Brixton Chitter Chatter and News - July 2012

[editor]

The new landlords at the Hand are doing a great job of making a go of the place.

 

[Kanda]

The new landlords at the Hand are doing a great job of making a go of the place.

Yup. The Cafe out back will start opening till 9pm thurs/Fri/Sat/Sun from this week too. Which is handy for me as I am living upstairs for a bit

 

[editor]

Yup. The Cafe out back will start opening till 9pm thurs/Fri/Sat/Sun from this week too. Which is handy for me as I am living upstairs for a bit

Give us a shout when it's up and running (can you grab a pic or two?) and I'll give it a plug.

 

[Kanda]

Give us a shout when it's up and running (can you grab a pic or two?) and I'll give it a plug.

It's been open a few weeks till 6pm. Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/TheHandInHandBrixton but if you need better pics, gimme a shout.

 

[editor]

The pics are a bit crap! If you get chance it might be an idea to bag a few better ones.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Here's the cakes

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I took a picture when I was in there having breakfast a few weeks but didn't put it up as woman working there might object, so you can have that if you want to blank her face out.

I also took one of what looks suspiciously like cupcakes

 

[Brixton Hatter]

Some great old pics here:

http://www.thebrixtontimemachine.org.uk/

They have an event in the Town Hall this afternoon/evening...

 

[TruXta]

QUESTION: Where is the best place in Brixton to plant a laptop and do a couple hours worth of work? I need to get out of the house but can't ditch work. Doesn't need wifi, but it would be a plus.

 

[gaijingirl]

cafe sitifis is good and has wifi - gaijinboy goes there sometimes

 

[TruXta]

cafe sitifis is good and has wifi - gaijinboy goes there sometimes

I did think about Sitifis. They could always do with the trade as well.

 

[editor]

QUESTION: Where is the best place in Brixton to plant a laptop and do a couple hours worth of work? I need to get out of the house but can't ditch work. Doesn't need wifi, but it would be a plus.

Ritzy is pretty good too, as is The Lounge.

 

[editor]

Some great old pics here:

http://www.thebrixtontimemachine.org.uk/

They have an event in the Town Hall this afternoon/evening...

They were very kind to urban75, and emailed me this:

Urban75, just a thanks for the great info, history and attitude.
Helped and inspired putting together The Brixton Time Machine

Turns out I know the fella from Cooltan days. Old school!

 

[Brixton Hatter]

QUESTION: Where is the best place in Brixton to plant a laptop and do a couple hours worth of work? I need to get out of the house but can't ditch work. Doesn't need wifi, but it would be a plus.

If you sit by the wall in Sitifis they let you use the power sockets for your laptop.

The Lounge is also alright if you need to find a quiet corner to do some work.

 

[TruXta]

If you sit by the wall in Sitifis they let you use the power sockets for your laptop.

The Lounge is also alright if you need to find a quiet corner to do some work.

My lappy has great battery life so no big worries on that front. Think I'll try Sitifis first. If it's busy there's always the Lounge.

 

[Badgers]

The library is pretty good but the coffee is sparse.

 

[Brixton Hatter]

oooohh...oh, the gulls of Brixton

(courtesy of https://twitter.com/G_Parolalista )

 

[Badgers]

There appears to be sun out yonder?

 

[RaverDrew]

QUESTION: Where is the best place in Brixton to plant a laptop and do a couple hours worth of work? I need to get out of the house but can't ditch work. Doesn't need wifi, but it would be a plus.

The Beehive has free wifi

 

[gabi]

Crown & Anchor too, nice ambience/beers in there

 

[Monkeygrinder's Organ]

The Beehive has free wifi

Remember a few years ago when the very suggestion that somewhere might have wi-fi was seen on here as concrete proof of irredeemable hipster ponciness?

 

[RaverDrew]

They've served lattes and had wifi in The Beehive for years, we've just tried to keep it a hidden secret to avoid the place becoming too cool

 

[Badgers]

Crown & Anchor too, nice ambience/beers in there

Oooh yeah. That would be a good one today. Are they open though?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I'm sure the Hand in Hand does

 

[Kanda]

I'm sure the Hand in Hand does

Hand does have Wifi.

 

[TruXta]

Thanks, but seeing as I'm going to be in the pub later I'll stick to Sitifis for now.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Thanks, but seeing as I'm going to be in the pub later I'll stick to Sitifis for now.

The Hand is a pub

 

[TruXta]

I know! I'm in Sitifis, which is not a pub. Comprende?

 

[Badgers]

I know! I'm in Sitifis, which is not a pub. Comprende?

Lasagne?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I know! I'm in Sitifis, which is not a pub. Comprende?

The Hand has a cafe that is not a pub