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Brico

Snacky, producer-led dining in a heritage building.

Crudites with taramasalata.
1 / 9Crudites with taramasalata.Bonnie Savage
Inside the wine bar.
2 / 9Inside the wine bar.Bonnie Savage
Olive oil cake with fruit-swirled yoghurt.
3 / 9Olive oil cake with fruit-swirled yoghurt.Bonnie Savage
The heritage building.
4 / 9The heritage building.Bonnie Savage
Pork neck with beans and bagna cauda.
5 / 9Pork neck with beans and bagna cauda.Bonnie Savage
Chickpea panisse.
6 / 9Chickpea panisse.Bonnie Savage
The courtyard at Brico.
7 / 9The courtyard at Brico.Supplied
Pipis with jamon, butter beans and rye croutons.
8 / 9Pipis with jamon, butter beans and rye croutons.Bonnie Savage
Mussels in escabeche with toast.
9 / 9Mussels in escabeche with toast.Paul Jeffers

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Everyone who goes to Brico talks about the wine, but what about the pork? Sourced from third generation farmers, the meat is sweet and marbled. It’s cooked over charcoal and served with bright, fresh greens and bagna cauda, which works wonderfully with the pork’s smoky flavour.

Whether it’s meat, vegetables, wine or sake, this thoughtful sourcing is at the heart of Brico. It’s an approach that pays off for farmers and diners alike. A swipeable, crunchy array of crudites with taramasalata is as colourful as an Easter hat parade. Sherry-spiked pipis jostle with jamon, butter beans and rye croutons in a ragged symphony, and olive oil cake makes a robust partner for a swirl of rhubarb yoghurt.

Wines are small-run, the team is smart and schooled, and music jaunts from jazz to Steely Dan, jamming with the easy mood of the room.

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