Pop Brixton

A good space and alternative to Brixton Market. The hipster version that gives you a flavour of all the pop up eats London has, but finally south of the river.
I can’t help feel a bit disappointed that there is not enough eateries here though. Maybe I’m used to quite a few more at the street feasts but I wanted a few more especially in the emptier spaces around back.
Saying that Koi the Japanese place does some awesome Ramen (one of my favs) with a great price point. Also Miss P’s BBQ does some of the best BBQ meat in town so they’ve got quality there. Along with New Zealand wines and English ales there is a a promising feel to this place. I look forward to the summer months when this can be appreciated fully.

Went on a Saturday night with some friends, and we had a good time.
The variety of stalls available was good, ranging pizza and hot dogs to Vietnamese and Ghanan food. I had German hot dogs, Japanese kyoza and smores for dessert, and left feeling happy and full.
Venue is cool and hip, though it wasn’t as spacious or proper as I had imagined it to be. There is very limited seating space, so be sure to get there early or have a strategy to getting a table.
Afterwards, we hopped over to Brixton Village for drinks, all of which were in good proximity, so was very convenient. Could be a good evening out if you plan appropriately.

Such an amazing diversity of food from jerk chicken to wood roasted pizza, via phở, coffee, Basque and Indian tapas!

Brixton’s latest addition and a hipster favourite, this venue is boxpark 2.0 now updated with more reclaimed wood, twinkly lights and actual complex architecture. Simply stacking containers is so 2014 after all.
Cynicism aside, the new maze like south London venue is a small food and drinks haven, as the shops have become smaller in size to allow for a greater selection of items on offer.
Japanese, Vietnamese and other Asian cuisines can be found next to tacos and German sausages and an array of craft beers you would not find in your local pub (unless your local pub is on Germany). Once you have selected what you want to have you can head to one of the yards, there’s a coupe of open spaces and one conservatory type structure at the top where the seats are made of cheap wooden planks.
Despite the fact that it was rainy when I visited, the place still had a lot of customers, who were not scared away by the weather. I do think though that on a warm day it will be packed so a rainy day that is not particularly cold may be your best bet when you want to visit. Also make sure to take lots of photos as this place is perfect for selfies.

This is street food heaven! Amazing traders — don’t miss out on Miss P’s BBQ, Baba G’s and KOI’s Ramen Bar — and cool vibes, really great people, great shops and an innovative, interesting twist on the general street food venue. 5 stars!

Excellent place to spend an evening!
Great selection of bars and food venders make this a perfect place to go with a group of friends, especially if you can never agree on anything.
Seating is slightly limited so I would suggest not going too late Friday/​Saturday evening unless you want to stand.
The price are more reasonable than some of the other street food markets around and the staff are super friendly!
It’s fast becoming one of my favourite places in Brixton.

Super popular outdoor street food area in Brixton, all the vendors operate from small shipping containers.
The food is generally of a very high standard so make sure you are hungry before you go!
It’s a real treat to be there when they have live music on as it adds to an already friendly and laid-​back atmosphere.

Big fan of this set up for a couple of reasons.
One: it looks great. The guys who did the design and build have nailed it. It’s not a huge space that can cater for masses but it has the ability to still feel full even with 10 people there. Lots of places to sit upstairs and eat and lots of plant boxes etc to perch on when enjoying so food/​drink/​music. There is options of cover when it is raining but most of it is inside.
Two: The selection of food is excellent. There’s savoury crepes, pizza, ramen/​gyoza, tacos, grilled meat, jerk, cup cakes/​macarons, coffee/​juice and vietnamese. There are three tiny restaurants on offer to– tapas brought to you by Donostia, Hook fish and chips and Kricket Indian foods. I have probably missed some of the traders and I will assume there is probably a burger somewhere in that mix!
Three: Great music! Usually African. Love.
Four: There is stuff going on that isn’t just ‘consumable’ fun such as quirky clothes shops, gift shops, arty things etc. There are also various events particularly focused on the community so keep an eye on their website/​follow them on social media.
Five: There is caffeine here and it is decent.
AND last but certainly not least: The booze! So, as you may expect at a pop up such as this, you can find a large array of craft beer producers such as brixton, beaver town etc etc you know the deal. There is also a large selection on gins on offer. They are a little on the ex-​y side but it’s nice to have choice. My favourite booze here is the New Zealand wine shop. They often have tastings on and you can get a great bottle of wine to share for a good price. Their selection is great. They are also worth a twitter follow to keep up dated with what’s on.
And now… Pop Brixton is expanding. Literally watch this space…

Awesome pop up bars, shops and restaurants. All the food is delicious and a great atmosphere. Slight lack if toilet facilities and they only take cash. But definitely worth a visit on a summers evening. Great place to find some food and have a catch up with friends. All sorts of food and drink available from a variety of businesses. Go along and show your support for this ace idea. Need one of these around Surrey Docks please!

Fun cool space made with old shipping containers. It’s all new and you can still smell the odour of wood from the particleboard furniture upstairs.
Food is decent enough and cheap. Nothing will blow your mind away but it does the trick.
Koi Ramen is tasty although slightly unwieldy to eat if you can’t find a decent place to sit (this is a two handed endeavour).
Wurst has tasty sausages and I loved the typically undersized German buns.
Viet Box has flavoursome food. Their Vietnamese octopus bruschetta is delicious but there was way too much sauce. I would have preferred it lightly dressed as there was a good half cup of dressing swimming at the bottom of the container which my friend drank!

How can you not love a space like this, one that decided to use a lot and turn it into… well, a lot.
But a nice lot. A lot of nice lot! Unlike the other easily-​comparable shipping container food and drink haven that is Boxpark in Shoreditch, which is beautiful and polished but way too expensive, Pop Brixton is truly rough, in the best kind of way. It has this great unfinished/​finished feel. Things are unpainted. Tables are made of unlacquered wood. There’s chainlink fences and shipping crates with holes cut out, lights are strung up, street art is everywhere. It’s great.
And it is great. There’s so much food here the choice is plentiful: ramen and bbq and Thai ice cream and Ghanan eats. Lots of street food traders I haven’t heard of yet. I imagine it’s going to switch around a lot, so if you have a favourite, make sure to ask them how long they’ll be there and where they are going next.
I was here at about 5:30 and it was packed full of people on a beautiful summer day. And really, there wasn’t anywhere else I wanted to be.

Been here a couple of times, and popped in again this weekend. More units are open than the first weekend and it’s definitely getting there in being a great place to drop in for varied food and drink options. There are some lovely places to eat include fish and chips, now, pizza and ice cream and a fair few places to sit too and I’d be interested to watch some performances on the stage. I think it will become a summer must in Brixton.

Pop Brixton is a new project in Brixton. A mix between an architecture project and a local entrepreneurship supporting initiative. The result is a nice, trendy, a bit «have you noticed my shoes that I bought in shoreditch» type of thing with a lot of local businesses — food stalls, artecrafts, bars… Opened 2 days ago, it is already very popular. To give you a flavour, it looks like a small village made of shipping containers turned into business units.
We tried some tacos, the Brixton IPA, tapas (go upstairs to get them). Everything was really good and yummy. There was also some live jazzy — cuban music which made the whole thing pretty chilled.
It is worth going and spending a few hours as it is very «laid back» as my american friends would put it.
The only issue — which is not a small one — is that this is not the Brixton spirit over there. When you reach the entrance of the village it is like you have travelled from Kingston, Jamaica, to Shoreditch by just crossing the road. But guess what, many parts of London are going through this anyway… deal with it my friend!