Map 148 • Balham (East)

Balham (East)

Map 148

Balham is growing up to become the cooler, decidedly more understated little brother to nearby Clapham. Although it still oozes its own sense of character, evident in quirky mainstays like the Balham Bowls Club, the polished wood of Harrison’s and draw of its Waitrose risks losing its hip factor. The happy hour at Tacuba Bar soon makes up for it. But if we have to go to another friend’s 30th at The Avalon, we might have to up sticks and go elsewhere.

Coffee

• Brickwood • 11 Hildreth St

• Camden Coffee House • 208 Balham High Rd

• M1LK • 20 Bedford Hill

• Starbucks • 41 Bedford Hill

Libraries

• Balham Library • 16 Ramsden Rd

Nightlife

• The Avalon • 16 Balham Hill

• Balham Bowls Club • 7 Ramsden Rd

• The Bedford • 77 Bedford Hill

• The Exhibit • 12 Balham Station Rd

• Hagen & Hyde • 157 Balham High Rd

Post Offices

• Balham Hill • 92 Balham Hill

• Cavendish Road • 273 Cavendish Rd

Restaurants

• Brickwood • 11 Hildreth St

• The Exhibit • 12 Balham Station Rd

• Hagen & Hyde • 157 Balham High Rd

• Harrison’s • 15 Bedford Hill

Shopping

• Moxon’s Fishmongers • Westbury Parade

Supermarkets

• Sainsbury’s • 149 Balham High Rd

• Sainsbury’s • 21 Balham Hill

• Waitrose • Balham High Rd & Ramsden Rd