Bars and Restaurants near O2 Academy Brixton

With candle-lit tables, flamenco dancers and a catholic shrine, this Brixton bar has an intimate yet eerie feel. Expect a great selection of tapas alongside live DJs spinning chart toppers and Latin tunes until the early hours.

If you're taking a special someone to the gig with you, the Beast of Brixton is the perfect secret bar to impress them. Hidden upstairs with a street food-inspired menu (featuring a legendary Sunday roast) and heaps of cocktails and local beers, there's no reason not to stop by before you're gig... Unless you can't find it!

The Courtesan is a great place to grab some delicious Dim Sum before the gig in O2 Academy Brixton. The dark, vintage interior is modelled from an Imperial Chinese opium den, while the bar serves quality cocktails and speciality teas. Families are welcome here, which is ideal if you're taking someone to their first gig.

Situated just minutes from the O2 Academy Brixton, The Duke of Edinburgh is a great place for a little pre or post-gig food and drink. Pair bites from White Men Can't Jerk with cocktails and beer in the heaving beer garden or on a cosy corner sofa.

IF you're looking for somewhere to eat before a gig at the O2, Three Little Birds should be on your radar. You'll find everything from rum-laced tipple and classic cocktails to brunch staples and Jamaican-inspired small plates like honey-jerk wings and curry goat.

Taking pride of place on Coldharbour Lane, Brewdog's latest drinking den offers a great range of beers and pre-gig snacks including delicious burgers, wings much more.

Barrio is a bar and restaurant near O2 Academy Brixton whose atmosphere will really get you in the mood for the gig. Reveling in Latin American culture, they offer tasty food from Peru along alongside new cocktails and Latin craft beers.