Date spot in Notting Hill and Kensington

Electric Cinema Portobello

Watch a film from a leather armchair, a two-person sofa or one of the beds in the front row of one of Britain's oldest cinemas.

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  • Trailer Happiness

    Portobello Road, Notting Hill

    Address: 177 Portobello Road, London W11 2DY

    Head down to a low-lit basement bar on Portobello Road for rum cocktails with a tiki twist, in a room styled like a 1960s California lounge.

    Why it's a good date: It's fun and a bit kitsch, with a long rum list to work through together. Book at weekends, when the DJs are on and it fills up.

  • The Churchill Arms on a street corner, its front covered in hanging flowers and greenery, with Union flags along the roof under a blue sky

    The Churchill Arms

    Kensington Church Street, Notting Hill

    Address: 119 Kensington Church Street, London W8 7LN

    Have a pint at the pub famous for the flowers that cover its front in summer and the Christmas trees in winter, with a Thai kitchen at the back.

    Why it's a good date: A proper London pub with a cheerful, cluttered inside, and the Thai food makes it an easy dinner too. It's popular, so go early in the evening for a table.

    Photo: Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0 (cropped and resized)

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