Where to get Food
Take-away meals served Monday to Friday 1:00-1.30pm – Menu and guidelines.
We are now taking bookings for sit-down meals. To book your place please call 0207 263 3397.
Covid-19 Mutual Aid Groups – Local volunteer groups set up by borough ward to support with shopping, medication collection etc. Enter postcode into ‘local group’ search
Brownswood – Facebook
Chester Road – WhatsApp 07968 964 831
Clissold – WhatsApp 07309 785 643 or Facebook
Dalston – WhatsApp 07765 071 429
Finsbury Park – WhatsApp 07903 162 175 or email fpmutualaid@gmail.com
Finsbury Park, Stroud Green, Green Lanes & Manor House – Facebook
Highbury – WhatsApp 07961 703 751 or email highburymutualaid@gmail.com
Hillrise & Tollington – WhatsApp 07494 971 873
Hillrise email hillrise.c19@gmail.com
Tollington email tollington.c19@gmail.com
Holloway – WhatsApp 07790 164 439 or Facebook
Hoxton West – Facebook
Junction – WhatsApp 07498 670 610 or email junctionislingtonmutualaid@gmail.com
Mildmay – WhatsApp 07712 633 070 or email mildmaymutualaid@gmail.com
Newington Green – Phone 033 3050 9318 or Facebook or email info@newingtongreen.org
Queensland Road – WhatsApp 07813 701 458
Quernmore Road – WhatsApp 07904 520 117
Redbrick Estate TMO – Facebook
St George’s – WhatsApp 07787 707 643
Stroud Green – WhatsApp 07795 142 898
Tiltman Place – Facebook
Woodberry Down – WhatsApp 07826 002 230
Islington Council interactive Covid-19 map – Click on the type of business in the ‘show layers’ tab to find out who is open and how they’re operating
People’s Army Islington – Local support with shopping, dog-walking etc. Meals provided for the most vulnerable
London Homeless Info – Check site for updates on where to get free meals, clothes and showers
Food Cycle – Free food parcel deliveries to residents of Finsbury Park
Andover Community Centre – Food parcels delivered or collected for Finsbury Park ward residents only 1.30-5pm every Friday. Phone Sue Burbidge: 07989 213 322
St Joan of Arc Church – Emergency food bank Monday-Friday, 12-4pm, Saturday 1-2pm; no referrals or booking required. 60 Highbury Park, N5 2XH. Phone 07516 690 197
The Pilion Trust – Free fruit, veg, bread and patries for collection Monday to Friday 12-4. Deliveries can be arranged for those self-isolating. Phone 020 7700 2498
Jack Monroe – Cooking on a budget
Sweet Potato Soul – Simple vegan cooking on YouTube
Akwaaba – Takeaway food avaiable every Sunday at 2pm from St Paul’s West Hackney, 184 Stoke Newington Rd, N16 7UY
Brickworks Community Centre – Free food and books plus internet access Monday to Friday 9am – 3pm at 42 Crouch Hill, London, N4 4BY. Phone 020 7263 1067
Hornsey Lane Estate CA – Hot meals to take away on Saturdays 12-2 from Hazellville Rd, N19 3YJ. Phone 0207 272 5938
Hare Krishna Food For All – Free hot vegetarian meal 2pm to 2.40pm Monday – Saturday Take away from the white van at York Way next to Kings Cross train station
Margins Homeless Project – Food takeaway for people in crisis Monday 11am – 2pm; Wednesday 11am – 2pm from Union Chapel, 19b Compton Terrace, N1 2UN. Phone 020 7226 1686
St John the Evangelist Church – Pre-packed sandwiches, fruit and a hot drink for those experiencing homelessness – 3-5pm every Sunday from 39 Duncan Terrace, N1 8AL
LBI shop delivery info – List of local shops who can deliver
Good Gym – Local volunteers who can do more than shopping and collecting meds so please consider: changing lightbulbs, moving furniture. It’s free and volunteers are all DBS checked. Referrals must come from Mind.
Manor Gradens Free Food Parcels – Email MGAssistance@manorgardenscentre.org Order by 5pm on Monday for a Wednesday delivery.
Georgina Bisby – How to grow vegetables indoors without any equipment
Jenny Can Cook – How to make no-knead bread
Hilldrop Community Centre – Food parcels for collection on Tuesdays 12-3 for Tufnell Park and St George’s ward. Phone 020 7607 9453
Olio – Free food app where you can source local food from individuals and supermarkets
