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My favourite cafes and restaurants
If you're hungry and fancy eating out you don't need to go far as Kensal Rise offers several restaurants including a newly opened vegan cafe.
A very friendly and great value restaurant with Morroccan/Lebanese style food. It's popular so you need to book in advance and you can also bring your own wine.
21 locals recommend
Le Comptoir
20 Station TerraceA very friendly and great value restaurant with Morroccan/Lebanese style food. It's popular so you need to book in advance and you can also bring your own wine.
Fun and lively bar with excellent food in the busy restaurant. One of the first gastro pubs to open in Kensal Rise, it's been going of for a long time and is consistently great place to visit.
243 locals recommend
Paradise by way of Kensal Green
19 Kilburn LnFun and lively bar with excellent food in the busy restaurant. One of the first gastro pubs to open in Kensal Rise, it's been going of for a long time and is consistently great place to visit.
Friendly, buzzy pizzeria with quick service and not bad pizza. They offer a takeaway service as well.
95 locals recommend
Sacro Cuore Pizza
45 Chamberlayne RdFriendly, buzzy pizzeria with quick service and not bad pizza. They offer a takeaway service as well.
Shopping
This is our favourite shop in Kensal Rise and has just about everything you need including organic meat and vegetables, fresh bread, good selection of cheese and even a bijoux selection of wine.
31 locals recommend
Brooks
91-93 Chamberlayne RdThis is our favourite shop in Kensal Rise and has just about everything you need including organic meat and vegetables, fresh bread, good selection of cheese and even a bijoux selection of wine.
If you want to buy someone a gift or fancy a bunch of seasonal flowers Scarlet & Violet offers the best flowers for miles.
23 locals recommend
Scarlet & Violet
76 Chamberlayne RdIf you want to buy someone a gift or fancy a bunch of seasonal flowers Scarlet & Violet offers the best flowers for miles.
For all the latest street styles and brands you have to check out Supra on Chamberlayne Road or its sister shop along Portobello.
17 locals recommend
Supra
71 Chamberlayne RdFor all the latest street styles and brands you have to check out Supra on Chamberlayne Road or its sister shop along Portobello.
Drinks & Nightlife
Kensal Rise has lots of great pubs and bars as well as a nightclub in the Paradise.
Excellent place for dinner or drinks. It's got an outdoor terrace where you enjoy a drink, also a restaurant at the back of the bar. Expect tasty dishes like fish pie and a good selection of wine.
137 locals recommend
The Chamberlayne
83 Chamberlayne RdExcellent place for dinner or drinks. It's got an outdoor terrace where you enjoy a drink, also a restaurant at the back of the bar. Expect tasty dishes like fish pie and a good selection of wine.
Trendy bar, very popular with young crowd, good place to sit on the terrace and enjoy a cocktail.
91 locals recommend
The Shop NW10
75 Chamberlayne RdTrendy bar, very popular with young crowd, good place to sit on the terrace and enjoy a cocktail.
Friendly bar and restaurant with large outdoor space. Great place for a recovery brunch!
100 locals recommend
Parlour Kensal
5 Regent StFriendly bar and restaurant with large outdoor space. Great place for a recovery brunch!
The Whippet Inn
64 Chamberlayne RdVery friendly bar, buzzy atmosphere, good food.