Babur wins another curry gong

We're very late with this news, partly because we've been busy, but partly because Babur winning a "best Indian restaurant" award is becoming routine. This time, it's won top honours in the Curry Capital of Britain Award 2013.The News Shopper has the story on the Brockley Rise restaurant's triumph.

The Catford Canteen

Lewisham Council writes:This autumn an exciting new indoor dining experience will be opening its doors in the heart of Catford. The weekly Catford Canteen will launch over two nights on Friday 25 and Saturday 26 October and will be hosted by underground dining specialists Basement Galley, who will bring a touch of their culinary mastery ...

Meze Mangal closes for renovation

The most-protracted restaurant extension in history looks finally to be underway. Turkish restaurant Meze Mangal (Lewisham Way) has closed for renovation and will reopen in September.The adjacent space has been cleared and prepared for Meze Mangal to expand for some time, but this closure signals the start of the work-proper. Not only will this mean ...

Brockley’s Rock turn cake-pushers

Brockley's Rock, the Brockley Road fish and chip restaurant, is offering free cake again. The team say:This week we are celebrating our second birthday. We can’t believe two years have gone by so quickly. As a community you welcomed us, making us feel right at home which is why we just love filling your tummies ...

Brockley restaurants make Standard’s cheap list

Tonight, two Brockley restaurants made the Evening Standard's list of the top nine affordable South London restaurants - a bias so strong, they had to hide it by pretending that Meze Mangal is in Lewisham. Here's what they say:Meze MangalWell worth the journey south for those who live in other parts of London, this neighbourhood Turkish is ...

Eat Drink Woman Woman

In BC's experience, it's only when you're married and it's too late that you realise there are binders full of  single women doing nice grown-up things like going to pop-up restaurants together, which would never occur to single men to do. Julie, of Eat Meet Supperclub highlights the problem - their singles event is short of ...

Gulen’s Bar and Grill – coming soon

Gulen's Bar is being reinvented as Gulen's Bar and Grill. A sign on the front door promises it will be reopening on April 1st.They didn't get the recipe right last time around and struggled to pull the punters in. Hopefully they'll have better luck this time. We hesitate to suggest that naming your cocktail bar ...

Eat Meet Supperclub, March 2013

The Eat Meet Supperclub team returnsBrockley pop-up Eat Meet Supperclub is back after a two year hiatus. Founder Julie writes:Foolishly, I moved to Muswell Hill before moving back to the delights of Brockley, so we're now back  and excited to be offering the great and the good of the 'hood some suppery fun. (We do also ...

Smiles will be back

Confirmed: Smiles Thai Cafe IS reopening. We'd been fearful that it might never happen, but we spotted one of the team on the street and he told us that it will be back, though not for about a month.

Brockley’s Rock: Gluten Free Tuesdays

Last month, Brockley's Rock (Brockley Road) used Twitter to ask Brockley if the world was ready for Coeliac friendly fish and chips. The response was a resounding yes. So Tuesday March 5th will be the first night of a great experiment - say Gluten Tag to Gluten Free Tuesdays.