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Best Sunday Lunch? Tapping The Admiral, Kentish Town

As regular readers know, we’re huge fans of the Admiral (and many of you are too). After all, it’s on our doorstep, and has become …

Food

Review: Mumbai Street Food at Hazraj, Kentish Town

Catch her off-guard, and Mrs Kentishtowner will slyly admit that her favourite hobby is to epater les bourgeois. And she has awarded Hazraj, a low-key …

Food

Midweek Dinner: Bar food at Quo Vadis, Soho

Some of you may have had a relationship with Quo Vadis, on Greek Street, over the years. Mrs Kentishtowner, in jocular mode, compares it to …

Drink

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

Drink

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 …

Drink

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 …

Food

Midweek Dinner: Chicken Shish at Meze Ocakbasi

In the light of E.mono and Lahore Masala mania we thought we’d tempt you kebabrazeee folk to try Meze Ocakbasi on our very own vibrant …

Drink

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

Food

Midweek Dinner: Oxtail Stew at The Vine

We’ve eaten a couple of times at The Vine again recently, and are happy to report that, after the odd hiccup last year, it seems …

Food

Midweek Dinner: Is 10 Greek Street Soho’s new hotspot?

This mouthwatering plate was served to us at 10 Greek Street, yet another little candle-lit joint in Soho, with the vibe of a Ducksoup or …

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