Opening tomorrow: Noak Bakehouse & Brew

400 Rabbits, Crystal Palace

Official photoTo know your Enemy, you must become your Enemy, so last week we took a trip to Crystal Palace. Also, we were invited by sourdough pizza joint 400 Rabbits (30-32 Westow Street).It's the kind of simple, playful, bright and tasty restaurant that Brockley ought to have but doesn't.We tried the beef and chilli pizza, our dining ...

Mighty Noak Trees Grow on Mantle Road

@BrockleyCentral new kid on the west side arrives end october. #noak check out the menu! pic.twitter.com/XdVcCQLdje— a.annenberg (@alisonmilissa) October 22, 2015First glimpse of the Noak menu.

Coming soon: Noak Bakehouse & Brew

Lots of people have been getting excited by the sight of ladders and paint pots behind the shutters in the shop that used to be The Broca Food Market on Mantle Road and have been asking us what's going on.As trailed here for a few months, this is going to be a new restaurant called ...

Wünderlust – Opening October 9th

Mountain Man: I bet you can squeal like a pig. Weeeeeeee!Bobby: Weee!Mountain Man: Weeeeeeee!Bobby: Weee!- DeliveranceThe team behind Brockley Market hot dog purveyors Fleish Mob have taken over the Big Red bus (30 Deptford Church Street), giving them the perfect excuse for more Teutonic word play: The pop-up is called Wünderlust and their opening night party ...

Lewisham’s Polpotential realised

Last month, we reported that legendary Venetian restaurant Polpo would be opening in Lewisham. Many assumed it was a mistake. Even we thought it more likely to be a pop-up than an permanent base. But the Evening Standard interviews founder Russell Norman and Polpo Lewisham is evidently going to be the real deal. They report:Polpo ...

Essence of India, 171 Brockley Road

For years, The Essence of India was one of those troublesome local restaurants that just wasn't good enough to support. With the consistently outstanding Babur not far too far away and new kid Masala Wala winning fans in Brockley Cross, a sub-par option.More than that, it occupied an important spot on the local high street ...

Mob rule at Big Red

Speculation that Deptford's Big Red restaurant would never return looks wide of the mark, as Brockley Market's Fleischmob have announced their takeover for the rest of the year. They say:We are beyond delighted to announce our next thang. We are taking over the Big Red Bus site in Deptford until NYE. Expect local beers, amazing ...

Lewisham in Polposition

Polpo Lewisham probably won't look like thisThe Wall Street Journal has interviewed the founder of Polpo, Russell Norman, and casually lobs in a reference to the fact that the Venetian restaurant chain is planning to expand to Lewisham.Anna, who flagged the story to us, is incredulous, believing it must be some sort of mistake by ...

Big Red Bust?

Another story from The Deptford Dame, who points out that the Big Red Pizza bus' 'temporary closure for refurbishment' is looking less and less temporary.The Bus and its charmingly ramshackle surrounds had established themselves as a focal point for a wide range of local events and getting a table on a weekend was getting increasingly ...