Common Ground is a neighbourhood cafe and restaurant at 49 Stroud Green Road in Finsbury Park. Its welcoming dining room and garden provide a relaxed place for morning coffee, an inventive brunch, a dependable lunch or a drink with friends during the afternoon.
Brunch classics are given playful touches through dishes such as Latke Bennie, Ranchero Cornbread and the Common Ground Breakfast Plate. Poached eggs, a sweet potato harissa cake, black beans, mushrooms, tomato, avocado and sourdough create a generous combination of familiar and distinctive flavours.
House bakes can include coffee and hazelnut cake, brookies and banana bread, giving the counter plenty of choices for a shorter visit. Dark Arts coffee is central to the drinks menu, joined by chai, matcha, fresh juices and other carefully prepared options for both coffee drinkers and those seeking an alternative.
Vegetarian and vegan dishes are well represented across the menu, making Common Ground useful for groups with varied preferences. Cocktails, wine and beer move the cafe beyond breakfast, while friendly service and the sheltered garden reinforce its role as a flexible meeting place for the Stroud Green community.
Address: 49 Stroud Green Road, Finsbury Park, London N4 3EF, United Kingdom
Common Ground Cafe Menu
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Evening Menu
Plant-based and vegetarian small plates served on Friday and Saturday evenings
Crisp Indian puri, with a chickpea, potato & fresh herb filling and lime mint coconut dressing
King oyster scallops with cauliflower puree, monks beard, hazelnut, caper & lemon dressing and a tempeh crumb
Japanese sesame arancini with shiso leaf emulsion
Coffee roasted carrots with braised puy lentils, house labneh and carrot top zhoug
Salted tahini panna cotta with sesame brittle and pistachio crumb
Confit hispi cabbage with cashew nut ricotta, three cornered leek flower, pumpernickel crumb and dill oil
Crunchy fennel, kohlrabi, blood orange salad, citrus dressing
Burrata with wild garlic pesto and loquats
Daytime Menu
Breakfast, brunch and lunch options
Japanese-style eggs royal
pan fried sushi rice rolls, vegan sashimi and poached eggs topped with wasabi hollandaise on bed of purple shiso leave
Black dahl with crispy roast chickpeas, whipped coconut, kale crisps and cumin toasted focaccia
Kimchi with double cheese and gochujang mayo
cheese toastie
Latke Bennie
house favourite
Eggs and avocado
Turkish Eggs
Dahl
Kimchi toast
Goldilocks porridge
Smashed pea on toast
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