Michael Nadra Primrose Hill

Michael Nadra at 42 Gloucester Avenue in Primrose Hill NW1 is a modern European brasserie tucked away by the Regent''s Canal in one of London''s most beautiful residential neighbourhoods. Hardens praises it warmly: "beautifully presented and great-tasting food" with "attentive service", noting that Michael Nadra is a very good chef who — unlike at many restaurants with a well-known chef — is actually there cooking. Menu highlights include crab and salmon ceviche, duck, sea bass, turkey and black cod; sticky toffee pudding and treacle tart to finish. Week-night specials offer good value. The canal setting adds to the occasion. Primrose Hill''s pastel terraces around Chalcot Square are some of the most photographed streets in London; the brasserie serves the affluent creative community that lives here.

Available for dine-in at 42 Gloucester Avenue, Primrose Hill NW1.