Camden & beyond
Mornington Crescent
nearby shops, restaurants etc
Sainsbury's Local
75 Sloane Aveclosest small supermarket
La Patagonia
31 Camden High Stamazing Argentinian food
Woody Grill
44 High Rdsurprisingly excellent wraps, kebabs, etc - open till late
nice for drinks (though can be hard to find somewhere to sit at busy times) - they also do american food
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The Blues Kitchen
111-113 Camden High Stnice for drinks (though can be hard to find somewhere to sit at busy times) - they also do american food
Edinboro' Castle
57 Mornington Terracefavourite local pub - garden is lovely in summer
pizza here costs £3.99. it is not especially good pizza, but it costs £3.99.
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ICCO
46 Goodge Stpizza here costs £3.99. it is not especially good pizza, but it costs £3.99.
very nice coffee - also get the red velvet cake if they have it, it's amazing. they will let you sit in and work for a fair while but they don't have wifi.
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Leyas
20 Camden High Stvery nice coffee - also get the red velvet cake if they have it, it's amazing. they will let you sit in and work for a fair while but they don't have wifi.
The Coffee Jar
83 Parkwaytiny but very lovely coffee shop with great food
nearest big supermarket, better if you want slightly more esoteric ingredients (also try taste of siam on the high street who have a great selection of asian ingredients)
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Marks & Spencer Camden Town Simply Foods
143 Camden High Stnearest big supermarket, better if you want slightly more esoteric ingredients (also try taste of siam on the high street who have a great selection of asian ingredients)
if you want the sort of things that can only be obtained at a whole foods
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Whole Foods Market
63-97 Kensington High Stif you want the sort of things that can only be obtained at a whole foods
lots of cool independent shops & bars, nice to wander around
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Coal Drops Yard
Stable Streetlots of cool independent shops & bars, nice to wander around
beloved cocktail bar in a former underground loo. bit pricey but excellent drinks & really fun vibe
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Ladies and Gentlemen
7 Highgate Rdbeloved cocktail bar in a former underground loo. bit pricey but excellent drinks & really fun vibe
lovely pub with good food - however best avoided on nights when there's a gig at the forum next door
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Bull & Gate
389 Kentish Town Rdlovely pub with good food - however best avoided on nights when there's a gig at the forum next door
another favourite pub, serves delicious thai food - & has a great quiz
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The Pineapple
53 Hercules Rdanother favourite pub, serves delicious thai food - & has a great quiz
if you are visiting london & have never had a nando's, i strongly suggest having this very important english cultural experience. my personal favourite is chicken pitta hot with garlic bread.
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Nando's
63 Westbourne Groveif you are visiting london & have never had a nando's, i strongly suggest having this very important english cultural experience. my personal favourite is chicken pitta hot with garlic bread.
brilliant pizza, great cocktails, fun vibe. on the same site as chicken shop (downstairs) & dirty burger (out the back), both of which are also great. there's often a wait but you can put your name down and get a drink at the vine across the street.
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Pizza East Kentish Town
79 Highgate Rdbrilliant pizza, great cocktails, fun vibe. on the same site as chicken shop (downstairs) & dirty burger (out the back), both of which are also great. there's often a wait but you can put your name down and get a drink at the vine across the street.
closest green space. i suggest walking to the gloucester gate entrance down parkway & past the york & albany. walk along the outer circle, have a look at the beautiful nash terraces & the danish church. the park itself is not as beautiful as hampstead heath but is very flat & great to walk/run around, and in certain parts you can see into the zoo without having to pay extortionate zoo prices.
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The Regent's Park
closest green space. i suggest walking to the gloucester gate entrance down parkway & past the york & albany. walk along the outer circle, have a look at the beautiful nash terraces & the danish church. the park itself is not as beautiful as hampstead heath but is very flat & great to walk/run around, and in certain parts you can see into the zoo without having to pay extortionate zoo prices.
an absolute london must, especially in summer. you will recognise many parts of it from films, especially kenwood house. if you are brave, there are both mixed & gender-segregated swimming ponds - these are beautiful but very wild & often very cold! on a summer afternoon there are few things nicer than going to the south end green entrance (belsize park tube & cut through the royal free hospital, or get the 24/168 bus), getting a picnic from m&s or karma bread, having a swim in the pond, & finishing up in the garden gate pub.
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Hampstead Heath
an absolute london must, especially in summer. you will recognise many parts of it from films, especially kenwood house. if you are brave, there are both mixed & gender-segregated swimming ponds - these are beautiful but very wild & often very cold! on a summer afternoon there are few things nicer than going to the south end green entrance (belsize park tube & cut through the royal free hospital, or get the 24/168 bus), getting a picnic from m&s or karma bread, having a swim in the pond, & finishing up in the garden gate pub.
hopefully you will not need it, but this is your nearest a&e. brace yourself for a four-hour-plus wait time.
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University College Hospital
235 Euston Rdhopefully you will not need it, but this is your nearest a&e. brace yourself for a four-hour-plus wait time.
beautiful church & graveyard, makes a nice wander around
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St Pancras Old Church
Pancras Roadbeautiful church & graveyard, makes a nice wander around
lidl inspires a kind of fanatical devotion in londoners. it is an incredibly cheap supermarket; you will not be able to buy most big brands, but they have pretty good own brand equivalents, & it is also absolutely the best place nearby to buy alcohol (though it will not be chilled).
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Lidl
4-14 Blackbird Hilllidl inspires a kind of fanatical devotion in londoners. it is an incredibly cheap supermarket; you will not be able to buy most big brands, but they have pretty good own brand equivalents, & it is also absolutely the best place nearby to buy alcohol (though it will not be chilled).
if you insist on going to camden market, & accept that it will be absolutely packed with tourists, this is its street food market section, which is mainly outdoor & offers many different world foods. there's not much space to sit, but you can get a roti or a salt beef bagel & go for a wander around the market itself.
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West Yard
54-56 Camden Lock Placeif you insist on going to camden market, & accept that it will be absolutely packed with tourists, this is its street food market section, which is mainly outdoor & offers many different world foods. there's not much space to sit, but you can get a roti or a salt beef bagel & go for a wander around the market itself.
one of my favourite places for brunch - a bit on the pricey side but delicious. also a very good place to sit & work
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Granger & Co. Kings Cross
7 Pancras Squareone of my favourite places for brunch - a bit on the pricey side but delicious. also a very good place to sit & work
fun chain serving tasty if inauthentic indian food. you sometimes have to queue but they bring you drinks
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Dishoom King's Cross
5 Stable Stfun chain serving tasty if inauthentic indian food. you sometimes have to queue but they bring you drinks
this is a fun cocktail bar if you want a bit more of a going-out vibe. it's clubby, the drinks are good, & if you want to dance you can walk about 5 minutes to egg or the smaller space next to it, both of which have a rotation of decent djs (check the resident advisor website in advance)
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Spiritland
9 - 10 Stable Stthis is a fun cocktail bar if you want a bit more of a going-out vibe. it's clubby, the drinks are good, & if you want to dance you can walk about 5 minutes to egg or the smaller space next to it, both of which have a rotation of decent djs (check the resident advisor website in advance)
wonderful cinema. 5 screens, all the big blockbusters & some smaller independent films too. they have comfy 2-person sofas & serve you proper grown-up food and drink to your seat.
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Everyman Kings Cross
14-18 Handyside Stwonderful cinema. 5 screens, all the big blockbusters & some smaller independent films too. they have comfy 2-person sofas & serve you proper grown-up food and drink to your seat.
loyalties are divided between tonkotsu & bone daddies for best ramen in soho. personally i favour tonkotsu, but try both, & get an éclair on dean street afterwards.
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Ku Soho
63 Dean Stloyalties are divided between tonkotsu & bone daddies for best ramen in soho. personally i favour tonkotsu, but try both, & get an éclair on dean street afterwards.
wonderful formal-ish restaurant. the food is indian-ish but very creative & delicious, & the staff are so attentive and always go out of their way to celebrate special occasions. great place to come for a birthday, anniversary, etc.
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Jikoni
19-21 Blandford Stwonderful formal-ish restaurant. the food is indian-ish but very creative & delicious, & the staff are so attentive and always go out of their way to celebrate special occasions. great place to come for a birthday, anniversary, etc.
really fun restaurant concept - you order a certain quantity of meat & they bring you flatbreads, salads, & sauces to go with. dark, loud, & much more of a bar than grown-up restaurant energy.
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temper Soho
25 Broadwick Streally fun restaurant concept - you order a certain quantity of meat & they bring you flatbreads, salads, & sauces to go with. dark, loud, & much more of a bar than grown-up restaurant energy.
lovely more-formal-but-still-cool restaurant serving proper english food. everything is delicious & it's a beautiful space
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Holborn Dining Room
252 High Holbornlovely more-formal-but-still-cool restaurant serving proper english food. everything is delicious & it's a beautiful space