4-6 Inverness St, London NW1 7HG

Ma Petite Jamaica has been doing its thing since 1985, and now also has a rum and reggae bar next door, too. The jerk pit style menu has all the classics you'd expect, including jerk pork, chicken and red bream, curried goat with rice 'n peas, plus ackee and saltfish and dumplings. Rum cocktails rule the roost and Red Stripe is on tap.

64 Parkway, London NW1 7AH

This contemporary Indian restaurant, run by chef patron Sabbir Karim and his team, is critically acclaimed and has become a bit of an institution. Dishes are vibrant and the extensive menu branches out beyond the dishes of your usual local curry house.

93 Kentish Town Rd, London NW1 8NY

Intimate Bintang is one of London's oldest Filipino restaurants, which dishes up a menu of halal self-styled pan Asian fusion food. It doesn't serve alcohol, but you can bring your own and pay corkage. It's part of the Maginhawa group, which owns five other restaurants in the area, including Ramo Ramen in Kentish Town below.

90 Gloucester Ave., London NW1 8HX

A real stalwart of the north London food scene, The Lansdowne first opened its doors in 1992 in Primrose Hill and is a classic British pub. On the menu is a mixture of Mediterranean and British dishes, from French onion soup to slow-cooked oxtail and cheek stew with mash.