The Best Restaurants Along Regent’s Canal, From Camden to Hackney Wick
The long promenade along London’s Regent’s Canal isn’t one of the best-known walks in the city, but definitely one of the loveliest. The canal stretches across London, and walking alongside it is a peaceful, fun way to discover new places in the capital. Walking from Camden in north London to Hackney Wick in the east, you’ll pass plenty of good restaurants, food markets, cafés and pubs. Here are the very best ones along the (water) way.
1. West Yard
Market, Street Food
Perfectly located right by the canal, the West Yard food market is run by Camden Market. The charming, cobblestoned yard is full of different food stalls and open seven days a week, selling everything from arepas (Venezuelan wraps) to calamari, mac and cheese and curries. West Yard gets busy in the summertime, but it’s a great option for when you want to grab something either to eat while walking or to enjoy sitting by the canal. The wide variety of food on sale also means that it’s a good choice for groups.
2. The Cheese Bar
Restaurant, British
A short walk up from the Regent’s Canal, inside Camden Market, you’ll find The Cheese Bar. It’s exactly what it sounds like: an homage to cheese in any shape or form. All cheese is sourced from UK-based farms and urban cheesemakers, and you can mix and match smaller snacks (like jalapeño poppers and cheesy puffs) with grilled cheese sandwiches and main courses including fondue, corn tortilla quesadilla and blue cheese raclette. If you’re in London during the week, their Fondue Thursdays make for a gooey, fun way to spend an evening.
3. Dishoom King’s Cross
Bar, Restaurant, Fusion, Halal, Street Food, Indian
5. Kipferl Coffeehouse and Kitchen
Cafe, Restaurant, Austrian
6. Plaquemine Lock
Gastropub, Restaurant, Cajun
Plaquemine Lock has a pretty unique selling point: the pub serves Cajun and Creole food, and the menu will delight anyone who’s into cooking from the American South. Gorge yourself on gumbo, jambalaya, shrimp and grits, oysters and fried chicken, and finish the meal with one of its authentic pecan pies. The pub is nicely located right by the canal, and its live jazz events (usually on Wednesdays and at the weekend) bring some of that Big Easy swing to London.
7. Towpath Café
Cafe, European
One of the most charming cafés by the canal, Towpath is closed during the winter months, but during the rest of the year it opens its shutters and you can sit right by the canal and watch the world go by. The ever-changing menu usually has good vegetarian options as well as feel-good classics like grilled cheese sandwiches, and Towpath makes good coffee, too. The no-frills vibe and its popularity means you may have to wait for food, but the location, cute design of the space and quality of the cooking make Towpath worth setting aside some time for.
8. Market Café
Cafe, Market, British
9. Pavilion Café
Cafe, American
10. CRATE Brewery
Brewery
Right on the edge of Hackney Wick, Crate Brewery overlooks the canal and the Olympic Stadium. The brewery and pizza place has been a popular neighbourhood joint since it opened in 2012, in time for the Olympics, and puts on regular brewery tours and beer testings. As well as the tasty stone-baked pizzas, you can try out zero-waste food in upstairs restaurant Silo. If spirits are more your thing, Crate’s Alfred Le Roy, a barge moored outside the brewery, makes a mean cocktail and offers sharing food platters.
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