Best of King's Cross
The single best place in King's Cross for each of 12 categories, picked from our London rankings.
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- Best bottomless brunch in King's CrossKing's Cross · 10 Argyle Street, WC1H 8EG#10 on Best Bottomless Brunch in London →The Standard hotel's ground-floor bar, known for a laid-back boozy weekend brunch.
- Best Chinese restaurants in King's CrossKing's Cross · 124 King's Cross Road, WC1X 9DS#7 on Best Chinese Restaurants in London →Tiny, queue-worthy spot often hailed as London's best dim sum, with plump har gau and huge soup dumplings.
- Best Thai restaurants in King's CrossKing's Cross · 38 Caledonian Road, N1 9DT#7 on Best Thai Restaurants in London →Relaxed King's Cross café-restaurant cooking vibrant southern Thai curries and salads with real heat.
- Best dim sum in King's CrossKing's Cross · Multiple locations#1 on Best Dim Sum in London →Tiny, queue-magnet Cantonese spot serving dim sum all day, with silky prawn cheung fun and juicy xiao long bao.
- Best vegan restaurants in King's CrossKing's Cross · 139 King's Cross Road, WC1X 9BJ#11 on Best Vegan Restaurants in London →Calm King's Cross restaurant serving wholesome, entirely plant-based Japanese cooking.
- Best restaurants with a view in King's CrossKing's Cross · The Standard, 10 Argyle Street, WC1H 8EG#1 on Best Restaurants with a View in London →Tenth-floor Spanish-Mexican restaurant atop The Standard, on all six lists for its sweeping skyline views.
- Best rooftop bars in King's CrossKing's Cross · The Standard, 10 Argyle Street, WC1H 8EG#9 on Best Rooftop Bars in London →An 11th-floor rooftop on The Standard hotel serving cocktails with 360-degree city views.
- Best wine bars in King's CrossKing's Cross · 396 York Way, N7 9LW#1 on Best Wine Bars in London →A shop, restaurant and wine bar on York Way with around 80 bottles and a strong showing across every list.
- Best free museums in King's CrossKing's Cross · 96 Euston Road, NW1 2DB#5 on Best Free Museums in London →Its free Treasures gallery shows Magna Carta, Shakespeare's First Folio and Beatles lyrics among millions of items.
- Best markets in King's CrossKing's Cross · West Handyside Canopy, Wharf Road, N1C 4BH#12 on Best Markets in London →A weekend market under a Victorian canopy off Granary Square, pairing handmade crafts and design with a rotating street food line-up.
- Best bookshops in King's CrossKing's Cross · Regent's Canal Towpath, Granary Square, N1C 4BH#9 on Best Bookshops in London →A secondhand bookshop aboard a century-old Dutch barge on the Regent's Canal, hosting readings and live performances.
- Best escape rooms in King's CrossKing's Cross · 169-171 Caledonian Road, N1 0SL#2 on Best Escape Rooms in London →One of London's longest-running escape rooms, casting teams as spies in slick codebreaking missions with briefcases and gadgets.
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