Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
I meant people who read the article - and what's wrong with travelling to get nosh?
Francos/Ecos????
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I meant people who read the article - and what's wrong with travelling to get nosh?
Well, that's not entirely true. The place had significant local custom before the flood of gushing articles.
But frankly, good on them. Why the hell should we begrudge 'outsiders' coming to enjoy a successful Brixton business, let alone one that's doubled the size of its premises in anticipation of better things. The market needs more customers, not some kind of Royston Vasey style insularity.
But frankly, good on them. Why the hell should we begrudge 'outsiders' coming to enjoy a successful Brixton business, let alone one that's doubled the size of its premises in anticipation of better things. The market needs more customers, not some kind of Royston Vasey style insularity.
Mrs Miggins
Eternal
Nothing. I'm suprised people would come all the way from Kent for a pizza though. I can barely be arsed to travel to Clapham for food most of the time.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Well, yes, but my point is that 'local customer' and 'Observer Food Monthly reader' are not mutually exclusive demographic groups.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Gentrifier
It's too late for that!
Mrs Miggins
Eternal
I only mean that I'd like to show up and not have to wait for ages before eating. Bit difficult if the queue is going to be 50 people long (as mentioned in a post above....).
People are missionary about their pizza though. I can think of certain London based Italians travelling far and wide in search of good pizza.
Brixton Market used to be a draw for folks from miles and miles around. Sadly it's a pale reflection of what used to be like, but the idea of there being some kind of culture clash between 'outsiders' and 'ordinary Brixtonians' makes me giggle a little. Even back at the time of Francos there's always been a similar contrast - it's always been a different crowd in the main to the surrounding market customers. So what though - I don't begrudge their encroachment on the 'west indian' space any more than I do the excellent Colombian butchers and restaurant. Franco was a good geezer.
Brixton Market used to be a draw for folks from miles and miles around. Sadly it's a pale reflection of what used to be like, but the idea of there being some kind of culture clash between 'outsiders' and 'ordinary Brixtonians' makes me giggle a little. Even back at the time of Francos there's always been a similar contrast - it's always been a different crowd in the main to the surrounding market customers. So what though - I don't begrudge their encroachment on the 'west indian' space any more than I do the excellent Colombian butchers and restaurant. Franco was a good geezer.
Go early then. I've been recently and it's been fine. Weekends are always a little trickier, but there are a fair few tables in there now and you've the advantage of being closer.
Mrs Miggins
Eternal
All right then I will
Although being someone who works up in town, weekends are my only option. So it's not very likely because I can be a bit lazy on a Saturday!
But if it's really full then you can use your local knowledge and relocate to one of the other fine eating establishments in the area. Which ain't a hardship really - they may not be as hyped, but things are a brighter for cheap eats than they have been for a little while in Brixton.
I'd like the Colombian place a little further down (Y Como or something) with its massive cornbread, chorizo and lovely dips combos, or the little Portuguese cafe down station road serves surprisingly excellent food, particularly if they like and know you. Or Tasty K's roti wagon nearby, where they'll freshly cook a chana roti in front of you and fill it with goodness. More street food, latin american this time, is also just round the corner in Pope's Road. Being back down here for lunch recently, after years of monotonous sarnies from central London, has been a fucking pleasure. There's loads of great, unheralded stuff in there, beyond the reach of myopic 'gastrotourists' brandishing Guardian foodie guides.
I'd like the Colombian place a little further down (Y Como or something) with its massive cornbread, chorizo and lovely dips combos, or the little Portuguese cafe down station road serves surprisingly excellent food, particularly if they like and know you. Or Tasty K's roti wagon nearby, where they'll freshly cook a chana roti in front of you and fill it with goodness. More street food, latin american this time, is also just round the corner in Pope's Road. Being back down here for lunch recently, after years of monotonous sarnies from central London, has been a fucking pleasure. There's loads of great, unheralded stuff in there, beyond the reach of myopic 'gastrotourists' brandishing Guardian foodie guides.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Mrs Miggins
Eternal
You are right of course. I've tried a tiny proportion of the food on offer in Brixton - mainly because my other half is utterly unadventurous when it comes to food...perhaps it's time I forced him out of his shell!!
Can yuo draw me a map please?
Y Como, or whatever the sit down Colombian place is called, is in the same section of covered market as Franco Manca, towards the bright blue main 'Brixton Village' entrance off Coldharbour Lane. Expect massive portions, with huge amounts of carbo - rice, cornbread, plantain etc - on the plate. The West Indian at the end ain't too shabby when the BBQ's out either.
The others mentioned are largely off the Station road. There's a Portuguese cafe, unprepossessing from the outside, but capable of good food at low prices. And Tasty K's/Buxton Spice is a couple of trailers, usually with an elderly Guyanese woman and/or rasta in there. I'd strongly recommend that you ask for roti there - a homecooked flatbread, often with chick pea incorporated- that they cook fresh and accompanies the other meal options. Cheap too - curry and roti cost me all of £3 there. They make their own black pudding for Saturdays too.
Loads of other options too, but just follow your nose and try. There's a new African (Ghanaian?) place just opened up in the market too.
We should fight them off at the Stockwell borders, armed with breadfruits and durian.
trabuquera
Modesty Bag
*drags reworked oilcans down to Railton Road to repel the invaders with billowing clouds of hellfire-strength jerk seasoning fumes*
I went on Saturday, queued for about 20 mins at 3.30ish, and they were just on the verge of running out of dough and telling people not to join the queue. They even told someone sat down they couldn't have another pizza as they'd counted how many queueing people they had food for.
Anyway the queue moves fairly fast, and once you're sat down the food arrives super quick, so overall it doesn't take any longer than another eatery with less queue.
The lemonade was instrumental in curing my hangover.
Anyway the queue moves fairly fast, and once you're sat down the food arrives super quick, so overall it doesn't take any longer than another eatery with less queue.
The lemonade was instrumental in curing my hangover.
Ms T
Honey-coloured ramparts
Do you mean the place opposite Rosie's Deli? Or Punto Y Como, which is in what used to be the Granville Arcade, but is now Brixton Village?
Mrs Miggins
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