Restaurants

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 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 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 mls

Pizza Express

Balham: 47 Bedford Hill, SW12 9EY

Distance: 0 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: 0.1 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: 0.1 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: 0.1 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: 0.2 mls

Nando's

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

Distance: 0.2 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: 0.2 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: 0.2 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

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: 0.3 mls

The French Café

Tooting café-bistro

Tooting: 16-18 Ritherdon Rd, SW17 8QD

Distance: 3558.4 mls

Avalon

Balham gastropub with huge beer garden

Balham: 16 Balham Hill, SW12 9EB

Distance: 0.5 mls

Brasserie James

Simple food, but it ain't a brasserie

Balham: 47 Balham Hill, SW12 9DR

Distance: 0.6 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: 0.7 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: 0.7 mls

Pizza Express

Wandsworth: 198 Trinity Road, SW17 7HR

Distance: 0.7 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: 0.7 mls

Dexter's - Wandsworth Common

Dexter’s on the edge of Wandsworth Common is a magnet for Balham’s buggy brigade. And no wonder. Its family-friendly credentials are second to none, with a...

Balham: 20 Bellevue Road Wandsworth Common , London, SW17 7EB

Distance: 0.7 mls

Dexters Grill & Bar

Part of the Tootsies corporate family, Dexters shares a similarly child-friendly ethic and almost identical menu. High chair for high chair, burger for burger,...

Wandsworth: 20 Bellevue Road, SW17 7EB

Distance: 0.7 mls

Piccolino

Two-and-a-quarter million. That's the asking price for the architect-designed house just a few doors away. It makes you wonder how much it cost to create the glazed...

Wandsworth: 27-29 Bellevue Rd, SW17 7EB

Distance: 0.7 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: 0.8 mls

Chennai Dosa

South Indian café in Tooting

Tooting: 3 Upper Tooting Rd, SW17 7TR

Distance: 3558.4 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: 0.9 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: 0.9 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: 0.9 mls

Pizza Express

Clapham: 43 Abbeville Road, SW4 9JX

Distance: 0.9 mls