Cafe Koko: New Camden Pizza restaurant review restaurant review Arriving in the evening, you can see the warm orange glow of Koko before you see the building itself. Taking up an entire block, the recently renovated, 122-year-old music hall once again sits at the heart of Camden, having closed in 2020 following a fire. The £70m refurbishment includes an extensive private members’ area with [...]
Koko founder on £70m relaunch: ‘Camden’s always gonna have edge’ Camden’s iconic Koko venue – closed for three years and the victim of a devastating fire in 2020 – finally reopens tomorrow following a £70m renovation. To put that into context, that’s one fifth of the cost the original contractor quoted for building The Shard. It’s a staggering renovation for the historical venue, which has [...]
London to get its own highline – as Camden looks to emulate Manhattan GREEN SPACES Camden’s green garden in the sky took a step closer to reality after charity Camden Highline was given the go-ahead for the first stage of a project that will transform a section of disused Victorian railway into an overhead park. Garden designer Piet Oudolf, working with the London Wildlife Trust, is leading the design and [...]
Crypto platform Luno ties up multi-million pound deal with Camden’s KOKO April 14, 2022 Cryptocurrency platform Luno has partnered with London’s KOKO as the crypto marketplace steps into the music and entertainment space.
Rollercoaster tycoon: Billionaire owner of Camden Market launches amusement park for kids October 29, 2022 The owner of Camden Market has launched a new three-storey 35,000 sq ft amusement park for children, complete with a rollercoaster. Billionaire businessman Teddy Sagi opened the Babylon Park site this week, replicating similar ventures in 20 locations around the world. In June of this year, Sagi put Camden Market up for sale and delisted [...]
End of the road for London’s largest African restaurant as Camden Town favourite Shaka Zulu shuts down December 19, 2022 The management of one of London’s best-known restaurant, Shaka Zulu, confirmed to City A.M. this morning that the establishment will close in the next few weeks. After more than 12 years in businesses, building a loyal clientele comprising of Londoners, business diners and tourists, London’s largest South African restaurant said “it is with great sadness [...]
London house price growth slows, but you’ll still need over £1m to live in Camden, Kensington or Westminster March 20, 2023 The price of the average London home stood at £680,806, according to online estate agent Rightmove, which found that house prices in the capital rose 2.5 per cent compared to three per cent in Britain as a whole in the last 12 months. When looked at borough-by-borough, property prices fared differently. So while Camden residents [...]
Playtech’s billionaire founder to sell Camden Market estate for £1.5bn June 3, 2022 Popular tourist destination Camden Market is reportedly undergoing a quiet sale process, which could fetch its billionaire owner around £1.3bn. While Israeli magnate and Playtech founder Teddy Sagi is hoping to bag £1.5bn for the 16-acre estate – which includes three markets – he has not put a firm price tag on the deal, the [...]
Drivers in Camden, Tower Hamlets and Lambeth among worst offenders in UK March 10, 2022 London is home to some of the worst drivers in the country, with Camden in particular having the fourth-worst record for crashes nationally. Four key London authorities have among the highest number of accidents per 100,000 registered vehicles, new figures show this week. The culprits were Camden, Tower Hamlets, Lambeth, and Westminster, with other areas [...]
Camden building becomes first ‘net zero carbon’ residential home in the UK April 6, 2022 Camden is home to the first ‘net zero carbon’ residential house in the country, marking a watershed moment in the drive for cleaner energy. Max Fordham House uses a mixture of saving measures, including insulation and renewable energy, to achieve net zero. The building, designed for and lived in by designer Max Fordham, was validated [...]