Emy’s Kitchen

Price

££

Cuisine

Turkish Breakfast

Area

Finsbury Park

Emy’s Kitchen is a Turkish breakfast and brunch café at 21 Crouch Hill, on the Stroud Green side of Finsbury Park, almost opposite Crouch Hill station. It is a daytime place, open from breakfast until mid-afternoon, and it has become a local weekend favourite.

Breakfast is the focus, with food from Turkey’s Black Sea coast as the house speciality. The Karadeniz breakfast centres on muhlama, a skillet of melted cheese thickened with cornmeal, served with cornbread for dipping. Alongside it you’ll find börek, pickled beans, big shared breakfast spreads, pide, gözleme and wraps, plus full English and vegan fry-ups.

It suits lazy weekend brunches with friends, families with young children and anyone after a proper Turkish breakfast in north London.

What to order at Emy’s Kitchen

Start with the Black Sea dishes, then add something from the bakery side of the menu:

• Karadeniz kahvaltısı – Black Sea breakfast built around melted cheese, cornbread and pickles
• Muhlama – melted cheese and cornmeal served bubbling in a skillet
• Mısır ekmeği – freshly baked cornbread, made for dipping into cheese and egg yolks
• Fasulye turşusu – pickled green beans, a Black Sea staple
• Peynirli börek – flaky pastry filled with white cheese
• Serpme kahvaltı – a full Turkish breakfast spread for sharing, with eggs, cheeses, olives, fruit and dips
• Gözleme – hand-rolled flatbread cooked on a griddle with savoury fillings
• Pide – boat-shaped flatbread baked with toppings

Atmosphere and good to know

The dining room is bright and comfortable, with velvet seating and flower garlands, and it gets busy with groups and families at weekends. Booking ahead for a weekend table is a good idea. Takeaway is available for collection. Halal status isn’t stated.

There are vegetarian and vegan options, including a vegan fry-up, so mixed groups are well covered.

Emy’s Kitchen opening hours

Monday to Friday: 08:00–16:00; Saturday and Sunday: 09:00–16:30. Hours can change on bank holidays, so check with the restaurant before you travel.

How to get to Emy’s Kitchen

Crouch Hill station (London Overground, Suffragette line) is around 1 minute’s walk away. Finsbury Park (Victoria and Piccadilly lines, plus National Rail) is around 15 minutes on foot along Stroud Green Road. The W7 bus runs along Crouch Hill between Finsbury Park and Muswell Hill, and the W3 runs along nearby Stroud Green Road.

For live routes and disruptions, use the TfL Journey Planner.

Menu, ordering and contact

Official website · Call 020 3211 0027

More Turkish food nearby

Nearby, try Petek and Eddie’s Bakery, or browse all Turkish restaurants in Finsbury Park. New to Turkish food? Start with our guide to popular Turkish dishes or see the best Turkish restaurants in London.

Features

• Breakfast served

Location