Restaurante Santafereño

One of two Colombian restaurants in Brixton Village, Restaurante Santafereño is particularly famed for its breakfasts. People come here, especially at the weekends, for both the food and the social atmosphere that owners Hernan and Maria have created.

A family-run restaurant, Santafereño has been in Brixton Village for seven years, replacing the greasy spoon café that was there before. It serves a primarily South American clientele but is also popular with French-speaking Africans and those keen to be introduced to Colombian cuisine. Santafereño feeds them their famed caldo de costilla, or rib soup, as well as hard-to-find flavours of Colombia such as the kiwi-like lulo juice or Pony Malta malted drink. They nourish both body and soul.