Drink
Lady Hamilton “closed for good” – and the story of the Victorian boozer
Originally the Star & Garter, what’s next for the former Old Farm House, O’Reilly’s and Camden’s Daughter ?
The Parakeet, Kentish Town: what you need to know
Spearheaded by ex-BRAT chef Ben Allen expect a blackboard menu of modern European dishes
The Parakeet Kentish Town: ex-Brat chef in the kitchen
The former Oxford will emerge as a destination ‘public house and dining room’, say the new owners
Rossella: everything you need to know about the all-new NW5 trattoria
We speak to owner Luca about his family’s long love of food, and the new dining room and menu
Rose + Crown: fresh beer delivered to your door within an hour
Lockdown alert! Enjoy instant beer and wine in NW5 and N7, as well as N19, N8 and N4
‘A previous landlady would parade naked’: the tale of the Junction Tavern
Ex-owner Jacky Kitching on how she turned around the Fortess Road institution back in 2002
New pink drink from Camden’s gin distillery
Local gin purveyors, Half Hitch, have got busy with the berries
MUST DO: Kentish Town Christmas Lights switch-on
Get thee to the canopy by the tube this Saturday afternoon for a bit of cheery old festive fun
A Taste of Porto: weekly pop-up at Dartmouth Arms, NW5
The Portuguese wine-and-food pairing takes over the cosy local for the next three Thursdays
MUST DO: Belsize Beer Gardens
This leafy summer pop-up on Haverstock Hill is quite simply our new outdoor fave
About Kentishtowner
The award-winning print and online title Kentishtowner was founded in 2010 and is part of London Belongs To Me, a citywide network of travel guides for locals. For more info on what we write about and why, see our About section.