The Laundry Review: The Working Building Reborn as a Restaurant | Housed in a former laundry, this Brixton venue continues the great trend of old working buildings reborn as places of pleasure
The Thieves Review: The Bold and Roguish Name of the Outlaw | ‘The Thieves’ is a bold, cheeky, roguish name – playing on the romance of the outlaw and the mischief of the light-fingered
Putt Putt Review: Mini-Golf, Karaoke, and the Competitive Socialising Boom | Crazy golf and karaoke combined – a prime example of the modern ‘competitive socialising’ craze remaking the British night out
Bottle and Rye Review: The Bottle Shop, the Bar, and the Grain of Whiskey | A modern bottle-shop-and-bar, named for the bottle and for rye – the hardy grain behind America’s great whiskeys
The Brickstone Review: The Honest Materials of Brixton Itself | A modern name built from brick and stone – the honest building materials, with a happy echo of Brixton’s own name
Kricket Review: The Great Game and the Modern Indian Kitchen | A celebrated modern Indian restaurant and bar, playfully named for cricket – the great game that binds Britain and the subcontinent
Satay Bar Review: The Beloved Skewer of Southeast Asia | Satay – the grilled, skewered, spiced meat of Southeast Asia – is one of the world’s great street foods, honestly judged here
Lucy Ethiopian Review: Named for the Mother of Humanity Herself | An Ethiopian restaurant named for ‘Lucy’ – the famous 3.2-million-year-old fossil found in Ethiopia, an ancestor of all humankind
Craft Beer Co Review: The Craft Beer Revolution in a Glass | A temple of the craft beer revolution – the movement that transformed British brewing and drinking over the last two decades
Aquarium Snack Bar Review: The Honest Cafe and the Underwater World | A plain, honest snack bar with an evocative name – the aquarium, the window into the beautiful underwater world
Club 414 Review: The Legendary Acid House Temple of Brixton | For 34 years, Club 414 was the beating heart of Brixton’s underground – a world-renowned home of acid techno, run as a family by Tony and Louise
Il Maremmano Review: The Wild Tuscan Coast and Its Cowboys | Named for the Maremma – the wild, rugged coastal region of Tuscany, land of cowboys, wild horses and rustic cuisine
Piano Lounge Review: The King of Instruments and the Elegant Evening | The piano lounge evokes sophistication and elegance – the live pianist, the cocktail, and the timeless glamour of the piano bar
Vining Street Wine Club Review: The Honest Address and the Vine | An honest street-named wine club in the Brixton arches – with a happy accident in the name, for ‘Vining’ evokes the vine itself
Aint No Saints Review: The Cheeky Name and the Pleasures of the Sinner | A cheeky, knowing name declaring that here, there ‘aint no saints’ – a warm, honest welcome to ordinary, imperfect humanity
Three Eight Four Review: The Address as a Modern Cocktail Name | A celebrated Brixton cocktail bar named simply for its address – the number as a clean, modern, distinctive identity
San Marino Review: The Tiny Republic and the Oldest State in the World | Named for San Marino – the tiny mountain republic that is the world’s oldest surviving sovereign state and republic
The Courtesan Review: Dim Sum, Cabaret, and the Elegant Name | A dim sum, cabaret and burlesque venue named for the courtesan – the sophisticated, cultured companion of history’s elegant demimonde
Firefly Review: The Living Light of the Summer Night | The firefly is one of nature’s true wonders – a beetle that makes its own cold light, glowing magically in the dark
Bluethroat Review: The Rare and Beautiful Little Songbird | The bluethroat is one of Britain’s rarest and most beautiful little birds – a jewel of a name for a top-rated Brixton bar
Jalisco Review: The Mexican Heartland of Tequila and Mariachi | Named for Jalisco – the Mexican state that is the birthplace of tequila, mariachi music, and much of Mexico’s iconic culture
Sarava Review: The Brazilian Blessing and the Joy of the Crepe | ‘Sarava’ is a Brazilian word of blessing and good energy – a warm, joyful name for a creperie, bar and cafe
Brixton Jamm Review: The Music, the Jam, and the Beat of Brixton | A legendary Brixton music venue and club – its name a play on the musical ‘jam’ and the beat of Brixton’s rich musical life
Craft Metropolis Review: The Craft Beer City in the Railway Arches | A craft beer taproom in the Brixton railway arches – the craft revolution meets the great adaptive reuse of the arches
Finch Wine Bar Review: The Cheerful Little Songbird | The finch is one of our most familiar and cheerful little birds – a warm, bright, characterful name for a neighbourhood wine bar
127 Review: The Address as Name, and the Curious Number | A bar and restaurant named simply for its address – the number 127, which holds a small mathematical curiosity of its own
