Healthy Eaters

Chef-owner Stafford Geohagen started out as a market trader, cooking from his one bedroom flat in Stockwell. After years of hard graft, he finally opened Healthy Eaters, which can now be found on Market Row in Brixton Village. As well as a restaurant serving up the likes of pepper steak and fried fish, it’s also a bakery where you can get traditional hard dough bread and super flaky, bright yellow Jamaican patties. The patties come with everything from callaloo (similar to spinach, with cooked onions and sweet peppers) to cheesy beef and saltfish. There’s also amazing sweet spice bun. Get a loaf to take away or order a piece sandwiched around a thick wedge of bright, orange processed cheese. The latter might not sound incredibly appetising, but it's a beloved Caribbean classic. The signature jerk chicken is made using the families personal marinade recipe, passed on through generations and then cooked over coal in a steel drum barbecue.