Places · London

Kings Cross

Where students eat, drink and go out in Kings Cross, London: 26 places, each with a short student note.

Food

• Hare & Tortoise BloomsburyThe one in Brunswick Centre.
• Double StandardBar on the ground floor of The Standard hotel, with outdoor seating and…
• Kimchee KoreanKorean food, stone pot bibimbap/BBQ;
• Hokus PokusFive minutes' walk from UCL, tucked below the Megaro Hotel, this cockta…
• Chilli Cool｜Bloomsbury Sichuan (near UCL)Established Sichuan restaurant in Bloomsbury (Chilli Cool), boiled dish…
• BMILA Korean K-Pub near Russell Square with drinking, karaoke, dancing and…
• HalfcupClose to King's Cross, UCL and Central Saint Martins.
• Caravan King's Cross｜Granary Square all-day restaurantOld warehouse by Granary Square turned restaurant with its own bakery/c…
• BarrafinaA bar-style Spanish tapas spot where the tomato bread, Spanish sausage…
• Booking Office 1869Right across from King's Cross, this bar is set in the old ticket hall…
• SpagnolettiItalian spot — the wild mushroom risotto comes with a bit of truffle, t…
• Half Cup｜King's Cross brunch caféA brunch café between King's Cross and Bloomsbury, with photogenic eggs…
• Happy Face PizzaKing's Cross pizza spot on Handyside Street, about 3 min walk from Cent…

Museums

• The British Library｜Free exhibitions & study spaceThe British Library on Euston Road has a free Treasures exhibition — th…
• Foundling Museum｜Foundling Hospital history, BloomsburyA historical museum on the site of Britain's first foundling hospital,…

Theatres & venues

• Platform 9¾Platform 9¾ at King's Cross is a must for Harry Potter fans — free to t…
• Coal Drops Yard｜King's Cross converted coal yard districtVictorian coal yard in King's Cross turned shopping and dining district…
• Everyman King's CrossEveryman boutique cinema.

Live music

• ScalaOld King's Cross cinema turned live/club venue;
• Spiritland｜King's Cross audiophile listening barHi-fi listening cafe-bar in King's Cross's Coal Drops Yard area, with a…
• Egg LondonAll-night club north of King's Cross, three floors plus terrace;
• LafayetteNew venue in Coal Drops Yard, fresh sound system;
• Kings Place｜Canal-side music hallA modern concert hall by the canal in King's Cross, programming classic…

Sport

• Pancras Square Leisure｜Women-Only Sessions, Swimming & Sauna near UCLA Better centre near King's Cross and UCL halls, with a 25m five-lane p…

Shops

• Word on the Water｜King's Cross canal bookshop bargeA century-old Dutch barge turned bookshop moored by the canal at King's…
• Tian Tian｜King's Cross branchA Chinese supermarket on Pentonville Road just south of King's Cross st…

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