Restaurants & Pubs

Looking for a night out near home or simply a place close by to bring the little one or whole family for a meal – we’ve tried to list as many as possible, but there’s always new ones and hidden gems to discover.

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IN W9…

The Waterway
54 Formosa Street, W9 2JU – 020 7266 3557

The Summerhouse
Opposite 60 Blomfield Road, W9 2PA – 020 7286 6752
Dining by the canal. They have a few high chairs and a children’s menu. Reservations suggested.

The Warrington
93 Warrington Crescent, W9 – 020 7592 7960

Formosa Dining Room
5 Formosa Street, W9 1EE – 020 7286 3287

Red Squirrel
46 Chippenham Road, W9 2AF – 020 7286 7815
Read our blog post about this pub and restaurant.

Raoul’s Café
They have a deli across the road from the restaurant.
13 Clifton Road, W9 1SZ – 020 72897313

Café Rouge
30 Clifton Road, W9 1ST – 020 72862266

The Red Pepper
8 Formosa Street, W9 1EE – 020 72662708

New Taxin Thai and Japanese Restaurant
79 Castellain Road, W9 1EU – 020 72863912

Le Cochonnet
1 Lauderdale Parade, W9 1LU – 0207 289 0393

Ben’s Thai
Above the Robert Browning Pub, 15 Clifton Road, W9 1SY – 020 72862732
and above the Chippenham Pub, 207 Shirland Road, W9 2EX – 020 7624 2270

Maguro Sushi
5 Lanark Place, W9 1BT – 020 7289 4353

The Elgin Bar and Grill
255 Elgin Avenue, W9 1NJ – 020 76242602

Warwick Castle
6 Warwick Place, W9 2PX – 020 72660921

The Cedar Lebanese Restaurant
65 Fernhead Road, W9 3EY – 020 8964 2011

Mosob Eritrean Restaurant
339 Harrow Road, W9 3RB – 020 7266 2012

Thai Rice Restaurant
239 Elgin Avenue, W9  1NJ – 020 7328 8863

Streethawker
166 Randolph Avenue, W9 1PG – 020 7286 3869

Four Faces Contemporary Thai Kitchen
536 Harrow Road, W9 3QF – 020 8960 1022

Mulberry
12A Lauderdale Road, W9 1LU

The Clifton Kitchen
Clifton Nurseries, 5A Clifton Villas, W9 2PH – 020 7289 2442

Vicki’s
28 Clifton Road, W9 1ST – 020 7289 6399

Baker & Spice
20 Clifton Road, W9 1SU – 020 7289 2499

Toast
6 Formosa Street, W9 1EE – 020 7289 6669
Read our blog post – we stopped in for coffee here with the kids.

Amoul Deli and Catering
14 Formosa Street, W9 1EE – 020 7286 6386
They’re open morning thru afternoon as a deli / café – but why not try their deli hire if you’re looking to put on an intimate party for up to 20 in the evening. They’ll even provide wait staff!

Ghalyoun Shisha & Delicatessen
8 Lauderdale Parade, W9 1L

The Deli at Queen’s Park
342 Kilburn Lane, W9 3EF – 020 8969 3999

Daniela’s Lounge
49 Shirland Road, W9 2JD – 020 7289 0008

The Coffee Tree
215 Shirland Road, W9 3JP – 020 7372  9371

La Picola Dely
6 Lauderdale Parade, W9 1LU – 020 7286 7757

Twilight Coffee Shop
Elgin Avenue  (next to Elgin Bar & Grill)

Formosina
18 Formosa Street, W9 1EE – 0207 289 9888
Just opened and it looks fab – of course, it does, it’s Jacqui B’s latest venture. Open Tuesday to Sunday for breakfast to dinner.

NEARBY TO W9…

One of my favourite walks is down by the canal and if you keep going towards Paddington, you wind up near the wonderful restaurants of Sheldon Square and then on to West End Quay. I haven’t had a chance to try them all yet, but I quite often find myself at the Union Bar and Grill and Core – both of which are extremely child friendly, in fact I’ve been going to Core since the little one was an infant for meetups with my antenatal group.

Others in this area include Massis Lebanese Grill & Bar, Zizzi, Smith’s Bar and Grill, Pearl Liang, and Grand Union,

and…

Carluccio’s St John’s Wood
60 St John’s Wood High Street, NW8 7SH – 020 7449 0418
Definitely worth a mention because it is just so child friendly.

or if in Kensal Rise or Queens Park, we’ve found the following very child friendly…

The Alice House
Has classes during the mornings through West London Tots. There are a few steps but plenty of room for buggies.
53-55 Salusbury Road, NW6 6NJ – 020 7624 0008

The Diner
64-66 Chamberlayne Road, NW10 3JJ – 020 8969 9033
The last time I was in here, they had a deal that kids eat free if you get a meal during the week and they even have a playroom!