We started this blog to stop arguments about where we had been and what we had thought about the few restaurants there were in Brixton. Now choosing favourites is very difficult in the extensive gourmet landscape which is now Brixton. Our only rule was not to visit chain restaurants like KFC or Macdonald’s but then there was an explosion of pop-ups which encouraged other more permanent eateries to set up.
Nearly two years ago to the day http://www.eatinbrixton.com was born. Two years later, 77 posts, over 45,000 views and 1,300 Twitter followers later we are happy (and a little bit proud) that this tiny little idea born from discussions around the dinner table has grown to be something much more than we ever expected…so thanks for that!
To celebrate we are compiling a list of our favourite places that we have reviewed over the last few years. As there are three people who write this blog, we’ve each chosen three places each with the 10th picked by the public. This is mainly out of our interest (who knows if this will even work!) as we know we aren’t the only ones with a great love for the brilliant variety of places to dine in this area.
11 Rushcroft Road, London SW2 1JS
http://www.edibleexperiences.com
This is a different kind of review as it is a pop-up restaurant that was only available for the day. But we decided to review it as it may reappear later and you can also keep your eye out for new themed pop-ups (see later). Brixton now has a rich selection of restaurants but what it doesn’t have is one providing Peruvian food. This pop-up filled that gap even if for only a day. Last Days of Pisco is a travelling Pisco bar and cervicheria
The pop-up appeared in Cafe Sitifis, a small café just off Coldharbour Lane on a Saturday night (which has sadly now closed). This pop-up appeared at 6.30 pm for cocktails and at 8.00pm the food began. Of course with the “Last Days of Pisco” there were cocktails of Pisco – including the traditional Pisco Sour. We were stick-in-the-muds and only went for traditional – our cocktail (not as strong or long as I remember them from Lima) was a little frothy (the egg white) and with a balance of the sugar and lemon or maybe it was lime (who could tell after the first one…..).
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