Brawn
COLUMBIA ROAD · £££

Brawn

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Opened in 2010 as the Terroirs team's east-London outpost and now fully run by chef Ed Wilson. This Columbia Road bistro pioneered the small-plates-and-low-intervention-wine template that the rest of the city spent the next decade copying.

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What to actually expect.

Book ahead, especially Sunday

Small converted-warehouse room on Columbia Road, and the Sunday flower-market crowd makes lunchtime walk-ins nearly impossible. Reserve via the website.

Natural wine list runs the show

The list leans heavily into low-intervention, organic and biodynamic bottles. If you want a classic Bordeaux or a familiar New World pour, this isn't that bistro, trust the staff or you'll be lost.

Closed Sunday dinner / Monday lunch

Lunch is Tues-Sat only; dinner Mon-Sat. Sunday is the Columbia Road flower-market lunch service, plan accordingly.