, a couple of great pubs serving cood food and drink, and a number of inviting cafes.

Most of these new places seem to quickly become popular, so the demand is clearly there. The purpose of this blog is to encourage more people to try these places, to share their experiences, and ultimately to create more demand for a further variety of options. By supporting the local establishments, we can make the Ladder an even better place to live than it already is.