Guidebook for London

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Guidebook for London

Drinks & Nightlife

Lovely local pub with a david-lyncheasque interior decor. It is also the first community run pub in London (maybe even in UK)
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The Ivy House
40 Stuart Rd
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Lovely local pub with a david-lyncheasque interior decor. It is also the first community run pub in London (maybe even in UK)
A pint-sized pub offering a range of niche ales and locally brewed craft beers. It's small and cosy, in the words of the owner Lee Gentry “almost like sitting in someone’s living room”
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The Beer Shop London
40 Nunhead Grn
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A pint-sized pub offering a range of niche ales and locally brewed craft beers. It's small and cosy, in the words of the owner Lee Gentry “almost like sitting in someone’s living room”
Traditional English pub with beer garden ideal for a tasty Sunday Roast 12-6pm. There's a play area for kids and so the pub is often packed with local families. Live music, pub quizzes and real ale!
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The Herne
2 Forest Hill Rd
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Traditional English pub with beer garden ideal for a tasty Sunday Roast 12-6pm. There's a play area for kids and so the pub is often packed with local families. Live music, pub quizzes and real ale!
French classics, tartines and tartes flambées are specialities. The kitchen is open daily from midday and the bar is styled around the French 60/70’s music era Yé-Yé. All wine is sourced from France.
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The French House
52 Lordship Lane
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French classics, tartines and tartes flambées are specialities. The kitchen is open daily from midday and the bar is styled around the French 60/70’s music era Yé-Yé. All wine is sourced from France.
Frank's Cafe is located on the roof of a multi-storey car park opposite Peckham Rye Station. (open until late September) Popular destination in the summer, famous for its view of London and cocktails.
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Frank's Cafe
95A Rye Ln
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Frank's Cafe is located on the roof of a multi-storey car park opposite Peckham Rye Station. (open until late September) Popular destination in the summer, famous for its view of London and cocktails.
A proper old wood-panelled boozer that has a cult following among locals. They serve great pizza and some good pub snacks.
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The Gowlett Arms
62 Gowlett Rd
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A proper old wood-panelled boozer that has a cult following among locals. They serve great pizza and some good pub snacks.
This is a local recently refurbished pub, perfectly situated opposite Peckham Rye park. Good for Sunday Roast and a drink:-)
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The Clock House
196a Peckham Rye
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This is a local recently refurbished pub, perfectly situated opposite Peckham Rye park. Good for Sunday Roast and a drink:-)
We find it to be a bit 'posh' and expensive but it has a nice decor and its worth visiting for the contrast experience to e.g. The Nags Head, another local pub. Good for watching sport too.
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The Rye
31 Peckham Rye
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We find it to be a bit 'posh' and expensive but it has a nice decor and its worth visiting for the contrast experience to e.g. The Nags Head, another local pub. Good for watching sport too.
It looks a bit daunting from the outside (black tinted windows dont help) but it's one of the few remaining original pubs where locals go for a drink. Worth checking out for the real taste of the city
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The Nags Head London
231 Rye Lane
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It looks a bit daunting from the outside (black tinted windows dont help) but it's one of the few remaining original pubs where locals go for a drink. Worth checking out for the real taste of the city
Lovely old pub, serves traditional real ales as well as London-brewed craft beers, excellent wine and spirits. Food is not bad either;-)
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The White Horse P H
20-22 Peckham Rye
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Lovely old pub, serves traditional real ales as well as London-brewed craft beers, excellent wine and spirits. Food is not bad either;-)

Arts & Culture

An old fashioned cinema with comfy sofas and a cafe with a lovely garden area. Perfect for a lazy Sunday brunch.
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East Dulwich Picturehouse
116a Lordship Ln
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An old fashioned cinema with comfy sofas and a cafe with a lovely garden area. Perfect for a lazy Sunday brunch.
Peckhamplex is our local multi-screen cinema. The only thing you really need to know about this place is that tickets are just £4.99 – or £5.99 if you want to see a film in 3D – all day, every day.
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Peckhamplex
95A Rye Ln
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Peckhamplex is our local multi-screen cinema. The only thing you really need to know about this place is that tickets are just £4.99 – or £5.99 if you want to see a film in 3D – all day, every day.
SLG is a free contemporary art gallery with an international reputation for exhibitions and performance events. “One of the most elegant art spaces in London” according to Guardian.
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South London Gallery
65 Peckham Rd
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SLG is a free contemporary art gallery with an international reputation for exhibitions and performance events. “One of the most elegant art spaces in London” according to Guardian.
An artist-run gallery with events running alongside the exhibitions – such as weekly crit. groups and artists’ talks. A strong addition to the current Peckham art scene.
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The Sunday Painter
117-119 S Lambeth Rd
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An artist-run gallery with events running alongside the exhibitions – such as weekly crit. groups and artists’ talks. A strong addition to the current Peckham art scene.
Local art gallery and a creative community charity. They support artists, run workshops and have a monthly exhibition program. You'll find them on Peckham Square.
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Peckham Bus Station
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Local art gallery and a creative community charity. They support artists, run workshops and have a monthly exhibition program. You'll find them on Peckham Square.

Food Scene

Busy, family friendly cafe serving breakfast (English & continental), sandwiches, salads, handmade cakes and daily specials. All products are free range, fair trade and locally sourced.
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The Round - Peckham Rye
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Busy, family friendly cafe serving breakfast (English & continental), sandwiches, salads, handmade cakes and daily specials. All products are free range, fair trade and locally sourced.
A family run Italian restaurant with a nice homely feel to it. Good food, good atmosphere, great service and value for money. Tasty pastas, pizzas, seafood and meat dishes. Closed on Sundays.
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Il Giardino
7 Blenheim Grove
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A family run Italian restaurant with a nice homely feel to it. Good food, good atmosphere, great service and value for money. Tasty pastas, pizzas, seafood and meat dishes. Closed on Sundays.
Amazing Balkan food (one of the owners is Albanian) such as grilled octopus, grilled squid, courgette fritters, marinated quail, and lots of greek wine. Food that's worth travelling for!
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Peckham Bazaar
119 Consort Rd
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Amazing Balkan food (one of the owners is Albanian) such as grilled octopus, grilled squid, courgette fritters, marinated quail, and lots of greek wine. Food that's worth travelling for!
Artusi is in the fancy bit of Peckham and its very popular. Serving e.g. ox heart with olives (£5), spaghetti with sardines and pine nuts (£10.50) or leg of lamb with aubergine and courgette (£13).
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Artusi
161 Bellenden Rd
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Artusi is in the fancy bit of Peckham and its very popular. Serving e.g. ox heart with olives (£5), spaghetti with sardines and pine nuts (£10.50) or leg of lamb with aubergine and courgette (£13).
We love this place, It's small and cramped, but that's part of its charm. It's very reasonably priced, and you can bring your own alcohol (corkage applies) Tasty Thai food such as Chicken Green Curry.
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Thai Corner Cafe
44 N Cross Rd
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We love this place, It's small and cramped, but that's part of its charm. It's very reasonably priced, and you can bring your own alcohol (corkage applies) Tasty Thai food such as Chicken Green Curry.
Modern European menu that changes daily. Good place for brunch, dinner or a coffee and cake or a freshly squeezed juice. Open till late on Tuesday till Saturdays and for brunch on Fridays to Sundays.
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Pedler
One Canada Square
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Modern European menu that changes daily. Good place for brunch, dinner or a coffee and cake or a freshly squeezed juice. Open till late on Tuesday till Saturdays and for brunch on Fridays to Sundays.
A Peckham favourite serving healthy and tasty south Indian food. Take-away option available. Small menu that changes quite often,.. but remains delicious.
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Ganapati
38 Holly Grove
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A Peckham favourite serving healthy and tasty south Indian food. Take-away option available. Small menu that changes quite often,.. but remains delicious.
Chocolate shop and cafe, set up in 2008 by an artisan chocolatier Isabelle. They serve cakes, hot chocolate, ice-creams etc. and they also run chocolate making workshops.
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Melange Chocolate
2 Maxted Rd
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Chocolate shop and cafe, set up in 2008 by an artisan chocolatier Isabelle. They serve cakes, hot chocolate, ice-creams etc. and they also run chocolate making workshops.
Great place to sit down for a cup of coffee and some cake or a light snack. Open everyday till 5:30pm.
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Petitou
63 Choumert Rd
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Great place to sit down for a cup of coffee and some cake or a light snack. Open everyday till 5:30pm.
If you enjoy classic French cuisine and don't mind paying a bit more for good food this might the right place to go for dinner. They serve foie gras, moules mariniere etc..
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Le Chardon
65 Lordship Ln
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If you enjoy classic French cuisine and don't mind paying a bit more for good food this might the right place to go for dinner. They serve foie gras, moules mariniere etc..
Perfect place to have some English Breakfast in a proper 'greasy spoon'. If you're not that hungry you can always get a bacon butty or a sausage sandwich and some 'builders tea'.
Cheltenham Cafe
124 Cheltenham Road
Perfect place to have some English Breakfast in a proper 'greasy spoon'. If you're not that hungry you can always get a bacon butty or a sausage sandwich and some 'builders tea'.
Great local coffee shop that also operates as bar at the weekends. Serves cakes, sandwiches and a great Soya Latte. There's a garden at the back and the music is always great.
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Lerryn's
200 Rye Lane
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Great local coffee shop that also operates as bar at the weekends. Serves cakes, sandwiches and a great Soya Latte. There's a garden at the back and the music is always great.
A brilliant local Thai restaurant that serves tasty food and has very interesting dishes on the menu. Check out their Marinated Raw Salmon Salad, Grilled Scallops or Green Rabbit Curry.
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The Begging Bowl
168 Bellenden Rd
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A brilliant local Thai restaurant that serves tasty food and has very interesting dishes on the menu. Check out their Marinated Raw Salmon Salad, Grilled Scallops or Green Rabbit Curry.
It's a nice neighbourhood cafe serving breakfast, sandwiches, coffee, cakes and pastries.
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French Cafe Bistrot
44 Forest Hill Rd
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It's a nice neighbourhood cafe serving breakfast, sandwiches, coffee, cakes and pastries.
Maloko is a very affordable vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free creperie. The menu comprises sweet crepes and savoury galettes: the latter are made from buckwheat (so great for those with food intolerances) It is open from 8.30am ish through 'til 10pm ish 7 days a week.
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Maloko
60 Camberwell Church St
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Maloko is a very affordable vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free creperie. The menu comprises sweet crepes and savoury galettes: the latter are made from buckwheat (so great for those with food intolerances) It is open from 8.30am ish through 'til 10pm ish 7 days a week.
Zeret serves Ethiopian cuisine. (Zeret itself is a name that comes from a small village in northern Ethiopia) The menu includes mostly chicken, lamb and beef stews made with butter, garlic and ginger served on pancake-like flatbread called enjera. Perfect for communal/sharing meals with friends and family.
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Zeret Kitchen
216-218 Camberwell Rd
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Zeret serves Ethiopian cuisine. (Zeret itself is a name that comes from a small village in northern Ethiopia) The menu includes mostly chicken, lamb and beef stews made with butter, garlic and ginger served on pancake-like flatbread called enjera. Perfect for communal/sharing meals with friends and family.
A lovely non-fancy restaurant on Bellenden Road, serves amazing dim sum and you can bring your own alcohol (BYOB).
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Lovely House Dim Sum Restaurant
119 Bellenden Rd
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A lovely non-fancy restaurant on Bellenden Road, serves amazing dim sum and you can bring your own alcohol (BYOB).
Nice local restaurant, serves food such as mussels, truffled celeriac soup and also a Full English Breakfast otherwise known as fry-up.
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The Habit
60 Nunhead Ln
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Nice local restaurant, serves food such as mussels, truffled celeriac soup and also a Full English Breakfast otherwise known as fry-up.
Bánh Bánh (previously run as a pop-up at Bussey Building) serves authentic Vietnamese home-style street food. Restaurant opened in February 2016 but got popular very quickly so make sure to book a table. It's a great example of a family run business (run by five siblings!)
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Bánh Bánh
46 Peckham Rye
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Bánh Bánh (previously run as a pop-up at Bussey Building) serves authentic Vietnamese home-style street food. Restaurant opened in February 2016 but got popular very quickly so make sure to book a table. It's a great example of a family run business (run by five siblings!)

Sightseeing

Nunhead Cemetery is one of the seven Victorian cemeteries in London (and second largest!). It is now partly a nature reserve and it's a fascinating and peaceful place, perfect for a walk.
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Nunhead Cemetery
Linden Grove
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Nunhead Cemetery is one of the seven Victorian cemeteries in London (and second largest!). It is now partly a nature reserve and it's a fascinating and peaceful place, perfect for a walk.

Entertainment & Activities

The Dish and The Spoon is explicitly child friendly, with a large play area so it's perfect if you're traveling with a toddler. Daily menu usually features soups, sandwiches, tarts, salads and cakes.
The Dish & The Spoon
61 Cheltenham Rd
The Dish and The Spoon is explicitly child friendly, with a large play area so it's perfect if you're traveling with a toddler. Daily menu usually features soups, sandwiches, tarts, salads and cakes.

Everything Else

If you're an avid yoga enthusiast and would like to take a class while you're in London, we recommend Yogarise, an amazing yoga studio in Bussey Building in Peckham. Check out roof top yoga classes:-)
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YogaRise Peckham
133 Copeland Road
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If you're an avid yoga enthusiast and would like to take a class while you're in London, we recommend Yogarise, an amazing yoga studio in Bussey Building in Peckham. Check out roof top yoga classes:-)

Shopping

Local vintage shop. It's tiny but full of amazing clothes, shoes and handbags selected by the lovely owner Heather.
CHICHIRARA
40 Hindmans Rd
Local vintage shop. It's tiny but full of amazing clothes, shoes and handbags selected by the lovely owner Heather.
A great gift ift shop with many gift ideas that you may come up just by visiting it.
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41 N Cross Rd
A great gift ift shop with many gift ideas that you may come up just by visiting it.
Need a perfume for yourself, a friend or even your cat? Then Roullier White is the place to go. They also sell quirky items like hand-drawn London maps etc. Great place for picking up a gift.
Roullier White
125 Lordship Ln
Need a perfume for yourself, a friend or even your cat? Then Roullier White is the place to go. They also sell quirky items like hand-drawn London maps etc. Great place for picking up a gift.
If you'd like to send your friends a beautiful and original postcard from London this award-winning card shop is the place to go.
Postmark
59 N Cross Rd
If you'd like to send your friends a beautiful and original postcard from London this award-winning card shop is the place to go.