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Area Guides

Brixton

Brixton’s a multicultural melting pot of nightlife, music, restaurants, bars, pop ups, markets, festivals, shopping and entertainment, where you’ll also find countless wine bars, pubs and beer gardens to explore.

Drink craft brews fresh from the tap at Brixton Brewery or sip cocktails at Three Eight Four before settling into one of Brixton’s best restaurants, or tick off our bucket list of things to do in Brixton by taking a dip in Brockwell Lido, or dancing in one of the area’s many live music venues.

An experiential smorgasbord that’s ripe for exploration at weekends, here are our picks of the best of places to go and things to do…

The Best Restaurants

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Maremma Rustic Tuscan fare and fantastic wines served in an artfully dilapidated space down in Brixton.

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Kricket Brixton British ingredients are given an Indian spin in a pair of intimate railway arches.

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Naughty Piglets A Brixton bistro with a basement natural wine bar….

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Fish, Wings & Tings A taste of ‘Nouvelle Caribbean cuisine’ in a tiny Brixton Market spot, with tables spilling outside.

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Okan Osaka is known as the kitchen of Japan. And this is an Osakan kitchen….

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Temaki London’s first handroll sushi bar, where the chefs themselves will hand you a line-up of thoroughly satisfying temaki….

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Three Uncles Brixton A Hong Kong-styled canteen renowned for its stellar Cantonese roasted meat.

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The Laundry Stellar brunch and fine wines in a former Edwardian laundry (the kind with a huge outdoor terrace).

The Best Bars

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Finch A beautiful little jewel box of a wine bar in Brixton Market….

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Bottle + Rye A date-worthy Parisian-styled wine bar with small plates on the fringes of Brixton Market.

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Il Maremmano An inviting Italian cocktail bar & restaurant where you can learn the noble art of apericena….

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Hacha Brixton Mirror Margaritas, meet Brixton. Brixton, meet Mirror Margaritas.

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Bars | Brixton

Three Eight Four Creative cocktails in a former butcher shop.

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Bars | Brixton

The Shrub And Shutter Good luck finding a better cocktail bar than this in Brixton.

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The Brixton Brewery Taproom The freshest suds in South London.

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Courtesan By day, a dim sum and tea parlour, by night an intimate cabaret venue and cocktail bar….

The Best Things To Do

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Brockwell Park 125 acres of green space, and a Grade II listed lido.

Things To Do | Brixton

Brixton Market South London’s vibrant home to over 100 independent traders, restaurants, fruit and veg.

Activities | Herne Hill

Brockwell Lido Brixton-based Olympic-sized swimming pool, gym, and all-day cafe.

Things To Do | Brixton

Pop Brixton A street food, bar and events space made from shipping containers.

Things To Do | Herne Hill

Herne Hill Market A Sunday parade of more than 50 stalls hawking antiques and vintage bric-a-brac, street food, fresh veg & more.

Things To Do | Brixton

The Ritzy A grand Edwardian cinema with two bars.

Activities | Brixton

Gospeloke Karaoke. But with a 15-strong gospel backing choir.

Collections | Brixton

The Best Things To Do in Brixton Browse the Black Cultural Archives, watch a film in an 110 year old cinema, or take a dip in an Olympic-sized outdoor pool….