The excellent Arfa Shah returns to the Café, with her dazzling synergy of Asian and European vegan and vegetarian dishes. “I have a passion for cooking and have been cooking for over 20 years,” she tells us. “I am an innovative chef with a creative flair in a five star hotel (Michelin star). And I’ve adapted my style to accommodate classic European with Asian cuisine.”
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Tuesday Community Lunch
Date & Time: Tuesday, 25th August | 11:00 am–2:00 pm
Welcoming warm space, free Wi-Fi and pay what you can vegetarian snacks and lunch. We will be cooking with food donated by City Harvest and fresh seasonal herbs from Roots and Shoots.
Our community lunches provide a “real life” cafe training opportunity to neurodiverse young adults currently in training at Roots and Shoots horticultural college in Kennington.
The cafe is open from 11-2PM serving cake, coffees, teas and other drinks as well as a starter and a main for anyone in need!
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Tiki & Spice
Date & Time: Tuesday, 25th August | 6:00 pm–10:30 pm
Tiki & Spice’s Taz creates bold vegetarian and vegan bites and bowls inspired by rich, diverse global flavours. The food is colourful, vibrant, and full of flavour — dishes that make you smile. Using bold spices, fresh herbs, and quality locally sourced ingredients, each dish is inspired by traditional recipes with a modern touch, ensuring every bite is packed with flavour. Tiki & Spice can be found at markets, pop-ups, and local festivals, and also caters for private events.
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Arfa’s Kitchen
Date & Time: Wednesday, 26th August | 6:00 pm–10:30 pm
The excellent Arfa Shah returns to the Café, with her dazzling synergy of Asian and European vegan and vegetarian dishes. “I have a passion for cooking and have been cooking for over 20 years,” she tells us. “I am an innovative chef with a creative flair in a five star hotel (Michelin star). And I’ve adapted my style to accommodate classic European with Asian cuisine.”
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Isabel
Date & Time: Thursday, 27th August | 6:00 pm–10:30 pm
Isa’s cooking celebrates vegetables, draws on citrus and uses olive oil and herbs in abundance. She learnt to cook at an Ashram ten years ago, discovering food as a medium for nourishment beyond the body. Her food is vibrant and draws on slow food movement influences to draw out flavour and subtlety from each ingredient.
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CLOSED FOR BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND
Date & Time: Friday, 28th August | –
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CLOSED FOR BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND
Date & Time: Saturday, 29th August | –
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CLOSED FOR BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND
Date & Time: Sunday, 30th August | –
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Tuesday Community Lunch
Date & Time: Tuesday, 1st September | 11:00 am–2:00 pm
Welcoming warm space, free Wi-Fi and pay what you can vegetarian snacks and lunch. We will be cooking with food donated by City Harvest and fresh seasonal herbs from Roots and Shoots.
Our community lunches provide a “real life” cafe training opportunity to neurodiverse young adults currently in training at Roots and Shoots horticultural college in Kennington.
The cafe is open from 11-2PM serving cake, coffees, teas and other drinks as well as a starter and a main for anyone in need!
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Tiki & Spice
Date & Time: Tuesday, 1st September | 6:00 pm–10:30 pm
Tiki & Spice’s Taz creates bold vegetarian and vegan bites and bowls inspired by rich, diverse global flavours. The food is colourful, vibrant, and full of flavour — dishes that make you smile. Using bold spices, fresh herbs, and quality locally sourced ingredients, each dish is inspired by traditional recipes with a modern touch, ensuring every bite is packed with flavour. Tiki & Spice can be found at markets, pop-ups, and local festivals, and also caters for private events.
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Arfa’s Kitchen
Date & Time: Wednesday, 2nd September | 6:00 pm–10:30 pm
The excellent Arfa Shah returns to the Café, with her dazzling synergy of Asian and European vegan and vegetarian dishes. “I have a passion for cooking and have been cooking for over 20 years,” she tells us. “I am an innovative chef with a creative flair in a five star hotel (Michelin star). And I’ve adapted my style to accommodate classic European with Asian cuisine.”
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Misiek
Date & Time: Thursday, 3rd September | 6:00 pm–10:30 pm
Back with us at the Bonnington Café for his regular Vegan Thursdays is former longtime resident cook Misiek, whose Polish-influenced dishes are bursting with seasonal flavours!
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Utopia & Karaz
Date & Time: Friday, 4th September | 6:00 pm–10:30 pm
Hind is from Syria where she studied philosophy and came to London to find a new home. It has not always been easy to feel like she belongs so she decided to use cooking to show her culture and create a place that feels like home. She started making her mom’s recipes and added her own ideas – and Utopia, her thriving business, has grown and grown!
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Tiki & Spice
Date & Time: Saturday, 5th September | 6:00 pm–10:30 pm
Tiki & Spice’s Taz creates bold vegetarian and vegan bites and bowls inspired by rich, diverse global flavours. The food is colourful, vibrant, and full of flavour — dishes that make you smile. Using bold spices, fresh herbs, and quality locally sourced ingredients, each dish is inspired by traditional recipes with a modern touch, ensuring every bite is packed with flavour. Tiki & Spice can be found at markets, pop-ups, and local festivals, and also caters for private events.
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TBC
Date & Time: Sunday, 6th September | 11:00 am–3:00 pm
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Tuesday Community Lunch
Date & Time: Tuesday, 8th September | 11:00 am–2:00 pm
Welcoming warm space, free Wi-Fi and pay what you can vegetarian snacks and lunch. We will be cooking with food donated by City Harvest and fresh seasonal herbs from Roots and Shoots.
Our community lunches provide a “real life” cafe training opportunity to neurodiverse young adults currently in training at Roots and Shoots horticultural college in Kennington.
The cafe is open from 11-2PM serving cake, coffees, teas and other drinks as well as a starter and a main for anyone in need!
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Tiki & Spice
Date & Time: Tuesday, 8th September | 6:00 pm–10:30 pm
Tiki & Spice’s Taz creates bold vegetarian and vegan bites and bowls inspired by rich, diverse global flavours. The food is colourful, vibrant, and full of flavour — dishes that make you smile. Using bold spices, fresh herbs, and quality locally sourced ingredients, each dish is inspired by traditional recipes with a modern touch, ensuring every bite is packed with flavour. Tiki & Spice can be found at markets, pop-ups, and local festivals, and also caters for private events.
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Arfa’s Kitchen
Date & Time: Wednesday, 9th September | 6:00 pm–10:30 pm
The excellent Arfa Shah returns to the Café, with her dazzling synergy of Asian and European vegan and vegetarian dishes. “I have a passion for cooking and have been cooking for over 20 years,” she tells us. “I am an innovative chef with a creative flair in a five star hotel (Michelin star). And I’ve adapted my style to accommodate classic European with Asian cuisine.”
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Misiek
Date & Time: Thursday, 10th September | 6:00 pm–10:30 pm
Back with us at the Bonnington Café for his regular Vegan Thursdays is former longtime resident cook Misiek, whose Polish-influenced dishes are bursting with seasonal flavours!
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Utopia & Karaz
Date & Time: Friday, 11th September | 6:00 pm–10:30 pm
Hind is from Syria where she studied philosophy and came to London to find a new home. It has not always been easy to feel like she belongs so she decided to use cooking to show her culture and create a place that feels like home. She started making her mom’s recipes and added her own ideas – and Utopia, her thriving business, has grown and grown!
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TBC
Date & Time: Saturday, 12th September | 6:00 pm–10:30 pm
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Arfa’s Kitchen
Date & Time: Sunday, 13th September | 11:00 am–3:00 pm
The excellent Arfa Shah returns to the Café, with her dazzling synergy of Asian and European vegan and vegetarian dishes. “I have a passion for cooking and have been cooking for over 20 years,” she tells us. “I am an innovative chef with a creative flair in a five star hotel (Michelin star). And I’ve adapted my style to accommodate classic European with Asian cuisine.”
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Tuesday Community Lunch
Date & Time: Tuesday, 15th September | 11:00 am–2:00 pm
Welcoming warm space, free Wi-Fi and pay what you can vegetarian snacks and lunch. We will be cooking with food donated by City Harvest and fresh seasonal herbs from Roots and Shoots.
Our community lunches provide a “real life” cafe training opportunity to neurodiverse young adults currently in training at Roots and Shoots horticultural college in Kennington.
The cafe is open from 11-2PM serving cake, coffees, teas and other drinks as well as a starter and a main for anyone in need!
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Tiki & Spice
Date & Time: Tuesday, 15th September | 6:00 pm–10:30 pm
Tiki & Spice’s Taz creates bold vegetarian and vegan bites and bowls inspired by rich, diverse global flavours. The food is colourful, vibrant, and full of flavour — dishes that make you smile. Using bold spices, fresh herbs, and quality locally sourced ingredients, each dish is inspired by traditional recipes with a modern touch, ensuring every bite is packed with flavour. Tiki & Spice can be found at markets, pop-ups, and local festivals, and also caters for private events.
Calendar
Call/message the cook to book a table. Please note that we are closed on Mondays.