Clapham

  • Crispin are opening their next restaurant at Clapham's Studio Voltaire

    Crispin is opening its next restaurant at Clapham's Studio Voltaire

    18/3/24 - Updated with the opening date

    This year, Crispin had their biggest success yet with Bistro Freddie (which we thought was pretty good too). Now they're heading to Clapham, taking over the restaurant at Studio Voltaire

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  • Mexican/Japanese Azteca Öme in Battersea is a follow-up to the Chelsea original

    Mexican/Japanese Azteca Öme in Clapham is a follow-up to the Chelsea original

    They've been a success in Chelsea for 18 years, and now Mexican restaurant Azteca has decided it's time for a second restaurant. They're heading over to Battersea for the follow-up, Azteca Öme.

    In Battersea, they're moving more towards a menu that mixes in Japanese cuisine with Mexican, while also using British produce. So that means adding dishes like tacos of grilled miso

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  • Franklin & Baines is serving up steak and cocktails inside Clapham's Aquum

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    A new restaurant is gearing up to open in Clapham, taking what they describe as a 'permanent residency" inside the Aquum nightclub on the high street. Franklin & Baines is going big on steaks and has employed the services of Fernando Lerroude, previously Master Griller at The Gaucho group, as a consultant chef to show they mean business.

    They'll be offering all manner of cuts including flat iron,

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  • Botanica Hall is coming to Clapham Junction - a restaurant, bar and vodka distillery too

    Botanica Hall is coming to Clapham Junction - a restaurant, bar and vodka distillery too

    4/11/23 - updated with the Botanica Hall opening date

    If you’ve been wondering what’s in store for Arding & Hobbs, the beautiful Grade-II-listed department store in the heart of Clapham Junction that’s been somewhat quiet since the collapse of Debenhams, we have some promising food (and drink) news. Botanica Hall is on the way: an all-day

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  • Red Vine brings a British menu and Welsh wines to Clapham

    Red Vine brings a British menu and Welsh wines to Clapham

    A new restaurant has opened up in Clapham that happens to be from the family behind a Welsh vineyard. Red Vine is a neighbourhood restaurant with a modern British via the Med menu and, as you can expect, they'll have something of a focus on wine too. 

    The menu features British dishes with a twist and on that, you'll find:

    • Poached duck egg with truffle oil and
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  • Lina Stores are bringing their pasta to Clapham

    Lina Stores are opening in Clapham

    2/6/23 - updated with the opening date

    If you've been wondering what was going to take the place of the old site of St Clair in Clapham, wonder no more - it's going to be the latest opening by Lina Stores.  

    This outpost is being billed as a neighbourhood restaurant, so you're not going to get the deli add-on that some of the other Lina Stores have. Instead, it's an Italian restaurant

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  • Test Driving Ploussard - a great neighbourhood restaurant arrives in Battersea

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    The team behind Other Side Fried are trying something very different for their latest opening - a neighbourhood restaurant and wine bar in Battersea. We went down to try it out.  

  • Willows in Clapham mixes brunch boards with cheese and charcuterie

    Willows in Clapham mixes brunch boards with cheese and charcuterie 

    As the year winds down, we're hearing about the odd restaurant that didn't appear on our radar before and one of them is Willows in Clapham.

    The restaurant opened in late November and is something they're defining as a "deli-to-restaurant" affair that's inspired by Scandinavian ‘smörgåsbords’. So that means they serve brunch boards all day, and then cheese and charcuterie in the

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  • Juliets Quality Food has a new cafe, coming to Clapham

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    Updated 22/6/22 with menu details and opening date

    Everyone's favourite Tooting brunch spot Juliets Quality Food is branching out. In an announcement on Instagram, they revealed that they'll be taking over the cafe space at Clapham's Studio Voltaire. The space itself opened last autumn with a residency by the Italian Supper Club but Juliets will be opening there from this summer.

    Called Juliets

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  • Bird and Tie brings Nashville hot chicken to Clapham

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    Promising a dusting of spices that "are not for the faint hearted" new fried chicken joint Bird and Tie has just launched in Clapham. The folk behind it say they were inspired by trips to the Deep South to visit family to create this homage to Nashville fried chicken back at home in London.

    On the menu you'll find a range of chicken sandwiches and wings - the choice is southern, mild, Nashville Hot and, for the serious heat

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  • Drop on the Common is a new Clapham Common wine bar by the Ten Cases team

    Drop on the Common is a new Clapham Common wine bar by the Ten Cases team 

    Drop Wine, by the team behind The Ten Cases and Parsons, were one of the first to kick off wine delivery on demand (something which proved very useful indeed during the lockdowns). On top of that, they also have a shop on Drury Lane, which is also a small wine bar (see the pic above). Next up - they're heading south to Clapham Common, and this will be both a shop

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  • The Pig's Head is a new Clapham "pro-planet" pub

    The Pig's Head is a new Clapham "pro-planet" pub

    Taking over what used to be The Rectory, the people behind Smokehouse, The Pig & Butcher and The Princess of Shoreditch are opening their fourth pub - The Pig's Head.

    This will be taking a different sustainability-led approach for them, hence the "pro-planet" label they're adopting. For example, all animals will be butchered on-site, and they'll work with farmers practising

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  • Clapham's Studio Voltaire is reopening with a new café from Italian Supper Club

    Clapham's Studio Voltaire is reopening with an Italian Café

    Clapham art gallery Studio Voltaire is reopening after a major £2.8 million redevelopment and as part of that, they're also launching a brand new cafe. Called The Café at Studio Voltaire (yes, that's fairly on the nose).

    It'll be run by the people behind Italian Supper Club (who are also behind Da Henrietta at the Henrietta Hotel in Covent Garden). They'll be running a seasonal menu

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  • MEATliquor's Clapham bar and diner is one of their biggest yet

    MEATliquor's Clapham restaurant is their biggest yet

    As they reach their 10th birthday, a new MEATliquor has arrived. This time they've opened in Clapham and it's a bit on the big side.

  • The Terrace by Megan's is their new alfresco restaurant on Clapham Common

    The Terrace by Megan's is their new alfresco restaurant on Clapham Common

    Megan's already have a successful restaurant in Clapham - but they're about to open a second. This has one key difference, it's going to be in the middle of Clapham Common and it's going to be an alfresco restaurant. 

    Called The Terrace by Megan's, it's taking over what used to be Recovery Kitchen, for a fully covered terrace restaurant. They'll have a slightly

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