Gilgamesh Bar and Restaurant

Gilgamesh is an absolutely stunning bar restaurant complex located beside the old Camden stables market, towering as a glass building, overshadowing the overground railway next to it. Up an escalator and down a hallway to the main reception desk the staff greet you among the Mayan temple-like display with eccentric wooden carvings […]

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Tommy Flynn’s Bar

Tommy Flynn’s is rumoured to be a rough pub at the colder end of the red hot nightlife that is Camden Town, except these rumours have only been fueled by what seems to be fair bouncers and live showcased bands which themselves may play the odd heavy note but are by no means […]

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The Victoria

The Victoria is a particularly well sheltered pub from the rest of buzzing Camden nightlife and as such you would assume it was piping with old men, ale and flat-caps but instead it proves to be a cosy hideaway for a trendy selection of people and young professionals that want to turn down the volume on their evening […]

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News - The Hawley Arms goes up in smoke

Last night a terrifiying blaze ripped through Camden stables market requiring more than 100 firefighters to tackle a fire which only this morning has been reduced to embers. The Hawley Arms, a well repested establishment visited by famous faces including Amy Winehouse and Lily Allen, has been […]

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The Crescent

For once i have to say that it is a breath of fresh air to have this chain-pub in this location, opposite the music venue KOKO, the Crescent offers its drinkers the chance to get in a few well-priced drinks, and some rather rank bottles of wine before hitting the harder prices over the […]

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Oh Bar

With lots fo bouncers occupying the front entrance and heavy-set leather couches in the forefront of this picture of a bar the place feels rather less gay and rather more eccentric. I’m not sure if it was a rumour I heard that this was a gay bar but it certainly just felt like a […]

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Monkey Chews

With a name like this you would imagine Monkey Chews is an eccentric place indeed and you would be right. It would be right at home in the middle of Camden but instead it is harboured in a residential part of Chalk farm. Finding the front door can be an issue and once inside […]

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The Dublin Castle

Dublin Castle is  clearly a well established rock venue for underground noises, leather dressed individuals and persons interested in the curious art of tie-dying. The venue is a small but airy room with a bar at the front end served by a busy bar woman with little taste for a smile. The drinks […]

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The Earl of Camden

Apparently this pub was a Hogs Head at one point and you can tell that the interior is that of a chain pub despite the fact that it may have broken away from that chain more recently. The pub is based on a large lower level with a platform up to the […]

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The Hope and Anchor
Situated on the rounded stump that is the corner of Mornington Crescent, this traditional pub sits relatively unsupervised by other venues as most of the fame is stolen by the infamous KOKO or delightful Purple Turtle but this pub stands to merit in a bath of its own character and charm. With […]

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