Porte Noire Kings Cross
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Inspector comments
"Upscale continental-style wine-bar-restaurant serving modern Mediterranean dishes."
Overview
Porte Noire, co-owned by Idris Elba and David Farber, is a stylish wine bar and restaurant in King’s Cross’s Coal Drops Yard. The restaurant serves fine-tuned, modern Mediterranean brasserie-style food in an intimate, cosy setting of dark walls, dangling globe lighting and trendy seating. A corking wine list, wine shop and alfresco tables add kudos.
Ratings & awards
2 Rosette Award for Culinary Excellence
AA Notable Wine List
Our inspector loves...
Unique setting - Statement location on the ground floor of the Gasholder building in Coal Drops Yard.
Star-quality ownership - Actor Idris Elba is a co-owners alongside wine expert and entrepreneur, David Farber.
Modern-Mediterranean cuisine - Fine-tuned, modern Med brasserie-style dishes of flavour. (Value lunch menu.)
Corking wine list, and wine shop - Curated list, including the eponymous Porte Noire champagne brand. Wine shop too.
Good looks and service - In-vogue modern interiors pair with spot-on service. Alfresco tables are a bonus.
Features
- Opening Times
- Open all year
- Facilities
- Seats: 45
Location
Gasholder 10, Unit A, 1 Lewis Cubit Square, LONDON, LONDON, N1C 4BY
About the area
London, the UK’s capital, is a metropolis of famous landmarks, unrivalled shopping, world-renowned arts venues, galleries and museums, dining and award-winning theatre. London is steeped in royal history, and visitors can watch the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace, learn about the final days of Anne Boleyn at the Tower of London, or take a leisurely stroll around the capital’s Royal Parks
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