Where to pick up your FREE April print issue

The April issue is officially in all stockists now so make sure you grab a copy this weekend. In March many outlets ran out pretty sharpish.

So what’s brand new this month? Well, we’ve long been fans of Sian Pattenden’s outsider art and we’re excited that she created our exclusive cover. And if you like it, why not consider buying an original print from our new online shop? Yes, we’ve said the shop is about to launch for ages. Well, now it finally has!

Inside the issue, it’s a bit of an arts special: we’ve bagged an exclusive with Bob Stanley, founder of seminal 90s band Saint Etienne, who commemorates the 20th anniversary of their iconic track Mario’s Café; Nikki Verdon picks highlights from local galleries’ current shows, and we chat to Scratchline Tattoo’s very heavily inked owners.

Elsewhere, staff writer Tim Sowula talks us through his decision to have a “big fat Kentishtowner wedding”, we discover what makes eccentric toy shop owner Kristin Baybar tick, and don’t miss our verdict on the Colonel Fawcett, the acclaimed gastropub with a new chef. Plus there’s loads more, including a 16 mile walk around the borough boundary, our Top 5 cocktail bars and a comprehensive Free Weekend guide to Stoke Newington.

And there are lots of offers including the chance to win an enormo farmer’s market hamper, and a free bottle of wine for every reader at Cote on Parkway.

Cafes & Restaurants

[button style=”info” color=”silver” link=”/nearby/dirty-burger”] Dirty Burger [/button] [button style=”info” color=”silver” link=”/nearby/pizza-east”]Pizza East[/button] [button style=”info” color=”silver” link=”/nearby/guanabana”] Guanabana [/button] [button style=”info” color=”silver” link=”/nearby/the-fields-beneath”]The Fields Beneath[/button] [button style=”info” color=”silver” link=”/nearby/arancini-brothers”]Arancini Brothers [/button] [button style=”info” color=”silver” link=”/nearby/marios-cafe”] Mario’s Cafe [/button] [button style=”info” color=”silver” link=”/nearby/wine-cellar”]The Wine Cellar[/button][button style=”info” color=”silver” link=”/nearby/doppio-cafe”]Doppio Cafe[/button] [button style=”info” color=”silver” link=”/nearby/rustique-cafe”]Cafe Rustique[/button] [button style=”info” color=”silver” link=”/nearby/houspresso”] Houspresso [/button] [button style=”info” color=”silver” link=”/nearby/truffles-deli”]Truffles Deli [/button] [button style=”info” color=”silver” link=”/nearby/delicious-by-franco”] Delicious By Franco [/button] [button style=”info” color=”silver” link=”/nearby/kentish-canteen”] Kentish Canteen [/button] [button style=”info” color=”silver” link=”/nearby/e-mono”] E.Mono [/button] [button style=”info” color=”silver” link=”/nearby/map-studio-cafe”]Map Cafe [/button] [button style=”info” color=”silver” link=”/nearby/cafe-leyas”] Leyas [/button]

Shops, Libraries & Galleries

[button style=”info” color=”silver” link=”/nearby/eenymeeny”] Eeenymeeny [/button] [button style=”info” color=”silver” link=”/nearby/future-found”] Future & Found [/button] [button style=”info” color=”silver” link=”/nearby/soho-hip”] Soho Hip [/button] [button style=”info” color=”silver” link=”/nearby/phoenicia”]Phoenicia [/button] [button style=”info” color=”silver” link=”/nearby/harrys-fine-foods”] Harry’s Fine Foods [/button] [button style=”info” color=”silver” link=”/nearby/owl-bookshop”] Owl Bookshop[/button] [button style=”info” color=”silver” link=”/nearby/flaxon-ptootch”] Flaxon Ptootch [/button] [button style=”info” color=”silver” link=”/nearby/zabludowicz-collectio”] Zabludowicz Collection [/button] [button style=”info” color=”silver” link=”/nearby/camden-lock-market”] Camden Lock Market [/button] [button style=”info” color=”silver” link=”/nearby/kentish-town-library”] Kentish Town Library [/button] [button style=”info” color=”silver” link=”/nearby/DRAF”] DRAF [/button] [button style=”info” color=”silver” link=”/nearby/queens-crescent-library”] Queen’s Crescent Library [/button]

Pubs

[button style=”info” color=”silver” link=”/nearby/the-grafton”]The Grafton [/button][button style=”info” color=”silver” link=”/nearby/southampton-arms”]Southampton Arms [/button] [button style=”info” color=”silver” link=”/nearby/colonel-fawcett”]Colonel Fawcett [/button] [button style=”info” color=”silver” link=”/nearby/tufnell-park-tavern”] Tufnell Park Tavern [/button] [button style=”info” color=”silver” link=”/nearby/junction-tavern”] Junction Tavern [/button] [button style=”info” color=”silver” link=”/nearby/bull-last”] Bull & Last [/button][button style=”info” color=”silver” link=”/nearby/the-star”] The Star [/button][button style=”info” color=”silver” link=”/nearby/dartmouth-arms”] Dartmouth Arms [/button] [button style=”info” color=”silver” link=”/nearby/the-vine”] The Vine [/button] [button style=”info” color=”silver” link=”/nearby/the-pineapple”] The Pineapple [/button] [button style=”info” color=”silver” link=”/nearby/The Oxford”]The Oxford [/button] [button style=”info” color=”silver” link=”/nearby/bull-gate”] Bull & Gate [/button] [button style=”info” color=”silver” link=”/nearby/lion-unicorn”] Lion & Unicorn [/button] [button style=”info” color=”silver” link=”/nearby/abbey-tavern”] Abbey Tavern [/button] [button style=”info” color=”silver” link=”/nearby/camden-brewery”] Camden Brewery [/button] [button style=”info” color=”silver” link=”/nearby/tapping-the-admiral”] Tapping The Admiral [/button] [button style=”info” color=”silver” link=”/nearby/lock-tavern”] Lock Tavern [/button] [button style=”info” color=”silver” link=”/nearby/lord-stanley”]Lord Stanley [/button] [button style=”info” color=”silver” link=”/nearby/the-torriano”]The Torriano [/button] [button style=”info” color=”silver” link=”/nearby/the-stag”]The Stag [/button]