Brixton

• Wood & Water takes over from Three Little Birds in Brixton

  

  It's long been a popular spot in Brixton for Jamaican tapas and boozy brunches, but now Three Little Birds is heading in a new direction. Owner April Jackson is turning her Coldharbour Lane bar into a restaurant serving what she calls "modern British food with Jamaican soul".

  If you're wondering what that means for the menu, we're told to expect dishes like:

  • Pan Seared Duck Breast, Jerk
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• Fresh pasta for Brixton as La Nonna lands a permanent place on Market Row

  

  Having built up a fanbase of South Londoners who love their fresh pasta at Flat Iron Square, La Nonna are sharing the love and opening a second place south of the river. This time, though, it's going to be a proper bricks and mortar affair in Brixton Village.

  Run by Roman-born chef Daniele Pino, the menu features Daniele's modern takes on his family's favourite pasta dishes including Roman Carbonara, Cacio e Pepe and

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• Danclair's is the next Brixton restaurant from the man behind Fish, Wings & Tings

   

  There are plenty of changes afoot in Brixton Village at the moment, but one really caught our eye. It's the new opening from Brian Danclair, founder of Fish, Wings & Tings one of Brixton's best restaurants. 

  This new restaurant Danclair's is inspired by

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• Hacha bring their tequila and tacos to Brixton Market

  

  Their Dalston agaveria's been a storming success, and now the folks at Hacha are heading south for their next place. They're opening up an even larger bar, this time in Brixton's Market Row.

  The two-floored space will have a bar and open kitchen, plus a handy bottle shop if you just want to grab something to enjoy at home. And, they're also giving back to the community, shutting for a day a week for their not-for-profit

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• Bellefields restaurant to bring a taste of the Med to Brixton

  

  2/7/21 - updated with the opening date

  It's all go at The Department Store in Brixton. The beautiful old space which already has a members club and is home to Canova Hall is now unveiling a new section of the Edwardian department store space, the Department Store Studios.

  Coming from family company architects Squire & Partners whose offices are in the building, the latest part of

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• The best restaurants in Brixton

  A melting pot of different cultures while proudly flying the flag for Caribbean cuisine, Brixton offers all foods for all budgets. We round up some of the best places to eat in the area. 

• Temaki handroll bar is coming to Brixton Market

  

  A top Japanese chef is promising to serve up some excellent hand rolls at this tiny Brixton sushi bar. 

• Sushi Revolution opens in Brixton, from Sticks'n'Sushi alumni

  

  A new sushi restaurant has opened in Brixton that looks well worth checking out. Sushi Revolution comes from two people who have come from Sticks'n'Sushi,  Aidan Bryan and Tom Blackshaw, and this is their first venture going It alone. 

  The name comes from the kind of menu they're serving. So there's the more classic sushi offering or the "revolution" side of

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• Whisht bring their sandwiches with an Irish twist to Pop Brixton

  

  We've been reading about Whisht for a while - who started selling sandwiches with an Irish twist during the most recent lockdown. Now that we've all properly emerged from lockdown, Whisht have done the same and moved onto a brand new kitchen in Pop Brixton, which opened last week. 

  The sandwiches there are made with different types of farl - best described as a dense Irish flatbread

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• Baz & Fred pick Brixton Village for their new London pizzeria

  

  When none other than top chef Giorgio Locatelli proclaims your takeaway pizza to be worth of five stars in a taste test, then you must be doing something right. So it's good news for Brixton locals that Baz & Fred will be the newest food opening

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• Only Food and Courses is a 80s/90s-inspired new opening at Pop Brixton

  

  The latest addition to Pop Brixton is something of a throwback, with a restaurant that's harking back to the 80s, both in food and name.  

  The puntastic Only Food and Courses is the latest from chefs Robbie Lorraine and Martyn Barrett who have been popping up in Kent, and it has its roots in greasy spoon cafes but is very much taken to the next level. The

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• Rudies are bringing their Jerk Shack to Brixton Village

  

  Rudie's have already built up a big following in both Shoreditch and Borough Market, but this will be their first main restaurant. Jamaican jerk chicken will be at the centre of the menu.

• The Tapas Room brings tapas and wine to Brixton and Battersea

  

  29/9/20 - updated with Battersea opening date

  The lockdown obviously paused many plans to open new restaurants in London but we're pleased to see that many are moving full steam ahead with plans to open in our post-lockdown world.

  And one of those brand new developments and one of those is The Tapas Room. They already had two restaurants - in Deptford and

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• Chishuru makes the jump from supperclub to West African restaurant in Brixton

  

  After winning the Brixton Kitchen competition in 2019, Adejoké ‘Joké’ Bakare's supperclub Chishuru is becoming a restaurant in Brixton Village. Expect West African cuisine from a mix of African and British produce. 

• Party Store Pizza in Brixton is ALL about the deep pan Detroit-style pizzas

  

  A Hot Dinners exclusive

  It's certainly starting to look as though 2020 is the summer of the deep pan pizza in London. First, we had Gizzi and Professor Green's popular pop-up at Old Street and now, down in Brixton, a new Detroit-style pizzeria has opened its doors.

  Party Store Pizza at Market House on Coldharbour Lane is all about the "Detroit style" pizza. That means it's baked in bespoke deep rectangular steel pans

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