Where in London can you play pool for free? Hardly anywhere. So I am loath to share this information because the pool table I’ve discovered is more dormant than it should be — a white-edged, blue carpeted affair, situated against gaping glass windows that look out onto Coldharbour Lane in Brixton.
This is SideChick, restaurateur April Jackson’s latest project, where the focus is on cocktails and the vibe is homely. You might have heard of Jackson. She’s a former Miss Jamaica, once an Apprentice star. She’s said to have dated Usain Bolt for a time. These days Jackson is building something of an empire in SW9, where she operates Wood and Water, a “modern British restaurant with a Jamaican soul”, and ABV, a cocktail bar in the shipping container world of Pop Brixton. SideChick is more upmarket.
