The Doodle Bar is a very interesting place. Once a former dairy warehouse it is now a place that houses a bar and gallery. The bar allows you to 'doodle' all over the walls and tables, the gallery (called Testbed 1) is 'an exciting new avant garde destination for the creative industries, science and artistic individuals in London.' Each week something new is going on here.
When you walk in to this cavernous space you're struck by the immensity of it. An old broken down classic car sits in the back, covered in doodles. A ping pong table if you get bored. Very nice toilets that feel like lavish porta potties (complete with fancy hand wash and atmospheric red lighting). A very funky bar and a huge gallery space beside it. It's very urban and cool.
Next we come to the food. The food is sourced from a business called Street Kitchen. They effectively sell gourmet street food from large funky looking caravans. It was founded by celebrity chef Jun Tanaka and lesser known Mark Jankel. They pride themselves on only using organic ingredients sourced from UK farms, and this does show in their food.
Their menu changes frequently according to the produce available and seasonality. You can choose from things like soft poached eggs with roasted organic squash, crushed potatoes, baby leaf, shaved Winchester cheese, tarragon mayo and rosemary breadcrumbs for a modest £6.50. There's also crispy chicken, mackerel, and slow roasted pork, all of which come with similar accompaniments (nothing over £7.50).
To date they have 3 locations all open from 7pm to 11pm. It's worth a try as they have raised the bar for street food. No greasy or floppy burgers here.
Street Kitchen/Doodle Bar
8/10
33 Parkgate Road
London SW11 4NP
0207 223 7115
www.thedoodlebar.com
www.streetkitchen.co.uk
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