Coal Drops Yard Reviews Summary

Ambiance and Design

Pros:

• "Coal Drops Yard is a vibrant and modern space located in King's Cross, London."
• "Wonderful regenerated space behind King's Cross with bars, cafes, fountains and fabulous plants."
• "Is this really King's Cross?! Wow, the transformation of this canal side location is unbelievable."
• "Incredible new space at Kings Cross with amazing restaurants and great shops exactly behind Granary Square."
• "The areas show what good renovation/restoration looks like. The architecture is really beautiful."
• "This development full of restaurants, shops, and coffee places is a great place to hang out."
• "The historical buildings which form the core of the iconic Coal Drops Yard were built in the 1850s."
• "A beautiful place to visit, with well-designed green spaces, full with color and interesting plants."

Cons:

• "Could be great, given the location, but it's a pretty bland mix of high-end shops, restaurants, and bars."
• "This whole place is a rip-off personified. Stores look like cute indie or hipster brands but they charge double."
• "Although the shops here can be quite pricey, this is a wonderful space that they developed a couple of years back."
• "The development of Coal Drops Yard could be traced back to the 1850s, and it was transformed into today's shopping and dining places in the 2010s."

Shopping and Dining Experience

Pros:

• "With preserved industrial architecture, it boasts exclusive shops, gourmet restaurants, event spaces, and contemporary art installations."
• "Every time we visit it seems to have developed even more - beautiful open spaces, quirky independent shops alongside more established companies sit alongside some amazing places to eat and drink."
• "Not easy to review. Really high-quality refurbishment with a great range of more boutique-style stores, mostly apparel but some homewares too."
• "Today we were at Coal Drops Yard at Kings Cross with the St Martin's Art College slap bang in the middle of it."
• "Great shopping experience and architecture. Visited both markets and would recommend it to anyone visiting London."
• "This is a really lovely space with lots of nice shops and restaurants."
• "Coal Drops Yard is a trendy shopping and dining hub in London's King's Cross, boasting a mix of upscale retail and leisure options."
• "One of the trendiest, most modern markets in London. With such unique and curated stores. Amazing clothes, furniture, decorations in a contemporary atmosphere."

Cons:

• "This whole place is a rip-off personified. Stores look like cute indie or hipster brands but they charge double than what well-known brands or high-end brands would charge."
• "This area is unrecognizable from old! It's stunning, tranquil, peaceful even. Words you wouldn't normally associate with central London but it's like an oasis in the capital."
• "The shops of the area all offering premium-style goods. Love the Samsung shop but I did feel outnumbered by the staff."
• "Had a lovely meal at this restaurant. Was busy when we visited (not unexpected for a good place) - we were promptly seated and attended to."

Accessibility and Location

Pros:

• "Coal Drops Yard is an amazing vibrant area just up from King’s Cross Station."
• "Superb area of restaurants and bars around relaxing canals and restored buildings, as well as modern new buildings."
• "Wonderful space with a nice range of restaurants, bars, and shops. The whole area is modern and clean and lit beautifully in the evening."
• "The newly redeveloped Coal Drops Yard shopping district designed by Thomas Heatherwick is a real triumph of good design and regeneration of a previously dilapidated area in Kings Cross."

Cons:

• "Lots going on here today Saturday. Bean bag sloped seating by the canal for great views to watch the tennis on a big screen."
• "gentrification personified in the coal drops yard refurb, everything is super expensive and not for the common person anymore."
• "There are more affected poseurs and stuck-up hipsters to be seen here than anywhere across the UK."
• "This area is unrecognizable from old! It's stunning, tranquil, peaceful even. Words you wouldn't normally associate with central London but it's like an oasis in the capital."