Brixton

• Whisht bring their sandwiches with an Irish twist to Pop Brixton

  

  We've been reading about Whisht for a while - who started selling sandwiches with an Irish twist during the most recent lockdown. Now that we've all properly emerged from lockdown, Whisht have done the same and moved onto a brand new kitchen in Pop Brixton, which opened last week. 

  The sandwiches there are made with different types of farl - best described as a dense Irish flatbread

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• Baz & Fred pick Brixton Village for their new London pizzeria

  

  When none other than top chef Giorgio Locatelli proclaims your takeaway pizza to be worth of five stars in a taste test, then you must be doing something right. So it's good news for Brixton locals that Baz & Fred will be the newest food opening

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• Only Food and Courses is a 80s/90s-inspired new opening at Pop Brixton

  

  The latest addition to Pop Brixton is something of a throwback, with a restaurant that's harking back to the 80s, both in food and name.  

  The puntastic Only Food and Courses is the latest from chefs Robbie Lorraine and Martyn Barrett who have been popping up in Kent, and it has its roots in greasy spoon cafes but is very much taken to the next level. The

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• Rudies are bringing their Jerk Shack to Brixton Village

  

  Rudie's have already built up a big following in both Shoreditch and Borough Market, but this will be their first main restaurant. Jamaican jerk chicken will be at the centre of the menu.

• The Tapas Room brings tapas and wine to Brixton and Battersea

  

  29/9/20 - updated with Battersea opening date

  The lockdown obviously paused many plans to open new restaurants in London but we're pleased to see that many are moving full steam ahead with plans to open in our post-lockdown world.

  And one of those brand new developments and one of those is The Tapas Room. They already had two restaurants - in Deptford and

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• Chishuru makes the jump from supperclub to West African restaurant in Brixton

  

  After winning the Brixton Kitchen competition in 2019, Adejoké ‘Joké’ Bakare's supperclub Chishuru is becoming a restaurant in Brixton Village. Expect West African cuisine from a mix of African and British produce. 

• Party Store Pizza in Brixton is ALL about the deep pan Detroit-style pizzas

  

  A Hot Dinners exclusive

  It's certainly starting to look as though 2020 is the summer of the deep pan pizza in London. First, we had Gizzi and Professor Green's popular pop-up at Old Street and now, down in Brixton, a new Detroit-style pizzeria has opened its doors.

  Party Store Pizza at Market House on Coldharbour Lane is all about the "Detroit style" pizza. That means it's baked in bespoke deep rectangular steel pans

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• The best food delivery and takeaway restaurants in Clapham, Brixton and Battersea

  

  We take a look at the restaurants and cafes still delivering in neighbouring areas Clapham, Brixton and Battersea.

• BIRD have brought their fried chicken to Brixton's Electric Avenue

  

  Is there room in Brixton for more fried chicken? The folk at BIRD are hoping so, as they've just opened their sixth restaurant, on Electric Avenue.

  The latest branch has room for 40 fried chicken lovers to dine in. It will serve all their usual dishes like fried chicken and waffles served with honey butter and Canadian maple syrup and BIRD's trademark Waffle Burger. For drinks, they'll have their own brand BIRD Brew lager,

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• Sarap is opening its first standalone Filipino residency in Brixton

  

  They've already had successful residencies across town and now Filipino restaurant Sarap is about to open in Brixton Village with its first standalone restaurant. Its residencies have been heaped with praise, with a rave from Jimi Famurewa in the

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• Franzina Trattoria

  Sicilian cooking in Brixton

• Black Bear Burger are opening a permanent place in Brixton Village

  They've been slowly growing a loyal fan base for their grass-fed and dry aged beef burgers - now the duo behind Black Bear Burger are opening a permanent spot in Brixton Village.

• Test Driving the Laundry in Brixton - a classic building gets an impressive makeover

   The old Walton Lodge laundry building in Brixton finally has a new inhabitant, from the same people behind The New Zealand Wine Cellar in Pop Brixton. We head to Coldharbour Lane to visit The Laundry. 

• The Laundry sees Walton Lodge on Coldharbour Lane turning into an all day neighbourhood brasserie and bar

  Taking over an Iconic building in Brixton is local entrepreneur Melanie Brown who also runs the New Zealand Wine Cellar in Pop Brixton. Brown is aiming to turn the old laundry into a two floored all day restaurant and bar.

• Taproom by Brixton Village will serve up a very local beer selection

  

  Just a few months after they opened their first space in Bethnal Green the Taproom Group are expanding to Brixton.

  Taproom by Brixton Village will follow the lead of the East London opening and champion local breweries serving beers produced close to the bar. So you'll find the likes of Brixton Brewery, Gypsy Hill, The Kernel, Canopy and Orbit on tap. If you want to explore the beer selection go for a beer tasting flight.

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