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I’ve got two completely unrelated Brixton scenes for you today. The first is the sight of the cleaned up brickwork of the old Sanders & Co Jewellers shop on Brixton Road.
The hoardings are slowly coming down in readiness for the opening of a Costa Coffee shop.
Situated near the top of the Walworth road and adjacent to the artists’ community in IliffeYard is this lovely little cafe and sandwich bar, regaling under the distinctive name of the Electric Elephant.
We rather liked the blend of coffee served up in their first store at Rathbone Place in Fitrovia, so it’s great to see Tapped & Packed opening up new premises in central London.
Situated in the heart of Fitzrovia, Kaffeine is an independent, Aussie/Kiwi-run café located at 66 Great Titchfield Street, a short stroll north of Oxford Street.
Situated a short walk out of the centre of Cardiff on City Road, A Shot In The Dark is a cafe/bar/venue that stays open late with occasional live music events.
Served up by the impressively titled ‘Special Features Division of the Rank Organisation’ is this fascinating look at London’s coffee bars in the 1950s and 1960s.
If you’re looking for somewhere interesting to grab a bite to eat after visiting the nearby British Museum in Bloomsbury, I recommend checking out the Camera Cafe. As its name suggest, it rather curiously wedges together a traditional camera shop with a cafe bar.
As you’ve probably worked out by now, I’m a big fan of independent coffee houses, and am always interested in checking out new coffee shops around the capital.
A welcome addition on Brixton Water Lane is the new Brixton Space Tapas cafe/bar, serving breakfast, lunch and dinner throughout the week using fresh market produce.
Named after the process of dosing a coffee machine, Tapped & Packed is earning a reputation as one of the finest coffee shops in central London.
As a birthday treat, I was taken to the famous Wolseley cafe/restaurant at 160 Piccadilly, Mayfair W1 for afternoon tea a while ago to fill my face with tea and scones. In style.
Ever since the demise of the Photographers Gallery, I’ve been looking out for new cafes in central London. Yumchaa is probably still my favourite, but this small cafe by close to the hustle and bustle of Tottenham Court Road and Centre Point is worth a visit.
We’ve got quite a few mums posting on the urban75 bulletin boards, and when someone visiting Brixton asked about where they could go with their kids, gaijingirl posted up a useful review of kid-friendly Brixton and Herne Hill cafe/restaurants.
She’s kindly let me share her listing here – please post in and add your own comments!
I’ve been along to some cafe launches before, but there’s no doubting that the launch for The Shed in Fulham last night was the liveliest of the lot.
It’s been empty for years on end, but it you fancy bagging yourself a bright red shop in the heart of Brixton, then 458-460 Brixton Road can be yours for the princely sum of £9,166 per month from Network Rail.
