Guidebook for London
Food Scene
Great Wood fired oven Pizza in an unintentionally retro italian, one of the few places in London its still possible to get a great pizza and a glass of wine for under £10.
58 locals recommend
La Luna - Walworth Road
380 Walworth RdGreat Wood fired oven Pizza in an unintentionally retro italian, one of the few places in London its still possible to get a great pizza and a glass of wine for under £10.
If you ignore the name this is a great place to eat, inexpensive good food, particularly the mezze and grills and bring your own booze.
24 locals recommend
Bayroot
8 Camberwell RdIf you ignore the name this is a great place to eat, inexpensive good food, particularly the mezze and grills and bring your own booze.
Great, inexpensive authentic Chinese food, particularly the hot and sour potatoes, hand pulled noodles and the skewers. You will need to book, 020 7703 4832.
176 locals recommend
Silk Road
47 Camberwell Church StGreat, inexpensive authentic Chinese food, particularly the hot and sour potatoes, hand pulled noodles and the skewers. You will need to book, 020 7703 4832.
A Chinese restaurant does great dim sum on a Saturday afternoon (until 4pm).
74 locals recommend
Dragon Castle
100 Walworth RdA Chinese restaurant does great dim sum on a Saturday afternoon (until 4pm).
The Crooked Well
16 Grove LnGastro pub for cocktails & good British pub food, 020 7252 7798.
Theo's
2 Grove LnFor trendy pizza, 020 3026 4224.
Casse-Croûte
109 Bermondsey StA very French Bistro, booking required, 020 7407 2140.
London’s most renowned market near London Bridge, also good for restaurants in the evening, particularly Bedales or the English Wine Bar. Closed on Sundays.
1617 locals recommend
Borough Market
Borough High StreetLondon’s most renowned market near London Bridge, also good for restaurants in the evening, particularly Bedales or the English Wine Bar. Closed on Sundays.
Brilliant street food market housed under some old railway archways, great restaurants have outlets here, highly recommended. Open Saturdays 9am-4pm and Sunday’s 11am-4pm. Go for a pint at the Dean Swift and a wander down Butler’s Wharf while you’re there, or check out the new extension called Druid Street Market a bit further down the train tracks.
292 locals recommend
Maltby Street Market
Maltby StreetBrilliant street food market housed under some old railway archways, great restaurants have outlets here, highly recommended. Open Saturdays 9am-4pm and Sunday’s 11am-4pm. Go for a pint at the Dean Swift and a wander down Butler’s Wharf while you’re there, or check out the new extension called Druid Street Market a bit further down the train tracks.
Inexpensive steak in central London on the famous Denmark street
14 locals recommend
Flat Iron - Denmark Street
9 Denmark StInexpensive steak in central London on the famous Denmark street
Hoppers
49 Frith StNew fashionable spot for south east asian tapas.
Massively hip Indian Tapas style food, a few locations over central London.
475 locals recommend
Dishoom Shoreditch
7 Boundary StMassively hip Indian Tapas style food, a few locations over central London.
Caravan King's Cross
1 Granary SquareGreat food, and very hip.
Tayyabs
83-89 Fieldgate StThe best Northern Indian food in town.
Polpo Soho
41 Beak StNorthern Italian tapas.
Amazing Italian food and hand made pasta, you need to book in advance but lunch is very reasonably priced
153 locals recommend
Trullo
300-302 St Paul's RdAmazing Italian food and hand made pasta, you need to book in advance but lunch is very reasonably priced
A real stretch on the wallet but well worth it, brilliant for afternoon tea and simply the experience of being there. Book in advance.
109 locals recommend
sketch
9 Conduit StA real stretch on the wallet but well worth it, brilliant for afternoon tea and simply the experience of being there. Book in advance.
The Ledbury
127 Ledbury Rd2 Michelin star food at 1 star prices. Book well in advance.
Brilliant food, lovely atmosphere, great wine list, not cheap but unforgettable.
7 locals recommend
Portland
113 Great Portland StBrilliant food, lovely atmosphere, great wine list, not cheap but unforgettable.
Drinks & Nightlife
A nice pub with good British ales, and reasonably priced burgers/platters.
52 locals recommend
The Beehive
60 Carter StA nice pub with good British ales, and reasonably priced burgers/platters.
A very up market gastro pub on Bermondsey Street has a great wine list.
128 locals recommend
The Garrison Public House
99 Bermondsey StA very up market gastro pub on Bermondsey Street has a great wine list.
Bedales of Borough Market
5 Bedale StFantastic wine and nibbles in Borough Market
The English Wine & Spirits Company
Great English wines
There are some great micro breweries in the area that open up their tap rooms for visits and tasting on Saturdays, to name but 2 within 20 minutes walk.
9 locals recommend
Southwark Brewing Company
46 Druid StThere are some great micro breweries in the area that open up their tap rooms for visits and tasting on Saturdays, to name but 2 within 20 minutes walk.
The Fitzroy Tavern
16A Charlotte StreetIn expensive authentic pub in the centre of town.
The Shard
32 London Bridge StGreat to visit the Bar up the shard and experience the view.
Getting Around
You can easily get a bus to the station, or it's a 15 minute walk.
95 locals recommend
Elephant And Castle Station
London RoadYou can easily get a bus to the station, or it's a 15 minute walk.
Alternative tube station, a slightly longer walk, 18 minutes, but it is better for the charing cross branch of the northern line or waterloo station.
47 locals recommend
Kennington Station (Stop KA)
Alternative tube station, a slightly longer walk, 18 minutes, but it is better for the charing cross branch of the northern line or waterloo station.
Kennington
Local bike hire available here!
Parks & Nature
Burgess Park
Cobourg RoadGreat for a walk or a jog in this pretty and busy park.
Arts & Culture
Amazing collection of applied arts, with V&A lates on the first Friday of every month.
1694 locals recommend
Victoria and Albert Museum
Cromwell RoadAmazing collection of applied arts, with V&A lates on the first Friday of every month.
Museum with an interesting collection and lovely Gardens. Kids will like the aquaraium.
395 locals recommend
Horniman Museum and Gardens
100 London RoadMuseum with an interesting collection and lovely Gardens. Kids will like the aquaraium.