Best Cozy Restaurants in Bounds Green/Wood Green

Fantastic dinner and service, we had the best evening celebrating our 40th birthday. Can’t recommend enough to come to The Parakeet.

Nice ambience, food was great and served at a good temperature. We didn’t have to wait for too long and we were not rushed. Overall it was good and we had a nice time. Coffee could have been better ( had to drink it almost straight away as it went cold within a few mins of serving. Main disappointment was that I wanted something warm for brunch and as I don’t eat eggs asked if I could swap eggs for avocado that wasn’t allowed and I had to pay extra even though I didn’t want eggs. I didn’t argue because it wasn’t worth the hassle but disappointed as it’s never been an issue in other similar places.

As always, the best in the neighborhood!!! An amazing team serving great food and service.

I am so sad I did not take any photos to show everyone I meet in the next weeks what probably was my favorite meal of 2025. The ambiance in this restaurant is outstanding and you can truly feel the attention to detail that goes into every element even beyond the food itself, this also might possibly be the best lit restaurant I have been in a while. Being sat directly in front of the chefs felt like the best seat in the house, there is something incredibly joyous watching the whole process of someone taking so much care to prepare a dish and then seeing it make its way to your table. Service is incredibly welcoming, there are delicious wines by the glass and just one look at the wine list makes you plan your next visit. House non alcoholic drinks are not to be missed as well and their bright acidity pairs well with the food without overpowering it. Perfect sourdough, expertly fermented golden kimchi, what can only be described as an elegant take on cod crudo with an incredibly well balanced amount of aromatics. Every dish works together with the next while no two things seem like they’re from the same universe. Cuttle fish is served warm, hearty, comforting, melt in your mouth chickpeas, sauce that makes you order more bread, fare la scarpetta for every plate at the end, almost an additional course in itself after you finish the main event, how could you not. We only tried one dessert and I will probably never come close to conveying how much it genuinely tasted like sourdough and jam while actually being two scoops of ice cream. Thank you so much for everything, whenever I’m back in London I will definitely plan my schedule around coming here again.

Loved the restaurant!! The staff were so kind, and the food was amazing. Prices were really great too I was expecting the bill to come very pricy as we ordered A LOT of sushi but it was actually very affordable. Will definitely be going again :)