About Hot Pepper Jelly was one of the original Crouch End cafes. Since it opened many years ago, a number of competitors have arisen and it’s taken some serious community support to keep this great little place going. Today, it seems to be thriving, mainly due to its quirky menu, a lot of which based…
About Has Shoreditch become the area it always wanted to be with its funky bars, numerous cafes and pop-up shopping mall, or is it moving away from its centre for struggling but exciting artists? I guess it depends on who you are. And while its lack of greenery, 60s tower block aesthetic and moneyed hipster…
About Brick Lane, like everywhere in London, is changing. Once famous for its curry houses, you would struggle to find a Tikka Masala before you hit Truman Brewery half way down the lane. The top end is now filled with cafes, vintage stores and, well, more vintage stores. In fact there’s so many vintage stores…
About Oh Camden, how you refuse to grow up. While your Eastern cousins of Shoreditch and Old Street are getting shiny new chains and are kicking out the scruffy artists to Dalston, you remain the same. You’ve tried to change, giving your own market a facelift – but like all good rockers, while the face…
About The Finsbury Park/Stroud Green area should be more popular than it is. Next to a huge park with great transport links, the road is lined with decent, if not great, restaurants and has a number of excellent pubs tucked away in its back streets. It also has a number of new cafes dotted around…
About The Southbank has undergone a revival in recent years and is now a great place to hangout, especially in the summer. However, the food and drink scene is very much aimed at tourists, with large chains like Giraffe, Strada and Wagamama dominating. So, I was surprised to see on a recent visit that Caffe…
About Walking the canal alongside Regents Park from Camden to Little Venice is one of London’s great hidden gems. I didn’t discover it until after my first year here and now I’ve done the walk a number of times. However, one thing the walk is lacking is any stopping points. No cafes, restaurants or food…
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