London Clapham Common Restaurant Guide

2021 Review: “A great pub!” (part of the Three Cheers Pub Co) down Balham way, with smart interior and gorgeous, big outside garden, and where steaks and ‘artisan pizzas’ are mainstays of a comprehensive menu: “even if the pub was boring, I’d come back time and again for the fantastic food!”

“Good food, leaning towards the hearty end of the spectrum rather than the refined”, is enjoyed by most reporters at this ‘Abbeville village’ bistro from star Clapham chef Adam Byatt. If there’s a grumble, it is that it can seem “disappointing given its link to Trinity”, his flagship across the Common.

2022 Review: “Super neighbourhood spot that balances being cool with being welcoming” – this all-day café bar in Clapham (same owners as WC), promotes an ethos promising ‘a conscious effort towards quality coffee, healthy food, lifestyle and environment’. Early reports suggest it lives up to its aims, with excellent brews and “interesting and varied food options with an Australian twist, in a friendly, bright setting with a lovely courtyard”.

“It’s hard to be ‘special’ with pizza these days with so much competition, but the eye-catching options give an edge” to this popular nine-strong chain, whose calling card is a choice of four different 48-hour fermented pizza bases, including the distinctive black vegetable charcoal. Their latest opening is in Canary Wharf.