Brixton Culture Capital 06.04.2025
A 119-Year-Old Brixton Building. One of Our Best Restaurants. And 50% Off for you.
You know The Laundry — the Victorian building on Coldharbour Lane that spent 119 years as an actual working laundry before becoming one of Brixton’s most quietly brilliant restaurants.
This week, I sat down with Mel, the Kiwi chef behind it, to talk about why she preserved the photographs, the artefacts, the history — and why she believes places like Brixton don’t disappear, they recalibrate.
If you want the full story behind the building, the food, and the philosophy, you can read it here: Read the full piece: The Laundry — Where 119 Years of Brixton History Meets New Zealand
But here’s the part you should know right now:
The Laundry is offering 50% off your entire bill for Brixton locals.
January and February. Monday to Friday. Sign up here
No gimmicks. No set menu. Just half off — at one of the best kitchens in Brixton.
What’s On – Events in Brixton (Thu 5 –Wed 11 Feb)
🎶 Music & Nightlife
✨ Tonight Friday Lates @ Pergola Brixton
🕒 From 19:00 | No tickets, no entry fees, just R&B anthems all night as resident selector Jadey Wadey spins classics, deep cuts and modern gems. Cold drinks, a packed dance floor, and an easy glide into the weekend. 💃🏾Check it out
✨ Fri 6 Feb – Two Shell Residency Opening @ Phonox
🕒 22:00 – 04:00 | Mysterious London duo Two Shell kick off their February residency with a night of warped UK club energy — garage, breaks and experimental rave in Phonox’s sweatbox basement. 🎟️ Book Tickets
✨ Fri 6 Feb – Brixton MegaPop Party @ Effra Social
🕒 22:00 – 01:00 | A free-entry pop party soundtracked by ABBA, Taylor Swift, Sugababes and pure feel-good chaos. Inclusive, camp and proudly unserious — come as you are. 🎟️ Free Ticket
✨ Sat 7 Feb – Garagebashing Vol. 34 @ The Windmill Brixton
🕒 20:00 – Late | Brixton’s legendary grassroots night returns with five bands delivering post-punk, garage rock and dance-punk mayhem. Loud, sweaty and gloriously DIY. 🎟️ Event Info
🎨 Art & Heritage
✨ Thu 6 – Under Our Skin: Queer Art Exhibition @ Brixton Library
🕒 During library opening hours | A powerful LGBTQ+ History Month exhibition exploring identity, survival and self-expression through mixed media and personal storytelling. 🎟️ Event Details
🧩 Everything Else (community, food, workshops, markets, talks)
✨ Sat 7 Feb – Community Gardening Session @ Loughborough Farm
🕒 13:00 – 15:00 | Weekly open session inviting locals to grow, learn and connect. No experience needed — just turn up and get stuck in. 🎟️ Session Info
✨ Wed 11 Feb – Just Vibez Trinidad Carnival Lime @ Beats on 159
🕒 17:00 – 23:00 | The annual Just Vibez Trinidad & Tobago Carnival Lime is back — a proper link-up celebrating pure soca energy. Expect a high-vibe evening soundtracked strictly by soca, with DJs, friends and special guests keeping the rhythm flowing all night. 🎟️ Free entry — just show up
Stop working from home, work from Brixton's most loved coworking. £200/m. Business address @ £12.50/m and Private office @ £400/person @ Impact Brixton.
TheBccList Film & Theatre Guide
🍿Hamnet – Ritzy Cinema (5–11 Feb, various times) – From Oscar-winning director Chloé Zhao comes Hamnet, a drama speculating on the love and loss that inspired Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal mesmerise as Agnes and William Shakespeare in this tale of passion, grief, and literary genesis. 🧪Rotten Tomatoes: 86% 🎟️Book Tickets
🍿Cine Marica: Hable Con Ella – Coldharbour Blue (Whirled Cinema) (Thu 19 Feb, 7 pm). Don’t miss Pedro Almodóvar’s masterpiece Talk to Her on the big screen! Acclaimed worldwide and winner of the 2003 Oscar for Best Original Screenplay, this one-night-only LGBTQ+ Latin cinema event launches Brixton’s new indie venue. 🎟️ Tickets
🎭 Far Gone – Brixton House (11–21 Feb) – A powerful one-man show tracing a Ugandan boy’s journey from innocence to survival, inspired by writer-performer John Rwothomack’s near-abduction by the LRA. Told with humour, poetry and startling physical theatre, this drama strikes straight at the heart. 🎟️ Book Tickets
Brixton Discounts
Laundry Local - 50% off your entire bill throughout January and February 2026, Monday to Friday
Far Gone Tickets at Brixton House: Preview performance £10 (11 Feb only) | Standard tickets £22 or 2 for £30 (13-14 Feb only) with code FGLOCAL30
Impact Brixton- Free £35 coworking trial day pass for new readers of TheBcclist who have never visited IB . One time application
Nuvola Pizza- Half-price pizza deal on Tuesdays at Nuvolapizza in Market Row, Brixton. Nuvolapizza is offering 50% off all pizzas on Tuesday.
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