Brixton...the new food heaven....

[DovertheRoad]

Not exactly news...Brixton village has been there for a while.... but its wasn't really that long ago that you had a to look hard for a decent place to eat round there. A quick wander yesterday and couldn't believe how they've smartened up Coldharbour lane...even Electric Avenue. Freshly painted new independent shops, no bags of rubbish /hairballs, clean pavements....even the skunk dealers on the corner by KFC are gone. Best of all was spotting all the new eateries I've yet to try , the Lebanese place, that amazing dim sum restaurant, the BBQ place (The joint). Not sure how many Easter Dulwichers venture that way regularly but I've been napping and will be correcting asap.....

[Jeremy]

I'm over that way a reasonable amount.

Brixton is amazing for food now - some really good stuff in Pop Brixton as well as the "village", etc. I do miss the slightly more eclectic (dare I say "edgy", or maybe I just mean "fun") version of Brixton I remember from the turn of the millenium, but the current evolution suits middle-aged me nicely.

[Seabag]

Yawn DVTR...

We all know Deptford is the new Brixton

Bars, food, crack...

You name it, it's there

[Beej]

DovertheRoad Wrote:

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Freshly painted new independent shops, no bags of rubbish

> /hairballs, clean pavements....even the skunk

> dealers on the corner by KFC are gone.

seriously, where have you been, this is old news - suggest venturing away from East dulwich more often, amazing what you'll find.

[Otta]

DovertheRoad Wrote:

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> even the skunk dealers on the corner by KFC are gone.

You say that as if it's a good thing.

[DovertheRoad]

I started my post with "it's not news" as I kew I'd get the replies like above....(and double yawn seabag with your Deptford leanings) but I seriously think for some people in the SE22 dormitory/bubble that they hardly ever leave boring old Lordship Lane. I've not spent nearly enough time in Brixton lately (the point of this post) but that aside probably spend more time outside of SE22 in Camberwell, Peckham and even Sydenham way for interesting things....

But Jeremy saying Brixton is now officially amazing for food is no understatement. He's spot on.

[malumbu]

It's gone too far. But then you'd expect me to say that.

For a very diverse area Brixton Village didn't seem very diverse. Same too about Peckham.

Not that you can engineer this in my Utopian world!

[Louisa]

Brixton has always been diverse for its eateries, it's just people from certain postcodes chose not to venture into those places because it wasn't 'cool' to do so back then. Now it's become quite a generic place, boring even. Peckham is next in line for the Brixton treatment, in fact it's already well underway.

Louisa.

[Jah Lush]

That's gentrification for ya.

[DovertheRoad]

I genuinely can't remember anywhere decent to eat in Brixton in 2007 apart from perhaps Upstairs which was brilliant but closed a while back I think. And maybe Fujiyama for very average Japanese food....it was a bit of a barren wasteland for foodies.

[TheArtfulDogger]

Dover, there has always been a McDonald's in Brixton, so not sure why you claim there was no where decent to eat in 2007.... Oh hang on you did say decent didn't you 😅

Sadly I have to agree with Louisa that Brixton has become gentrified and lost its cool edginess of old. Why they even have a picture house there!

[Seabag]

DovertheRoad Wrote:

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> I started my post with "it's not news" as I kew

> I'd get the replies like above....(and double yawn

> seabag with your Deptford leanings) but I

> seriously think for some people in the SE22

> dormitory/bubble that they hardly ever leave

> boring old Lordship Lane. I've not spent nearly

> enough time in Brixton lately (the point of this

> post) but that aside probably spend more time

> outside of SE22 in Camberwell, Peckham and even

> Sydenham way for interesting things....

>

> But Jeremy saying Brixton is now officially

> amazing for food is no understatement. He's spot

> on.

I do like Brixton really, even tho it's evolved into a place where you get sniped at for liking. It's got variety, it's still fun and in the summer it's even nicer. Whereas ED is a bit dormitory, I agree.

I think it's inevitable that places change, eventually it goes one way or the other. I'm glad Brixton has lost some of its edge. There I said it, ha-ha hell yeah!

And shut up with your cool edginess nonsense , unless you're sub 25 yrs old.

[rendelharris]

Louisa Wrote:

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> Brixton has always been diverse for its eateries,

> it's just people from certain postcodes chose not

> to venture into those places because it wasn't

> 'cool' to do so back then. Now it's become quite a

> generic place, boring even. Peckham is next in

> line for the Brixton treatment, in fact it's

> already well underway.

>

> Louisa.

I lived in Brixton, just off Coldharbour Lane, from 1997-2006 and although I loved it (though I do quite like some of the improvements since) my memories are that good places to eat were what it was lacking - excellent for places to dance, drink and make merry but apart from the Satay Bar and Bah Humbug I really don't recall much in the way of good eating places. Mind you it was a long time ago and some of the more interesting substances on offer from the corner boys did not necessarily help promote perfect recall...

[Phlox]

Haven't been there for about ten months. I heard that the rents were being raised a lot, both inside the Village and out. Used to like the Sunday morning food market.

[????]

Gone off Camberwell DTR? I thought that was the new food heaven?

[Angelina]

There was no need for lots of good places to eat - as everyone was out partying.

Now it's the opposite. different mix of people. Pity, really.

[Salsaboy]

Penge is where it's at! McDonalds being given a re-furb.

[Seabag]

Salsaboy Wrote:

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> Penge is where it's at! McDonalds being given a

> re-furb.

Which itself is only a short stones throw from KFC

It's faced by Greggs, which makes it the holy trinity I suppose.

[Louisa]

Give me rough around the edges Penge over Trendy foodie Brixton any day of the week! Useable high street shops, a decent boozer, and plenty of places to eat that won't cause your bank balance to sigh.

Louisa.

[Jah Lush]

I like Penge too. The high street reminds me of Lordship Lane before the poncification.

[KidKruger]

Same thoughts here Jah, I went there for a look recently and loved it. I'd like a few less betting shops and I dug the huge food centre (Turkish ?) on the big junction, the fishmongers opposite and of course Iceland !

[KidKruger]

Until a couple of years ago I don't think I'd ever had food on the agenda when going to Brixton for the night.

Nor for a day or so afterwards neither.

[Laddy Muck]

Jah Lush Wrote:

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> ...the poncification.

I really like that word! Love it, in fact.

*chuckling*

[teddyboy23]

Gotta laugh brixton village its just brixton.I should know .I live in the leafy lanes of camber well village.

[DulwichFox]

teddyboy23 Wrote:

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> Gotta laugh brixton village its just brixton.I

> should know .I live in the leafy lanes of camber

> well village.

I remember when it was The Granville Arcade when my mum used to take me when I was very young.

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