Astring of eateries on the Seven Sisters Road offers an instant glimpse of the ethnic mosaic that is London.

In quick succession along this main thoroughfare of Finsbury Park, a suburb in the north of the city, stand the Alban Cafe (Kosovan), Kostas (Greek), Hana (Japanese) and Fassika (Ethopian). A few yards away are a Somali social centre, a Turkish convenience store, a Chinese massage parlour and a newly opened Polish food shop.