Restaurants / bars close by
The area of Kings Cross has been renovated recently and features a few good restaurants / bars:
- In the Kings Cross area / Granary area (walk north of Regent's canal):
-- Dishoom (indian restaurant, expect 45 min queueing, 5 Stable St, N1C 4AB)
-- Caravan (world food, same re queueing, 1 Granary Square, N1C 4AA )
-- Granger, (excellent food, 1, Stanley Building, 7 Pancras Square, N1C 4AG)
- Kimchee, korean food (2 Pancras Rd, N1C 4AG)
- More near Kings Cross
-- low-key Thai place at budget price, Paolina Cuisine, 181 King's Cross Rd, WC1X 9BZ
Good coffee places
- Notes Coffee (Pancras Rd, N1C 4AG)
Traditional pub
- McGlynn's Free House, Down to earth, very British (1-5 Whidborne St, WC1H 8ET)
Bakery
- Papy's breads, best croissant in London! 279 Grays Inn Rd, WC1X 8QF
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Close-by areas in London
- Exmouth market in Clerkenwell (EC1R 4QD) is 10 min bus away (not worth walking, busy road with no charm), features a lot of bars. My favourite restaurants: Mojo (north-african food), Mojito, and The Wilmington pub (EC1R 4RL), Cucina Povera, The Quality Chop House ( a bit more expensive), Santore, and another Caravan!
- Angel (a lot of restaurants and bar, you can go there by walking along Regents canal towards the east after 15 min walk)
- a lot of chains, not so many independent places. Wagamama is good money for value Asian meal.
- Franco manca / pizza pilgrim, excellent and cheap pizzas. a dream come true
indian restaurant, expect 45 min queueing, 5 Stable St, N1C 4AB
219 locals recommend
Dishoom King's Cross
5 Stable Stindian restaurant, expect 45 min queueing, 5 Stable St, N1C 4AB
world food, EXPECT 45 MIN queueing, 1 Granary Square, N1C 4AA
186 locals recommend
Caravan King's Cross
1 Granary Squareworld food, EXPECT 45 MIN queueing, 1 Granary Square, N1C 4AA
excellent food, 1, Stanley Building, 7 Pancras Square, N1C 4AG
58 locals recommend
Granger & Co. Kings Cross
7 Pancras Squareexcellent food, 1, Stanley Building, 7 Pancras Square, N1C 4AG
Kimchee
71 High Holbornkorean food (2 Pancras Rd, N1C 4AG)
Paolina Thai Cuisine
181 King's Cross Rdlow-key Thai place at budget price
Notes Coffee
10 Sir Simon Milton SqGood coffee place
Pancras Rd, N1C 4AG
McGlynn's Free House
1-5 Whidborne StDown to earth, very British (1-5 Whidborne St, WC1H 8ET)
Aux Pains de Papy
279 Grays Inn Rdbest croissant in London!
279 Grays Inn Rd, WC1X 8QF
in Clerkenwell (EC1R 4QD) is 10 min bus away (not worth walking, busy road with no charm), features a lot of bars. My favourite restaurants: Mojo (north-african food), Mojito, and The Wilmington pub (EC1R 4RL), Cucina Povera, The Quality Chop House ( a bit more expensive), Santore, and another Caravan
219 locals recommend
Exmouth Market
Exmouth Marketin Clerkenwell (EC1R 4QD) is 10 min bus away (not worth walking, busy road with no charm), features a lot of bars. My favourite restaurants: Mojo (north-african food), Mojito, and The Wilmington pub (EC1R 4RL), Cucina Povera, The Quality Chop House ( a bit more expensive), Santore, and another Caravan
a lot of restaurants and bar, you can go there by walking along Regents canal towards the east after 15 min walk
173 locals recommend
Angel Station
A1a lot of restaurants and bar, you can go there by walking along Regents canal towards the east after 15 min walk
Walks on Regents Canal (East and West)
North of my place is Regents Canal,
- on the west it offers a nice 2-hour walk to Camden, Regents Park (you arrive at the top between Primrose Hill and the park), then Little Venice
- on the east, it goes to Angel a lovely area, (it goes underground for 10 min walk and then continues east to Hoxton, Dalston, Broadway market (lively on Saturday), Columbia Flower Market (livley on Sundays) and Victoria park (approx 2 hours). You can continue all the way down to Canary Wharf (another 2 / 3 hours)
Regent's Canal
Take Regents Canal from Kings Cross
- on the west it offers a nice 2-hour walk to Camden, Regents Park (you arrive at the top between Primrose Hill and the park), then Little Venice
1607 locals recommend
The Regent's Park
Take Regents Canal from Kings Cross
- on the west it offers a nice 2-hour walk to Camden, Regents Park (you arrive at the top between Primrose Hill and the park), then Little Venice
Take Regents Canal from Kings Cross
- on the west it offers a nice 2-hour walk to Camden, Regents Park (you arrive at the top between Primrose Hill and the park), then Little Venice
395 locals recommend
Little Venice
6 Warwick AveTake Regents Canal from Kings Cross
- on the west it offers a nice 2-hour walk to Camden, Regents Park (you arrive at the top between Primrose Hill and the park), then Little Venice
Take Regents canal form Kings Cross
on the east, it goes to Angel a lovely area, (it goes underground for 10 min walk and then continues east to Hoxton, Dalston, Broadway market (lively on Saturday), Columbia Flower Market (livley on Sundays) and Victoria park (approx 2 hours). You can continue all the way down to Canary Wharf (another 2 / 3 hours)
173 locals recommend
Angel Station
A1Take Regents canal form Kings Cross
on the east, it goes to Angel a lovely area, (it goes underground for 10 min walk and then continues east to Hoxton, Dalston, Broadway market (lively on Saturday), Columbia Flower Market (livley on Sundays) and Victoria park (approx 2 hours). You can continue all the way down to Canary Wharf (another 2 / 3 hours)
Take Regents canal from Kings Cross
on the east, it goes to Angel a lovely area, (it goes underground for 10 min walk and then continues east to Hoxton, Dalston, Broadway market (lively on Saturday), Columbia Flower Market (livley on Sundays) and Victoria park (approx 2 hours). You can continue all the way down to Canary Wharf (another 2 / 3 hours)
1735 locals recommend
Broadway Market
Broadway MarketTake Regents canal from Kings Cross
on the east, it goes to Angel a lovely area, (it goes underground for 10 min walk and then continues east to Hoxton, Dalston, Broadway market (lively on Saturday), Columbia Flower Market (livley on Sundays) and Victoria park (approx 2 hours). You can continue all the way down to Canary Wharf (another 2 / 3 hours)
Take Regents canal from Kings Cross
on the east, it goes to Angel a lovely area, (it goes underground for 10 min walk and then continues east to Hoxton, Dalston, Broadway market (lively on Saturday), Columbia Flower Market (livley on Sundays) and Victoria park (approx 2 hours). You can continue all the way down to Canary Wharf (another 2 / 3 hours)
1665 locals recommend
Pavilion Cafe
Old Ford RoadTake Regents canal from Kings Cross
on the east, it goes to Angel a lovely area, (it goes underground for 10 min walk and then continues east to Hoxton, Dalston, Broadway market (lively on Saturday), Columbia Flower Market (livley on Sundays) and Victoria park (approx 2 hours). You can continue all the way down to Canary Wharf (another 2 / 3 hours)
Take Regents canal from Kings Cross
on the east, it goes to Angel a lovely area, (it goes underground for 10 min walk and then continues east to Hoxton, Dalston, Broadway market (lively on Saturday), Columbia Flower Market (lively on Sundays) and Victoria park (approx 2 hours). You can continue all the way down to Canary Wharf (another 2 / 3 hours)
1660 locals recommend
Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia RoadTake Regents canal from Kings Cross
on the east, it goes to Angel a lovely area, (it goes underground for 10 min walk and then continues east to Hoxton, Dalston, Broadway market (lively on Saturday), Columbia Flower Market (lively on Sundays) and Victoria park (approx 2 hours). You can continue all the way down to Canary Wharf (another 2 / 3 hours)
Shows / musicals in the West End
If you would like to book a musical for your stay, below a few popular ones:
(-) Lion King
(-) Mama Mia
(-) 42nd street - the story of an american 50s dancing show
(-) Matilda based on Roald Dahl story
(-) other popular shows include Les Misérables, Wicked (adaptation of the Wizard of Oz), Hamilton (I watched it - you need a strong English - even better if you know some American hip hop vocabulary!).
(-) I also watched the Book of Mormon, a good laugh but a bit overrated.
(-) For Harry Potter, you need to book well in advance 2 3-hour tickets
(-)(-) You can rely on last minute ticker but the best shows wont be available. Best is to book something during the week, will be less expensive than during the weekend.
Covent Garden
41 James St