Guidebook for London
Food Scene
Delicious coffee and buns, vegetarian soup, and more...
10 locals recommend
GAIL's Bakery Kentish Town
204 Kentish Town RdDelicious coffee and buns, vegetarian soup, and more...
Amazing Lebanese shop selling all kinds of exotic food. There's a little cafe at the side with London's best baklava.
33 locals recommend
Phoenicia
192 Kentish Town RdAmazing Lebanese shop selling all kinds of exotic food. There's a little cafe at the side with London's best baklava.
Pizza East Kentish Town
79 Highgate RdCool pizza joint. Delicious.
Lalibela Ethiopian Restaurant
137 Fortess RdInexpensive and delicious vegetarian Ethiopian
This cafe has the best cinnamon and cardamom buns in London. The coffee's pretty good too.
21 locals recommend
Bread By Bike
30 Brecknock RdThis cafe has the best cinnamon and cardamom buns in London. The coffee's pretty good too.
Drinks & Nightlife
Tiny, hidden away, but there is fantastic eastern gipsy jazz there most nights as well as drink and bits of food. An amazing atmosphere.
21 locals recommend
Green Note
106 ParkwayTiny, hidden away, but there is fantastic eastern gipsy jazz there most nights as well as drink and bits of food. An amazing atmosphere.
Eccentric and delightful cocktail bar in former public toilet! It only seats about 30 people but is a joy. The cocktails are works of art too.
63 locals recommend
Ladies and Gentlemen
7 Highgate RdEccentric and delightful cocktail bar in former public toilet! It only seats about 30 people but is a joy. The cocktails are works of art too.
Local pub with great selection of interesting beers
55 locals recommend
The Junction Tavern Kentish Town
101 Fortess RdLocal pub with great selection of interesting beers
Rather grand pub with delicious food, spacious rooms, a big and pretty garden.
33 locals recommend
Lord Palmerston
33 Dartmouth Park HillRather grand pub with delicious food, spacious rooms, a big and pretty garden.
Shopping
Camden Market is an iconic alternative destination in London - fun little designers and quirky home-made stuff and amazing clothes and world food.
1028 locals recommend
Camden Market
54-56 Camden Lock PlCamden Market is an iconic alternative destination in London - fun little designers and quirky home-made stuff and amazing clothes and world food.
Arts & Culture
Brillian mix-up of arts -two concert halls with a fantastic range of artistes, art gallery, several cafes, and lots of places just to sit and relax and have a drink or some food after checking out vibrant new King's Cross.
30 locals recommend
Kings Place
90 York WayBrillian mix-up of arts -two concert halls with a fantastic range of artistes, art gallery, several cafes, and lots of places just to sit and relax and have a drink or some food after checking out vibrant new King's Cross.
Parks & Nature
Wonderful wild park that goes for miles. A favourite place for dog-walkers, concert-goers, swimmers (there are ponds for wild swimming) and visitors of the various lovely houses dotted around the edges (especially Kenwood House)
1215 locals recommend
Hampstead Heath
Wonderful wild park that goes for miles. A favourite place for dog-walkers, concert-goers, swimmers (there are ponds for wild swimming) and visitors of the various lovely houses dotted around the edges (especially Kenwood House)
Sightseeing
Vibrant entire newly renovated district round the back of Kings Cross station full of restaurants, bars, shops, new buildings, works of art - a giant swing, St Martin's School of Art, the German Gymnasium bar, walk-through fountains in Granary Square, Kings Place arts centre, and they say Google HQ will be here ... oh, and don't miss the secret Canal Museum ...
323 locals recommend
King's Cross
Vibrant entire newly renovated district round the back of Kings Cross station full of restaurants, bars, shops, new buildings, works of art - a giant swing, St Martin's School of Art, the German Gymnasium bar, walk-through fountains in Granary Square, Kings Place arts centre, and they say Google HQ will be here ... oh, and don't miss the secret Canal Museum ...