Plus As African Fusion Restaurants Continue To Emerge On The High Street There Are More New Great Champagne & Wine Discoveries To Be Made Featuring African And Caribbean Producers Across The Globe.
Gentrification Has Occurred In Several Parts of South East London Recently, And Peckham Is No Exception. The Land of Working Class Loveable Rogues And Comedy Icons Del Boy, Rodney And Grandad’ (Only Fools And Horses), Barber Shop Owners Shirley & Desmond, And Their Friends And Neighbours, Including Porkpie, Matthew And Lee (Desmonds), The Windrush Generation, Their Children And Grandchildren, Council Housing Estates, Over Policing And Under Protection, Has Seen An Influx of Trendy, Middle Class, Affluent Residents And Equally Trendy Wine Bars And Eateries To Accommodate Them.
This Includes Peckham Cellars Wine Bar And Wine Shop, 125 Queen’s Rd, London SE15 2ND @peckhamcelleras – And – Shrimp And Wings African Fusion Restaurant Next Door At Number 127 shrimpandwingsuk (See Next Page). Both Are Adding To The Refreshed Ambience of The Area And Its Appeal As A Dynamic Destination For A Night (Or Indeed, Day) Out . Especially With The Development of Peckham Square Nearby, With It’s Late Night Library, Street Food Vendors And Green Spaces With Seating Areas. The Redevelopment Work Is Ongoing (We’ll Keep Reporting).
Meantime Wines Can Be Bought Online From Peckham Cellars Who Regularly Host Wine Tasting Nights Highlighting Bottles From Different European Areas. Generally Speaking The Wines Are A Little Pricey. But Very Tasty. And Most Importantly The Owners And Team Here Are Genuinely Friendly.
Local Residents Helen And Luke Are Partners And Friend Ben Is Another Investor. As Locals They Enjoy Alot of Goodwill As They Opened In November 2019, Shortly Before Covid Hit Big Style The Following Year. When It Did Hit They Were Out In Their Van (The Fabulously Named ‘Vanny DeVino’) Making Local Wine Deliveries From Their Wine Shop.
Six Years Since Covid And Seven Years Since Opening, They’re Still Going Strong And Helen’s Waitressing Skills Are Ever Supreme. When We Visited Somehow She Not Only Balanced Three Water Bottles On A Waiter’s Tray With Several Glasses, But Proceeded To Pour The Water Too – Still Holding Said Tray With Said Bottles And Glasses – As She Served The Recipients. It Was Impressive Stuff. She Tells Us Was Part of The Set Up Team At Blues Kitchen Brixton @blueskitchenbrixton Which Is Reportedly Part of The Hospitality Business Empire Owned By Former Dragon’s Den Star Sarah Willingham @sarahwillingham theblueskitchen.com/brixton
We Particularly Love The Stylish Apparent Recyling Effort Which Brought To Mind One of Our Favourite Biblical Stories Whereby Jesus Turned Water Into Wine. Here They Use Washed Former Wine Bottles As Complimentary Water Bottles For Customers. Served Alongside Fresh Bottles or Glasses of Wine. Organic Production And Sustainability Are Fundamentally Considerations In Their Wine List Selections.
The Sicilian Orange Wine [2023 Vintage, Grecanico Sketta, Cantina Mailina, Sicily]. Was Light In Body, Yet Firm In Flavour, Making It A Delight To Savour. The Croquettas Make A Simple Delicious Bite To Line The Stomach And Compliment The Wine. This Pairing Is A Great Simple Treat In The Summertime For An Impulsive (Or Indeed, Regular) Stop On e’s Way Home. The Location Facilitates Some Great People Watching Which Is An Interesting Organic Additional Ingredient.
In Spring 2024 Came The Sister Branch of Peckham Cellar Little Cellars Located At 75 Camberwell Church St, SE5 8TU littlecellars.co
Although The Redevelopment of Peckham And Some of Its Surrounding Areas Has Been A Long Time Coming, The Cool Factor Was Ratcheted Up After Harrison Ford Visited The Area With Nigerian Actor John Boyega. The Fellow Actor Who Hails From Peckham Took The Legendary Hollywood Veteran To A Local Nigerian Restaurant On The Nearby Old Kent Road At 805Restaurants.com. At The Time They Were Working Together On One of The Latest Star Wars Movie Blockbusters.
For Another African-Fusion Restaurant See Next Page.
As Gentrification Continues May The Force Be With You!
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