Exploring Neighborhoods - Brixton

This past Sunday, our neighborhood destination was Brixton.

Brixton is located in south London and is known for the Brixton Market, Electric Avenue (the first market street to be lit by electricity), and, unfortunately, riots during the '80s and '90s,

Brixton Market is open everyday and has a bit of everything (meat, clothes, fish, records, etc.). The area is a combination of street market and the market arcade. Market arcades are the covered pedestrian areas where the interior shops are no bigger than a typical market stall. Housed within the market arcades are numerous cafes and restaurants serving a wide range of different cuisines. For our brunch spot, we selected Wild Caper, located in the Market Row Arcade. Our brunch  at Wild Caper didn't compete food-wise with our brunch in Notting Hill; however, the bang for your quid was amazing - a fraction of the cost (another thing that Brixton is known for) and still really good.

After brunch, we took to the streets of Brixton to explore some more. Brixton is the certainly not what you picture when you think of idyllic London...graffiti lines the streets...but it was a fun and different neighborhood to explore.

[Ritzy - the first purpose built cinema in London]

I don't think Shane and I are quite hipster enough to survive daily in this neighborhood but we more than enjoyed the markets and touring through the area while observing the street art.