Guidebook - Queen Alexandra Mansions
Drinks & Nightlife
Great pub food and choice of proper beers. A quality mix of clientèle and staff who are too cool for school.
12 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
The Harrison
28 Harrison StGreat pub food and choice of proper beers. A quality mix of clientèle and staff who are too cool for school.
Good, cheap Thai food. This is not a salubrious pub but there's always something about to happen.
55 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
The Dolphin Tavern
44 Red Lion StGood, cheap Thai food. This is not a salubrious pub but there's always something about to happen.
You'd be daft not to visit wonderful station hotel. Arrive through the main entrance to experience the scale of the foyer. Then turn right into the platform bar for a real treat.
19 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
St. Pancras Renaissance Hotel London
Euston RoadYou'd be daft not to visit wonderful station hotel. Arrive through the main entrance to experience the scale of the foyer. Then turn right into the platform bar for a real treat.
Wonderful building with lots of history. A real buzz. Interesting cocktails and bar food. It's a restaurant as well.
15 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
1 King's Blvd
1 King's BoulevardWonderful building with lots of history. A real buzz. Interesting cocktails and bar food. It's a restaurant as well.
Great little sherry bar which is off the beaten track. Lovely atmosphere.
13 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Bar Pepito
3 Pentonville RdGreat little sherry bar which is off the beaten track. Lovely atmosphere.
Food Scene
The walk from the flat to Caravan, in between Kings Cross and St Pancras stations is really interesting - you're in the middle of Europe's largest urban regeneration area. Very cool place for lunch.
186 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Caravan King's Cross
1 Granary SquareThe walk from the flat to Caravan, in between Kings Cross and St Pancras stations is really interesting - you're in the middle of Europe's largest urban regeneration area. Very cool place for lunch.
Very local, very independent and very good light meals with great coffee.
9 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Casa Tua King's Cross
106 Cromer StVery local, very independent and very good light meals with great coffee.
You really do feel like you could be in Bombay. The food is fantastic and the interior is evocative. The only issue is that you can't book so you often have to queue in the evenings.
219 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Dishoom King's Cross
5 Stable StYou really do feel like you could be in Bombay. The food is fantastic and the interior is evocative. The only issue is that you can't book so you often have to queue in the evenings.
Hustle, bustle atmosphere. Good pizzas at sensible prices.
102 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Pizza Union
246-250 Pentonville RdHustle, bustle atmosphere. Good pizzas at sensible prices.
Shopping
Waitrose (supermarket) and everything you'll ever need; including a very cool independent cinema. All the branded eateries you could ask for.
83 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
The Brunswick Centre
Bernard StreetWaitrose (supermarket) and everything you'll ever need; including a very cool independent cinema. All the branded eateries you could ask for.
Essentials
Only a small outlet but very handy place to stock-up on essentials. There's also a much larger Waitrose at the Brunswick Centre.
62 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Little Waitrose & Partners
3 BondwayOnly a small outlet but very handy place to stock-up on essentials. There's also a much larger Waitrose at the Brunswick Centre.
Entertainment & Activities
Curzon Bloomsbury
One of the coolest cinemas in London.