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 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 ...

Along with the rest of the capital’s Heath walkers, both occasional and regular, I first encountered Funny Weather, NW5’s entirely delightful new coffee shop and bookstore, after a blustery circuit of ...

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, ...

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 – ...

“I wanted to open somewhere you can just hide away,” says Jon Spiteri, resplendent in pink, as we lounge by the marble fireplace in Clerkenwell’s buzziest dining room. “We chose the word ‘club’ only ...

Filipino fusion restaurant Bintang, which has been going since 1987, is a fascinating example of how a neighbourhood restaurant can adapt to survive; it’s also something of a masterclass in how it can ...

Age: A few weeks at most – at least in this location. Friends Zia and Gul started Two Lads Kitchen to bring authentic Afghan street food to the capital; you might know them from their stalls at London ...

It’s Easter Sunday, and the downstairs cabaret bar is packed to the rafters. The excitable crowd await the free evening show, courtesy of drag artist Sophia Stardust – and when she takes to the stage, ...

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