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Roughly halfway between Brixton and Clapham North sits this excellent — and excellent value — tapas bar. Classics such as croquetas and pan con tomate are among the highlights, along with a selection of hams.
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Boqueria
192 Acre LnRoughly halfway between Brixton and Clapham North sits this excellent — and excellent value — tapas bar. Classics such as croquetas and pan con tomate are among the highlights, along with a selection of hams.
Grilled sardines, piri-piri prawns, lamb chops and chargrilled steaks galore are on the menu at this bustling Portuguese-influenced restaurant. It’s smoky, succulent and hard to get a seat.
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Brixton Village Grill
43-44 Granville GroveGrilled sardines, piri-piri prawns, lamb chops and chargrilled steaks galore are on the menu at this bustling Portuguese-influenced restaurant. It’s smoky, succulent and hard to get a seat.
This casual Trinidadian restaurant excels at Caribbean classics and is the perfect spot to sample some of Brixton’s most best curried goat, hot pepper prawns and jerk chicken; no visit is complete without sampling the cod fish fritters and spicy chicken wings, either (vegetarians are well catered for with hearty pumpkin and chickpea rotis). Enjoy the Brixton community dining with housemade ginger beer or a glass of the rum punch.
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Fish, Wings and Tings Brixton
Coldharbour LaneThis casual Trinidadian restaurant excels at Caribbean classics and is the perfect spot to sample some of Brixton’s most best curried goat, hot pepper prawns and jerk chicken; no visit is complete without sampling the cod fish fritters and spicy chicken wings, either (vegetarians are well catered for with hearty pumpkin and chickpea rotis). Enjoy the Brixton community dining with housemade ginger beer or a glass of the rum punch.
This buzzy, intimate bistro is situated on a quiet residential street, tucked away from the frenzy of central Brixton. It is the perfect place to visit for those seeking atmosphere: Naughty Piglets is all about relaxed dining in a beautiful space. The menu is small but eclectic, featuring standout dishes like pork belly with Korean spices, devon crab with pickled cabbage, and tender asparagus with cured egg yolk. The wine list is exceptionally good, and someone is always on hand to suggest suitable pairings.
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Naughty Piglets
28 Brixton Water LnThis buzzy, intimate bistro is situated on a quiet residential street, tucked away from the frenzy of central Brixton. It is the perfect place to visit for those seeking atmosphere: Naughty Piglets is all about relaxed dining in a beautiful space. The menu is small but eclectic, featuring standout dishes like pork belly with Korean spices, devon crab with pickled cabbage, and tender asparagus with cured egg yolk. The wine list is exceptionally good, and someone is always on hand to suggest suitable pairings.
This small and casual restaurant is all about simplicity. Top-notch burgers, excellent chips and friendly service come together to deliver one of the most popular stops on the Brixton fast food circuit. Meat is sourced from the Ginger Pig and there are five burgers to choose as well as an excellent spiced cauliflower veggie patty so vegetarians don’t have to miss out.
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Honest Burgers Brixton
This small and casual restaurant is all about simplicity. Top-notch burgers, excellent chips and friendly service come together to deliver one of the most popular stops on the Brixton fast food circuit. Meat is sourced from the Ginger Pig and there are five burgers to choose as well as an excellent spiced cauliflower veggie patty so vegetarians don’t have to miss out.
This old-school Caribbean restaurant has been going for over 20 years and there’s a reason for that: It serves up unfussy Jamaican home cooking and has a convivial atmosphere, great cocktails and a fantastic reggae music soundtrack. Go for the classics such as ackee and saltfish, jerk snapper, sautee callaloo and ground provisions (intensely dense fried dumplings), and pair your meal with a large glass of Guinness punch.
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Bamboula Caribbean Restaurant
12 Acre LaneThis old-school Caribbean restaurant has been going for over 20 years and there’s a reason for that: It serves up unfussy Jamaican home cooking and has a convivial atmosphere, great cocktails and a fantastic reggae music soundtrack. Go for the classics such as ackee and saltfish, jerk snapper, sautee callaloo and ground provisions (intensely dense fried dumplings), and pair your meal with a large glass of Guinness punch.
Drinks & Nightlife
Part of a mini chain that’s branching out in Brixton, Barrio is colourful and full of the unexpected – which includes a caravan that’s been made into a seating area. Cocktails play with flavours from South America and bar snacks are a cut above the usual, from delicate ceviche to banging pork belly sliders.
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Barrio Brixton
30 Acre LnPart of a mini chain that’s branching out in Brixton, Barrio is colourful and full of the unexpected – which includes a caravan that’s been made into a seating area. Cocktails play with flavours from South America and bar snacks are a cut above the usual, from delicate ceviche to banging pork belly sliders.
There’s an industrial glamour to this bar that mirrors its sister joint Martello Hall in Hackney. The space is a cavernous concrete shell dotted with metal fixtures and faux-Tiffany lamps giving a faded art deco grandeur. The drinks menu is impressive with inventive takes on classic cocktails, a great selection of wine on tap, and a fine choice of absinthe, which they serve in the classic French style. The bar also plans to produce its own gin.
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Canova Hall
250 Ferndale RdThere’s an industrial glamour to this bar that mirrors its sister joint Martello Hall in Hackney. The space is a cavernous concrete shell dotted with metal fixtures and faux-Tiffany lamps giving a faded art deco grandeur. The drinks menu is impressive with inventive takes on classic cocktails, a great selection of wine on tap, and a fine choice of absinthe, which they serve in the classic French style. The bar also plans to produce its own gin.
This eclectic jumble of shipping containers is home to street food stalls, restaurants and shops – and of course, the odd bar or two. Our favourite is Donostia Social Club (see above), but you can also grab a pint at Brixton Port Authority, where beers are sourced from south London breweries – from Gipsy Hill to Anspach & Hobday. Neighbouring bar S11 does a strong line in spiced rum. Or time your visit to Pop to tie in with tastings at The New Zealand Cellar – the UK’s only retailer solely dedicated to wines from NZ.
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Pop Brixton
49 Brixton Station RdThis eclectic jumble of shipping containers is home to street food stalls, restaurants and shops – and of course, the odd bar or two. Our favourite is Donostia Social Club (see above), but you can also grab a pint at Brixton Port Authority, where beers are sourced from south London breweries – from Gipsy Hill to Anspach & Hobday. Neighbouring bar S11 does a strong line in spiced rum. Or time your visit to Pop to tie in with tastings at The New Zealand Cellar – the UK’s only retailer solely dedicated to wines from NZ.
An alchemist’s laboratory of tinctures, potions and spirits dominates the tiny and sometimes frenetic front room at Shrub & Shutter, a cocktail bar on Coldharbour Lane. Puns are used with abandon on the drinks list – gimmicky though this may all be, the cocktails are expertly made and will wake you up big time when paired with the bar’s blaring hip hop soundtrack.
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The Shrub and Shutter
336 Coldharbour LnAn alchemist’s laboratory of tinctures, potions and spirits dominates the tiny and sometimes frenetic front room at Shrub & Shutter, a cocktail bar on Coldharbour Lane. Puns are used with abandon on the drinks list – gimmicky though this may all be, the cocktails are expertly made and will wake you up big time when paired with the bar’s blaring hip hop soundtrack.