Where to eat in Hampstead
10 places
Planning a whole day here? Read the Hampstead area guide.
Bonoo Indian Tapas
££Indian small plates built on street food but cooked with British seasonal produce, and the one Hampstead room the local guides consistently put first.
Ginger & White
£A small Perrins Court cafe doing serious coffee and a proper British breakfast, and the default Hampstead meeting place for anyone who lives there.
Jin Kichi
£££A small family-run izakaya on Heath Street doing charcoal yakitori at prices that have never caught up with the postcode.
Little Sichuan
££A Finchley Road parade Sichuanese that regulars from Sichuan vouch for - the mala base is the one to order, and the stir-fry menu runs alongside it.
Oliver's Fish & Chips
££Fries in pure rapeseed oil with no animal fats or hydrogenated fats, which keeps a standard plate under 500 calories. Fish daily from Billingsgate, Maris Pipers where possible.
The Whetstone branch has closed; Belsize Park is the only site trading. Sunday opening is stated two different ways on its own site and menu - check before travelling.
Parliament Hill Cafe
£At the foot of the hill by the athletics track, and the obvious place to start or finish the climb to the Parliament Hill view.
The Holly Bush
££A 1807 pub up an alley off Heath Street with panelled rooms, open fires and no through traffic - the most convincing surviving village pub in London.
The Kitchen at Kenwood
££In Kenwood's old brew house and service wing, with a terrace over the estate - the only proper stop on the northern half of the Heath.
The Spaniards Inn
££Serving since 1585, on the edge of Hampstead Heath by the old toll house. Grade II listed, low beams, and a garden that fills the moment the sun appears.
Pairs naturally with a Heath walk. The toll house makes the lane a single-track pinch point - walk rather than drive.
The Wells Tavern
£££The village's proper sit-down dinner pub, halfway between Hampstead and the Heath, and the one locals book for a occasion rather than a pint.