Guidebook for London

Sarah
Guidebook for London

Food Scene

40 Maltby St - natural wines to drink in or take away and outstanding seasonal cooking. Understated, friendly place to hang out. Open Weds - Fri. eves & Fri & Sat Lunch (no reservations)
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40 Maltby Street
40 Maltby St
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40 Maltby St - natural wines to drink in or take away and outstanding seasonal cooking. Understated, friendly place to hang out. Open Weds - Fri. eves & Fri & Sat Lunch (no reservations)
Site of the World's first railway station! Exceptional, hidden Saturday morning food market under the railway arches: meat, cheese, ham, fruit & veg, coffee, honey, eggs, micro-brewery etc.
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Spa Terminus
Dockley Road
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Site of the World's first railway station! Exceptional, hidden Saturday morning food market under the railway arches: meat, cheese, ham, fruit & veg, coffee, honey, eggs, micro-brewery etc.
The most famous food market in London. Nicknamed "London's larder", the market comes to life from Wed. to Saturday. Find the best quality meat, game, fish & seafood, fruit & veg, cheese, bread and much more. There are also some excellent restaurants in the market and surrounding streets such as Wright Bros, Elliots, Arabica, Padella, Brindisa etc
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Borough Market
Borough High Street
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The most famous food market in London. Nicknamed "London's larder", the market comes to life from Wed. to Saturday. Find the best quality meat, game, fish & seafood, fruit & veg, cheese, bread and much more. There are also some excellent restaurants in the market and surrounding streets such as Wright Bros, Elliots, Arabica, Padella, Brindisa etc
Tiny tapas bar run by well-known Spanish chef Jose Pizarro. Always crowded but great tapas and atmosphere. Be prepared to stand!
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José
104 Bermondsey St
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Tiny tapas bar run by well-known Spanish chef Jose Pizarro. Always crowded but great tapas and atmosphere. Be prepared to stand!
Spanish restaurant serving unusual tapas and delicious meals and wine. Run by acclaimed chef, Jose Pizarro, who also has the tiny tapas bar Jose further up Bermondsey St.
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Pizarro
194 Bermondsey St
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Spanish restaurant serving unusual tapas and delicious meals and wine. Run by acclaimed chef, Jose Pizarro, who also has the tiny tapas bar Jose further up Bermondsey St.
Relaxed coffee shop with friendly staff and great coffee. Good for breakfast and light lunch.
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Hej Coffee - Bermondsey
1 Bermondsey Square
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Relaxed coffee shop with friendly staff and great coffee. Good for breakfast and light lunch.
Great little Japanese place for eating in or takeaway. Interesting and reasonably priced food.
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Wawa
173 Tower Bridge Road
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Great little Japanese place for eating in or takeaway. Interesting and reasonably priced food.
Part of a small chain of pizza restaurants (takeaway too) serving cheaply priced wood-oven baked, sourdough pizza with carefully sourced fresh ingredients.
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Franco Manca
52 Broadway Market
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Part of a small chain of pizza restaurants (takeaway too) serving cheaply priced wood-oven baked, sourdough pizza with carefully sourced fresh ingredients.
Good place for a reasonably-priced, slap up full English breakfast. Also open lunchtimes serving good, simple Turkish food.
Roca Cafe
188 Grange Rd
Good place for a reasonably-priced, slap up full English breakfast. Also open lunchtimes serving good, simple Turkish food.
Hidden gem! This little coffee shop is the perfect antidote to shopping in Tesco's just down the road. Sweet and friendly staff, great coffee and cakes and simple food.
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Crol and Co
77 Dunton Rd
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Hidden gem! This little coffee shop is the perfect antidote to shopping in Tesco's just down the road. Sweet and friendly staff, great coffee and cakes and simple food.
Award-winning tiny cafe serving great coffee and snacks to eat in or take away. Friendly atmosphere and staff.
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The Watch House
199 Bermondsey St
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Award-winning tiny cafe serving great coffee and snacks to eat in or take away. Friendly atmosphere and staff.
Delicious, reasonably priced fresh pasta
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Flour & Grape
214 Bermondsey St
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Delicious, reasonably priced fresh pasta
Bustling weekend food market. Amazing selection of food to eat on the spot or take away.
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Maltby Street piac
Maltby Street
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Bustling weekend food market. Amazing selection of food to eat on the spot or take away.
Fresh bread and pastries to take away or eat in tiny cafe
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Comptoir Gourmand Bermondsey
96 Bermondsey St
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Fresh bread and pastries to take away or eat in tiny cafe
Delicious Italian food, great service and atmosphere. Cafe Murano is part of Michelin-starred chef, Angela Hartnett's group of restaurants. Be sure to book.
Cafe Murano Bermondsey
184 Bermondsey St
Delicious Italian food, great service and atmosphere. Cafe Murano is part of Michelin-starred chef, Angela Hartnett's group of restaurants. Be sure to book.

Parks & Nature

A pleasant patch of green in the middle of Bermondsey. Good for dog-walking, a quiet stroll or a jog round the circular 333 metre running track.
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Bermondsey Spa Gardens
15 Spa Rd
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A pleasant patch of green in the middle of Bermondsey. Good for dog-walking, a quiet stroll or a jog round the circular 333 metre running track.

Drinks & Nightlife

Sip a cocktail while looking at the view from the 31st floor of The Shard (the tallest building in Europe). No reservation necessary for the bar.
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Aqua Shard
31 St Thomas St
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Sip a cocktail while looking at the view from the 31st floor of The Shard (the tallest building in Europe). No reservation necessary for the bar.
Nice independent local pub with young, friendly staff serving some interesting beers and good, reasonably priced traditional pub food (ploughman's, great fish & chips, Sunday roast etc)
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Simon The Tanner
231 Long Ln
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Nice independent local pub with young, friendly staff serving some interesting beers and good, reasonably priced traditional pub food (ploughman's, great fish & chips, Sunday roast etc)
Recently refurbished pub with friendly Aussie landlord and resident Irish terrier. Pizza oven. Food served Weds - Sun eves & Sat and Sunday lunchtimes. Closest pub to the house.
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The Grange Pub
104 Grange Rd
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Recently refurbished pub with friendly Aussie landlord and resident Irish terrier. Pizza oven. Food served Weds - Sun eves & Sat and Sunday lunchtimes. Closest pub to the house.

Sightseeing

No commentary necessary! The no. 78 bus goes from outside the house to the Tower of London in 15 minutes.
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Londoni Tower
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No commentary necessary! The no. 78 bus goes from outside the house to the Tower of London in 15 minutes.
Take a boat trip or a river bus from Tower Pier upstream to Westminster and The London Eye or downstream to Greenwich and the Thames Barrier.
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Tower Millennium Pier
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Take a boat trip or a river bus from Tower Pier upstream to Westminster and The London Eye or downstream to Greenwich and the Thames Barrier.
Stroll along the Thames and enjoy the view of Tower Bridge. It opens several times a day to let through tall-masted boats and barges. Stop at one of the restaurants or bars in the restored warehouses.
Butler's Wharf West
Stroll along the Thames and enjoy the view of Tower Bridge. It opens several times a day to let through tall-masted boats and barges. Stop at one of the restaurants or bars in the restored warehouses.
Thousand year old cathedral on the banks of the Thames. A quiet haven to escape to from the tourists and shoppers in Borough Market. Sunny terrace behind where you can relax with a coffee and cake.
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Southwarki székesegyház
London Bridge
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Thousand year old cathedral on the banks of the Thames. A quiet haven to escape to from the tourists and shoppers in Borough Market. Sunny terrace behind where you can relax with a coffee and cake.

Arts & Culture

London's modern and contemporary art museum, housed in an impressive 1930's former power station on the banks of the Thames. The permanent collection is free to visit. Amazing views from the top!
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Tate Modern
Bankside
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London's modern and contemporary art museum, housed in an impressive 1930's former power station on the banks of the Thames. The permanent collection is free to visit. Amazing views from the top!
Reconstruction of Elizabethan theatre sited here in Shakespeare's time. Acclaimed productions of Shakespeare's plays shown here in the summer months.
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Shakespeare Globe Színház
21 New Globe Walk
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Reconstruction of Elizabethan theatre sited here in Shakespeare's time. Acclaimed productions of Shakespeare's plays shown here in the summer months.
Founded by British fashion designer Zandra Rhodes. Fashion-related exhibitions.
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Fashion and Textile Museum
83 Bermondsey St
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Founded by British fashion designer Zandra Rhodes. Fashion-related exhibitions.
Large contemporary art space owned by Jay Jopling, credited with discovering Damian Hirst (of formaldehyde shark fame!). The gallery represents many well-known artists including Gilbert & George.
234 helybéli ajánlásával
White Cube Bermondsey
Bermondsey Street
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Large contemporary art space owned by Jay Jopling, credited with discovering Damian Hirst (of formaldehyde shark fame!). The gallery represents many well-known artists including Gilbert & George.

Essentials

Open 7am - 11pm daily (including Sundays) Small supermaket with good quality basic provisions.
292 helybéli ajánlásával
Sainsbury's Local
13-14 Bermondsey Square
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Open 7am - 11pm daily (including Sundays) Small supermaket with good quality basic provisions.
Urgent care centre. For urgent treatment of minor injuries or illness. Open daily 8am - 8pm, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
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Guy's Hospital
Great Maze Pond
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Urgent care centre. For urgent treatment of minor injuries or illness. Open daily 8am - 8pm, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
Main Post Office also commission-free Bureau de Change
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Post Office
167 Vauxhall Bridge Rd
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Main Post Office also commission-free Bureau de Change

Shopping

If you need to do a big supermarket shop!
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Tesco Superstore
107 Dunton Rd
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If you need to do a big supermarket shop!
Remnants of the old Bermondsey Antiques Market (infamous for the market ouvert law) which takes place from early morning on Fridays. Used to cover the whole area, now down to about 50 stalls.
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Bermondsey Antique Market
11 Bermondsey Square
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Remnants of the old Bermondsey Antiques Market (infamous for the market ouvert law) which takes place from early morning on Fridays. Used to cover the whole area, now down to about 50 stalls.
Reclamation, vintage furniture and objects. An Aladdin's cave under the railway arches!
10 helybéli ajánlásával
LASSCO Ropewalk
7 Maltby St
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Reclamation, vintage furniture and objects. An Aladdin's cave under the railway arches!
Gorgeous baby and children's clothes and toys plus a few things for the grown-ups.
Tin Lid
142 Bermondsey St
Gorgeous baby and children's clothes and toys plus a few things for the grown-ups.