Restaurants

Hive

A bar-cum-diner on the edge of Brixton Market that straddles these two functions and as a result defies easy categorisation. It serves breakfast, lunch, dinner and...

Brixton: 11-13 Brixton Station Road, SW9 8PA

Distance: 0.4 mls

Coma y Punto

Little has changed at this friendly Colombian café and local gathering spot on the edge of Brixton market. The bold, fake red brick fascia still welcomes from afar...

Brixton: 94-95 Granville Arcade, Coldharbour Lane, SW9 8PS

Distance: 0.5 mls

Asmara

It is Coldharbour Lane’s most inconspicuous establishment, but inside, with its delicate coffee and incense fragrance and mellow decor, Asmara provides an oasis of...

Brixton: 386 Coldharbour Lane, SW9 8LF

Distance: 0.5 mls

Franco Manca

Perfect pizzas in Brixton Market

Brixton: 4 Market Row, Electric Lane, SW9 8LD

Distance: 0.5 mls

Rosie's Deli Café

Charming Brixton institution

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

Distance: 0.5 mls

Baan Thai

This eaterie seems to have lost some slickness since opening a few years ago. The menu is unchanged, with generous sized portions of prawn toast and pork dumplings...

Brixton: 401 Coldharbour Lane, SW9 8LQ

Distance: 0.5 mls

Phoenix Restaurant

This unpretentious back street café was quite subdued on our recent weekend visit although the custom seemed constant; the emphasis is definitely not on hanging...

Brixton: 441 Coldharbour Lane, SW9 8LN

Distance: 0.5 mls

New Fujiyama

Tucked into a backstreet off Atlantic Road, New Fujiyama provides decent music, long shared tables, and a lengthy menu of well-priced food served in generous...

Brixton: 7 Vining Street, SW9 8QA

Distance: 0.5 mls

Bamboula

Cheerfully decorated in green, yellow and orange, this popular restaurant-café makes as good a stab at recreating the vibe of a Caribbean beach shack as is possible...

Brixton: 12 Acre Lane, SW2 5SG

Distance: 0.6 mls

Fouronine

At Fouronine you press a buzzer by the front door and (assuming you’re not selling encyclopedias) someone lets you in and shows you to your table. Whether this is to...

Clapham: 409 Clapham Road, SW9 9BT

Distance: 0.6 mls

Rebato's

Walking into Rebato’s feels like entering another world, or at least another part of it. An uninviting exterior shields those inside from passers-by. This may...

Vauxhall: 169 South Lambeth Road, SW8 1XW

Distance: 0.7 mls

Adulis

The uninitiated can sometimes get their Horn of Africa restaurants confused, but this is never likely to happen with Adulis, which positively flaunts its Eritrean...

Kennington: 44-46 Brixton Road, SW9 6BT

Distance: 0.7 mls

Grelha D'Ouro

Grelha D’Ouro is more than just a pit stop for the local Portuguese who make up most of its fold. On our visit children were playing table football in the basement,...

Stockwell: 151 South Lambeth Road, SW8 1XN

Distance: 0.7 mls

Lisboa Pâtisserie

Stockwell: 147 South Lambeth Road, SW8 1XN

Distance: 0.7 mls

Upstairs

Judging by the amount of time we had to wait in the busy bar before being seated, Upstairs is no longer the well-kept Brixton secret it once was. Located on a side...

Brixton: 89B Acre Lane, entrance on Branksome Road, SW2 5TN

Distance: 0.8 mls

Sun and Doves

Music lovers, art enthusiasts and film buffs alike adore the Sun and Doves pub in Coldharbour Lane - an acoustic music venue and gastro pub that is a hit with a boho...

Camberwell: 61 - 63 Coldharbour Lane , London, SE5 9NS

Distance: 0.8 mls

Bar Estrela

The life of this bar-restaurant revolves around its mounted televisions. Regulars stop by to catch the footie or a homeland soap, and to polish off a plate of steaming...

Stockwell: 111-115 South Lambeth Road, SW8 1UZ

Distance: 0.8 mls

Tsunami

Now something of a Clapham institution, Tsunami is located down a dreary-looking road near a railway line, but its warm atmosphere and good looks (white walls warmed...

Clapham: 5-7 Voltaire Road, SW4 6DQ

Distance: 0.8 mls

Bierodrome

Clapham: 44-48 Clapham High Street, SW4 7UR

Distance: 0.8 mls

A Toca

A Toca is a busy hangout for the locals of Little Lisbon', and also for people who know a good thing when they eat it. The decor is modest but self-assured, a balance...

Stockwell: 343 Wandsworth Road, SW8 2JH

Distance: 0.9 mls

O Moinho

Smart waiters, pristine tablecloths and elegant wine glasses might seem a little excessive, given O Moinho’s location on a grubby stretch of Wandsworth Road. Yet...

Stockwell: 355A Wandsworth Road, SW8 2JH

Distance: 0.9 mls

Su-Thai

Set in Camberwell, Su-Thai is hugely popular with locals and it’s no surprise. Any diner who has spent time in Thailand will recognise the warm welcome and...

Camberwell: 16a Coldharbour Lane Camberwell , London, SE5 9PR

Distance: 0.9 mls

Fish Club

Clapham: 57 Clapham High Street, SW4 7TG

Distance: 0.9 mls

Nando's

Clapham: 59-63 Clapham High Street, SW4 7TG

Distance: 0.9 mls

Sea Cow

Sea Cow is one of the few chippies that offers organic options (salmon, for instance). This Clapham branch remains somewhat in the shadow of the original restaurant...

Clapham: 57 Clapham High Street, SW4 7TG

Distance: 0.9 mls

Nando's

Camberwell: 88 Denmark Hill, SE5 8RX

Distance: 0.9 mls

Hot Stuff

This immensely popular BYO curry house (and takeaway), on a seldom-explored Vauxhall backstreet, is run with charm – and plenty of chat – by the Dawood family....

Stockwell: 19 Wilcox Road, SW8 2XA

Distance: 0.9 mls

Grand Union

Gentrified bar-cum-boozer

Clapham: 123 Acre Lane, SW2 5UA

Distance: 0.9 mls

Café Sol

This cavernous restaurant with its Latin beats, bold multicoloured mosaics and black-and-white movie pictures is always packed with Claphamites. Locally it’s known...

Clapham: 54-56 Clapham High Street, SW4 7UL

Distance: 0.9 mls