Notting Hill Area Guide

Portobello Road Market

Welcome to London x London’s Notting Hill Guide: your guide to the best bars, restaurants and things to do in this West London neighbourhood.

Notting Hill sits in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, bordered by Bayswater to the north and Holland Park to the south, with Portobello Road running through its heart.

Notting Hill is famous for its carnival, but there’s much more to discover once the crowds go home.

Colourful houses, historic pubs and quiet cobbled streets sit alongside chic cafes and independent shops.

An affluent area that manages to retain a strong sense of identity, Notting Hill wasn’t always this polished — and it’s the area’s multiculturalism and diversity that ultimately makes it interesting.

Beyond the ‘grammable colourful houses are historic pubs, chic bars, cool markets and quiet streets, plus its own gin distillery, Portobello Gin, with the city’s only gin-themed hotel attached.

Colourful and creative, best known for its carnival and market

Getting there
Nearest tube: Notting Hill Gate (Central, Circle and District lines), also close to Ladbroke Grove and Holland Park.
Best for
Portobello Road Marketcolourful streetsindependent cafescarnival
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