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Restaurants and cafés in Brixton

Discover Brixton's broad range of culinary delights from tacos to curries

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Whether it's fresh fish from a market stall or the amazing array of international cafés and restaurants at Brixton Village Market, Brixton has fast become a destination for hipsters seeking a buzzy atmosphere as well as great, affordable food. Don't believe us? Enjoy a  Pakistani thali at Elephant, try London's most talked about pizza at Franco Manca or the spicy Thai food at KaoSarn.


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Brixton Village Market

  • Brixton Village Market

    Once a rundown arcade, Brixton Village Market is now home to more than 20 new cafés, restaurants and takeaways and has become Brixton's culinary and cultural hub. On Thursday and Friday nights the market is open late and to the delight of customers there is live music and a wide selection of international cuisine on offer.
    View our video guide to Brixton Village Market

Brixton restaurants

  • Agile Rabbit

      Unit 24, Brixton Village Market, Coldharbour Lane, London, SW9 8PR

    This independent pizzeria and café-bar plays host to bands on Thursday and Friday evenings.
    Read Agile Rabbit review

  • Bellantoni's

    Unit 81 , Brixton Village Market, London, SW9

    Dario Bellantoni and his staff bring some sunshine to the market with a selection of own-made pasta and an all-Italian wine list.
    Read Bellantoni's review

  • Casa Morita

      Unit 9, Market Row, Brixton Market, London, SW9 8LB

    Tricked out like an Oaxacan taqueria, but under the cover of Brixton Market, Casa Morita is run by a husband-and-wife team.
    Read Casa Morita review

  • Cornercopia

    65 Brixton Village Market, Coldharbour Lane, London, SW9 8PS

    A modern day corner shop and restaurant, exclusively stocking produce and cooking dishes made from ingredients sourced in the local area.
    Read Cornercopia review

  • Elephant

      55 Granville Arcade (Brixton Village Market), Coldharbour Lane, London, SW9 8PS

    A Pakistani café with a very concise, home-style menu: own-made samosas, curries, three types of thali (minced lamb, chicken or vegetable).
    Read Elephant review

  • Franco Manca

      4 Market Row, Electric Lane, London, SW9 8LD

    Since opening in one of the arches on Brixton Market, Franco Manca has been showered with acclaim. It even won the Best Cheap Eats category of the 2008 Time Out Eating & Drinking Awards.
    Read Franco Manca review

  • Honest Burgers

      Unit 12, Brixton Village, London, SW9 8PR

    Aged beef from Ginger Pig is used for the patties, which are cooked medium rare unless you request otherwise.
    Read Honest Burgers review

  • KaoSarn

      Brixton Village Shopping Arcade, Coldharbour Lane, London, SW9 8PR

    You'll find cooking just like you get in Thailand, complete with slivers of bird's-eye chilli in some dishes that assault your palate with their heat.
    Read KaoSarn review

  • Lisboa Grill

      256A Brixton Hill, London, SW2 1HF

    Formerly the Gallery, the Lisboa Grill has retained the balcony dining area that once gave this lively local its name. Diners are whisked through a small, bustling takeaway to the main restaurant at the back.
    Read Lisboa Grill review

  • Mama Lan

      Brixton Village Market, Coldharbour Lane, London, SW9 8PR

    Mama Lan is a proper family-run operation, headed by Ning Ma and her mother, serving traditional north-eastern Chinese dishes with a speciality of dumplings.
    Read Mama Lan review

  • Asmara

      386 Coldharbour Lane, London, SW9 8LF

    Spicy kulwa and derho alicha make good choices, particularly when eaten traditionally by tearing off pieces of injera as you go.
    Read Asmara review

  • Bamboula

      12 Acre Lane, London, SW2 5SG

    The green, hand-painted plaque inside declares Bamboula a 'nuff niceness eatry'. After sampling the home-style Jamaican cooking, we couldn't disagree.
    Read Bamboula review

  • Upstairs Bar & Restaurant

    89B Acre Lane, London, SW2 5TN

    Upstairs Bar and Restaurant is a chic, unpretentious restaurant tucked away upstairs in a Victorian corner house on Brixton's Acre Lane.
    Read Upstairs Bar & Restaurant review


Brixton cafés

  • Federation Coffee

      Units 77-78, Brixton Village Market, Coldharbour Lane, London, SW9 8PS

    Federation is a funky, if small, space that serves Nude Espresso coffee and a small range of daily changing pastries, cakes and brownies.
    Read Federation Coffee review

  • Rosie's Deli Café

      14e Market Row, Brixton Market, London, SW9 8LD

    This café and deli (opened 2004) attracted fresh interest with the publication of owner Rosie Lovell's book, 'Spooning with Rosie', in summer 2009. The café is styled like a cross between boudoir and 1950s corner shop.
    Read Rosie's Deli Café review

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By Mike - Mar 28 2012

I have eaten at Curry Ono several times in the past year. They serve consistently delicious food especially the very good, mild and fruity curries. My favourite starters include tofu with ginger and spring onions and the seaweed salad. The beef curry and prawn curry meals are excellent main dishes. The pickle served with each curry is great. The ice cream is a very nice way to complete a meal. As you eat 'people watching' the Brixton Market shoppers can be fascinating. Go along and enjoy.

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By James - Mar 26 2012

I certainly agree about Curry Ono being an excellent Japanese restaurant. We shared an array of tasty starters and I had a superb beef curry for my main, all washed down with a very nice sauvignon blanc, in an extremely friendly setting. Green tea ice cream was delicious. Fantastic food and service with a genuine smile - I can't recommend this place enough!

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By Trevor - Mar 17 2012

Curry Ono is an excellent Japanese restaurant in the heart of Brixton. I was introduced to this restaurant by a friend and was pleasantly surprised by the tasty dishes on offer. It is somewhere I wouldn't have picked myself but I am now a definite convert and look forward to returning (even though I live in north London).

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By Paulette North - Mar 17 2012

Having written for many years for the Time Out Good Food Guides in the 1990's it was great to be able to visit London and sample amazing food at Curry Ono in Brixton Market. The decor is stunningly simple, the service is immaculate and the generous portions faultless. My friend and I shared as starters fresh Edamame with a dusting of sea salt, delicious melt in the mouth Kara - age (fried chicken marinated in a light soya sauce) and a light, tasty Miso soup. To follow my pork Katsu curry was gently spiced. My vegetarian friend had the robust roasted vegetable curry which he declared was flavoursome with a good variety of vegetables. To finish the Green tea ice cream was perfect. The House Red Chilean wine was as it said a medium bodied wine - bursting with fruit and a hint of spice. An excellent accompaniment to the curry dishes and a very reasonable £14.80.

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By John - Mar 15 2012

Yes, Curry Ono is one not to be missed. Definitely five stars for its curry and a memorable place to discover, and to return to sample the interesting choice of dishes on offer. It is tucked away down Market Row but easy to find. Fine dinning at affordable prices!

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By Roland - Feb 27 2012

Like the two others below, I have also enjoyed a good few meals at Curry Ono. I particularly like the "tapas" range, so you can have a good selection of small plates and sample different flavours and textures without breaking the bank! In fact, even when I have had a starter, main course and a couple of beers, I have spent well under £20. Try the spinach salad, pork gyoza or delicious chicken katsu curry!

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By Hamish - Feb 22 2012

Curry Ono on Market row serves the best Japanese curry in London and interesting Japanese home foods. The prices are reasonable.

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By Brett - Feb 12 2012

Curry Ono on Market Row do the best Japanese katsu curries in town.

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