Lord Palmerston: revived!
We wrapped up in hats and scarves and headed out in sub-zero temperatures, across the frozen estates of Gospel Oak and down into the valley of Chetwynd Road
SugaSmak! land on a roof in West Kentish Town
And now for music news. Today sees the Kentishtowner unashamedly plugging our sister label, Better Get Records. Why? Because its latest release, ‘We Are,’ by Hackney-dwellers Sugasmak! was high up on a rooftop (ours, since you ask) amidst the blaze of a West Kentish Town sunset. Regard those peeling Victorian terraces! The low-rise social housing! …
What’s wrong with the Dartmouth Arms?
Mrs Kentishtowner always feels it could be candle-lit and so much more cosy. Surely they’ve seen the roaring fires at the Southampton down the road?
Made In Camden
Made In Camden should be the best thing to happen to Chalk Farm for ages. Although part of the Roundhouse, this new bar and all-day brasserie has its own entrance and vibe: cosy booths, stylish pendant lighting and big windows, through which you can observe the always-entertaining antics of the Chalk Farm Road brigade. The …
Spring Projects & Studios
We heart the long-established Spring Studios and this custom-built 3000ft commercial gallery, which provides a platform for contemporary art, design and fashion, opened in 2008. Typifying the ongoing cultural regeneration of West Kentish Town, it’s a fabulous white space and, if you’re really polite, they may let you have a peak around one of the …
The Pineapple
Step behind new critics’ favourite the Kentish Canteen into Leverton Place and you’re transported into a faded world of Dolly Mixture-coloured cottages and cutesy terraces. Nice, if you can afford it. Yet on the corner of leafy Leverton Street lurks The Pineapple, a real Victorian pub with a mixed crowd and many a nook and …
Cabin Cafe
I’ll be honest, I’ve never eaten there. Walked past it a million times of course. Looks fun though, if a little confused-of-identity: Chinese on the one hand – value noodles, chow mein – and greasy spoon on the other. But it occupies the corner of a pretty crossroads, with the verdant exterior of the George …
Castle’s Pie & Mash, Royal College Street
Where you can still sup on your eels and liquor for £2.55, with a bargainous cup of tea to boot
Old Eagle
Old Eagle (251 Royal College St) feels like a secret, although some would argue it belongs in Camden not Kentish really. A proper boozer with a mind-boggling variety of musical instruments dangling from its ceiling, it’s cosy by night, attracts a nice eclectic crowd of locals and hipsters, and its main USP is the £3 …
Kelly Street
Kelly Street is one of the jewels in the Kentish Crown (the others being Quadrant Grove and Little Green Street). It’s a perfect curve of mid-19th century Grade II-listed pastel terraces, all worth far too much money to be called ‘bohemian’ but swooningly lovely nonetheless. You might need a restorative gin or two at The …
