Guidebook for Greater London
Food Scene
Farm Girl goes all in on the Australian healthy-eating thing, right down to the coconut ‘bacon’, macadamia butter, and optional sprinklings of superfoods. If you want to roll your eyes, by all means, go for it. But you should also know that the whole health thing here actually comes with some very good food attached. Sandwiches and salads are great, and so are the drinks. ‘Liquid Gold’ - lime juice, ginger, cinnamon, turmeric, nutmeg, astragalus, and honey - would be worth drinking even if it weren’t allegedly good for you. The location guarantees a mob scene on Saturdays, but you’re just as likely to queue on Monday.
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Farm Girl Notting Hill
59A Portobello RdFarm Girl goes all in on the Australian healthy-eating thing, right down to the coconut ‘bacon’, macadamia butter, and optional sprinklings of superfoods. If you want to roll your eyes, by all means, go for it. But you should also know that the whole health thing here actually comes with some very good food attached. Sandwiches and salads are great, and so are the drinks. ‘Liquid Gold’ - lime juice, ginger, cinnamon, turmeric, nutmeg, astragalus, and honey - would be worth drinking even if it weren’t allegedly good for you. The location guarantees a mob scene on Saturdays, but you’re just as likely to queue on Monday.
Originally a Protestant chapel, now a community centre, The Tab is a Notting Hill institution. You can join the locals and come here for exhibitions, for yoga or dance classes, or for a drink or a meal in the café/restaurant right at the front of the building. The food has a West Indian bent but there are also burgers and breakfasts. This is not a place for a date: you’re eating in what’s essentially the foyer of a public building. But the local vibe, all ages and all races, makes the Tab a great place to hang.
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Tabernaakkeli
34-35 Powis SquareOriginally a Protestant chapel, now a community centre, The Tab is a Notting Hill institution. You can join the locals and come here for exhibitions, for yoga or dance classes, or for a drink or a meal in the café/restaurant right at the front of the building. The food has a West Indian bent but there are also burgers and breakfasts. This is not a place for a date: you’re eating in what’s essentially the foyer of a public building. But the local vibe, all ages and all races, makes the Tab a great place to hang.
The name tells most of the story, but not all of it. Yes, it’s a cheese shop, but it’s also a café/restaurant/wine bar serving charcuterie platters and hot dishes in addition to cheese. Sharing two platters (one meat and one cheese) and a couple of glasses of wine is one of Notting Hill’s best formulas for a light, low-cost, but very refined lunch. And in our experience, getting a table here even on Saturday is somewhat easier than at much of the local competition.
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La Cave a Fromage
24-25 Cromwell PlThe name tells most of the story, but not all of it. Yes, it’s a cheese shop, but it’s also a café/restaurant/wine bar serving charcuterie platters and hot dishes in addition to cheese. Sharing two platters (one meat and one cheese) and a couple of glasses of wine is one of Notting Hill’s best formulas for a light, low-cost, but very refined lunch. And in our experience, getting a table here even on Saturday is somewhat easier than at much of the local competition.
The Cow is a good 15 or 20 minutes north by foot from Notting Hill Gate, so use a different station to get here. But do get here. This was one of the early gastropubs and it’s maintained consistent quality with a simple formula of pub menu downstairs and fancier stuff in the dining room on the first floor. Seafood is a speciality: a pint of Guinness and six oysters is one of the most popular orders. A good number of the people in here are going to be platinum-card-carrying members of the one per cent, but you won’t feel out of place if your credit limit barely makes it into four digits.
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The Cow
89 Westbourne Park RdThe Cow is a good 15 or 20 minutes north by foot from Notting Hill Gate, so use a different station to get here. But do get here. This was one of the early gastropubs and it’s maintained consistent quality with a simple formula of pub menu downstairs and fancier stuff in the dining room on the first floor. Seafood is a speciality: a pint of Guinness and six oysters is one of the most popular orders. A good number of the people in here are going to be platinum-card-carrying members of the one per cent, but you won’t feel out of place if your credit limit barely makes it into four digits.
Drinks & Nightlife
Portobello Star is a small, intimate cocktail bar that's perfect for after work drinks. Based right on Portobello Road in the heart of Notting Hill, it's also a great escape when the markets are getting a little too busy. Portobello Star is the sort of place where you will find simple sharing platters and Ginger Pig pies served alongside teas and coffees and of course gorgeous concoctions.
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Portobello Star
171 Portobello RdPortobello Star is a small, intimate cocktail bar that's perfect for after work drinks. Based right on Portobello Road in the heart of Notting Hill, it's also a great escape when the markets are getting a little too busy. Portobello Star is the sort of place where you will find simple sharing platters and Ginger Pig pies served alongside teas and coffees and of course gorgeous concoctions.
This intimate drinking den claim that the “creation and execution of exceptional drinks is our passion”, and who are we to argue? Pop a couple of Hell in the Pacific's down the hatch and it'll be hard to counter this claim, and they're pretty darn serious about the quality of their Dim Sum plates too. A must for all rum aficionados, there's also soothing DJ sets to enjoy at the end of the week.
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Trailer Happiness
177 Portobello RdThis intimate drinking den claim that the “creation and execution of exceptional drinks is our passion”, and who are we to argue? Pop a couple of Hell in the Pacific's down the hatch and it'll be hard to counter this claim, and they're pretty darn serious about the quality of their Dim Sum plates too. A must for all rum aficionados, there's also soothing DJ sets to enjoy at the end of the week.
While The Mitre is known for its charming pints and British interiors, it's often the basement that sparks interest in Notting Hill. Known for their fun cocktails and whisky bottles, head on down to these illicit depths for a charming and delicious night.
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Old Mary's
24 Craven TerraceWhile The Mitre is known for its charming pints and British interiors, it's often the basement that sparks interest in Notting Hill. Known for their fun cocktails and whisky bottles, head on down to these illicit depths for a charming and delicious night.