Top 10: Kentish Town pubs as voted by you
This week we joined forces with the Londonist to ask readers what their favourite Kentish Town pub is. Here are the results
Tapping The Admiral
Pinboard: Queen’s Crescent on the up? Help Shebeen. And who won Pub of the Year?
1. The rise and fall and rise again of Queen’s Crescent Market? Regular readers will know how much we love Queen’s Crescent Market, and so we’re pleased to report that finally, an ambitious new manager has taken over the only street market in NW5, and one of the oldest in London to boot. And we’re …
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Review: Friday Pieday at the Forge & Foundry, Camden
But do their pies impress Tim Sowula as much as his beloved Tapping The Admiral? A bitter quitter will always remember the pleasure of an unplanned fag, so an unexpectedly phenomenal hot pie on a cold night can create a deep-rooted yearning for another. Thus I’ll never forget my first Tapping The Admiral experience last …
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Kentishtowner Awards: Best Boozer 2012
Whilst we are excited by all the new openings in 2012, we were pleased that a true institution swept the board in the end for this category. And people’s responses were passionate; you’re obviously a hard-drinking bunch. Lots of colour: Delancey Street’s Crown & Goose (an ‘always reliable oasis’), the Torriano, Dartmouth Arms, Star and …
Pinboard: Top 5 Places Open On Christmas Day
These sunny mornings have been wonderful, right? Shame it’s torrential now. And if the prospect of a damp Christmas – with its triumvirate of turkey, TV specials and extended family – is daunting, don’t fear as The Kentishtowner will be publishing as usual, other than on the BIg Day itself. I know, I know. Dedication, …
The Big Review: Tapping The Admiral
With the opening of The Grafton and Camden Town Brewery, Tapping The Admiral forms the third tip of a now-lively West Kentish boozer triangle. We hadn’t been down in a while, what with the rash of new openings in NW5, so, invited by manager Roxy, we took our laptops for a lazy working lunch. And …
Pinboard: Roundhouse Slam, Tapping The Admiral’s 1st Birthday, Jazz at The Forge
1. Cam Slam Thank You Ma’am! This Sunday, the venerable Roundhouse is launching its Show Slam, offering emerging theatre, cabaret, spoken word and live art practitioners the chance to win a place in the programme at the Camden venue. Taking place in the studio theatre, free tickets are available for the evenings of both Sunday …
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Community Pinboard: Halloween 2012 Special
It’s Halloween so there are plenty of fancy dressing opps this week as well as chances to scare yourself witless. Ahem. Pub Frights Time to crack out the devil’s horns. The Princess of Wales is getting in on the scares this year, hosting a Halloween-themed bash this Friday (26th). Swing by for spicy bat wings, …
Ich Bin Kentishtowner: Michael Ptootch, 45, Salon & Gallery Owner
Michael Ptootch (not his real surname) was born in Tufnell Park in 1967. In winter 1990 he opened what became Flaxon Ptootch at 237 Kentish Town Road, the latter name inspired by ‘Ptutch’, a local Anglo-Russian arts journal based above what is now Costa Coffee. He has been one of K-Town’s longest-running artier fixtures ever …
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Community Pinboard: Ice Cream & Dandies, Veg & Ale
1. Indulge in an Ice Cream Daydream. Like some kind of crazy-beautiful gelato Willy Wonka fantasy come true, the King’s Cross Ice Cream Festival really does take place at Granary Square all weekend. The best ice cream purveyors from around London will be showing off their chilly creations and the entire manufacturing process will be …
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