Maida Vale

Maida Vale is clean, quiet and fairly wealthy neighbourhood. It does not have any immediate sights or places to visit, but there are some interesting places when you dig a bit deeper below the surace. In the tube it sounds like the recording is saying "made of ale", when the train stops there. Grand Union Canal meets Regent's Canal here.




Sights:

• Little Venice is a lovely area where the Grand Union Canal meets Regent's Canal. By the canal there are riverboats which are decorated in different ways. There are a few cafés and shops in boats. It's nice to take a walk under nice little bridges.

Cafés:

• The Waterside Café is a small canal side cafe in the middle of Little Venice. This café is in a canal boat with lots of seating outside. Great place to have lunch or just drink your coffee with a good book.  

Drinking:

• The Warwick Castle is a beautiful pub with wooden bar and decorations. They have some local real ales on tap and pub food. This hidden local is a great place for a pint with the friends.

 Eating:

• Banana Tree is a small chain of Indochinese restaurants. Great Indonesian, Malaysian, Vietnamese, Cambodian and Thai foods. The laksa is amazing. 

 Cinema:

• Everyman Cinema is a chain of cinemas, but a good one. They
  
  show some blockbusters, but also a bit more art house productions. 

Areas around Maida Vale: Paddington, Marylebone, Kilburn, Notting Hill