Dinner Before the Gig? We’ve Got You.
Dinner Before the Gig? We’ve Got You.
A good night at O2 Academy Brixton should start before you reach the venue.
The Laundry is on Coldharbour Lane, close to Brixton Station and the Academy, making it an easy place to meet for dinner, drinks or both before a show.
Come early enough for a proper meal, stop in for cocktails before doors or let the group decide once everybody has finally arrived. Either way, nobody needs to go into the gig hungry.
Dinner near O2 Academy Brixton
If you are looking for dinner near O2 Academy Brixton, The Laundry’s evening menu starts from 3:30pm Monday to Saturday, giving you plenty of time to eat before heading to the venue.
The menu keeps things flexible, so you can sit down for a full dinner or build the table around smaller dishes and snacks depending on how much time you have. Current options include prawn and lobster cocktail with baby gem and wasabi Marie Rose, hot-sour aubergine with romesco, Thai-style chicken salad with nam jim and roasted cashews, alongside Steak Frites and a selection of snacks.
It works just as well for an organised dinner reservation as it does for the group who has realised slightly later than planned that nobody has eaten yet.
Start with L’Apéro
Weekday gigs line up particularly well with L’Apéro, which runs Monday to Friday from 5pm to 7pm.
During L’Apéro, The Laundry serves £10 cocktails, alongside £6 pints and £6 house wine, making it an easy option for pre-gig drinks in Brixton before heading on to the Academy.
Take a seat at the bar or on the covered terrace, order a couple of snacks and make the first drink part of the evening rather than something squeezed in on the way.
If one drink becomes dinner, you are already in the right place.
Gig ticket? L’Apéro pricing, all day
This is the bit worth remembering.
If you are heading to a weekday show at O2 Academy Brixton, show your gig ticket at The Laundry and you can enjoy £10 cocktails all day, not just during the usual L’Apéro window.
So instead of waiting until 5pm, the same cocktail pricing applies throughout the day for weekday ticket holders.
That makes The Laundry a particularly useful option whether you are meeting straight after work, arriving early for dinner or simply looking for cocktails near O2 Academy Brixton before the show.
Bring the ticket. We will handle the drinks.
Food that fits the plan
Not every pre-gig dinner needs to be a three-course affair.
If doors are getting close, order something quick and keep the table moving. If you have planned ahead, settle in properly and make dinner part of the night.
For an even quicker weekday option, The Laundry also serves the £10 Steak Frites Sandwich to go Monday to Friday, with grilled bavette, café de Paris butter and fries in a freshly baked baguette.
It is difficult to argue with Steak Frites on the way to a gig.
Restaurants near Brixton Academy
The Laundry is at 374 Coldharbour Lane, close to Brixton Station, Brixton Village and the centre of Brixton.
For anyone searching for restaurants near Brixton Academy, that means you can meet somewhere properly, have dinner and a drink, then head towards the venue without spending the first part of the night travelling across London.
Book ahead for busy show nights, especially if you are coming with a group. Walk-ins are welcome where there is space, but Brixton tends to get busy when the Academy does.
Start the night at The Laundry, then head to the gig when you are ready.