Aaja Basement: Pub in Deptford, London

Aaja Basement is a food venue in SE8 that tends to host nights shared with other names rather than running everything alone. That is the clearest thing to know about how it works. The venue is the host, and the mood often comes from whoever it is working with. So look at the partner before you book. It tells you more about the night than the venue name does. A collaborator can change the crowd, the pace and the feel of the room from one evening to the next. It suits people who like following a collective or a cook across different spaces, rather than returning to the same place for the same thing. Go in curious and you will get more out of it.