Restaurants

Pane Vino

Kentish Town dwellers, long deprived of decent dining-out options, can’t seem to stop heaping praises on this culinary beacon. On Saturday nights they...

Kentish Town: 323 Kentish Town Road, NW5 2TJ

Distance: 0 mls

Café RED

It's a long way from Bond Street, but Kentish Town Road has never looked smarter, or more foodie. This bright, spacious café, restaurant and deli is the latest...

Kentish Town: 298 Kentish Town Rd, NW5 2TG

Distance: 0.1 mls

Satuma

Bijou Japanese in Kentish Town

Kentish Town: 8 Fortess Rd, NW5 2ES

Distance: 0.1 mls

Queen of Sheba

The strong aroma of incense billows up to greet you on entering this restaurant’s dark, cosy interior. With its Amharic crucifixes on the walls and a pair of...

Kentish Town: 12 Fortess Road, NW5 2EU

Distance: 0.2 mls

Eatzone Noodle House

The formula here is beautifully simple: bring your own booze, take a seat at one of the plain wooden benches, eat your fill of tasty, ludicrously inexpensive...

Kentish Town: 18 Fortess Road, NW5 2HB

Distance: 0.2 mls

Nando's

Kentish Town: 227-229 Kentish Town Road, NW5 2JU

Distance: 0.2 mls

Pizza Express

Kentish Town: 187 Kentish Town Road, NW1 8PD

Distance: 0.3 mls

Mario's Café

Mario's has the heart and soul of a greasy spoon – its eponymous owner is on first-name terms with his customers, happy to dole out chatter alongside steaming mugs...

Camden: 6 Kelly Street, NW1 8PH

Distance: 0.3 mls

Junction Tavern

Chefs have come and gone at this old-timer, but the Junction remains a solid favourite. It’s clad in wood panels and deep maroon paint, with big windows overlooking...

Kentish Town: 101 Fortess Road, NW5 1AG

Distance: 0.3 mls

Grand Union Bar & Grill

Floral wallpaper, chinese lanterns, sofas aplenty and a motley collection of lamps and vases lend this dimly lit spot a youthful gastropub vibe. The concept, though,...

Kentish Town: 53-79 Highgate Road, NW5 1TL

Distance: 0.3 mls

Lalibela

One of London’s older Ethiopian restaurants, the thoroughly enjoyable Lalibela has long been a fixture on the map for Ethiopian expats and Europeans who appreciate...

Kentish Town: 137 Fortess Road, NW5 2HR

Distance: 0.4 mls

Stingray Cafe

Located around the corner from the Tufnell Park tube station in northwest London, the Stingray Café is a bright and bustling restaurant serving modern European fare...

Tufnell Park: 135 Fortress Road , London, NW5 2HR

Distance: 0.4 mls

Bintang

There aren't many places in London where you can buy an entire sea bass, cooked to perfection, for under a tenner or dine in such surreal surroundings. Bintang's...

Camden: 93 Kentish Town Road, NW1 8NY

Distance: 0.5 mls

Guanabana

Caribbean and South American fusion

Camden: 85 Kentish Town Road, NW1 8NY

Distance: 0.5 mls

Castle's

Few London restaurants can match the city's last remaining pie and mash shops for simple authenticity. Their menu has altered little since the mid 19th century: a...

Camden: 229 Royal College Street, NW1 9LT

Distance: 0.5 mls

Yum Cha

Dim sum done right

Chalk Farm: 28 Chalk Farm Road, NW1 8AG

Distance: 0.6 mls

Zorya

With yellow walls, leather chairs and spare decor (save for an incongruous bird-bath affair), Zorya is undoubtedly attractive, but it can get stuffy. A quiet summer...

Chalk Farm: 48 Chalk Farm Road, NW1 8AJ

Distance: 0.6 mls

Monsoon Indian Restaurant

Cosy and unassuming, it might be easy to miss Monsoon Indian Restaurant in London’s Kentish Town. However, when smart locals need a dose of fiery curry, Monsoon is...

Tufnell Park: 24 York Rise , London, NW5 1ST

Distance: 0.6 mls

Grand Union Bar & Grill

Camden: 102-104 Camden Road, NW1 9EA

Distance: 0.6 mls

Belgo Noord

Touting the Belgium speciality of moules frites and beer, Belgo Noord attracts a lunchtime crowd of workers and families, while evenings are awash with boozy birthday...

Chalk Farm: 72 Chalk Farm Road, NW1 8AN

Distance: 0.6 mls

Cottons

Chalk Farm: 55 Chalk Farm Road, NW1 8AN

Distance: 0.6 mls

La Porchetta

Chalk Farm: 74-77 Chalk Farm Road, NW1 8AN

Distance: 0.6 mls

Nando's

Camden: 57-58 Chalk Farm Road, NW1 8AN

Distance: 0.6 mls

Gilgamesh

The food at Gilgamesh had always transcended the restaurant’s overblown decor of over-sized Babylonian murals and furniture. Cooking was assured, refined, and unlike...

Chalk Farm: Stables Market, Chalk Farm Road, NW1 8AH

Distance: 0.6 mls

The Cuban - Camden

The Cuban restaurant in London’s Camden wears its passionate heart on its scarlet sleeve. An iconic image of Che watches over the bare brick walls, chilli red...

Camden: CamdenTown Stables Market Chalkfarm Road, London, NW1 8AH

Distance: 0.6 mls

Prince Albert

Up a rather Dickensian wooden staircase, the dining room above this buzzing local features damson walls and swathes of quality fabric. Sterling attempts have been made...

Camden: 163 Royal College St, NW1 0SG

Distance: 0.6 mls

The Roundhouse

Free tables may be rarer than hens’ teeth during a pre-performance dinner scrum, but swing by for a lazy midweek lunch and you’ll find the ground-floor brasserie...

Chalk Farm: Roundhouse, Chalk Farm Road, NW1 8EH

Distance: 0.7 mls

Marine Ices

It’s no surprise to find a line of people queueing outside this retro ice-cream parlour for a tub of fresh fruit sorbet (lemon, papaya) or cone of own-made ice-cream...

Chalk Farm: 8 Haverstock Hill, NW3 2BL

Distance: 0.7 mls

Camden Brasserie

Hot new restaurants might spring up in Camden like snowdrops in spring, but the family-run Camden Brasserie has been serving satisfied celebrity and local customers...

Camden: 9 -11 Jamestown Road , London, NW1 7BW

Distance: 0.7 mls