Guidebook for Kensington
Food Scene
Only 5 min walk from the Portobello Room!
What a beautiful shop &restaurant! Dixon's fantastic range of lighting/furniture and an exclusive selection of work from international concession brands.
Tom Dixon Showroom
Only 5 min walk from the Portobello Room!
What a beautiful shop &restaurant! Dixon's fantastic range of lighting/furniture and an exclusive selection of work from international concession brands.
2 minute walk from the Portobello Room, this Portuguese institution on Golborne Road is known for outstanding desserts and people travel from across London for the Pastel de Nata custard tarts.
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Lisboa Patisserie
57 Golborne Rd2 minute walk from the Portobello Room, this Portuguese institution on Golborne Road is known for outstanding desserts and people travel from across London for the Pastel de Nata custard tarts.
Delicious Italian food! Only 2min walk from the Portobello Room! Traditional & rustic ingredients, with a progressive approach to gourmet pizza & commitment to sourcing seasonal & local produce.
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Golborne Road
Golborne RoadDelicious Italian food! Only 2min walk from the Portobello Room! Traditional & rustic ingredients, with a progressive approach to gourmet pizza & commitment to sourcing seasonal & local produce.
5 minutes away by foot from the Portobello Room. One of our favourite restaurants. The food is delicious, the service outstanding, and the place gorgeous.
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Dock Kitchen
Ladbroke Grove5 minutes away by foot from the Portobello Room. One of our favourite restaurants. The food is delicious, the service outstanding, and the place gorgeous.
Only 1 minute away by foot from the Portobello Room. Yummy, local, friendly and affordable.
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Anar Persian Restaurant
349 Portobello RoadOnly 1 minute away by foot from the Portobello Room. Yummy, local, friendly and affordable.
Jamie Oliver's favourite Fish and Chips. Just the round the corner, cheap and tasteful!
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George's Portobello Fish Bar
329 Portobello RdJamie Oliver's favourite Fish and Chips. Just the round the corner, cheap and tasteful!
Simply the best pie and mash in the world! Very local, very low-key and very very very cheap! No tourist, no hassle, just the perfect stop before tackling the busy Portobello Market.
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Cockney's Pie & Mash
314 Portobello RdSimply the best pie and mash in the world! Very local, very low-key and very very very cheap! No tourist, no hassle, just the perfect stop before tackling the busy Portobello Market.
Each day brings a new selection of treats baked in the domestic oven. Coffee is served on mismatched crockery at the tables indoors, or at the pavement tables outside that catch the morning sun.
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Lowry & Baker
339 Portobello RdEach day brings a new selection of treats baked in the domestic oven. Coffee is served on mismatched crockery at the tables indoors, or at the pavement tables outside that catch the morning sun.
Only 3 minutes by foot from the Portobello Room ; Great for a coffee in the sun or a lunch al fresco.
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Golborne Deli
100-102 Golborne RdOnly 3 minutes by foot from the Portobello Room ; Great for a coffee in the sun or a lunch al fresco.
Fresh and traditional Turkish cuisine, less than 5 minutes away from the Portobello Room.
104 Ladbroke Grove
Fresh and traditional Turkish cuisine, less than 5 minutes away from the Portobello Room.
The Grain Shop serve a variety of yummy vegan and vegetarian dishes to take away. All food is freshly prepared daily on the premises.
269A Portobello Rd
The Grain Shop serve a variety of yummy vegan and vegetarian dishes to take away. All food is freshly prepared daily on the premises.
Bluebells is a decent enough addition in the neighbourhood but L&B just across the road's still one of our favourite though!
320 Portobello Rd
Bluebells is a decent enough addition in the neighbourhood but L&B just across the road's still one of our favourite though!
Wonderful food in a very unexpected venue, in a basement, just below a convenience store, on the busy Ladbroke Grove.
171 Ladbroke Grove
Wonderful food in a very unexpected venue, in a basement, just below a convenience store, on the busy Ladbroke Grove.
Shopping
3 storey flagship store of leading British Fashion Designer Paul Smith. A gorgeous and very colorful place just down the road from the Portobello Room!
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Paul Smith Westbourne House
122 Kensington Park Rd3 storey flagship store of leading British Fashion Designer Paul Smith. A gorgeous and very colorful place just down the road from the Portobello Room!
Portfolio sell a range of quirky gifts and cards. Great little boutique to purchase a souvenir of the neighbourhood and one of their colourful cards.
Portfolio Ltd
105 Golborne RdPortfolio sell a range of quirky gifts and cards. Great little boutique to purchase a souvenir of the neighbourhood and one of their colourful cards.
That has to be our favourite shop, full of extraordinary antiques and unexpected bric-a-brac!
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Les Couilles Du Chien
65 Golborne RdThat has to be our favourite shop, full of extraordinary antiques and unexpected bric-a-brac!
Favoured by Kate Moss and other fashion grandees, Rellik is The vintage mecca. A must see if you like beautiful handcrafted high-end fashion.
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Rellik
8 Golborne RdFavoured by Kate Moss and other fashion grandees, Rellik is The vintage mecca. A must see if you like beautiful handcrafted high-end fashion.
Sightseeing
The world famous Portobello Rd & Market is just a 2 minute walk from the Portobello Room. The very best part of this colourful and trendy market stretches between Cambridge Gardens and Bonchurch Road.
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Portobello tržnica
73a Lewisham High StThe world famous Portobello Rd & Market is just a 2 minute walk from the Portobello Room. The very best part of this colourful and trendy market stretches between Cambridge Gardens and Bonchurch Road.
"Ernö Goldfinger's tower block looms over the stuccoed townhouses and chichi eateries of Ladbroke Grove, a last blast of quality brutalism in the UK." We love it!
Wallpaper* City Guide
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Trellick Tower
5 Golborne Road"Ernö Goldfinger's tower block looms over the stuccoed townhouses and chichi eateries of Ladbroke Grove, a last blast of quality brutalism in the UK." We love it!
Wallpaper* City Guide
Entertainment & Activities
This lovely and quiet park, just around the corner, offers many recreational activities including pleasant formal areas, a fantastic children’s water-playground and some brand new tennis courts.
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Kensington Memorial Park
Saint Mark's RoadThis lovely and quiet park, just around the corner, offers many recreational activities including pleasant formal areas, a fantastic children’s water-playground and some brand new tennis courts.
Drinks & Nightlife
5 min walk from the Portobello Room!
Trendy Electric is a Notting Hill institution, therefore you will invariably end up there at some point for food/drinks or to enjoy their very unique cinema.
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Electric Diner
191 Portobello Rd5 min walk from the Portobello Room!
Trendy Electric is a Notting Hill institution, therefore you will invariably end up there at some point for food/drinks or to enjoy their very unique cinema.
Only 5 minutes away by foot from the Portobello Room ; Great for a glass of wine by the fireplace, a pint on the terrace or for a dinner in their cosy interiors. The service's excellent.
225 Ladbroke Grove
Only 5 minutes away by foot from the Portobello Room ; Great for a glass of wine by the fireplace, a pint on the terrace or for a dinner in their cosy interiors. The service's excellent.
Everything Else
TenPilates Notting Hill provides the latest development in Pilates - Dynamic Pilates, designed to give you stronger muscles, a slimmer figure and a more engaged core. Great option to keep fit!
Ten Health & Fitness Notting Hill
2-4 Exmoor StTenPilates Notting Hill provides the latest development in Pilates - Dynamic Pilates, designed to give you stronger muscles, a slimmer figure and a more engaged core. Great option to keep fit!
119-131 Lancaster Rd
Health Club, Gym & Spa just down the road!
10 Elgin Crescent
Cute little charity shop
Essentials
Only 3 min by foot from the room!
Opening Times:
Mon 7AM - Midnight
Tue 7AM - Midnight
Wed 7AM - Midnight
Thu 7AM - Midnight
Fri 7AM - Midnight
Sat 7AM - 10PM
Sun 11AM- 5PM
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Ladbroke Grove Station
Ladbroke GroveOnly 3 min by foot from the room!
Opening Times:
Mon 7AM - Midnight
Tue 7AM - Midnight
Wed 7AM - Midnight
Thu 7AM - Midnight
Fri 7AM - Midnight
Sat 7AM - 10PM
Sun 11AM- 5PM
138 Chesterton Rd
On the other side of Ladbroke Grove. Very handy and open late.