Food & Drink
The restaurants, cafés, and pubs of Primrose Hill
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| Who & Where | When | What & Why |
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Café de Maya 38 Primrose Hill Road NW3 3AD 020 7209 0672 |
Tues - Sun 18:00 - 22:30 |
Moderately priced Thai cuisine at one of the lesser known gems frequented mainly by locals and residents of nearby districts |
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J 148 Regent's Park Road NW1 8XN 020 7586 9100 |
Mon 8:00 - 23:00 Tue 10:00 - 23:00 Wed - Sun 8:00 - 23:00 |
Italian restaurant serving breakfast as well as lunch and dinner has a diverse menu including pizza |
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L'Absinthe 40 Chalcot Road NW1 8LS 020 7483 4848 |
Tue - Fri 12:00-14:30, 16:00-22:30; Sat 12:00- 16:00, 18:00-22:30; Sun 12:00-16:00, 18:00-21:30 | Cozy French neighbourhood restaurant with an inspired selection of traditional bistro food plus a wine shop |
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La Collina 17 Princess Road NW1 8JR 020 7483 0192 |
Tue - Sat 12:00 - 15:00, 19:00 - 23:00 Sun 12:30 - 22:30 |
Italian restaurant that offers a brilliant menu, charming service, a garden, and a kitchen you can watch in action from the tables downstairs |
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Lemonia 89 Regent's Park Road NW1 8UY 020 7586 7454 |
Mon - Sat 17:00 - 22:00 Sun 11:30 - 14:30 |
Bright, lively and immensely popular, this superb Greek restaurant draws crowds from all over London and beyond |
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Limani 154 Regent's Park Road NW1 8XN 020 7483 4492 |
Tue - Fri 18:00 - 23:30 Sat 12:00 - 15:00, 18:00 - 23:30 Sun 15:30 - 22:30 |
The serene (relatively speaking), sophisticated sister of Lemonia is more than friendly; after a few visits you've joined a great big Greek family |
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Manna 4 Erskine Road NW3 3AJ 020 7722 8028 |
Seven days 18:30 - 23:00 plus Sun 12:30 - 15:00 |
Vegetarian restaurant with an impressively creative kitchen boasts vegetarian food so tasty and inventive that nary a Beefeater would beef |
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Marine Ices 8 Haverstock Hill NW3 2BL 020 7482 9003 |
Seven days 12:00 - 21:00 | Arguably the best ice cream bar in London, with an Italian restaurant pleasing visitors who have the determination to defer the gelati |
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Retsina 48-50 Belsize Lane NW3 5AN 020 7431 5855 |
Seven days 12:00 - 15:00 18:00 - 23:00 |
Greek food, good cheer, and lots of personal attention from Harry and his family, who formerly operated in Regent's Park Road |
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Odette's 130 Regent's Park Road NW1 8XL 020 7586 8569 |
Tue - Sat: 12:00 - 14:30, 18:00 - 23:00 Sun: 12:00 - 15:30 |
French and continental dining from chef Bryn Williams in beautiful rooms close to Primrose Hill park |
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Sardo Canale 42 Gloucester Avenue NW1 8JD 020 7722 2800 |
Tue - Sun 10:00 - 15:00 Tue - Sun 18:00 - 22:00 |
Sardinian cuisine and a serious wine list are featured at this modern, upscale Italian restaurant |
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Trojka 101 Regents Park Road NW1 8UR 020 7483 3765 |
Seven days 8:30 - 23:00 | Russian and Central European food for dinner, pastry in the morning, moderately priced specials for lunch |
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| Who & Where | When | What & Why |
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Cachao 140 Regent's Park Road NW1 8XL 020 7483 4411 |
Mon - Sat 11:30 - 20:00 Sun 11:30 - 19:00 |
Chocolate for sure, plus wonderful pancakes, great bagels, ice cream and more, plus gifts, mostly edible |
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Café Seventy-Nine 79 Regent's Park Road NW1 8UY 020 7586 8012 |
Mon - Sat 8:30 - 18:00 Sun 9:00 - 18:00 |
Veggie meals, organic desserts, coffees and teas, to eat on premises of take away |
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Clare's Kitchen 41 Chalcot Road NW1 8LS 020 7586 8433 |
Office hours:
Mon - Fri 9:00 - 17:30 Catering: Whenever and wherever |
Chef and author Clare Latimer's takeaway lunches and dinners are as popular as her well-regarded catering service |
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Garden Cafe Rose Garden, Inner Circle Regent's Park NW1 8LD 020 7935 5729 |
Every day 10:00 - dusk |
Relaxed cafe serving classic English favourites in a classic English setting |
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Le Tea Cosy 51 Regent's Park Road NW1 8XD 020 7483 3378 |
Mon - Sat 11:30 - 20:30 Sun 11:30 - 19:30 |
Hot and cold meals plus pastries to eat in this bright café or to take away |
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Melrose and Morgan 42 Gloucester Avenue NW1 8JD 020 7722 0011 |
Tue - Fri 8:00 - 20:00 Sat 8:00 - 18:00 Sun 10:00 - 16:00 |
Take-away and delivery from this inspired grocery with fine foods from superior sources, prepared meals from its open kitchen, and cooks' gadgets |
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Primrose Bakery 69 Gloucester Avenue NW1 8LD 020 7483 4222 |
Mon - Sat 8.30 - 18:00 Sun 10:00 - 17:00 |
The cupcakes and other goodies from this fragrant café cafe with a bakery in back (or bakery with a café in front) are as yummy as they smell |
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Primrose Patisserie 136 Regent's Park Road NW1 8XL 020 7722 7848 |
Mon - Sat 8.45 - 18:00 Sun 11:30 - 18:00 |
Hot and cold meals, sandwiches, home made pastries to stay or to go. It's no surprise this place is a landmark |
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Sweet Things PH W'shops Oppidans Rd NW3 3AG 020 7722 2107 |
Mon - Sat 8:00 - 18:00 |
Award winning triple chocolate brownies, wheat free cakes, cupcakes, birthday cakes, carrot cakes, cheesecakes and more . . . |
| Pubs | ||
| Who & Where | When | What & Why |
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The Albert 11 Princess Road NW1 8JR 020 7722 1886 |
Sun - Thu 12:00 - 22:30 Fri - Sat 12:00 - 23:00 |
Features a moderately priced selection of hot and cold food and, weather permitting, a pretty garden in which to enjoy it |
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The Engineer 65 Gloucester Avenue NW1 8JH 020 7722 0950 |
Sun - Thu 12:30 - 22:30 Fri - Sat 12:00 - 23:15 |
Often crowded upscale pub boasts a superb kitchen and offers indoor as well as garden dining |
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The Lansdowne 90 Gloucester Avenue NW1 8JH 020 7483 0409 |
Sun - Thu 12:00 - 22:00 Fri - Sat 12:00 - 23.05 |
Pleasant pub boasts an excellent kitchen that attracts diners from far and wide, while it remains a favorite of sophisticated locals |
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The Pembroke Castle 150 Gloucester Avenue NW1 8JA 020 7483 2927 |
Sun - Thu 12:00 - 22:30 Fri - Sat 12:00 - 23:00 |
More of a dining pub at lunch than dinner, this pub attracts a diverse crowd, particularly at midday |
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The Princess of Wales 22 Chalcot Road NW1 8LL 020 7722 0354 |
Sun - Thu 12:30 - 22:00 Fri - Sat 12:00 - 22:30 |
Popular local offers moderately priced food and, often, live music plus the space and flexibility to make it popular for private parties |
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Queens No. 1 1 Edis Street NW1 8LG 020 7586 3049 |
Sun - Thu 12:30 - 22:00 Fri - Sat 12:00 - 22:30 |
Renovated but still cozy local is one of the last traditional pubs in Primrose Hill; its surprise is lively food from a Thai kitchen |
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The Queens 49 Regent's Park Road NW1 8XD 020 7586 0408 |
Sun - Thu 12:30 - 22:00 Fri - Sat 12:30 - 23:00 |
One of the larger local pubs has food on two floors and a coveted balcony overlooking Primrose Hill Park |
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