Lulu's
Wine bar · Brixton ·
Small plates, wine, cocktails, and house-made provisions
Small plates, wine, cocktails, and house-made provisions
"London can never have too many great wine bars and neither, it turns out, can Herne Hill. Lulu's is a short skip across the way from sister spot Llewelyn’s and it serves the same Richard Curtis levels of quaintness. The dinky candlelit bar serves warming food, and the space is so small that you’re just in it. A little pile of salted shoestring fries is wordlessly brought to everyone who sits down. If that doesn’t say GLP, we don’t know what does." - heidi lauth beasley, rianne shlebak, sinead cranna
"Fire hazard status: minimal, unless the sleeve of a vintage Afghan coat finds a tealight The smaller the bar, the brighter the candles glow. Yes, we would have exceptional careers as Wilkinson’s decorative pillow copywriters. But in the case of this little heart-fluttering shop, deli, and wine bar, its dinky size is on your side. Outside of our happy snack affiliation with Lulu’s shoestring fries, this tealight den gets bonus points for being in Richard Curtisville, more formally known as Herne Hill." - heidi lauth beasley, sinead cranna
"London can never have too many great wine bars and Lulu's is a cosy hybrid that gets our heart beating. It's just outside Herne Hill station, on a little cul-de-sac which is Richard Curtis levels of quaintness, and Lulu’s, from the folks behind Llewelyn's, is no different. It’s ostensibly a shop and deli, but really a dinky candlelit bar serving warming modern European food like roasted quail and sweet onion tortilla. Lulu’s goes to show that stringent definitions are a thing best left in the past." - team infatuation
"London can never have too many great wine bars and Lulu's is a cosy hybrid that gets our heart beating. It's just outside Herne Hill station, on a little cul-de-sac where lights hang from the trees and people skip into the pub for a pint and meaningful conversation. It is Richard Curtis levels of quaintness around here and Lulu’s, from the folks behind Llewelyn's, is no different. Ostensibly a shop and deli, but really a dinky candlelit bar serving warming food—Lulu’s goes to show that stringent definitions are a thing best left in the past. A little pile of salted shoestring fries is wordlessly brought to everyone who sits down. It’s a touch of class that belies our exit from the EU. In fact, everything is. From a snack of crispy hasselback potatoes topped with trout roe in herby crème fraîche, to an exquisite salad of courgettes, fennel, and asparagus smothered in a sumptuous crab dressing. photo credit: Aleksandra Boruch photo credit: Aleksandra Boruch photo credit: Aleksandra Boruch photo credit: Aleksandra Boruch Pause Unmute" - Jake Missing
"A self-described “little sister” to the neighbouring Herne Hill restaurant, this deli-by-day and wine-bar-by-night will open at 291 Railton Road under chef Lasse Petersen, formerly of the acclaimed, now-closed Copenhagen restaurant Amass and head chef at the sister venue since mid-2020. Evenings will focus on inventive, snacky plates — devilled eggs with trout roe, the gilda as snack du jour, beef tartare with pickled artichokes, and Parisian gnocchi tossed with wild mushrooms and Perigord truffle — while daytime service offers classic sandwiches and salads such as Parisian ham with mustard and cornichons and a winter salad of chickpeas and chard with preserved lemon and guindilla peppers. Designed to operate as both retail and restaurant, it will also sell jars of pickles made by the neighbouring kitchen plus olive oil, pasta, bread, chocolate, fruit, vegetables and other staples, aiming to provide simple, top-quality food to the local area in an informal, accessible format." - James Hansen
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