We enjoyed our trip and our stay at Sals. It was close to where we used to live and it was available the nights that we wanted to visit. A bakery and a local (next door!) restaurant weren't open when we visited. The bakery is Thursday to Sunday and the restaurant (Canto 73) seems only to be open on the weekend. There were lots of places open in Stoke Newington and no doubt other places in Highbury too. There was a shop around the corner which had the things that we needed. The thing that didn't work for us was the sofa bed. At the beginning we found that we couldn't use it because there was no bedding but Sals kindly arranged for some to be dropped off. I'm sorry to say that we didn't find it comfortable at all. The bed in the main bedroom was very comfortable and the bunk beds were OK for children but they weren't comfortable enough or solid enough for adults. Transport links from there are amazing with frequent buses and walking distance to underground & overground stations.