L'Affaire

L’Affaire offers a first-class British-French dining experience without any fuss, occupying a brilliantly refurbished building on Wandsworth High Street that has the feel of a friendly neighbourhood bar. Alongside an encyclopedic selection of drinks (including some you’ll struggle to find anywhere in London) sits one of Wandsworth’s most creative and mouthwatering menus, featuring local British produce in elegant British-French and contemporary dishes. Bookings are essential!

A refurbished historic building on Wandsworth High Street is now home to this sleek modern brasserie, where plush leather couches and exposed wooden floorboards help set a mood both sophisticated and casual. L’Affaire is a cool bar with the flair of a bustling British-French brasserie, offering an impressive selection of quality spirits, creative cocktails, fine wines and some of London’s hardest-to-find real ales and craft beers – the freshly brewed Bohemia lager is particularly refreshing on summer days, and there’s no better spot in Wandsworth to lap it up than L’Affaire’s expansive, year-round beer garden.

The food, though, is what really sets L’Affaire apart from other bars in Wandsworth and Putney. The menu is a journey around British-French tastes and traditions, making frequent stops in France (the snails with garlic chilli butter are as decadent and delicious as they sound) and Italy (L’Affaire’s irresistible charcuterie platter features quality Italian proscuitto and Milanese salami), as well as calling on quality, seasonal and sustainable British products (many sourced locally from London) to dish up some delicious unique creations – their crispy goats cheese salad with three kinds of beets is vibrant – and a range of high quality steaks and vegetarian dishes. L’Affaire is found right on Wandsworth High Street, and it’s worth booking ahead because word is spreading quickly on one of SW18’s coolest new eateries.