London Brixton Restaurant Guide

Two ex-Sticks'n'Sushi employees have opened this 'sushi and more' spot in Brixton; expect a "rebellious twist" to the classics.

Ex-Bonnie Gull chef James Mathieson heads up this new restaurant, located inside and on the ground floor of Brixton's Design Store, owned by family architect firm Squire & Partners; opened in April 2021, there's a cobblestone courtyard for alfresco dining.

Joe and Margaux Sharratt’s “distressed-chic Brixton/Brockwell Park fixture” continues to win “top marks” for its French-inspired “small-plates at reasonable prices” (“if I lived next door I’d get rid of my kitchen!”). The “friendly, chatty and informal staff” and “South London style” also go down well, although the occasional reporter is “not so sure about the natural wines”. The same team has opened a sister venue at Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Other Palace theatre in Victoria (see also).

“Ambitious modern British cuisine” – an “interesting” menu of “trendy but unfussy dishes that are well-prepared” – plus a good list of natural wines win consistent high praise for Nicholas Balfe’s “buzzy spot in Brixton market”, although “it can get a bit manic”. The team has opened a second venue, Levan in Peckham (see also).

“A really interesting menu” of “wonderful modern-style tapas and sharing plates” contributes to “a Spanish gastronomic experience” at this “vibrant” duo in Battersea and Clapham. “The young staff are always so friendly and welcoming”.

The “lovely Thai food” at these reliable cafés is “impressively authentic given that they are a chain” – “excellent value” and “fast”, if occasionally let down by “iffy service”. Founded in 2008 by Saiphin and Alex Moore, who inherited the name of their first East End site, the group has 18 branches in London and expanded to Liverpool, Manchester, Reading (delivery only) and Leeds following the sale of a majority stake to US investors. The couple also have two spin-offs, Lao Café in Covent Garden and the new Chinese noodle bar Hoh Sek in St Katharine Docks.

2017 Review: “A brilliant and totally different, fresh and wonderfully subtle fusion of southern Indian and European food” is “served up with a smile and music in a metal container in Brixton” as part of a “fun” and “funky” community project; a Soho branch is set to open in the autumn of 2016.

This Caribbean restaurant group expands to a third London location, on Brixton's foodie Coldharbour Lane. It also has sites in Notting Hill and Soho.

Part of the MEATLiquor family, this Brixton branch specialises - as the name suggests - in chicken; wings, bites and burgers.