(Things we're doing and stuff we like)
A cute little café called Konstam, near King’s Cross. Owned by Thomas Heatherwick’s wife’s brother, Konstam is a great little eat-in / take-out lunch stop. Rustic interiors, antique lanterns hanging casually from the ceiling, canteen style seating with one wall mirrored and the other a giant pinboard decorated with an oversized stags head made entirely of drawing pins, and scattered with international currency notes and postcards from abroad – provides ideal entertainment whilst queuing for the tantalizing salad bar that awaits at the far end. The menu changes daily, we were enticed with French onion soup, roast courgette, spinach and ricotta ravioli, shepherds pie, leeky welsh rarebit and a colourful array of salads. By the time we left at peak lunch hour, the place was bustling with hungry punters. Also worth a look is sister restaurant Konstam at The Prince Albert which has just opened a few doors down and boasts beautiful interiors designed by Thomas Heatherwick.
109 Kings Cross RoadLondon WC1X 9LR