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S&M Cafe

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Address: 4-6 Essex Road, Islington, N1 8LN

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S&M Cafe is in the London Borough of Islington

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1950s style sausage and mash café-come-restaurant.

If you know what you want from a meal and what you want is good old, British sausages and mash then look no further than this north London joint. Dedicated to this most soothing and filling of dishes the restaurant offers 20 varieties of meat and vegetarian sausages and four types of mash, with three different gravies to drown it all in. Simplicity is key to the décor as well as the menu. The Essex Road S&M branch has kept the clean lines and wipe-down Formica surfaces typical of the 40s and 50s. Retro signs and a vintage collection of drinks (including Dandelion & Burdock) help maintain this traditional feel. Despite feeling more like a café than a restaurant, it still offers all the major benefits of a restaurant – it’s open late and is licensed. For comfort food in comfortable surroundings a bit of S&M could be just the ticket.

Best for:
Sausages, mash and gravy, dandelion and burdock, formica and the Fifties.

Did you know?
The word sausage comes from the Latin word salsus which means something salted.

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Railway Stations

Essex Road Railway Station (8 minutes)

Caledonian Road & Barnsbury Railway Station (16 minutes)

Underground Stations

Angel Tube (8 minutes)

Highbury & Islington Tube (16 minutes)

Opening Times

Weekdays: 7:30-23:30 (Fri Midnight) | Weekends: 8:30-22:30 (Sat Midnight)

Car Parks

Elia Mews Car Park (8 minutes)

Macclesfield Road NCP (14 minutes)

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Essex Road

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