Brixton

Adejoké Bakare confirms plans to relocate Chishuru next year as she announces Brixton closure

27-Oct-2022 By James McAllister

Adejoké Bakare's award-winning West African restaurant Chishuru will close its site in Brixton this weekend ahead of plans to relocate to a larger site in the capital next year.

Adejoké Bakare looking to move Chishuru to a bigger site

07-Sep-2022 By Restaurant

Adejoké Bakare is looking to move her award-winning West African restaurant Chishuru to larger premises to meet demand.

Brixton restaurant Salon announces permanent closure

07-Jun-2022 By James McAllister

Salon, the popular Brixton restaurant run by Nicholas Balfe, Matthew Bushnell and Mark Gurney, has permanently shut its doors with challenging trading conditions cited as the reason behind the decision.

Flash-grilled: Shaulan Steenson

03-Dec-2021 By Joe Lutrario

The executive chef of Brixton's Temaki on the importance of a sustainable approach and why there's nowhere to hide when it comes to sushi.

Japanese handroll bar Temaki to open in Brixton

14-May-2021 By James McAllister

Japanese handroll bar Temaki is to open its debut site on Market Row in London's Brixton next month.

Latest opening: Chishuru

17-Sep-2020 By James McAllister

Having triumphed in last year's Brixton Kitchen competition, chef Adejoké ‘Joké’ Bakare has opened Chishuru - a restaurant based on her West African-inspired supper club-concept of the same name.

Adejoké ‘Joké’ Bakare to launch first restaurant

14-Aug-2020 By Joe Lutrario

Nigerian-born chef Adejoké ‘Joké’ Bakare will open her first standalone restaurant, in Brixton, later this month.

Mark Gurney on having to close Larry's after just four days

24-Jun-2020 By Joe Lutrario

Mark Gurney, Nicholas Balfe and Matt Bushnell's follow-up to Salon and Levan was forced to close after just four day's trading.

NZ wine expert Mel Brown to open Brixton wine shop and bistro

15-Aug-2019 By Joe Lutrario

New Zealand-born chef and new world wine expert Melanie Brown is to launch an all-day bistro and wine shop in Brixton later this year.

Black Bear Burger hunts down Brixton Village site

14-Aug-2019 By Joe Lutrario

High profile street food operator Black Bear Burger has secured its first permanent restaurant space, in Brixton Village.

Brixton Village launches restaurant incubator with London chefs

18-Jan-2019 By Helen Salter

Brixton Village has launched a restaurant incubator programme, ‘Brixton Kitchen’, to find the next big name in food.

Pop Brixton is given two year lease extension despite making no profit

12-Jan-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Pop Brixton has been given a two year extension on its lease, despite making a loss of £480,000 over the last year.

Kricket to close original POP Brixton site as it seeks a permanent location

12-May-2017 By Hannah Thompson

Indian restaurant group Kricket is to close its original 20-seat pop-up in a Brixton shipping container to focus on finding a permanent home in the same area.

Outside in: How creative use of outside space is proving big business for hospitality

26-May-2015 By Emma Eversham

Despite the unpredictable British weather, pubs, restaurants and hotels are investing more in their outside spaces and using them more creatively than ever before. 

Boqueria team continues London expansion

14-Jul-2014 By Melodie Michel

The team behind tapas restaurant La Boqueria is expanding its London presence with a new site recently opened in Battersea and a sherry bar to launch in the near future in the same neighbourhood.