Restaurants

Brasserie James

Simple food, but it ain't a brasserie

Balham: 47 Balham Hill, SW12 9DR

Distance: 0 mls

Gigalum

With its enviable location opposite Clapham Common, Gigalum is a popular post-work hangout and a favourite amongst the locals. The sun trap of a front garden is busy...

Clapham: 7-8 Cavendish Parade Clapham South , London, SW4 9DW

Distance: 0.2 mls

Ciullo's

Family-run Ciullo’s passed the authenticity test on our last visit when two Tuscan ladies walked in somewhat warily off the street and were swept up in a tide of...

Balham: 31 Balham High Road, SW12 9AL

Distance: 0.3 mls

Newtons

The star of Abbeville Road’s hamlet of eateries, Newtons has delivered Modern European dishes interspersed with the odd Asian classic to the Clapham crowd for more...

Clapham: 33-35 Abbeville Road, SW4 9LA

Distance: 0.3 mls

Nando's

Balham: 116-118 Balham High Road, SW12 9AA

Distance: 0.4 mls

Pizza Express

Clapham: 43 Abbeville Road, SW4 9JX

Distance: 0.4 mls

Café Rouge - Clapham

Trendy coffee-loving Claphamites love Café Rouge, located on the bustling Abbeyville Road. This popular chain of French cafés – with their signature maroon and...

Clapham: 40 Abbeyville Road , Clapham, SW4 9NG

Distance: 0.4 mls

Dexter's - Clapham

Dexters is the American place among a clutch of chain restaurants on Clapham's Abbeville Road. The look is decidedly New York - dark wood, black and red furnishings,...

Clapham: 36 - 38 Abbeville Road Clapham , London, SW4 9NG

Distance: 0.4 mls

Le Chardon - Clapham

Every neighbourhood needs an affordable and cosy Gallic gourmet pit-stop, and Claphamites will agree that Le Chardon fits the bill. Bright and buzzy, the dining room...

Clapham: 32 Abbeville Road , London, SW4 9NG

Distance: 0.4 mls

Gazette

As the second branch in a growing chain (the first at Battersea Reach), we'd expected simple wines and modest food at this little French brasserie. Instead, the wine...

Balham: 1 Ramsden Rd, SW12 8QX

Distance: 0.4 mls

Harrison's

Harrison’s , the latest venture of Sam Harrison (co-owner of Sam’s Brasserie in Chiswick), opened in October 2007. Like the west London original, this is a lovely...

Balham: 15-19 Bedford Hill, SW12 9EX

Distance: 0.5 mls

Fine Burger Company

The Flaming Lips on the stereo, album art on the walls, and menus like mini newspapers – three indicators that FBC fancies itself as hipper than the opposition....

Balham: 37 Bedford Hill, SW12 9EY

Distance: 0.5 mls

Pizza Express

Balham: 47 Bedford Hill, SW12 9EY

Distance: 0.5 mls

Eastern Empire

Eastern Empire, on Balham’s Bedford Hill is the sort of restaurant that you just go back to time and time again. An unassuming, traditional Indian restaurant with...

Balham: 57 Bedford Hill , Balham, SW12 9EZ

Distance: 0.5 mls

Hop & Spice

Why didn't someone do this before? Sri Lanka has great food; Europe has great beer. Yet most Sri Lankan restaurants serve insipid lagers, when flavourful ales can be a...

Balham: 53 Bedford Hill, SW12 9EZ

Distance: 0.5 mls

Indian Room

A modern, glass-fronted Indian on the burgeoning strip between The Bedford pub and Balham High Road, Indian Room has found itself something of a haven for couples. It...

Balham: 59 Bedford Hill Balham , London, SW12 9EZ

Distance: 0.5 mls

The Exhibit

Tucked away inside the impressive Exhibit complex on Balham Station Road, this stylish restaurant is wedged between a boutique cinema and a buzzy cocktail bar. The...

Balham: 12 Balham Station Road Balham , London, SW12 9SG

Distance: 0.6 mls

Fat Delicatessen

Renouncing contrived Mediterranean fusion food, Fat Delicatessen serves great tapas and a sprinkling of Italian dishes. The menu is about simple cooking – stews,...

Balham: 7 Chestnut Grove, SW12 8JA

Distance: 0.6 mls

Tagine

Tagine's interior is more enticing than the noisy pavement tables, what with its Moroccan-style chandeliers, low brass tables and heaps of other kasbah tat to give it...

Balham: 1-3 Fernlea Road, SW12 9RT

Distance: 0.6 mls

Lamberts

To describe this as Balham’s best restaurant doesn’t do it justice. Lamberts is more than able to hold its own in any neighbourhood. It is run with mustard-keen...

Balham: 2 Station Parade, Balham High Road, SW12 9AZ

Distance: 0.6 mls

Vito's

Local Italian restaurant for the SW11 crowd tucked away at the far end of the Northcote Road. Friendly service and a lively atmosphere in the evenings and weekends...

Clapham: 175 Northcote Road Clapham , London, SW11 6QF

Distance: 0.7 mls

Numero Uno

Numero Uno is possibly Clapham's number one Italian restaurant. Situated on fashionable Northcote Road, in the week it is favoured by local suits, but at the weekends...

Clapham: 139 Northcote Road Clapham , London, SW11 6PX

Distance: 0.8 mls

Polish White Eagle Club

Across the road from the Polish Kosciol Chrystusa Krola church, this white building hasn’t changed much since the 1930s. Inside, it could be any other social club,...

Balham: 211 Balham High Road, SW17 7BQ

Distance: 0.8 mls

Abbevilles Restaurant

Not only is this a very reasonably priced bistro, it's also an enterprise run by the First Step Trust that gives people with mental disabilities the opportunity to...

Clapham: 88 Clapham Park Road, SW4 7BX

Distance: 0.8 mls

Macaron

Don’t search for ‘Macaron’ – this pâtisserie’s name is nowhere on the signage – look for the giant pink ice-cream cone by the front door. Nab a small...

Clapham: 22 The Pavement, SW4 0HY

Distance: 0.8 mls

The Pavement

The people behind this small and easy-going café clearly understand the concept of a hangover hangout. With soul on the stereo, a full rack of newspapers and comfort...

Clapham: 21 The Pavement, SW4 0HY

Distance: 0.8 mls

Metro Garden Restaurant & Bar

This magical neighborhood restaurant is popular with the fashionable SW London set when in the mood to chill. There are large sofas for slumping in with cocktails,...

Clapham: 9 Clapham Common Southside , London, SW4 7AA

Distance: 0.9 mls

Chez Bruce

This Wandsworth institution has an air of exclusivity. We booked several weeks ahead for two and still only managed an early sitting (6.30pm). The first of the...

Wandsworth: 2 Bellevue Road, SW17 7EG

Distance: 0.9 mls

The Brasserie - Wandsworth

Situated on the leafy Wandsworth Common in south west London, The Brasserie is a refined and elegant eatery perfect for business breakfasts, working lunches and...

Walthamstow: 11 Bellevue Road Wandsworth Common , London, SW17 7EG

Distance: 0.9 mls