Brixton

• Those bleeding plant burgers are getting a place of their own at Halo Burger in Pop Brixton

  

  They've been growing in popularity recently and now the bleeding plant burger - aka the Beyond Burger - is getting a place all to itself in Brixton, thanks to Halo Burger. The Beyond Burger is meant to be as close to looking at tasting like a real beef burger as possible - even with beetroot juice to represent, let's say a "rare" beef burger's look.

  They'll have a simple menu

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• Tupps Cheese and Wine Bar pops up in Brixton

  

  Two sisters, who grew up on a vineyard, have teamed up to trial their idea for the perfect cheese and wine spot for Londoners. Max and Kelly Tupper's two month pop-up in Brixton will be all about the holy trinity of cheese, meat and wine.

  "We don’t pretend to be connoisseurs," says Kelly, "but [we do] want to serve interesting wines from small producer vineyards without baffling guests with a confusing list [and] create a relaxed setting for an indulgent and fun

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• La Barra is serving up tacos and cocktails on Brixton's Market Row

  This Market Row spot is the first bricks and mortar space for Joshua Whiting - one half of popular quesadilla team Killa Dilla - and he's planning slow roast meat tacos and pre-batched cocktails for the Brixton crowd.

• Roe opens in Pop Brixton - with seafood and an Irish influence

  Simon Whiteside originally opened Hook in Camden and now he's bringing his seafood expertise to Pop Brixton with his own restaurant, Roe. Expect sustainable seafood on an ever-changing menu that showcases his Irish influences.

• Brixton's Cattivo is Canova Hall's new little sister cafe

  Albion & East, who’re known for their cavernous, shabby-chic halls, scale things back a bit with Cattivo, a new Italian-style cafe with a basement cocktail bar.

• Nanban Express serves up katsu sandos and salads on Brixton's Electric Lane

  

  If you've been craving the amazing katsu sandwiches chef Tim Anderson has been posting on Instagram, then the good news is he's now opened a place where you can get them.

  Nanban have just opened Nanban Express, a hatch on Brixton's Electric Lane, serving up what they're calling "a grab-and-go menu of Japanese sandwiches and salads". The hatch, which opened

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• Kricket Brixton

  Popular Indian-inspired restaurant returns to where it all began

• Test Driving Alpes in Pop Brixton - a lot more than just melted cheese (but plenty of that too)

  We take a look at the newest addition to Pop Brixton, the Alpine-themed Alpes from the Raclette Brothers. There's more than melted cheese here - but that melted cheese is damned fine... 

• Chick ‘n’ Sours is popping up in Brixton for one month

  

  South London fans of everyone's favourite fried chicken spot Chick ‘n’ Sours will, for one month, have less far to go the next time they need a fix. While the original Haggerston branch is being refurbed, they'll be popping up in Coldharbour Lane where Calcutta Street used to be.

  Upstairs will be the standard restaurant but downstairs they'll have a development kitchen working on new dishes for the Haggerston

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• Alpes at Pop Brixton is the new Alpine restaurant from the Raclette Brothers

  Street traders the Raclette Brothers are opening a restaurant at Pop Brixton with Alpine-inspired food. So if fondue, raclette and tartiflette are your thing, then you know where to come.

• Kricket are returning to Brixton opening up a permanent restaurant under the arches on Atlantic Road

  Having begun life in a container at Pop Brixton, the return of the restaurant to a more permanent spot under the arches on Atlantic Road is good news.

• Salon celebrates 5th birthday with top chef line-up

  

  If you missed Salon’s jubilant reopening as Brixton’s newest wine bar, then here’s another excuse to get down there. On 28 January, they’ll be celebrating the venue’s fifth birthday - how time flies! - by organising a lavish supper club-style lunch seating. Food will be taken care of by five chefs, brought in from some of

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• Brixton gets a new teahouse Treats & Ting

  

  Treats & Tings is refashioning itself in Brixton as a new culture and community-focused teahouse.

  Not to be confused with the nearby Fish, Wings & Tings in Brixton Village, Treats & Ting will have a menu laden with paninis, salads and soups. There'll be Caribbean-influenced grub like curry goat and oxtail,

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• Test Driving Smoke + Salt in Pop Brixton - small plates with plenty of heart

  Smoke + Salt have moved into Pop Brixton as their latest home. We popped int for a Test Drive to see what's new.

• Brixton Market’s Salon is reopening with a wine bar, bar snacks, and standalone wine shop

  

  If you’ve been missing Brixton Market’s pop-up-turned-restaurant Salon ever since it closed its doors this summer, then here’s some good news. After a rather quick two weeks spent redecorating, the restaurant is now planning its reopening complete with a fancy a new interior *and* a new wine shop next door.

  Aside from the new shop, the interior and upstairs dining room will be polished up

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