The Edinboro Castle

Walk down Mornington Terrace and you'll find yourself in exactly the kind of pub that makes North London worth the postcode. The Edinboro Castle does what it does brilliantly: decent pints, food that doesn't pretend to be anything fancy, and a garden that becomes the place to be when the weather turns. You're mixing with a proper cross-section—regulars propping up the bar, groups sprawled across picnic benches, the odd Camden wanderer who's stumbled off the main drag. It's unpretentious without trying, the sort of place where you can actually hear yourself think but wouldn't be surprised if things got rowdy on a Saturday night.