Food
The Big Review: Trullo, Highbury
I worked near Highbury Corner for a decade. Whilst gastro-ization rampaged inevitably through nearby Essex Road, De Beauvoir, Dalston and even parts of Holloway (the …
Midweek Dinner: Spice & Rice, West Kentish Town
What mysterious alchemy happens at the former tramway junction of Malden and Prince Of Wales Roads? If you head south to Ferdinand Street, within seconds …
Community Pinboard: E.Mono to launch Patisserie
Welcome to a new item on The Kentishtowner – by popular demand. Got a local event coming up? Paste it on our Facebook Page, or …
The Big Review: Gilbert Scott, St Pancras
You can indeed feel the history, taking a seat in the room, with its hushed grandeur, and formal (but very friendly) service
The Olive Diaries: Meet Amelie, our new 9 year old critic
Who says nepotism is dead? Today we’re delighted to announce our 9 year old god-daughter, Amelie, as The Kentishtowner’s prodigious new columnist. Amelie likes rabbits, …
The Big Review: Kentish Canteen
Kentish Canteen is a place everyone seems to have an opinion on. It opened back in October 2010 to a fanfare from Giles Coren, Time …
The first pictures of the new Pizza East, Kentish Town
Update May 17 Hardens are reporting today that Soho House Group will be opening two restaurants on the site. The second, underneath Pizza East, will …
The Big Review: Karpo, King’s Cross
The exterior of Karpo looks incredible. Like a bag of Dolly Mixtures. Or box of felt tip pens. Inside, it whispers cafe in Frederichshain, or …
Midweek Dinner: The Hill, Steele’s Village
It doesn’t seem so long ago that the Load of Hay was a boarded up, gravely threatened pub location boasting little more than former glories …
Best Sunday Lunch? The Junction Tavern
Eight or nine years ago, Mrs Kentishtowner nearly bought a flat on Huddleston Road. One of those gothicky numbers up the slope, with pretty French …
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