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For no good reason Clapham is a wasteland for anywhere good to go. It’s where people who studied at places like Newcastle and Durham move to before they leave London again after a couple of years or so to go back to wherever they came from, or to move to Australia able now to say they did their ‘stint’ in London. Perhaps that’s it then, no one stays there long enough for anyone to bother opening anything worthwhile. Gastro is a great exception. This rabbit warren of a restaurant with little wooden tables tucked in every corner is the closest thing you are going to get to a great French restaurant outside of France. The staff are all French and will only speak French and the sizeable menu including all the great classics includes my favourite moules et frites. Naturally it has a great wine list and the menu is varied enough to cover most budgets.

67 Venn Street, Clapham, SW4 0BD
020 7627 0222
Monday – Sunday (Breakfast) 8am-3pm (Lunch/Dinner) 12pm-12am

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