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Secret Camden: Prince Albert, Royal College Street

My first job after university was in an office opposite the Prince Albert, fielding phone calls about our flagship artist, Peter Andre. Well, it was …

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Best Sunday Lunch? The Colonel Fawcett

We’re not ones to blow our own trumpets, of course, but can we just say that we were mentioned in The Guardian today? Anyway, back …

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‘Shebeen’ : the downstairs cocktail bar at Kentish Canteen

MRS KENTISHTOWNER HAS A MOTTO: if you get up early enough, you can board the day and ride it easily. If you don’t, you only …

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Camden Town Brewery Bar opens in Kentish Town West

When we arrived mid-afternoon, queues snaked out the door but the atmosphere was so friendly, it was like the first real festival of the year

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First Pictures: Camden Brewery Bar and the ‘shebeen’ at Kentish Canteen

Two hot new neighbourhood haunts open this month in NW5. On the left is the still-being-built Camden Town Brewery bar basking, sauna-style, in early evening …

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Review: G. Wadley’s Meat Room at The Stag

‘Why are we here?’ Mrs Kentishtowner flung her phone on the floor. ‘Is it only to endure endless stretches of unhappiness and pain? To be …

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Kentish Town Vodka. It Tastes Better From A Suitcase (Trust us.)

It’s still unmistakably vodka, but hugely more complex; rustic and earthy, yet smooth to sip. We uncover a little local gem

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Free Weekend? Go South

There is such a thing as south of the river, Kentishtowners. And today I want to take you on a short stroll around Brixton, the …

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Lion & Unicorn: Oh my!

Mrs Kentishtowner really should stop ordering steak: she’s turning into her father, I moaned

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Secret Camden: The Lord Stanley

Today we launch a new series: Secret Camden. No need for a Secret Kentish Town, of course, as that was basically the genesis of this …

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