Guidebook for London
Drinks & Nightlife
Local, friendly pub with lovely staff serving traditional food (Sunday roasts and pies/mash). Has a pub quiz night and a live music open mic night and a small outside garden.
17 locals recommend
Tapping The Admiral
77 Castle RdLocal, friendly pub with lovely staff serving traditional food (Sunday roasts and pies/mash). Has a pub quiz night and a live music open mic night and a small outside garden.
A large and beautiful pub with great beer garden that hosts live music and serves great food.
51 locals recommend
The Stag
67 Fleet RdA large and beautiful pub with great beer garden that hosts live music and serves great food.
Serves nice American style brunch , lunch and dinner as well as hosting good music nights
101 locals recommend
The Blues Kitchen
111-113 Camden High StServes nice American style brunch , lunch and dinner as well as hosting good music nights
Our closest decent pub - lots of space with friendly staff serving ribs and burgers . Has a pub garden and does music and quiz nights.
10 locals recommend
The Gipsy Queen
166 Malden RdOur closest decent pub - lots of space with friendly staff serving ribs and burgers . Has a pub garden and does music and quiz nights.
O2 Forum Kentish Town
9-17 Highgate RdHead here on the 24 bus and just wander around - something for everyone - bars, restaurants, music venues, record shops, Chinatown, musicals, dive bars
576 locals recommend
Soho
Head here on the 24 bus and just wander around - something for everyone - bars, restaurants, music venues, record shops, Chinatown, musicals, dive bars
Food Scene
Silverberry Deli & Kitchen
14 Pond StCottons Camden
55 Chalk Farm RdJamaican food and nice cocktails!
Manna
4 Erskine RoadVegan/Vegetarian restaurant. The oldest one in London!
Lovely food and busy but friendly service . Serves lovely veg mezze and Mediterranean veg, fish and meat dishes
105 locals recommend
Lemonia
89 Regent's Park RdLovely food and busy but friendly service . Serves lovely veg mezze and Mediterranean veg, fish and meat dishes
The Wells Tavern
30 Well WalkGastro pub - nice atmosphere, allows dogs !
One of the best Japanese restaurants in London - expensive but very good !
44 locals recommend
Jin Kichi
73 Heath StOne of the best Japanese restaurants in London - expensive but very good !
Shimogamo
108 ParkwayAnother great Japanese, bur reasonably priced !
Bengal Lancer
253 Kentish Town RdGreat go-to Indian restaurant with unusual dishes
Beautiful bread and cake bakery and good daily soup and bread lunch special.
6 locals recommend
Karma Bread Bakehouse
13 S End RdBeautiful bread and cake bakery and good daily soup and bread lunch special.
The Little Thai
85b Fleet RdGreat local Thai cafe
Lena's Cafe' 2
267 W End LnLocal, independent bistro. Home style food, medium priced.
Pub doing Sunday roasts and standard menu with large garden and BBQs in summer.
23 locals recommend
The Garden Gate
14 GreaterPub doing Sunday roasts and standard menu with large garden and BBQs in summer.
Local, boho style cafe doing breakfast and lunches with lots of reading material lying around. Also hosts music and film nights upstairs and has small music studio attached.
13 locals recommend
MAP Studio Cafe
46 Grafton RdLocal, boho style cafe doing breakfast and lunches with lots of reading material lying around. Also hosts music and film nights upstairs and has small music studio attached.
Lovely little independent bistro serving reasonably priced home style food . Evening service only . Good Sunday roasts too.
14 locals recommend
Ravel's Bistro
4 Fleet RdLovely little independent bistro serving reasonably priced home style food . Evening service only . Good Sunday roasts too.
Sightseeing
Kenwood House station
Get on the 24 bus from end of my street and get off at Trafalgar Square (takes around 35-45 min) and you have the National Gallery, Soho, Covent Garden, Chinatown, Piccadilly and Westminster all within 10 mins walk. A good place to start!
634 locals recommend
Trafalgar Square (Stop B) station
Get on the 24 bus from end of my street and get off at Trafalgar Square (takes around 35-45 min) and you have the National Gallery, Soho, Covent Garden, Chinatown, Piccadilly and Westminster all within 10 mins walk. A good place to start!
Everything Else
Kenwood House station
Arts & Culture
The former home of the poet John Keats and now a small and charming museum hosting local arts/literary events. Next door to the house is a free , community run library (Keats Library) which is also very charming and hosts children's reading groups and activities. The garden is also worth a look with it's 300 year old Mulberry tree!
Keats House
10 Keats GroveShopping
Camden Market
54-56 Camden Lock PlStocks huge selection of vegan, eco and organic food and fresh organic fruit and veg as well as takeaway food and eco household groceries/toiletries
45 locals recommend
Earth Natural Foods
200-202 Kentish Town RdStocks huge selection of vegan, eco and organic food and fresh organic fruit and veg as well as takeaway food and eco household groceries/toiletries
Entertainment & Activities
Roundhouse
Chalk Farm RoadGigs and cafe