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Guidebook for Greater London

Food Scene

Everything we’ve ever eaten at Elliot’s has been outstanding, from menu signatures like the juicy, pink-middled cheeseburger, to seasonal stars such as mussels spiked with ’nduja and wild garlic, or smoky grilled calçots with piquant romesco sauce.
20 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Elliot's
12 Stoney St
20 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Everything we’ve ever eaten at Elliot’s has been outstanding, from menu signatures like the juicy, pink-middled cheeseburger, to seasonal stars such as mussels spiked with ’nduja and wild garlic, or smoky grilled calçots with piquant romesco sauce.
This superlative steakhouse is one chain we’d be overjoyed to see colonising our high streets. Hawksmoor’s Borough branch is more of the same standard-bearing stuff: interiors that mix parquet flooring and wood-panelled walls with flattering lighting and inky-blue leather; staff who strike the perfect balance between BFF and butler; a menu heaving with bone marrow, belly ribs, beef-dripping fries and best-in-show steaks; and a rollicking atmosphere – due in no small part to the incredibly moreish cocktails.
16 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Hawksmoor Borough
16 Winchester Walk
16 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
This superlative steakhouse is one chain we’d be overjoyed to see colonising our high streets. Hawksmoor’s Borough branch is more of the same standard-bearing stuff: interiors that mix parquet flooring and wood-panelled walls with flattering lighting and inky-blue leather; staff who strike the perfect balance between BFF and butler; a menu heaving with bone marrow, belly ribs, beef-dripping fries and best-in-show steaks; and a rollicking atmosphere – due in no small part to the incredibly moreish cocktails.
At this diminutive tapas bar, seats are as scarce as your personal space, the atmosphere is buoyant, the drinks flow and the food steals the show – just like at all the best parties. It’s based on founder José Pizarro’s rose-tinted memories of tapas bars back home in Spain: there’s a tiny open kitchen, a blackboard menu featuring tapas classics and market specials, stools set around high tables, and more punters than the space can handle.
160 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
José
104 Bermondsey St
160 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
At this diminutive tapas bar, seats are as scarce as your personal space, the atmosphere is buoyant, the drinks flow and the food steals the show – just like at all the best parties. It’s based on founder José Pizarro’s rose-tinted memories of tapas bars back home in Spain: there’s a tiny open kitchen, a blackboard menu featuring tapas classics and market specials, stools set around high tables, and more punters than the space can handle.
86 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Padella
6 Southwark St
86 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona

Drinks & Nightlife

Bermondsey Distillery is the south London home to Jensen's Gin. Next to Maltby Street Market, on market days (Saturdays) and on Sundays the distillery is open to the general public for gin tastings and longer drinks.
7 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Bermondsey Distillery
55 Stanworth St
7 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Bermondsey Distillery is the south London home to Jensen's Gin. Next to Maltby Street Market, on market days (Saturdays) and on Sundays the distillery is open to the general public for gin tastings and longer drinks.
Doodle Bar arrived in Bermondsey after its days were numbered as an immersive bar in Battersea. It brings with it the same playful attitude, with customers encouraged to scrawl up the walls made up entirely of blackboards. There’s also a foosball table at the front, rows of ping pong tables to the rear and a street food van that parks up at the entrance on weekends.
36 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The Doodle Bar
60 Druid St
36 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Doodle Bar arrived in Bermondsey after its days were numbered as an immersive bar in Battersea. It brings with it the same playful attitude, with customers encouraged to scrawl up the walls made up entirely of blackboards. There’s also a foosball table at the front, rows of ping pong tables to the rear and a street food van that parks up at the entrance on weekends.
Nine Lives feels like a covert jungle hangout but it’s in the depths of London Bridge. The bar serves fruity cocktails that are kind on the environment and are served in Tiki mugs and with exotic garnishes. And a sound track of disco grooves sounds polished as it’s piped in through speakers inherited from Cable night club.
17 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Nine Lives Bar
8 Holyrood St
17 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Nine Lives feels like a covert jungle hangout but it’s in the depths of London Bridge. The bar serves fruity cocktails that are kind on the environment and are served in Tiki mugs and with exotic garnishes. And a sound track of disco grooves sounds polished as it’s piped in through speakers inherited from Cable night club.