Best of Brixton
The single best place in Brixton for each of 7 categories, picked from our London rankings.
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- Best burgers in BrixtonBrixton · Multiple locations#5 on Best Burgers in London →Ranked second in the world for 2026, famed for its award-winning bacon miso burger.
- Best fish & chips in BrixtonBrixton · 99 Brixton Hill, SW2 1AA#12 on Best Fish & Chips in London →Friendly long-running Brixton Hill chippy, praised for delicately battered haddock and pleasingly thick chips.
- Best fried chicken in BrixtonBrixton · Multiple locations#3 on Best Fried Chicken in London →South London's cult chicken shop chain since 1985, loved for cheap, consistently crisp wings and burgers.
- Best beer gardens in BrixtonBrixton · 204 Ferndale Road, SW9 8AG#3 on Best Beer Gardens in London →Brixton favourite with a huge, sunny back garden and street food, buzzing whenever the weather allows.
- Best nightclubs in BrixtonBrixton · 418 Brixton Road, SW9 7AY#12 on Best Nightclubs in London →A dark, intimate Brixton club with a giant disco ball and strong resident-led programming.
- Best markets in BrixtonBrixton · Coldharbour Lane, SW9 8PS#9 on Best Markets in London →Covered arcades full of independent shops and a global spread of restaurants and bars, open late most nights of the week.
- Best bookshops in BrixtonBrixton · 439 Coldharbour Lane, SW9 8LN#13 on Best Bookshops in London →A cosy secondhand institution trading on Coldharbour Lane for over 30 years, complete with a resident cat.
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