Camden, Islington & Marylebone Restaurant Guide

Camden Cantina

For a Mexican style meal in the Camden area you should definitely checkout the Camden Cantina. A little more time and effort appears to have been put into preparing your food than at many of London's Mexican restaurants and this ensures a loyal following.

• Address: 34 Chalk Farm Road, London, NW1 8AJ (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Mexican
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £25.00

Camino

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It is au fait currently to mention anything in connection with the Kings Cross area in the exuberant tones of renaissance, as this formerly seedy area, where those arriving from the north formerly put their heads down and kept going until they could open their eyes in somewhere a touch more salubrious, undergoes a transformation, albeit slowly.

• Address: 3 Varnisher's Yard, Regent Quarter, King's Cross, London, N1 9FD (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Spanish
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £26.00, Dinner: £34.00

Canal 125

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Spread over three floors, Canal 125 is a laid-back local treat with a restaurant, late-night bar and two outdoor terraces with canal side views just north of King's Cross. A stylishly decorated interior mingles dark wood floors and comfy leather sofas alongside carved antique mirrors and beautiful chandeliers.

• Address: 125 Caledonian Road, London, N1 9RG (Map)
• Cuisine(s): American, European, Modern European
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £25.00, Dinner: £30.00

Cantina Italia

The décor maybe slightly 'interesting' shall we say, but the food is certainly a degree above the average trat. The noise of the babbling punters will tell you how near you are to this popular place, and a Sardinian twist to both the cuisine and the wine list add interest.

• Address: 19 Canonbury Lane, London, N1 2AS (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Italian, Pizza & Pasta
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £32.00

Carluccio's - Islington

Carluccio's was started by Antonio and Priscilla Carluccio as a small café and shop stocking Italian food and ingredients in 1991, and grew into a restaurant serving authentic cuisine at sensible prices in 1999.

• Address: 305-307 Upper Street, London, N1 2TU (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Italian
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £16.00, Dinner: £28.00

Casale Franco

With a modern Italian menu, and a bias toward Venetian and Apulian cuisine, Casale Franco now offers a wide range of organic dishes. The huge 14"-16" thin crust pizza, cooked directly on terracotta, remains the main attraction.

• Address: Rear of 134-137 Upper Street, Islington, London, N1 1QP (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Italian, Pizza & Pasta
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £39.00

Castle, The

The Castle is located on Pentonville Road, N1, close to the Angel tube station and to many offices and shops. To the north behind the pub is the lower end of Islington, to the south of Pentonville Road is expensive Victorian housing.

• Address: 54 Pentonville Road, Islington, London, N1 9HF (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern British
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £18.00, Dinner: £22.00

Castle's

Fantastic traditional pie and mash is served in this family run establishment. Opened in 1934, Castle's has been handed down through the same family, and continues to use the same recipes as when it opened over 60 years ago.

• Address: 229 Royal College Street, London, NW1 9LT (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Pie & Mash
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £8.00

Chapel, The

One of the original gastro-pubs, this restaurant with its stripped wood floors, wooden furniture and well-prepared food seems to provide a winning formula. The menu is chalked on a board and changes, not only day to day, but sometimes hour to hour, depending on the produce that the kitchen has purchased, with some unusual raw materials from bison steak to marlin, and they turn out adventurous dishes like goat's cheese terrine with braised celery or vegetarian gnocchi with artichoke hearts and Parmesan cream! Invariably busy, I hear the wines are also of interest, quite reasonably priced, with eight by the glass.

• Address: 48 Chapel Street, London, NW1 5DP (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern European
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £32.00

Chutneys

You can't get better value than this cheap and cheerful south Indian vegetarian café where the buffet lunch is an absolute snip. The food is good enough to appeal to even the most ardent carnivore.

• Address: 124 Drummond Street, London, NW1 2PA (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Indian, Vegetarian
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £13.00, Dinner: £24.00