Brixton food & drink news: new restaurants, bars, pop ups, cafes and more
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lang rabbie
Je ne regrette les gazebos
Assuming from the address of "The Press" at 1 Buckner Road that they must be in the single storey building that was previously Lambeth Council's in-house reprographics department?
David Clapson
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Where's the good coffee in central Brixton these days? I can't find anywhere. Which also means I can't find a reason to get out of bed. Instead I give in to ME and depression. I used to build my mornings around the Brixton £ caff. Before that it was Rosie's. Perhaps I should take a thermos and sit outside somewhere. I could take the cat, but she doesn't have much to say.
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hiraethified
San Marino is pretty good.
trabuquera
Modesty Bag
Since Volcano Coffee Works hung up their paper filters and closed down the pop-up machine / slot, there isn't a really really good coffee anywhere in Brixton centre IMHO, at least not early in the week. I like the coffee at Parissi but know some don't, and it's expensive, and they're only open Weds to Sunday, Coffee at Sendero (the former A & C continental deli) is OK but mediocre. By far the best tasting is made at Il Sovrano - Italian deli at 33 Tulse Hill - but that's a way south from the Tube etc - bit further down south than the big Sainsbury's.
DietCokeGirl
Fishing in the rivers of life
Balance Cafe opposite the Post Office.
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David Clapson
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It has a licence now. Cocktails everywhere.
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hiraethified
Doesn't bother me. Good luck to them.
And they aren't very good.
aussw9
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Had a nice coffee at Caya today on coldharbour lane
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hiraethified
They've apparently 'officially' launched today.
www.brixtonbuzz.com
Karakana Indian restaurant ‘officially’ launches in Coldharbour Lane, Brixton
Despite being open for months, the Karakana Indian restaurant has now only ‘officially’ launched with a press released bigging themselves up as ‘Brixton’s most exciting new conce…
www.brixtonbuzz.com
are they cheap?
That makes it a soft opening period of ten weeks, by my reckoning. Others will know better than me whether that is long - especially in these still odd times.They've apparently 'officially' launched today.
Karakana Indian restaurant ‘officially’ launches in Coldharbour Lane, Brixton
Despite being open for months, the Karakana Indian restaurant has now only ‘officially’ launched with a press released bigging themselves up as ‘Brixton’s most exciting new conce…
The comments in the article on pricing made me think a bit. £15 is no longer the upper end of the main course bracket for a restaurant in these parts. Compared to other higher-end Indian places nearby, it's less than Heritage Dulwich, about the same as Kricket, about the same as Kennington Tandoori, a bit more than Curry Paradise - and considerably above the stalwart neighbourhood curry houses with whom it doesn't look to be trying to compete.
£9 for a cocktail is about par for places that lead on food - and lower than pure cocktail bars. £6.50-7 for a pint of draught craft beer in a table service restaurant? Feels like a lot - but I can imagine why it costs a couple quid more than the brewery taproom.
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hiraethified
Most of the new business in Brixton are catering to what I'd describe as the high end market these days, although that's all relative to how much disposable cash you've got.
My perspective tends to be informed by the community around me (i.e the big adjacent council estate), most of whom will never be able to afford £7 for a pint of locally brewed beer. It's a preposterous rip off.
And I can't think of any local Indian restaurant charging £15 for a main course.
Ah. Then we have differing interpretations.
The article says 'priced at the upper end of the market' - which reads as a remark on the relative price of food in Brixton, rather than 'catering to the high end market' which is more about the clientele. The fact that there are many other restaurants in Brixton charging 'anything up to £15' for a main course stands.
The matter of whether an Indian restaurant might charge £15 for its most expensive main course is different again. I named several others around here that have dishes at those prices and beyond.
And I don't see how basic observations on numbers relate to individual circumstances. What one might feel about them is a different matter.
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hiraethified
I view a £15 main course in an Indian restaurant and £7 pints as being priced at the upper end of the market. You don't have to agree but you're certainly not going to change my opinion about their pricing. It absolutely is expensive from my perspective, regardless of whether there's a few other, equally expensive restaurants around.
Do you think Indian food should be cheaper than other cuisines?
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hiraethified
No idea where you think you're going with this bizarre strawman but I'll leave you to it. I'm really not that desperate for a pointless argument, thanks.
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hiraethified
It's always looked depressingly empty whenever I've walked past. I'm a big fan of Khans but I want to give this Curry Paradise place a go soon.
cuppa tee
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I remember when kT was a regular curry shop, at some point it went upmarket to compete with Ghandis at the other end of the row which was a big favourite with Westminster political types living in the manor, and it worked, both are well patronised by tv, politicos and celebs from Richard and Judy ...is there the same draw in Brixton being a much longer black cab ride from where that action is ?
Good. I don’t like pointless arguments either. But I do like facts.
£15 is the most expensive main dish at Karakana. There’s only one at that price point. Mains there start at £8.50. Saying a restaurant is exclusive by talking about the most expensive dish is not fair representation.
At Khans mains go up to £14. At Curry Paradise they go up to £14.50. That’s takeaway prices cited on their websites btw. Eating in may be different.
I point out that a £15 main dish is not unusual anywhere these days. It’s the price of a medium basic cheese and tomato pizza at Brixton Domino’s. London Living Wage is now £11.05 per hour. Prices are high for everything everywhere. The inequality gap is forever widening. It’s awful.
But we’re not talking about Salt Bae and his £400 gold steaks here. So when I say that £15 is not the ‘upper end of the market’ that’s not opinion or a reflection of my personal habits or means. It’s just what it is.
I haven’t been to Karakana. I don’t know them. It may be crap for all I know. But that Buzz piece just doesn’t come across as fair. And I don’t mind saying so.
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It’s totally standard though, he pretty much always does this to restaurants which he doesn’t approve of. The only menu item referred too will be the most expensive item. It’s not untrue - but it does mis-represent.
Alex
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hiraethified
I neither approve or disapprove of the place actually, but £7 for a pint of local beer is fucking expensive as is a main dish priced at £15. Plus the service charge on top as well, of course.
Next you'll be telling me that it's so incredibly affordable that it's jam-packed with residents from the local estates, because - as I have already explained - that's my perspective on pricing and I'm very much entitled to my opinion on the matter, just as you are.
But the 7.2 for a Guinness at your favourite Irish bar is totally fair ?
But that would have been fair so no chance
cuppa tee
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sorry to share from Brixton blog but.....
”New tenants are set to open ventures in premises on Coldharbour that each, in their own way, once represented much of the Brixton that is now disappearing.
Lambeth council has received an application for a revised licence for the former Club 414 on Brixton’s Coldharbour Lane.
It comes from a company, Coldharbour APL, whose four directors are all senior members of the New York based finance company Angelo Gordon, which also owns Brixton’s covered markets in a joint venture”
brixtonblog.com
”New tenants are set to open ventures in premises on Coldharbour that each, in their own way, once represented much of the Brixton that is now disappearing.
Lambeth council has received an application for a revised licence for the former Club 414 on Brixton’s Coldharbour Lane.
It comes from a company, Coldharbour APL, whose four directors are all senior members of the New York based finance company Angelo Gordon, which also owns Brixton’s covered markets in a joint venture”
Former Club 414, Ms Cupcake and Blacker Dread premises set to open with new tenants
Building work at 414 Coldharbour Lane in May this year New tenants are set to open ventures in premises on Coldharbour that each, in their own way, once represented much of the Brixton that is now disappearing. Lambeth council has received an application for a revised licence for the former Cl
brixtonblog.com
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hiraethified
No idea what you're hoping to achieve with this comment but - to repeat - if I had a 'favourite Irish bar' it would definitely be the Old Dispensary in Camberwell, where I think a Guinness will set you back around a fiver, or less.
However if you're trying to score some personal points by referencing the Whisky Tumbler - a place I haven't been into for months, as it happens - their price list shows Guinness at £5.70. There's nothing listed at £7 a pint, and I've certainly never been charged anything more than the list price.
Have you ever been to the bar?
Menu 1 — The Whiskey Tumbler
www.thewhiskeytumbler.com
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hiraethified
The article then adds:sorry to share from Brixton blog but.....
”New tenants are set to open ventures in premises on Coldharbour that each, in their own way, once represented much of the Brixton that is now disappearing.
Lambeth council has received an application for a revised licence for the former Club 414 on Brixton’s Coldharbour Lane.
It comes from a company, Coldharbour APL, whose four directors are all senior members of the New York based finance company Angelo Gordon, which also owns Brixton’s covered markets in a joint venture”
Former Club 414, Ms Cupcake and Blacker Dread premises set to open with new tenants
Building work at 414 Coldharbour Lane in May this year New tenants are set to open ventures in premises on Coldharbour that each, in their own way, once represented much of the Brixton that is now disappearing. Lambeth council has received an application for a revised licence for the former Cl
I've been in touch with the guys from Jamm and they say that they don't expect the 414 to open for at least another 5 months as they are having to deal with all sorts of issue relating to sound insulation.
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