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Food Scene
“Kooky” is a great word and the best way to describe Shrub and Shutter. This is a bar-come-restaurant where you will start your evening choosing from Brixton’s most extensive menu of cocktails. Weird and wonderful doesn’t begin to define the range of drinks on offer - some come with meat, and others are based on popular Netflix shows. However, the food is just plain wonderful. It’s a seasonal European menu at £36 for six courses, and we say grab a few mates, grab a table, work your way through both menus, and make a night of it.
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The Shrub and Shutter
336 Coldharbour Ln“Kooky” is a great word and the best way to describe Shrub and Shutter. This is a bar-come-restaurant where you will start your evening choosing from Brixton’s most extensive menu of cocktails. Weird and wonderful doesn’t begin to define the range of drinks on offer - some come with meat, and others are based on popular Netflix shows. However, the food is just plain wonderful. It’s a seasonal European menu at £36 for six courses, and we say grab a few mates, grab a table, work your way through both menus, and make a night of it.
Franzina Trattoria is a tiny authentic Sicilian restaurant hiding in plain sight in a shipping container in Pop Brixton. You need to come with at least one other person, but come as a foursome and you can try a number of their starters. They’re all a bit more interesting than the usual ‘burrata, bruschetta, caprese’ fare you find at Italian restaurants these days. But what you’re really here for is the homemade tagliatelle, specifically the the black squid ink, which is sensational.
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Franzina Trattoria
395 Coldharbour LnFranzina Trattoria is a tiny authentic Sicilian restaurant hiding in plain sight in a shipping container in Pop Brixton. You need to come with at least one other person, but come as a foursome and you can try a number of their starters. They’re all a bit more interesting than the usual ‘burrata, bruschetta, caprese’ fare you find at Italian restaurants these days. But what you’re really here for is the homemade tagliatelle, specifically the the black squid ink, which is sensational.
If you’re heading to Brixton specifically to find Caribbean food, Fish, Wings and Tings is a good place to start. As you’d expect, the vibes are chill and the food is solid. Jerk chicken, curried goat and salt fish fritters are all on the menu, with deliciously sweet mango sauce served with all dishes. And on a warm sunny day, there is nothing better than finding a spot on the outside benches with a few of your mates, ordering some food and cocktails, and just hanging out.
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Fish, Wings and Tings Brixton
Coldharbour LaneIf you’re heading to Brixton specifically to find Caribbean food, Fish, Wings and Tings is a good place to start. As you’d expect, the vibes are chill and the food is solid. Jerk chicken, curried goat and salt fish fritters are all on the menu, with deliciously sweet mango sauce served with all dishes. And on a warm sunny day, there is nothing better than finding a spot on the outside benches with a few of your mates, ordering some food and cocktails, and just hanging out.
Other Side Fried Chicken makes one of the best chicken sandwiches (burgers) in town, and you should definitely consider getting one if you’re at Pop Brixton. Even if you’re not in Brixton, you might consider jumping on the tube to get in on some crunchy, juicy chicken action. The buffalo and signature honey butter burgers are both ridiculous, and taste similar to the feeling you get when you walk away from an exploding helicopter in slo-mo.
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Other Side Fried
3 Atlantic RdOther Side Fried Chicken makes one of the best chicken sandwiches (burgers) in town, and you should definitely consider getting one if you’re at Pop Brixton. Even if you’re not in Brixton, you might consider jumping on the tube to get in on some crunchy, juicy chicken action. The buffalo and signature honey butter burgers are both ridiculous, and taste similar to the feeling you get when you walk away from an exploding helicopter in slo-mo.
Naughty Piglets is a brilliant neighbourhood restaurant that anyone would be chuffed to have open down the road from them. They do little sharing plates of creative French food, paired with natural wines, and it’s the sort of food that will both impress a date and make your mouth happy. We love its intimate atmosphere and genuinely friendly service - even if you’ve travelled from Crouch End, they’ll make you feel like you’re part of the neighbourhood. Order the creme caramel for dessert.
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Naughty Piglets
28 Brixton Water LnNaughty Piglets is a brilliant neighbourhood restaurant that anyone would be chuffed to have open down the road from them. They do little sharing plates of creative French food, paired with natural wines, and it’s the sort of food that will both impress a date and make your mouth happy. We love its intimate atmosphere and genuinely friendly service - even if you’ve travelled from Crouch End, they’ll make you feel like you’re part of the neighbourhood. Order the creme caramel for dessert.
Drinks & Nightlife
A fairly new addition to the Brixton bar scene, this bar-meets-restaurant meets-co-working-space is a perfect fit. Mixing simple, rustic decor with innovative menus and even their own house gin. The venue regularly hosts live bands and DJs, as well as serving some of the best pizza in Lambeth.
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Canova Hall
250 Ferndale RdA fairly new addition to the Brixton bar scene, this bar-meets-restaurant meets-co-working-space is a perfect fit. Mixing simple, rustic decor with innovative menus and even their own house gin. The venue regularly hosts live bands and DJs, as well as serving some of the best pizza in Lambeth.
Bringing Italian coffee culture to the streets of Brixton, this gorgeous bar offers more than just a good macchiato. Boasting an array of decadent cocktails, and some delicious Italian small plates, Cattivo also offers live jazz and cabaret nights.
Cattivo
207 Ferndale RdBringing Italian coffee culture to the streets of Brixton, this gorgeous bar offers more than just a good macchiato. Boasting an array of decadent cocktails, and some delicious Italian small plates, Cattivo also offers live jazz and cabaret nights.
Venture to the hidden dim sum and cocktail bar, The Courtesan, for a taste of Imperial China right in the heart of Brixton. There's traditional dim sum dishes but the real magic is in the cocktail craft. Take up a seat at the gilded Birdcage Bar Sip to innovative tea cocktails and other luxuriant liquors in this lair of oriental charm and elegance.
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Courtesan
69-73 Atlantic RdVenture to the hidden dim sum and cocktail bar, The Courtesan, for a taste of Imperial China right in the heart of Brixton. There's traditional dim sum dishes but the real magic is in the cocktail craft. Take up a seat at the gilded Birdcage Bar Sip to innovative tea cocktails and other luxuriant liquors in this lair of oriental charm and elegance.
One of the true hidden gems on the Brixton scene, the Beast is tucked away somewhere on Acre Lane. Make your way inside, follow the staircase up to the first floor and you'll find a real unassuming favourite, where customised cocktails and a regularly rotating menu of street food is up for grabs.
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The Beast of Brixton
89 Acre LnOne of the true hidden gems on the Brixton scene, the Beast is tucked away somewhere on Acre Lane. Make your way inside, follow the staircase up to the first floor and you'll find a real unassuming favourite, where customised cocktails and a regularly rotating menu of street food is up for grabs.