Rudie's Jerk Shack to open in Brixton

Matin and Michelle Miah, the husband and wife team behind Rudie’s Jerk Shack, have announced the launch of their third site in Brixton Village – due to open in November.

Split across two levels, the 50-cover restaurant, with indoor and outdoor table service, will be located in Market Row and will see Michelle once again draw on her Jamaican heritage to the menu.

Joining the two grab-and-go shacks at Boxpark Shoreditch and Borough Market, Rudie’s Brixton Jerk Shack will mark a return to the full-service format of the original concept Rudie’s Dalston.

The menu at Brixton will feature the couple’s ‘Real Jerk’, with meats and fish marinated for 24 hours in a secret blend of herbs and spices, before being grilled and smoked slowly over charcoal in a steel drum.

Traditional Jamaican street food dishes will be given the ‘contemporary Rudie’s treatment’ alongside a well-stocked rum bar featuring the restaurant’s own rum punch.

“This is a very personal launch for us,” says Michelle.

“Having spent a lot of my childhood days in Brixton with my Jamaican grandma, I know that authenticity and flavour is key when serving Jamaican dishes.

“Matin and I have spent years travelling to Jamaica, researching, tasting and trying as much as possible and we are so proud of what we have created. I can’t wait to bring our take on Jerk the people of Brixton to try it.”