Founded by the award-winning saxophonist and broadcaster YolanDa Brown together with music manager and entrepreneur Adetokunbo "T" Oyelola, Soul Mama is a restaurant and live-music venue that pairs flavour-led dining with a stage. After launching its first site in Stratford, the brand opened a London location on the first floor of Angel Central at 21 Parkfield Street in the heart of Islington. The kitchen draws on African, Caribbean and South American culinary traditions, building a menu of bold, global flavours intended to anchor the experience as much as the music. Service runs across the day, with weekday lunches, weekend brunches and an evening programme that turns the room over to gigs and a more immersive, soulful atmosphere as the night goes on. Music is central to the concept rather than incidental. Soul Mama hosts regular live performances and curated sets, presenting itself as a community-minded destination where audiences come for a night out built around a meal and a show, set among the bars, restaurants and culture of the Angel district. Conveniently placed within the Angel Central shopping centre, the venue is well served by transport, close to Angel station on the Northern line and Highbury and Islington, with numerous bus routes nearby and parking on site. Combining a distinctive cuisine, a dedicated performance space and an emphasis on warm hospitality, Soul Mama Islington adds a hybrid food-and-music offering to one of north London's busiest nightlife areas. Brown is among the most recognisable figures in British jazz and soul, an award-winning saxophonist and broadcaster, and the venue extends her long-standing advocacy for the music into a permanent space. The Islington site keeps wide opening hours, with weekday lunch service, weekend brunches and nightly gigs and dining into the late evening, and is set up to be accessible, with companion-ticket arrangements for those who need them. Its position inside Angel Central, surrounded by the bars and restaurants of the Angel district and within easy reach of two Underground lines and a dozen bus routes, makes it an easy addition to a night out in north London.

Type: Restaurant

Address: 21 Parkfield Street, London, United Kingdom, N1 0PS

Telephone: 0204 519 6262

Website: https://www.soulmama.co.uk

Opening Date: 01/05/2026