Guidebook for London
Drinks & Nightlife
Brondes Age
328 Kilburn High RdLively bar and venue. DJ, Sports TV for the football
Quieter venue with good food and comfortable surroundings. Good for live sports with large screens - obviously noisier on sports nights!
9 locals recommend
The Alliance
40-42 Mill LnQuieter venue with good food and comfortable surroundings. Good for live sports with large screens - obviously noisier on sports nights!
Great traditional bar and separate restaurant 10 minutes walk from apartment on the corner of a small pretty park
Good beer and snacks, restaurant with great food, live music some days, great atmosphere.
88 locals recommend
The Black Lion
274 Kilburn High RdGreat traditional bar and separate restaurant 10 minutes walk from apartment on the corner of a small pretty park
Good beer and snacks, restaurant with great food, live music some days, great atmosphere.
This is a very intimate Cinema and Theatre showing interesting stuff! Cosy bar, you can take your drinks into the cinema.
http://www.tricycle.co.uk/
21 locals recommend
Tricycle Theatre
This is a very intimate Cinema and Theatre showing interesting stuff! Cosy bar, you can take your drinks into the cinema.
http://www.tricycle.co.uk/
The Blues Kitchen
111-113 Camden High St Good bands
KOKO
1a Camden High StGood venue for gigs
http://www.koko.uk.com/
Kilburn Ironworks
local venue - good atmosphere
The Good Ship
289 Kilburn High Roadlocal music bar, comedy nights on Monday
The Oak W2
137 Westbourne Park RoadFriendly Local Pub and restaurant; some live music
Food Scene
First stop for an expresso or freshly squeezed juice. Great salads too. Kesh will look after you!
Italian Cafe
5 Exeter RdFirst stop for an expresso or freshly squeezed juice. Great salads too. Kesh will look after you!
Great Italian restaurant. Wonderful atmosphere sitting outside in summer evening. Walking distance
95 locals recommend
Ostuni
Lonsdale RoadGreat Italian restaurant. Wonderful atmosphere sitting outside in summer evening. Walking distance
Intimate french restaurant, run by experienced french manager Cyril. Very tasty food, booking essential.
11 locals recommend
Mill Lane Bistro
77 Mill LaneIntimate french restaurant, run by experienced french manager Cyril. Very tasty food, booking essential.
Tortilla Finchley Road
227 Finchley Rdvery tasty!
Boys Cafe
615 Harrow RdGreat Thai food take away / delivery to the apartment
Fortune Green
Fortune Green RoadFavourite Chinese take-away.
Delivers to the apartment
Parks & Nature
Pretty little park with tennis courts and grassy area. Right next to Black Lion Pub.
30 locals recommend
Kilburn Grange Park
Pretty little park with tennis courts and grassy area. Right next to Black Lion Pub.
Beautiful park with cafe, mini golf, exercise area. Great for children - there's an animal enclosure, and families. Close to Queen Park food and shop area
117 locals recommend
Queen's Park Station
Beautiful park with cafe, mini golf, exercise area. Great for children - there's an animal enclosure, and families. Close to Queen Park food and shop area
Large park with zoo, rose gardens, outdoor theatre, boating lake, cafes, etc. Great to explore and take a picnic.
1607 locals recommend
The Regent's Park
Large park with zoo, rose gardens, outdoor theatre, boating lake, cafes, etc. Great to explore and take a picnic.
Pretty park within walking distance. Cafe, running loop and exercise area. Sports fields. Views from the top.
48 locals recommend
Gladstone Park
Pretty park within walking distance. Cafe, running loop and exercise area. Sports fields. Views from the top.
Miles of beautiful parkland and historic Kenwood House. Great for picnics and walking with friends. Fly your kite and see the great views of London
1215 locals recommend
Hampstead Heath
Miles of beautiful parkland and historic Kenwood House. Great for picnics and walking with friends. Fly your kite and see the great views of London
Sightseeing
Everyone has to visit the market at least once!
Not as brilliant as the old days, but good food and craft stalls. All kinds of cultures and experiences to be had here. Sometimes live music.
1028 locals recommend
Camden Market
54-56 Camden Lock PlEveryone has to visit the market at least once!
Not as brilliant as the old days, but good food and craft stalls. All kinds of cultures and experiences to be had here. Sometimes live music.
Great place to catch small bands or singers performing in clubs and pubs. Interesting shops and markets.Great fun just walking around people watching and catching the atmosphere.
583 locals recommend
Camden Town
Camden High StreetGreat place to catch small bands or singers performing in clubs and pubs. Interesting shops and markets.Great fun just walking around people watching and catching the atmosphere.
Great green space with best views of London. Interesting shops and good for celebrity spotting (it went up market since I moved out). Next to London Zoo and Regents Park
790 locals recommend
Primrose Hill
Primrose Hill RoadGreat green space with best views of London. Interesting shops and good for celebrity spotting (it went up market since I moved out). Next to London Zoo and Regents Park
Essentials
Prestige Dry Cleaning & Laundrette
35b Mill Lane10 minutes from apartment. Nice cafe next door!
Bliss Chemist
50-56 Willesden Ln24 hours pharmacy. Very friendly and helpful staff
ALDI
689 Holloway RdGreat for big food shop and wine. 15 minutes walk
Kings Pharmacy
343 Kilburn High Rdnearest pharmacy, but not 24 hrs
Maygrove Dental Practice
348 Kilburn High Rdclosest dentist!
Sainsbury's Local
377 Kilburn High RdConvenient - but can be crowded and staff a bit cross!
Arts & Culture
Brilliant range of work, a Must See.
Walk across the river bridge from City Thameslink station
2008 locals recommend
Tate Modern
BanksideBrilliant range of work, a Must See.
Walk across the river bridge from City Thameslink station
Shopping
Our local food and grocery shop. Six minutes walk. Very friendly and helpful. Great fruit and veg; and lots of unusual foodstuffs.
352 Kilburn High Rd
352 Kilburn High RoadOur local food and grocery shop. Six minutes walk. Very friendly and helpful. Great fruit and veg; and lots of unusual foodstuffs.
Wine Mart
356 Kilburn High RdWines, beers, soft drinks