Guidebook for London
Food Scene
Great craft beers on tap and excellent Thai food! No reservations though so go early...
15 locals recommend
Firefly Bar & Thai Kitchen
Balham High RoadGreat craft beers on tap and excellent Thai food! No reservations though so go early...
Brickwood Coffee & Bread
11 Hildreth StExcellent coffee and breakfasts/brunches
Chez Bruce
2 Bellevue RdMichelin starred, British food
Numero Uno
139 Northcote RdWonderful, bustling Italian restaurant
The Bolingbroke
174 Northcote RdNice pub /restaurant, good for Sunday lunch (booking suggested)
Foxlow Balham
15-19 Bedford Hill Visit The Owl Bar downstairs...
Franco Manca
21 Lordship LnExcellent and cheap pizza chain
Santa Maria del Sur
129 Queenstown RdOutstanding steak!
Meza London
34 Trinity RdGreat Lebanese, cash only
The Little Taperia
143 Tooting High StExcellent Spanish tapas
Drinks & Nightlife
The Nightingale
97 Nightingale LnClassic British pub; a dying breed
The Althorp
20 Bellevue RdCosy pub / bar
Vagabond
4 Northcote RdSmall winebar
Parks & Nature
Wandsworth Common
Trinity Road
Clapham Common North Side
Clapham Common North Side
Battersea Park
Battersea Park RoadEssentials
Waitrose & Partners
134-152 Balham High Road
Sainsbury's
2 Tulse Hill
Sainsbury's Local
120 The Broadway
St George's Hospital Atkinson Morley Wing
Blackshaw RoadGetting Around
Balham station
Balham High RoadUnderground and Overground trains
Clapham South station
Balham HillUnderground