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Food Scene
This lovely small restaurant does an excellent brunch with lots of veggie options. They serve good burgers for lunch and dinner too.
Lazy Hunter
117 Kentish Town RdThis lovely small restaurant does an excellent brunch with lots of veggie options. They serve good burgers for lunch and dinner too.
Beef & Brew
323 Kentish Town RdHead to this place for high quality steaks and beer.
These guys do risotto balls in a million different formats, including very tasty breakfast wraps.
25 locals recommend
Arancini Factory Cafe
115A Kentish Town RdThese guys do risotto balls in a million different formats, including very tasty breakfast wraps.
Pizza East Kentish Town
79 Highgate RdDelicious pizza here but also excellent mac and cheese.
Great pizza here at very reasonable prices. It’s right opposite Kentish Town tube station and they do takeaway, so you can pick up a pizza on your way home.
561 locals recommend
Franco Manca
52 Broadway MarketGreat pizza here at very reasonable prices. It’s right opposite Kentish Town tube station and they do takeaway, so you can pick up a pizza on your way home.
This place is part of a big chain of restaurants, but still has a lot of character. Tasty Mexican food and margaritas. Right next to the tube.
24 locals recommend
Wahaca Kentish Town
This place is part of a big chain of restaurants, but still has a lot of character. Tasty Mexican food and margaritas. Right next to the tube.
This place looks like a café from the outside and someone’s living room on the inside. But don’t be put off by appearances – inside you’ll find amazing Italian food cooked by chefs who have previously worked at Michelin starred restaurants. Book well ahead as it gets super busy. Also it’s bring your own booze.
28 locals recommend
Anima E Cuore
127 Kentish Town RdThis place looks like a café from the outside and someone’s living room on the inside. But don’t be put off by appearances – inside you’ll find amazing Italian food cooked by chefs who have previously worked at Michelin starred restaurants. Book well ahead as it gets super busy. Also it’s bring your own booze.
Good Caribbean and Latin American food here – good jerk chicken and rice and beans. BYOB.
20 locals recommend
Guanabana Restaurant
85 Kentish Town RdGood Caribbean and Latin American food here – good jerk chicken and rice and beans. BYOB.
Our favourite place for an Indian takeaway. You can eat-in too. Try the chana begun - a curry made of aubergine, eggs and chickpeas. Sounds weird but tastes so good.
21 locals recommend
Bengal Lancer
253 Kentish Town RdOur favourite place for an Indian takeaway. You can eat-in too. Try the chana begun - a curry made of aubergine, eggs and chickpeas. Sounds weird but tastes so good.
Camden market can be a bit overwhelming but if you’re after tasty street food this is the best place to be. Go in through The Stables entrance and try any of the stalls displaying the KERB logo. They are all good but we recommend the haloumi fries or Club Mexicana.
10 locals recommend
West Yard
54-56 Camden Lock PlaceCamden market can be a bit overwhelming but if you’re after tasty street food this is the best place to be. Go in through The Stables entrance and try any of the stalls displaying the KERB logo. They are all good but we recommend the haloumi fries or Club Mexicana.
If you’re after somewhere to sit down in Camden Market try The Cheese Bar. It has tables and a bar you can sit at. It sells delicious wine and all things cheese. Try the posh cheese toastie!
7 locals recommend
The Cheese Bar
Chalk Farm RoadIf you’re after somewhere to sit down in Camden Market try The Cheese Bar. It has tables and a bar you can sit at. It sells delicious wine and all things cheese. Try the posh cheese toastie!
Fancy gastro pub on the way to Hampstead Heath. We once saw Jude Law in here. Really good food although quite pricey.
11 locals recommend
Bull & Last
168 Highgate RoadFancy gastro pub on the way to Hampstead Heath. We once saw Jude Law in here. Really good food although quite pricey.
This café does excellent coffee plus lovely cakes and sandwiches. Great for veggies and vegans.
34 locals recommend
The Fields Beneath
52a Prince of Wales RdThis café does excellent coffee plus lovely cakes and sandwiches. Great for veggies and vegans.
This place is actually a coffee wholesaler that supplies independent coffee shops, but also has a café. You can get amazing coffee here plus delicious pastries. You can buy your own beans here too, and they’ll even grind them for you.
15 locals recommend
Doppio Coffee Warehouse Kentish Town
177 Kentish Town RdThis place is actually a coffee wholesaler that supplies independent coffee shops, but also has a café. You can get amazing coffee here plus delicious pastries. You can buy your own beans here too, and they’ll even grind them for you.
Drinks & Nightlife
This pub serves the best Sunday roast in Kentish Town – and we’ve tried them all! It has a small roof terrace which is great in the summer.
50 locals recommend
The Grafton
20 Prince of Wales RdThis pub serves the best Sunday roast in Kentish Town – and we’ve tried them all! It has a small roof terrace which is great in the summer.
Cosy pub with a fire in the winter and a lovely garden in the summer. Good food and has a theatre above the pub.
35 locals recommend
The Lion And Unicorn
42-44 Gaisford StCosy pub with a fire in the winter and a lovely garden in the summer. Good food and has a theatre above the pub.
One of the pubs owned by our local brewery, they serve Camden Town beers and other craft brews. Great burgers here too.
7 locals recommend
Camden's Daughter
289-291 Kentish Town RoadOne of the pubs owned by our local brewery, they serve Camden Town beers and other craft brews. Great burgers here too.
Traditional local pub away from the main road, serves yummy Thai food.
92 locals recommend
The Pineapple
53 Hercules RdTraditional local pub away from the main road, serves yummy Thai food.
This tiny cocktail bar is actually pretty special – they serve quirky cocktails and each one comes with a little snack on the side.
11 locals recommend
Knowhere Special Islington
190 New N RdThis tiny cocktail bar is actually pretty special – they serve quirky cocktails and each one comes with a little snack on the side.
Cocktail bar in an old public toilet! Quite hard to find, look for the entrance in the middle of the road just up the hill from the tube station. This place is tiny, book ahead or turn up early or late to get a table.
63 locals recommend
Ladies and Gentlemen
7 Highgate RdCocktail bar in an old public toilet! Quite hard to find, look for the entrance in the middle of the road just up the hill from the tube station. This place is tiny, book ahead or turn up early or late to get a table.
The bar attached to this brewery has a nice outdoor area and they have street food stalls on weekends. You can do a tour of the brewery too.
57 locals recommend
Camden Brewery Bar
55-59 Wilkin Street MewsThe bar attached to this brewery has a nice outdoor area and they have street food stalls on weekends. You can do a tour of the brewery too.
Entertainment & Activities
We recommend the Everyman cinema in Belsize Park. It’s a really nice cinema with super comfy chairs and sofas, and you can have drinks and food brought to your seat. They often show interesting films that aren’t showing elsewhere.
79 locals recommend
Everyman Cinemas Belsize Park
203 Haverstock HillWe recommend the Everyman cinema in Belsize Park. It’s a really nice cinema with super comfy chairs and sofas, and you can have drinks and food brought to your seat. They often show interesting films that aren’t showing elsewhere.
Shopping
This lovely independent bookshop has friendly and very knowledgeable staff. They have a great children’s section and often put on events. Great for a browse.
8 locals recommend
Owl Bookshop
207-209 Kentish Town RdThis lovely independent bookshop has friendly and very knowledgeable staff. They have a great children’s section and often put on events. Great for a browse.
Freshly baked bread, cakes, organic fruit and veg, and a million other tasty foodie treats.
45 locals recommend
Earth Natural Foods
200-202 Kentish Town RdFreshly baked bread, cakes, organic fruit and veg, and a million other tasty foodie treats.
Essentials
Sainsbury's Local
105-109 Salusbury RdSupermarket open 7am-11pm every day.
Tesco Express
179 Shoreditch High StSupermarket open 7am-11pm every day.
Co-op Food
116-118 Pitshanger LnSupermarket open 7am-11pm every day.
Lidl
27 Well StSupermarket open 7am-10pm every day.
Costcutter
Off Seven Sisters RdOpen until midnight during the week and 2am Fridays and Saturdays.
Parks & Nature
The view from Primrose Hill is one of the best in North London. Walk along Regent's Park Road and browse the lovely shops, cafes and restaurants, then you can head into the park and up the hill for amazing views. From there it is a short walk to Regent’s Park.
790 locals recommend
Primrose Hill
Primrose Hill RoadThe view from Primrose Hill is one of the best in North London. Walk along Regent's Park Road and browse the lovely shops, cafes and restaurants, then you can head into the park and up the hill for amazing views. From there it is a short walk to Regent’s Park.