Brixton food & drink news: new restaurants, bars, pop ups, cafes and more

[editor]

At some point surely people are going to get bored with burgers? My social media feeds are always festooned with pictures of the bloody things, and I can't say that I find them particularly attractive to look at.

 

[han]

Well, you are a vegetarian, so it's hardly surprising.

 

[editor]

Well, you are a vegetarian, so it's hardly surprising.

I'd find pictures of veggie burgers every bit as unattractive. It's not so much what's in them, it's the aesthetics of the things, and the never ending stream of near identical photos of near identical burgers appearing all over social media.

 

[han]

Fortunately, I rarely see pictures like this otherwise I'd be fed up too. I'd generally only find something like that appealing after a couple of pints.

 

[leanderman]

How much was that?

Too much

 

[editor]

Too much

Come come! Spill the burgery beans!

*checks.

Ah, £12. Blimey.

Nanban - Japanese Soul Food in Brixton - MasterChef Tim Anderson

 

[han]

Gah. Everything's got eggs in!

 

[editor]

Gah. Everything's got eggs in!

Burgers now. Farts later!

 

[CH1]

I cannot imagine better chips than those from Jimmy's made fresh to order for me today and served in an open twist of paper that was able to handle lavish loads of vinegar without even dripping at all, and stayed hot all the way home.
This is where the words artisanal and small batch mean something. My favourite ones, I think, were where they fried the curved edge of the spud, so you get a thing with only 2 sides, one rounded and one so crispy it looks like a crisp.

You are tempting me to pay a visit on Friday coming. Haven't been for ages and local businesses must be supported. Mouth is watering at the very thought!

My Auntie Ursula ran a Fish & Chip shop in Bury St Edmunds in her middle years.
We always had fish & chips on Fridays (a hang over from pre-reformation days obviously).

 

[Rushy]

Lovely burger and chips just £6 at the regent tonight. And hop head dark star (my favorite session ale) £3.75.

Had to listen to the quiz though.

 

[leanderman]

Lovely burger and chips just £6 at the regent tonight. And hop head dark star (my favorite session ale) £3.75.

Had to listen to the quiz though.

Hop Head Dark Star is the one.

 

[aka]

When Nanban first opened *everything* on the menu was off-the-scale delicious. You really couldn't go wrong. Also, great shopfitting - high quality finishes and not too fussy. Personally, I think that as it has settled in (and got busy) the standard of cooking has dropped off a touch. I think the prices might have been nudged up a smidge as well - but can't back that one up with evidence.

 

[gdubz]

Hop Head Dark Star is the one.

Darkstar hophead

 

[leanderman]

Darkstar hophead

Of course. We had it at our street party.

 

[leanderman]

When Nanban first opened *everything* on the menu was off-the-scale delicious. You really couldn't go wrong. Also, great shopfitting - high quality finishes and not too fussy. Personally, I think that as it has settled in (and got busy) the standard of cooking has dropped off a touch. I think the prices might have been nudged up a smidge as well - but can't back that one up with evidence.

I've heard that's true of some restaurants: they work hard in the first six months to get the reputation then lose focus

 

[Ms T]

I was reading an article about where chefs like to eat, and rhere's a. Lot of love for Kricket in Pop Brixton. I need to try it!

 

[editor]

I was reading an article about where chefs like to eat, and rhere's a. Lot of love for Kricket in Pop Brixton. I need to try it!

Could we have a link to this article?

 

[Ms T]

Where Chefs Eat in London: The Best of 2015

 

[SpamMisery]

I was reading an article about where chefs like to eat, and rhere's a. Lot of love for Kricket in Pop Brixton. I need to try it!

I'm really keen on trying that place. Only heard good things so far

 

[Winot]

Where Chefs Eat in London: The Best of 2015

Never thought I'd see the day when Pierre Koffmann recommended a restaurant in Brixton.

[There are some great ideas in that list - have had excellent meals at Picquet and Portland, and watching the kitchen at Barrafina is pure theatre. I think it's the most exciting time for food in London since I moved here.]

Back to Brixton - I liked Kricket a lot - must go back.

 

[Winot]

Oh, and Donostia Social Club in Pop Brixton is also excellent if you like tapas/pintxos. Better food than the much-lauded Barrafina I thought and very friendly service.

 

[Mr Retro]

Oh, and Donostia Social Club in Pop Brixton is also excellent if you like tapas/pintxos. Better food than the much-lauded Barrafina I thought and very friendly service.

I was very impressed with Donostia every time we were there.

 

[leanderman]

Never thought I'd see the day when Pierre Koffmann recommended a restaurant in Brixton.

[There are some great ideas in that list - have had excellent meals at Picquet and Portland, and watching the kitchen at Barrafina is pure theatre. I think it's the most exciting time for food in London since I moved here.]

Back to Brixton - I liked Kricket a lot - must go back.

The brilliant Joint gets a mention in that list, which I am eating my way through.

 

[leanderman]

I'm really keen on trying that place. Only heard good things so far

Kriket is a revelation. Perhaps the best - or at least most eye-opening - meal I had last year.

 

[Rushy]

The brilliant Joint gets a mention in that list, which I am eating my way through.

Love that food. But I feel dirty for a week after eating there. Girlfriend hates it.

Suggested Nanban to a mate for pre film dinner, as I've not been. Said he had an awful experience there and would not be going back.

 

[trabuquera]

It's interesting - but maybe not so surprising - how cliquey chefs are, isn't it? The same 4 or 5 places cropping up again and again. Very many thanks for the link though Ms T, I'll be keeping it.

Yeah Donostia really is good - give it a try if you want a go at tapas but don't fancy Brindisa's prices or walking several hundred metres down acre lane TOWARDS Clapham for the best of Brixton tapas at Boqueria.

YMMV ... I'm on a permanent boycott of Joint because a) I don't want figgy brioche for my bread, and they can't/won't offer any other kind, and b) the one time I tried to go and eat there we were shooed away very curtly because "we're not serving yet so go and sit somewhere else and come back in 20 minutes" (said with a scowl, and there was nothing to clean away or sort out so it wasn't like letting us sit at a table for a bit would have damaged the business). So no Joint for me ever.

 

[gdubz]

The brilliant Joint gets a mention in that list, which I am eating my way through.

Just got deliveroo from there....nursing resulting food baby...good

 

[ViolentPanda]

Of course. We had it at our street party.

Too much of it, by the look of it!

 

[sleaterkinney]

What's good these days?. I'm looking for somewhere where you can book a table and it's relatively comfy, i.e Not sitting in a shipping container eating something out of a tin can.

 

[han]

Khan's