North London Restuarant Guide

Walk around, smell the coffee

SWISS Cottage has gone coffee crazy since its £85million redevelopment. There is the new café in the Community Centre and Munchies in Swiss Cottage Library. Hampstead Theatre has a café and, in April, upmarket deli and café Del’Aziz opened in the new Swiss Cottage Leisure Centre. <MORE>

100 things to eat before you die

The Ham&High is inviting readers to nominate their favourite dishes from local establishments for a comprehensive list we’re compiling for worldwide distribution on our website.

Readers can nominate a starter, a main course or a dessert they have particularly enjoyed at a restaurant, pub or even a cafe in our circulation area, which stretches from Hampstead and Highgate through to Hampstead Garden Suburb, Muswell Hill, Crouch End, Alexandra Palace, Camden Town, Marylebone, St John’s Wood, Maida Vale and all parts in between. Everyone who nominates a dish included in our Top 100 will go into a draw for a fabulous meal for two at one of north London’s top places to eat. So please remember to include your contact details.
Follow this link to fill in our online form

Benihana

Time is usually unkind to London restaurants and many see their popularity fade as the years progress – not so with Benihana Swiss Cottage. It was the first of its kind to open in London in 1986 and has been attracting customers continuously for the past 20 years. <MORE>

Base Bistro

Base has been established in the heart of Hampstead for almost 10 years and has recently opened a sister Branch in Baker Street. We pride ourselves on the freshness and quality of our food; virtually all our produce is purchased directly from the London markets (Billingsgate, Smithfield, Covent Garden etc), so that the food our chefs prepare tastes as delicious as it looks. <MORE>

Green Cottage Restaurant

The Green Cottage Restaurant, a family-run business, has been established in Swiss Cottage for more than 30 years. It has an extensive menu created by a Hong Kong chef who continues to create and research new flavours in fact-finding trips to China. <MORE>

• Hiro Cantonese Cuisine
• Toresano Spanish Restaurant
• Wakaba Japanese Restaurant
• Fratelli
• Foggs Restaurant
• Alexander The Great
• Bacchus Greek Taverna
• Goldfish Chinese Restaurant
• Gourmet Burger Kitchen
• Paridisio Restaurant
• The Camden Brasserie
• Bradleys
• Feng Shang Princess
• Kiplings Indian Restuarant
• Bengal Lancer
• Bavo
• Camden Brasserie
• Hi Sushi (Page 1 | Page 2)
• Feng Sushi (Page 1 | Page 2)
• Bombay Blueprint (Page 1 | Page 2)

If you thought that all Oriental restaurants were the same, then think again. Here is a selection of restaurants serving food with a difference.

Hi Sushi, ( 830 High Road, North Finchley, 020-8446 9808, and 16 Hampstead High St, 020-7794 2828) is a Japanese restaurant known well for producing a wide range of Japanese foods under one roof, teppanyaki, noodles, traditional Japanese dishes served with modern flare. All sushi is hand made to order, not pre-prepared and served a la conveyor belt.

Tokyo City ( 46 Gresham St, EC2, 020-7726 0306) is ideal for a healthy lunch. Hidden away from the busy streets of the City, only those well informed know its whereabouts. Recent additions to the menu are soup noodles.

Koi (1e Palace Gate. Kensington, W8, 020-7581 8778), a Japanese restaurant, is the best known secret in Kensington, a intimate place that will have you feeling the chefs are cooking especially for you.

If you want to eat the same food at home, Capital Cuisine Delivery will deliver all of the above restaurant’s food to your home or office.

They offer a 30 per cent discount on your first order. Phone 020-7439 9898.

We’re always interested in hearing your views on local restaurants and on our restaurant reviews.

These can also be sent to the special ‘restaurantreviews’ email address or to editor@hamhigh.co.uk