Amy Winehouse's London: Where the Rehab star ate, drank and sang
Some 13 years after her death from alcohol poisoning, aged just 27, the first biopic of Amy Winehouse is here. Back to Black, named for the singer’s second and final album, arrives in cinemas on Friday April 12, amid a swirl of controversy — early clips have had fans divided, while others are wondering: where is the line between honouring a legacy and exploiting it?
The Winehouse story is one of pain and love, addiction and ambition, triumph and tragedy. It is one of bulimia, alcohol abuse, hard drugs. It is also one of a singular talent, a voice unlike any other, caustic wit, endless charm. Of making tiny jazz clubs feel like the most important stages in the world, and of making huge festival crowds feel as though it were her and them in some Soho basement. But it is also undoubtedly a story of London, especially Camden. Here’s where to discover Winehouse, off the record.
The pubs and bars
Above all others, (2 Castlehaven Road, NW1 8QU, ) is the most associated with Winehouse, who drank there both before and after she was famous — in fact, post 2006’s Back to Black, it became something of a refuge; when paparazzi stalked her flat in Prowse Place, it was the Hawley she was
