kensington
Restaurants
La Tortilleria
Restaurant
La Tortilleria is less like a restaurant and more like the rudimentary taco stands found across Mexico City and LA. House-made tortillas come on colourful plastic plates and it’s up to you to customise with salsas as you see fit.
The Abyssinian
Restaurant
Earthy African food in Kensington.
Cafes
Cassette
Cafe
This sustainably minded corner cafe composts on-site and finds clever ways to use excess stock on its globetrotting menu. Find loaded potato rosti, Reuben sandwiches and innovative coffee-spiked bacon and eggs.
Rumble Coffee Roasters
Cafe
A red-brick coffee roastery with a pint-sized espresso bar. Get your beans brewed or bagged, right where they’re roasted, by a team that’s all about sustainability and transparency. Plus, there are pistachio-and-raspberry blondies and flaky, cheesy croissants.
Luncheonette
Cafe
A charming spot inspired by New York's East Village.
The Premises
Cafe
Long-time coffee veterans bringing great coffee to the West in Kensington.
Bars
Bonehead Brewing
Bar
This small, two-man operation has plenty of personality. The stand-out among is four core beers is Prickled Pink, a rich, mouth-filling wheat beer fermented with prickly pear. It also happens to be pink.
Hardimans Hotel
Bar
This art deco boozer was originally built to resemble a ship, which explains its striking, wedge-like facade. Snag a spot in the front dining room for a brewery-inspired menu of woodfired pizzas, and one unbeatable street-side vantage point.
