Crowdfund The Hatcham Kitchen

The Hatcham Kitchen is a new Crowdfunder project led by local chef Richard Pang, who wants to bring healthy dining to the denizens of New Cross.He is seeking to raise £5,000 to open a restaurant that will specialise in superfoods. He says: "Our menu will feature breakfast and lunch classics - bacon and eggs on ...

Noak nights

Noak, the Mantle Road bakehouse, wants you to know that they are more than just a cafe and shop by day, they are also a restaurant by night. The team says:After a couple of months' trialing different approaches to the evening menu, Noak has settled into an evening format that includes a mixture of snacks, ...

Sy Ops

"We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate the change that will occur in the next ten. Don't let yourself be lulled into inaction."- Bill GatesWork is now underwayFor months, Sy's Kitchen has been promising to reopen the takeaway formerly known as Tickle Me, in Brockley Cross. Now, work ...

The Sail Loft, Greenwich

11 Victoria ParadeLondonSE10 9FRThe Sail Loft is a new Fuller's pub on the Deptford-Greenwich border.A large glass box overlooking the river, it opened in January and is already hugely popular. I visited a couple of weeks ago and booking ahead to get a table at the weekend was essential.A 21st century interpretation of The Trafalgar, ...

Coming soon: The Habit

Another new local dining option is looming on the horizon. The Habit is a "modern British bistro" aiming to open next month, adding to Nunhead's small but pleasingly formed high street. A short walk there and back again may be in order.Actually looking like a restaurant! We are aiming to open next week,will keep everyone ...

Breddos Tacos confirms Lewisham London Union plans

#ModelMarket street foodies Breddos Tacos have revealed that they will be joining Polpo at the new London Union restaurant complex that is coming to Lewisham soon.In an interview with Big Hospitality, founder Jonathan Downey revealed that Lewisham's Riverdale Hall will be the setting for their first ever permanent restaurant. Called Pocho, it will be "a ...

Masala Wala Cafe – Best Newcomer 2015

We ❤️ Brockley @masalawalacafe #brockley #se4 #goodsignsgoodvibes #pakistanihomefood pic.twitter.com/PJcknOysdM— hibhop (@Hibhop2) December 11, 2015 Congratulations to Masala Wala Cafe, winner of the Brockley Central Newcomer of the Year Award in the most competitive field since the award's inception in 2009.With 15 new high street businesses in this year's competition, the Pakistani restaurant collected 31% of ...

Buster Mantis – Ante Up

Didn't get time for pics once ppl started arriving, but: bar looked like this last night. Thanks for coming, guys pic.twitter.com/ZORcpLbdRy— BUSTER MANTIS (@BUSTERMANTIS) December 20, 2015 Deptford archway bar / restaurant / gallery Buster Mantis is now open and throwing a New Year's Eve party to celebrate. Specialising in jerk cooking, it's already earned ...

Paranhodu, 125 Lewisham Way

Friend of BC, Marshall, has written this review of Brockley's new Korean restaurant. He says:Paranhodu has officially opened its doors on Lewisham Way, after completing a significant improvement of the space that formerly housed Kedar. Picking up on the theme of local favourites like Masala Wala in Brockley Cross, Paranhodu embraces the virtues of homestyle ...

Lewisham restaurant complex construction could start within weeks

Riverdale Hall, via WikipediaThis winter, Lewisham's Riverdale Hall is to undergo a dramatic and lightning-fast transformation this winter, which will turn it into the first street food emporium from London Union - the streetfood supergroup founded by 18 big-name chefs, including Jamie Oliver and Yottam Ottolenghi.Riverdale Hall is an unused facility strapped to Lewisham Shopping ...