I moved to London four years ago with a passion to start off a new life for myself, something good and although I have everything I could ever want and I don’t struggle living here, there’s something in me recently that is making me not want to call it home.

I’ve lived East since I’ve moved here and got caught up the the North and South divide. I would always argue with my friends who live South of the river on which is better and of course I’d judge the South side from stories I’ve heard and ignorance.

Only recently did I venture further south than Elephant & Castle (which still isn’t that South) and I’ve been spending a lot of my time in Brixton. After losing some of my love for the East due to the pattern of my lifestyle and the loss of inspiration I felt saddened and questioned what London was and what it had turned into. But I found all my inspiration again in Brixton.

What To Do

Like the rest of London, the things to do is endless. Of course is the famous Ritzy, a cinema and bar right in the centre of Brixton. Here you’ll catch all your latest releases at a decent price but you can also grab a beer on a sunny day as it seems to be one of the busier places when the sun appears. You’ll also see messages now and again on the front, usually marriage proposals.

There’s a few markets, Brixton Village and Brixton Boxpark are the ones I enjoy going to myself. Brixton Village is the oldest, there’s a mixture of new and old within here with shops selling Jamaican goods and some shops selling handmade home furnishings, it pleases everyone.

If you’re not into busy centres, then the suburbs located around Brixton are nice to walk around. I tend to walk through these areas as it takes me away from London and Brockwell Park is nearby. This park isn’t your Victoria Park or Hyde Park, it has a more “overgrown” feel to it. They have a number of events happening here including one of their biggest – GALA, a festival with music, food and beers, all the best things mixed together.

What To Eat

As mentioned before, Brixton has some great markets and I tend to enjoy street food mostly as it’s quick and there’s so many cuisines to choose from. KaoSarn was the firsy place I ate out in Brixton, it’s a Thai place located in Brixton Village, looks a little dingy but the food is the most authentic Thai I’ve had outside Thailand.

In Brixton Boxpark there are so many street food vendors to choose from, it usually takes me around half an hour – an hour to make a decision. I enjoyed the deep fried calamari from Don Luigi

Another place which is a lot more money but still authentic is NanBan.. This is a Japanese Soul Restaurant. They serve up Ramen and it’s not like Wagamamas or Dirty Bones, it’s real ramen and the soup is thick like it should be rather than watery. They serve some small plates to go along with it, we had the Chicken Keraage and Ackee & Saltfish Korokke.

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