North London Food & Culture

Food

Coffee

Ooh la la, Cafe Renoir!

You could have knocked Mrs Kentishtowner down with a feather. Really you could. For just the other day Cafe Renoir emerged with a chic new …

Drink

Up The-

The fishcakes at Fortess Road’s longstanding gastropub only reminded Mrs Kentishtowner of why she always avoids those pesky piscine throwbacks

Culture

Introducing Tom Kentishtowner…

After events this week it’s more important than ever to celebrate our vibrant community in NW5. And to help us, we’re delighted to welcome a …

Drink

Annie’s Bar: What Do You Think?

Last night, during a magnificent rain-soaked midweek rampage that took in the Southampton (for “expresso” ale!), The Vine (for polenta with wild mushrooms!) and Heroes …

Drink

“She Heard It On The Grape-“

Mrs Kentishtowner wishes to let you in on a little secret. She wasn’t always Mrs Kentishtowner, she’d like to point out! She wasn’t always a …

Food

Meze Ocakbasi

If you live in the posh bit of Kentish Town and have never ventured west to Queen’s Cresent, now’s the time – the sun is …

Food

Introducing: The Gobble Downer

Everyone has to eat, right? Even svelte Mrs Kentishtowner, who fears that one day she’ll be visible from the moon. (Her mantra? ‘Thank God that …

Drink

First past the post…The Bull & Last

So we intended to do a review of the newly-opened Lion & Unicorn today, but, to be honest, we’re not sure, and haven’t sampled the …

Drink

Abbey ever after?

Mrs Kentishtowner is frequenting The Abbey more and more at the moment. Why? Well, she maintains that its unflashy interior – the exposed brick walls …

Drink

Save Torriano; Lose Liver

Now and again, Mrs Kentishtowner gets a craving to go east. Not necessarily to Shoreditch or Hackney, you understand, riotous though both are, but to …

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.