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- Don Koko kicks off pizza vs taco evenings with a What Willy Cook vs SG Lewis face-off
Updated 10/5/24 with soft launch info
Friday nights in Camden are kicking off. Starting this summer Cafe KOKO - the Italian eatery attached to the iconic music venue - is having a series of face-offs between pizza and tacos. The menu, created by the restaurant's Executive Chef Andreas Engberg (La Petite Maison, The Arts Club) sounds great, but we're particularly interested in the limited edition slices and tacos
... - El Cenote aims to give Camden folk an authentic Mexican experience with top tacos and margaritas
The idea of opening a Mexican margarita and tacos joint somewhere like Camden definitely seems like it makes good business sense. But what makes the arrival of El Cenote interesting is that rather than being one of those chain restaurants, this is an bar devised and run by two Mexicans.
Owner Aima Indigo is a Mexican model turned restaurateur who used to work at La Bodega Negra and Mexcalito.
... - Gordon Ramsay's York and Albany pub is taken over by squatters
The past few weeks have not been good ones for Gordon Ramsay. Having seen his Camden gastropub closing due to a legal dispute over its lease, the chef is now dealing with squatters at the York and Albany. As first reported in the Sun, a group occupied the 19th century building a week ago but, as squatting is a civil matter, Ramsay's report to the police hasn't resolved matters.
While the chef prepares to
... - The Good Egg comes to Camden
The Good Egg is getting bigger - they're opening their third restaurant in Camden.
If you're unfamiliar with their current restaurants, either in Carnaby or Margate, their menus are mainly inspired by a combo of Middle-Eastern cooking and classic Jewish delis. As the name suggests, there are plenty of eggs involved and they also do a mean brunch.
This new restaurant will have a new dish on offer, the
... - Michelin-starred chef Paul Foster brings the beef-focused Grassfed to Camden's Hawley Wharf
Chef Paul Foster already has a Michelin-starred restaurant to his name in Stratford-Upon-Avon, called Salt, but now he's getting ready to open in London too. He'll be taking over a space in Camden's Hawley Wharf for Grassfed.
That name refers to the grass-fed beef that will have a big presence on the menu, with much of it cooked over hot coals. On that
... - The team behind Camden's Black Cow are opening Epicurus, an American and Middle Eastern diner
Ex-Palomar chef Shiri Kraus and Amir Batito have already built a following for their popular Camden steakhouse, The Black Cow. Now the duo are about to open a new diner in Camden's North Yard. Epicurus will be an American diner with Middle Eastern influences. What does that mean exactly? Well, think sloppy bureks rather than sloppy joes and the beef short rib rack is glazed with pomegranate molasses and date
... - The Korean Cowgirl picks Camden for its mashup of Korean fried chicken and Texan BBQ
A new Camden restaurant is aiming to bring the best of Texas BBQ and Korean fried chicken to the canalside at Camden. The Korean Cowgirl first opened down in Faversham in Kent, where it made a big deal of its passion for Korean flavours and the low and slow Texan BBQ style.
So their menu features items like USDA Texas-style brisket & Korean BBQ sausage, smoked overnight for 15 hours alongside more mashed-up
... - The new Bunsik in Camden will add bubble teas to its Korean corndog menu
Having already torn up the scene in Chinatown and Charing Cross, the stupidly popular Korean corndog vendors Bunsik are heading to North London. For their third opening they've found a space on the high street where Camden locals can enjoy all their usual corndogs and a whole lot more.
The Camden branch will, it seems, have more to offer on its menu than the first two branches. So there'll be
... - Mr Ji head to Camden for their next restaurant, adding a Sunday roast
13/9/22 - updated with the opening date
Soho's Mr Ji got a brand new lease of life when the team behind TĀ TĀ Eatery, Zijun Meng and Ana Gonçalves, took over the kitchen. Adding more dishes to the menu, with a little TA TA twist, it became a big Soho Hit and
... - Operation Falafel brings Middle Eastern street food to Camden from Dubai
A new fast food import is coming to London, and this one hails from Dubai.
Operation Falafel is not just about falafel, though - as it's billed as serving up "Middle Eastern street food using only the freshest ingredients". In practice, that means they'll be taking modern approaches to stuffed fresh-baked pitas with kofta meatballs as well as veggie, chicken or beef
... - Shawarma restaurant Hala Wala has arrived in Camden
Recently opened in Camden, there's a brand new Shawarma shop called Hala Wala that sounds like a promising place to pop in and try.
Their shawarma is marinated for 24 hours in their own blend of spices and comes in chicken, chicken sojok (spicy chicken), lamb and mixed, of course. Once it's
... - Wendy's are bringing their burgers to Camden Town
16/6/22 - Updated with the opening date
The American fast-food juggernaut is kicking things into a higher gear over the next year. We already have Five Guys all over the place, Popeye's has just launched with big plans for expansion and then there's Wendy's. Already opened in Stratford and Croydon - they now have their sights on a third proper London restaurant (you may have seen them pop up as
... - TikTok favourite Bun House opens in Camden Market's Hawley Wharf
They're already a viral sensation for their Cantonese steamed buns, now Chinatown's Bun House are getting ready to bring those buns north to Camden.
Opening today in the Hawley Wharf food hall, they'll be serving up their most famous creations alongside some brand new dishes including:
- Sticky salt lime chicken nuggets
- Crispy shiitake nuggets with house ranch
- Mayfair's Lucky Club is coming to Camden with a roof terrace cocktail and taco bar
3/5/22 - updated with photos and opening date
Having made a name for themselves in the West End serving up cocktails and bao, the team behind The Lucky Club Mayfair are heading north. They've taken on a roof terrace space across the Chalk Farm entrance to Camden Market, on the former FEST site.
The Lucky Club Camden will specialise in Margaritas and Mezcal cocktails with treats like the Frozen
... - Camden's KOKO will reopen with a rooftop restaurant, pizzeria and a cocktail bar in its dome
Following both fire and flooding - not to mention the issues facing live entertainment over the pandemic - it's fair to say the past few years haven't been great ones for iconic music venue KOKO. But this week the team behind it revealed their plans to reopen in Spring following quite the makeover.
