London Clapham Common - Restaurant Guide

The “junior offshoot of Trinity”, Adam Byatt’s Clapham flagship, is well established in nearby ‘Abbeville Village’, even if its ratings are rather middling across the board this year. To be fair, Adam acknowledged in spring 2025 that this venue was his ‘biggest challenge’, so he was working to ‘level it up to become more of a special occasion spot’.

2022 Review: “Super neighbourhood spot that balances being cool with being welcoming” – this all-day café bar in Clapham (same owners as WC), promotes an ethos promising ‘a conscious effort towards quality coffee, healthy food, lifestyle and environment’. Early reports suggest it lives up to its aims, with excellent brews and “interesting and varied food options with an Australian twist, in a friendly, bright setting with a lovely courtyard”.

TV success and family bonds characterise this Clapham newcomer in ‘Abbeville Village’ whose name is the Hindi word for mother. Nikita Pathakji was Masterchef:The Professionals winner in 2022 and became Great British Menu's “Champion of Champions” just a month before the restaurant's May 2026 opening. After a run of supper club successes, Nikita debuts the venue with her mother Rima and sister Isha. Modern British cooking is filtered through Indian, Southeast Asian and broader global influences including a signature octopus doughnut and halibut with Malaysian fish-head curry. Other sample dishes: Spring lamb rump with pea and coconut, and Asparagus gomae with scorched mackerel.