Cafe Amado

Cafe Amado is a cafe and restaurant based in Acre Lane serving Brixton, Clapham, London, and beyond! We serve specialty coffee and food with a Spanish twist.

Cafe Amado

https://www.cafeamadoldn.com

Local hero? Cafe Amado | Brixton Blog

Café Amado (meaning ‘beloved’) occupies a spot on the increasingly interesting Acre Lane, neighbour to souvlaki bar Mikos.

In which case, do try out the new Mexican menu brought to you by half-Mexican, half Colombian chef Cesar Raya at Amado.

Determined to leave no tortilla, tostada or taco unturned, we started off sharing that Mexican breakfast classic – huevos rancheros.

Currently unlicensed, with a very reasonable £2 corkage charge for wine and £1 for beer, there is a wonderfully kitsch display of Mexican pop (sure to go down well with my nine-year-old).

As Café Amado bills itself as serving “coffee and food”, the coffee was always going to be decent and my Roasting Shed espresso was smooth and punchy.

Restaurant review: Ferndales | Brixton Blog

Hidden away between Clapham North and Brixton is Ferndales, a small pizzeria with plenty of charm.

For main we chose the Azur (anchovies, black olives, capers and cheese with extra mushrooms), the Bretagne (ham, mushrooms, egg, artichokes and cheese) and the St Tropez as previously mentioned.

My fellow diners were just as impressed, although it was clear that the ingredients were not as high quality as those found in other Brixton eateries.

While we were eating several people wandered in to order take-away pizza and pasta, so it seems to this place serves as a great local take-away.

Ferndales is no great shakes, but it’s a good local eatery and take-away.

Restaurant Review: Ya Hala | Brixton Blog

On only its second night open, one could forgive Ya Hala, Brixton’s new Lebanese grill room the occasional hiccup, but it has a little way to go to ensure it is more than just a decent kebabberie.

Alongside a fattoush salad – leaves, mint, onion, radish, sumac and toasted Lebanese bread (£4), we chose two classics, a charcoal infused mixed grill of kofta minced lamb, lahem meshwi lamb cubes and shish taouk chicken (£10.95) and deeply marinated lamb shawarma (£9.90).

There is very little that can go wrong with grilled marinated meats sizzled on a smoking charcoal grill, but the devil is sometimes in the detail.

Alongside some nice tasty meats, the fattoush could have done with a shot of adrenalin to wake it up from limp sulkiness, instead of steamy, crispy hot breads straight out of the oven (yes, I’ve been spoiled by the likes of Dishoom and even Lahore Kebab House), ours were standard cold pitta fare.

The next few weeks will show if Ya Hala is going to be just a decent Lebanese addition to Brixton’s dining roster, or more than a dime a dozen one.

The only way is ethics: Cafe Van Gogh review | Brixton Blog

Café Van Gogh is part of this new wave, their menu has recently become 100% vegan.

Intrigued, and accompanied by a vegan friend, I set off to discover whether I would be willing to give the vegan dream a second chance.

While it may not have fooled a meat eater, I don’t think that matters as, both failed vegan and proper vegan thought it was tasty and satisfying in its own right.

We finished off with the sticky toffee pudding, which, according to my expert, tasted “too good to be vegan”.

The menu may be short but, whether you’re a meat-eater, veggie or staunch vegan, you’ll be able to find something hearty, healthy and tasty at Café Van Gogh.

Blog « Totally Clapham

You don’t have to go to Ireland to celebrate St Patrick’s Day – Gigalum at 7-8 Cavendish Parade, Clapham South, is hosting a party on Saturday 17 March with special offers on Irish cocktails and Guiness plus free entry.

Arty Party also runs Easter holiday art classes at five local venues including St Paul’s church hall in Clapham.

He has just written a book called Timinology which is being published on 12 March (to coincide with Brain Awareness Week) and launched at the Clapham Junction branch of Waterstones at 7pm – free to attend.

Darwin is a new restaurant on St John’s Hill, a short stroll from Clapham Junction.

That’s why we have linked up with The Indie Hub which brings weekly special offers at independent restaurants, cafés, bars, shops, hair & beauty salons and many more businesses in Clapham and Wandsworth.