Caravel
Modern European restaurant · Hoxton ·
Candlelit barge restaurant serving modern European bistro dishes
Candlelit barge restaurant serving modern European bistro dishes
"A cult North London restaurant on a floating barge, this cozy spot sends out lip-smacking small plates—grilled peach with burrata, rabbit-and-pork rillettes—and plenty of homemade sourdough; I book it for date night or hire the space for a private supper with fellow food lovers." - Connor Sturges
"Caravel is a candlelit barge that’s permanently moored between Old Street and Angel. Its intimate cabin dining room is matched by excellently cooked bistro-ish food that dots around from thickly stuffed prawn toast to chicken liver pâté so smooth that an influencer would be forgiven for trying to contour with it. The flickering mood lighting, good-value wine list, and the extremely cannily placed cocktail barge, Bruno’s, next door makes for a memorable restaurant that’s as charming as it is reasonable." - rianne shlebak, jake missing, sinead cranna
"Caravel is our favourite floating restaurant in London. It also gets the high accolade of being London’s most alluring floating fire hazard. On board this charming maroon barge near Islington, you’ll find lots of candles, natural wine, and our canapé sweetheart, the caviar-topped potato rösti. The menu, like the space, is compact but the medley of British and European classics is just as delightful as the houseboat heaven look." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, rianne shlebak
"This candlelit barge is permanently moored between Old Street and Angel, and while it’s a beautiful and unique setting, Caravel is doing a lot more than just bobbing along. The simply cooked bistro-ish food ranges from thickly stuffed prawn toast to chicken liver pâté so smooth that an influencer would be forgiven for trying to contour with it. If you fancy a drink before or after, jump over to Bruno’s, the bar-and-boat next door." - jake missing, sinead cranna
"Caravel understands the importance of that indefinable ‘specialness’ that going out for dinner should make you feel. The candlelit, can-I-squeeze-past-you-sized restaurant in Islington is the kind of place that serves potato rösti and caviar alongside jelly and cream. It’s intimate, it’s cool, and it’s also on a boat. Yes, it’s a bistro-ish restaurant on a bobbing barge, and it’s easily one of London’s most unique openings of 2022. Not because cashmere-like chicken liver pâté was invented on this boat, nor because the menu jumps from fat slabs of homemade prawn toast to ricotta gnudi. It’s because everything about Caravel—the delicious, good-value food, the charming hosting, the space you’ll tell your friends about—comes to it completely and utterly naturally." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, rianne shlebak