For years I lived on Grafton Terrace, where West Kentish Town blurs into Gospel Oak on the cusp of swanky old NW3. In fact, I remember, back in the noughties, one estate agent even trying to sell me ...

What and where? This healthy Lebanese “hot pot” cafe occupies a site on the lower reaches of Haverstock Hill that has endured multiple occupants over the years – most memorably Tupelo Honey. And do we ...

This week, Boris Johnson has been considering a decision that will affect the future of London’s most famous nightclub. If the Mayor grants planning permission for a huge development of flats opposite ...

For years, we’ve stared at the late Victorian plaque at the top of this building and wondered why no-one considered its original moniker during its many recent incarnations. Until this week, that is, ...

‘This is me being photobombed by Marie, With my Dad’s lorry outside the house on 64 Allcroft Rd,’ says Stan Tear.

Warning: this article contains adult themes and sexual language. Some things are reliable in life. The Wizard of Oz at Christmas never fails to make me tearful. Cat videos on Instagram always raise a ...

Meet Woo Tang, the new arrival on Kentish Town Road that’s brought to you by the same owner who gave us Kami. It sits right beside its sushi sister restaurant, but aside from branding and physical ...

Camden Town from Hampstead Road, 1780. Note the words ‘A change for the worse’ at the top. Image: British Library Camden Town is famed for its pubs, from unreconstructed Irish bars to the most ...

Ten years ago we first published our take on what is probably Kentish Town’s most surreal story ever. Since many readers won’t have seen it – and it ‘s gone on to inspire the name of a cafe called the ...

Its story goes back to the turn of the last century - and it's been immortalised by local artists over the years Nearly one hundred and twety-five years ago, the local authority – then St Pancras – ...

First thoughts? It’s so like the Highgate Road original that it’s almost discombobulating. With its dark mahogany panelled walls, green lacquered ceiling, battered counter and dark wooden boards, this ...

Curious Kentish Town is a fascinating book to pore over in the lockdown, if you can get a copy. Here's an extract Ugly, rusting and parallel to the bridge. But what’s inside? Photo: Plaut/Whitehead ...