Guidebook for Greater London
Food Scene
Unassuming local curry house and takeaway serving familiar Indian and Bangladeshi dishes.
15 locals recommend
Palki
312 Ladbroke GroveUnassuming local curry house and takeaway serving familiar Indian and Bangladeshi dishes.
Split-level Italian with stripped interiors and pavement tables, serving antipasti and rustic pizza.
285 locals recommend
Pizza East Portobello
310 Portobello RdSplit-level Italian with stripped interiors and pavement tables, serving antipasti and rustic pizza.
Homestyle Palestinian food in an all-day cafe with colourful Arabic soft furnishings and decoration.
22 locals recommend
Maramia Cafe
48 Golborne RdHomestyle Palestinian food in an all-day cafe with colourful Arabic soft furnishings and decoration.
Lisboa Patisserie
57 Golborne RdThe best Pastel de Nata (Portuguese custard tarts) in London!
Another great spot for breakfast – english breakfasts, freshly squeezed juice and delicious sandwiches.
37 locals recommend
Bluebelles of Portobello
320 Portobello RdAnother great spot for breakfast – english breakfasts, freshly squeezed juice and delicious sandwiches.
Fez Mangal
104 Ladbroke GroveFresh, affordable Turkish BBQ.
Great for breakfast, with a lovely seating area out on the street. We often get takeaway coffee, croissants and freshly squeezed orange juice to have back home on the terrace at home. They also serve up a fantastic lunch.
91 locals recommend
Golborne Deli
100-102 Golborne RdGreat for breakfast, with a lovely seating area out on the street. We often get takeaway coffee, croissants and freshly squeezed orange juice to have back home on the terrace at home. They also serve up a fantastic lunch.
Parlour Kensal
5 Regent StBest Sunday Roast in West London...!
A beautiful organic delicatessen and restaurant on Westbourne Grove.
205 locals recommend
Daylesford Organic
208-212 Westbourne GroveA beautiful organic delicatessen and restaurant on Westbourne Grove.
The Tin Shed
33 All Saints RdFreshly baked (on site) bread, good coffee and great food.
Here you will find the best Sunday Roast in London (in my opinion!). It usually requires a booking, but the short trip up there is definitely worth it.
100 locals recommend
Parlour Kensal
5 Regent StHere you will find the best Sunday Roast in London (in my opinion!). It usually requires a booking, but the short trip up there is definitely worth it.
Kipferl Kneipe & Kitchen
95 Golborne RdViennese and one of my favourite places for lunch!
Cheap and cheerful sushi restaurant. AMAZING quality fish and a favourite with the locals – don’t be surprised to find a queue outside on peak days and try to book in advance.
59 locals recommend
Eat Tokyo (Notting Hill Gate)
17 Notting Hill GateCheap and cheerful sushi restaurant. AMAZING quality fish and a favourite with the locals – don’t be surprised to find a queue outside on peak days and try to book in advance.
Mazi
12-14 Hillgate StVery tasty greek food for a tapas style dinner. A bit pricey, but worth it.
Fabulous seasonal English menu – some of the best quality food I’ve eaten and a great atmosphere. You can sit inside or out – a little smarter so good for an occasion. Despite this, prices are decent. They have a £13.50 lunch menu on weekdays too.
18 locals recommend
Hereford Road Restaurant
3 Hereford RdFabulous seasonal English menu – some of the best quality food I’ve eaten and a great atmosphere. You can sit inside or out – a little smarter so good for an occasion. Despite this, prices are decent. They have a £13.50 lunch menu on weekdays too.
My favourite place for dinner – delicious italian food and great wine. I’ve never had a bad meal here, but quite pricey. You’ll generally need to book in advance.
13 locals recommend
Portobello Ristorante Pizzeria
7 Ladbroke RdMy favourite place for dinner – delicious italian food and great wine. I’ve never had a bad meal here, but quite pricey. You’ll generally need to book in advance.
Home style scandi food – always a buzzing atmosphere and seating available outside.
35 locals recommend
Lisa's
305 Portobello RdHome style scandi food – always a buzzing atmosphere and seating available outside.
Pan-Asian food and a trendy place for dinner. Again, it is quite pricey. On a Friday and Saturday you will find crowds of people on the street outside sipping cocktails until it closes.
275 locals recommend
e&o Pan Asian Restaurant Notting Hill
14 Blenheim CrescentPan-Asian food and a trendy place for dinner. Again, it is quite pricey. On a Friday and Saturday you will find crowds of people on the street outside sipping cocktails until it closes.
Kiln
58 Brewer StMy favorite restaurant in London - Northern Thai food
Drinks & Nightlife
Canalside pub focused on craft beers from around London, also hosting tasting sessions.
92 locals recommend
The Union Tavern
45 Woodfield RdCanalside pub focused on craft beers from around London, also hosting tasting sessions.
Portobello House
225 Ladbroke GroveTrendy English Bistro with buzzy cocktail bar.
Beer-driven gastropub with a relaxed upstairs dining room for British-Bavarian eats.
282 locals recommend
The Eagle
15 Clifton RdBeer-driven gastropub with a relaxed upstairs dining room for British-Bavarian eats.
Basement club playing old and new hip-hop until the early hours. Good for a cold beer and a dance.
31 locals recommend
The Globe
103 Talbot Rd Basement club playing old and new hip-hop until the early hours. Good for a cold beer and a dance.
Good Jamaican restaurant and bar upstairs, with nightclub downstairs playing Afrobeats, Reggae and Hip-Hop. Open until 2am on weekends. Biggest selection of rum you will have ever seen.
92 locals recommend
Rum Kitchen Notting Hill
Good Jamaican restaurant and bar upstairs, with nightclub downstairs playing Afrobeats, Reggae and Hip-Hop. Open until 2am on weekends. Biggest selection of rum you will have ever seen.
Great place to sit outside and have lunch and a cold beer, watching the masses flock down Portobello Road.
34 locals recommend
The Duke of Wellington
179 Portobello RdGreat place to sit outside and have lunch and a cold beer, watching the masses flock down Portobello Road.
The Earl of Lonsdale
277-281 Westbourne GroveWonderfully cheap drinks and big beer garden!
Arts & Culture
Everything from antiques, to delicious grilled Moroccan fish, to fresh fruit and veg stalls.
Golborne Road Market
51-63 Golborne RdEverything from antiques, to delicious grilled Moroccan fish, to fresh fruit and veg stalls.
Shopping
Floral Studio
337 Portobello RdA lovely flower shops with lots of choice.
For me, these are some of the best shops in the area – lots of interior design shops and vintage clothes are always a real treat to window shop in.
127 locals recommend
Golborne Road
Golborne RoadFor me, these are some of the best shops in the area – lots of interior design shops and vintage clothes are always a real treat to window shop in.
Our local and very good health food shop is underneath the railway bridge (Portobello Road) – it sells delicious bread, hummous, yoghurt, organic apple juice and everything else healthy.
11 locals recommend
Chelsea Theatre
Our local and very good health food shop is underneath the railway bridge (Portobello Road) – it sells delicious bread, hummous, yoghurt, organic apple juice and everything else healthy.