Must-see restaurants in Brixton, Peckham & South London

  • Koi Ramen Bar in Pop Brixton

    Koi Ramen Bar

    Brixton, Peckham & South London

    Blink-and-you'll-miss-it Koi has a secret weapon to alert passers-by: the ever-enticing aroma of noodles and a chirpy band of staff. There's a thin –…

  • Smoke & Salt

    Brixton, Peckham & South London

    Smoke & Salt works wonders with simple ingredients and back-to-basics techniques of smoking, curing and preserving in a wood-lined shipping container, and…

  • Kudu

    Brixton, Peckham & South London

    Northeast of Peckham's core, this family-run neighbourhood restaurant is worth the venture. Decorated with dusky pink and exposed-brick walls and blue…

  • Chez Bruce

    Brixton, Peckham & South London

    Far off the usual tourist track, the phenomenal Chez Bruce, opposite leafy Wandsworth Common, has been in business for more than two decades. Despite its…

  • Taco Queen

    Brixton, Peckham & South London

    Crowd into this small shopfront for some of the best tacos in town. Started by two former music-industry execs with no restaurant experience, this once…

  • Peckham Levels

    Brixton, Peckham & South London

    A few floors below famous Frank's, Peckham Levels is the place to go if you want to drink in a former car park year-round. The first five floors are…

  • The exterior of Honest Burgers in Brixton

    Honest Burgers

    Brixton, Peckham & South London

    You can carry on east to Brixton for the original branch, or stop off on this side-street outpost for terrific burgers, the best of a few burger bars in…

  • The exterior of Damien Hirst's Newport Street Gallery, in which the restaurant Pharmacy 2 is located

    Pharmacy 2

    Brixton, Peckham & South London

    Located within Damien Hirst’s Newport Street Gallery, this restaurant is most notable for its amazing pill-inspired decor. The original Pharmacy in…

  • Maltby Street Market in Bermondsey

    Maltby Street Market

    Brixton, Peckham & South London

    Alongside and under railway arches leading from London Bridge, Maltby Street Market is a perfect pit stop to fuel up for a big day on the Bermondsey Beer…

  • The facade of Santa Maria del Sur, Argentine restaurant.

    Santa Maria del Sur

    Brixton, Peckham & South London

    Catering to carnivores with succulent grilled meats and sausages (and some token veggie dishes), this Argentine restaurant is ever popular. Go for one of…

  • The outside of Trinity in Clapham

    Trinity

    Brixton, Peckham & South London

    Named after the nearby church, this sleek Clapham restaurant boasts a Michelin star. You can't go wrong with any selection from its outstanding menu, and…

  • The exterior of Mamalan in Brixton Village

    Mamalan

    Brixton, Peckham & South London

    Started as a home-based supper club and named after the founder's mother, Mamalan is the place to go for authentic, handmade Beijing street food dished up…

  • Pop Brixton

    Brixton, Peckham & South London

    One of London's latest stacked shipping-container pop-ups, Pop Brixton is a brilliant community initiative that's home to 100% independently owned bars,…

  • Mamalan

    Brixton, Peckham & South London

    The Doors, 10cc and exposed brickwork may not exactly conjure up the hutong of Běijīng, but the pan fried jiǎozi dumplings are spot on, and the soup…

  • True Flavours Caribbean

    Brixton, Peckham & South London

    True Flavours Caribbean is a few minutes walk from the hustle and bustle of central Brixton, and as such not frequented too often by visitors to the area,…

  • Dulwich Picture Gallery Cafe

    Brixton, Peckham & South London

    In a rarefied, modern extension of the Dulwich Picture Gallery, this cafe is a lifeline in the food desert that is Dulwich. Although the tea breaks are…

  • M Manze

    Brixton, Peckham & South London

    Dating from 1902, M Manze started off as an ice-cream seller before moving on to selling its legendary staples: minced-beef pies. It’s a classic operation…

  • Asmara

    Brixton, Peckham & South London

    A rare Eritrean restaurant, unpretentious Asmara serves spicy chicken, lamb and beef stews and vegetable/vegan dishes that you scoop up with injera, a…

  • Naughty Piglets

    Brixton, Peckham & South London

    In a cosy space a short walk from central Brixton, this wonderful French bistro has an ever-changing menu of creative small plates that go well with a…

  • Kricket

    Brixton, Peckham & South London

    It began in a shipping container at Pop Brixton, and now Kricket has moved its Indian small plates into permanent digs in a pair of railway arches…

  • Paladar

    Brixton, Peckham & South London

    Despite the prevalence of university students and its zone 1 locale, the area between Elephant and Castle and Southwark is something of a black hole of…

  • Gurkha’s Diner

    Brixton, Peckham & South London

    Arguably London’s best Nepalese restaurant, Gurkha’s Diner, a five-minute walk from Balham tube station in South London, is a friendly, welcoming place,…

  • Mama’s Jerk

    Brixton, Peckham & South London

    Sizzling up 24-hour-marinated chicken over its charcoal grill from its stall in bustling Pop Brixton, Mama’s Jerk epitomises the incredible Caribbean fare…

  • Three Little Birds

    Brixton, Peckham & South London

    Three Little Birds combines Brixton old and new with Jamaican-inspired sharing plates in this restaurant from April Jackson, a contestant on The…

  • Dosa n Chutny

    Brixton, Peckham & South London

    Along South London's curry corridor, Dosa n Chutny is the best of the South Indian restaurants in Tooting. The dining area is a slight step above no…

  • Brunswick House

    Brixton, Peckham & South London

    This boutique cafe, housed in a lone Georgian house marooned between high-rises near an obnoxiously busy roundabout, serves modern British fare that's…

  • Bar Tozino

    Brixton, Peckham & South London

    Superb tapas and wine bar in the ever-popular Maltby Street Market. Cava and a range of Spanish wines by the glass, wonderful plates of tapas and…

  • Dragon Castle

    Brixton, Peckham & South London

    Step inside the red metal-studded doors, carefully guarded by dragon statues, into one of the better family-run Chinese restaurants south of the river…

  • Mercato Metropolitano

    Brixton, Peckham & South London

    Set inside a 4100-sq-metre disused paper factory with steel trussed skylight windows and loads of outdoor space, this food hall has more than 40 stalls…

  • Koi Ramen Bar

    Brixton, Peckham & South London

    Saddle up in one of the bar seats at this small stall in Tooting Market. The experts at Koi know their noodles, and the concise menu of just four options…

  • St John Bakery

    Brixton, Peckham & South London

    During the week, this railway arch is strictly a wholesale bakery from one of London's most beloved nose-to-tail restaurants, but on weekends, you can…

  • Kennington Tandoori

    Brixton, Peckham & South London

    This very stylish (think 1930s hurled into our very own century) local curry house is apparently a favourite of MPs from across the river, including a…

  • Champagne + Fromage

    Brixton, Peckham & South London

    This charming little French shop and bistro in Brixton Village serves everything from charcuterie, cheese plates and baked camembert, to duck confit (£10)…

  • The exterior of Franco Manca in Brixton

    Franco Manca

    Brixton, Peckham & South London

    The original outlet for pizza with daily made slow-rising sourdough crust, Franco Manca has expanded across London from its two shopfronts on opposite…

  • Buenos Aires Cafe

    Brixton, Peckham & South London

    As you would expect from an Argentinian eatery, the beef is superb but what seals it is the gorgeous decor (all wood furniture and oversized posters), the…

  • Honest Burgers

    Brixton, Peckham & South London

    The first Honest Burgers restaurant deserves plaudits for its juicy and tender burgers and gloriously rosemary-seasoned, triple-cooked chips, once a…

  • Satay Bar

    Brixton, Peckham & South London

    A local fixture, just a notch above a fast-food joint, Satay Bar does acceptable Malay, Indonesian, Thai and Japanese dishes. Try the Singapore laksa with…