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The Portobello axis, the painted crescents around it, and the doors locals actually use.
A shortlist for the kind of day you are having: wet afternoons, small children, slow Sundays and evenings out. Places come from the guide, and the council's listings fill in what is on this week.
These are edge-of-patch stops in Holland Park, just outside Notting Hill. Leighton House is at 12 Holland Park Road, W14 8LZ. Holland Park contains the Japanese Kyoto Garden; the council lists the park at Ilchester Place, W8 6LU.
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Pick what you need and jump to the shortlist.
Notting Hill isn't one place. Each pocket is its own guide.
The polished side of Notting Hill: brunch done seriously.
Gold · Hermanos Colombian Coffee Roasters · The Sun in Splendour
The market mile: antiques out front, proper food behind.
Eel Sushi · GAIL's Bakery · Dove
The neighbourhood's front door and its everyday high street.
KINZ · Nakimushi · Holland Park
Notting Hill with the edges left on, under the Trellick Tower.
Cue Point at Garden Bar · Julie's Restaurant · Six Portland Road
The Portuguese-Moroccan stretch: custard tarts, mint tea, no crowds.
Klear Labs · The Fat Badger · Canteen
Guillam Coffee House
Spacious neighbourhood living room for coffee and work
Hermanos Colombian Coffee Roasters
Direct-trade Colombian roasters on Portobello Road
Klear Labs
Organic regenerative cafe on Golborne Road
LIFT Coffee
Three-level coffee lab with weekly rotating roasters
GAIL's Bakery
Reliable neighbourhood bakery with 30+ daily breads
Maison Puget
Award-winning French patisserie on Portobello Road
Lisboa Patisserie
The best pasteis de nata in London, no contest
Buns From Home
Artisan cinnamon buns with creative flavours
Cue Point at Garden Bar
Texas-Afghan barbecue in Garden Bar’s large beer garden
KINZ
Lebanese sharing dishes and wines on Notting Hill Gate
Nakimushi
Japanese small plates, tempura and ramen near Notting Hill Gate
Eel Sushi
Casual Talbot Road sushi bar with nigiri and Japanese hot plates
The Ladbroke Arms
AA Rosette gastropub with flower-draped terrace
Gold
Three-storey boho bar with Vhils mural and rooftop garden
The Fat Badger
Gastropub near Portobello with proper Sunday roasts
The Sun in Splendour
Notting Hill's oldest pub with a secret garden
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Holland Park
54-acre park with Japanese gardens and peacocks
Meanwhile Gardens
Community canal-side park with London's oldest skatepark
Avondale Park
Central Notting Hill park with great playgrounds
Emslie Horniman's Pleasance
Grade II Arts and Crafts park, Carnival starting point
Kensington Memorial Park
The W10 splash park locals call St Mark's Park
Transport, schools, healthcare and council: the reference half of the guide, for residents and anyone thinking of becoming one.
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Central / Circle / District · 0 min walk
Ladbroke Grove
Circle / Hammersmith & City · 8 min walk
Westbourne Park
Circle / Hammersmith & City · 10 min walk
Holland Park
Central · 5 min walk
Bayswater
Circle / District · 8 min walk
Queensway
Central · 8 min walk
Royal Oak
Circle / Hammersmith & City · 12 min walk
Latimer Road
Circle / Hammersmith & City · 12 min walk
Jeroboams
Fine-wine and cheese merchant off Portobello
Ottolenghi
The original Ottolenghi deli, a food philosophy
Summerill & Bishop
Joyful homeware and the world's best tablecloths
The Spice Shop
Hundreds of spices with custom blending since 1995
Body Works West
Boutique mews gym with rare 18m swimming pool
Form Studios
Boutique Lagree, HIIT, and boxing since 2014
Heartcore Pilates Bayswater
Coreformer and mat Pilates at Heartcore’s Bayswater studio
The Life Centre
25-year yoga institution in a converted chapel
Thomas Jones Primary School
Primary (State)
Ofsted · 17 Oct 2023
Overall effectiveness: Outstanding.
Read Ofsted reportColville Primary School
Primary (State)
Ofsted · 30 Apr 2024
Continues to be an outstanding school (ungraded inspection).
Read Ofsted reportNotting Hill Preparatory School
Prep (Independent)
ISI · 28 Jan 2025
Standards met in all five assessed areas; no overall grade.
Read ISI reportHolland Park School
Secondary (Mixed)
Ofsted · 20 Jan 2026
Exceptional in attendance/behaviour and leadership/governance; Strong standard in five other assessed areas; safeguarding standards met. No overall grade.
Read Ofsted reportKensington Aldridge Academy
Secondary (Mixed)
Ofsted · 19 Mar 2024
Continues to be an outstanding school (ungraded inspection).
Read Ofsted reportWetherby School
Pre-Prep (Independent)
ISI · 26 Nov 2024
Standards met in all five assessed areas; no overall grade.
Read ISI reportPraed Street, Paddington, London W2 1NY
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