Category Archives: Food and Drink

This was just reported by our neighbour Stephen McBride from Ice Wharf. Francois and I discovered a new local restaurant yesterday – Camino, Cruz del Rey (King’s Cross in Spanish) – in Regent’s Quarter.   It’s a Spanish restaurant hidden inside … Continue reading →

This just in from Sarah Ward of Northdown Street… For the last couple of weeks I’ve been walking past a new shop front on Caledonian Road and wondering if it really was a shop or just looked like one but … Continue reading →

Local produce is very fashionable at the minute – the very good Konstam in Kings Cross tries to source everything from within the M25.  So I thought I would source my own mushrooms and finally got around to working through … Continue reading →

Kings Cross Road is an unlikely setting for a very good Vietnamese restaurant and takeaway but Pho proves that the re-surgence of the area continues.  I had lunch there yesterday – the pho was excellent. A couple of readers have … Continue reading →

Lisa Tang has reported a new, apparently upmarket cafe in the area Harringtons Fresh (click for website) on Wicklow Street just off the Grays Inn Road round the back of St Chad’s place (map). It looks very promising with a … Continue reading →

Where are they you say!  Well I’ve just heard from a reliable source, (my neighbour Helen P.) who works in real estate that Cantaloupe Group has taken 6,500 sq.ft of space at Regent Quarter.  They are the first leisure/restaurant operator … Continue reading →

My personal vote for best local restaurant goes to… Addis! I love the relaxed atmosphere, the beautiful Ethiopian furnishings, the friendly staff, the Ethiopian beer (when they have it in) and the fantastic food at affordable prices. It’s lovely to … Continue reading →