Bermondsey, London
Food & drinks
Cafes, pubs, restaurants, markets
NoNo: hole-in-the-wall cafe with great coffee (frequently rotating beans: Monmouth, Redemption Roasters, Elsewhere and more), pastries, breads and spreads from local bakers and makers. Plus ice cream sandwiches from a Michelin starred former chef.
Serve Well café: top quality greasy spoon (providing you just order the basics - stay simple and you’ll be fine! Don’t be seduced by the the thought of hollandaise sauce...)
12 West Ln
12 West LaneNoNo: hole-in-the-wall cafe with great coffee (frequently rotating beans: Monmouth, Redemption Roasters, Elsewhere and more), pastries, breads and spreads from local bakers and makers. Plus ice cream sandwiches from a Michelin starred former chef.
Serve Well café: top quality greasy spoon (providing you just order the basics - stay simple and you’ll be fine! Don’t be seduced by the the thought of hollandaise sauce...)
Top quality local pub. It’s a “quiet pub” so no music, which is great for catching up with friends but doesn’t leave the pub vibe-less. Friendly atmosphere, great for families and kid-free alike.
Currently servings takeaways to outside drink in the park or along the Thames.
179 locals recommend
The Angel
61 St Giles High StTop quality local pub. It’s a “quiet pub” so no music, which is great for catching up with friends but doesn’t leave the pub vibe-less. Friendly atmosphere, great for families and kid-free alike.
Currently servings takeaways to outside drink in the park or along the Thames.
Historic pub “where The Mayflower set sail from”, you’ll usually find a fair few American tourists in the pub for this reason.
Otherwise great food and drinks, plus the pub building itself is mostly all original and very quirky. Balcony jutting out over the Thames for great water views.
It does get absolutely rammed to standing room only on the weekends.
200 locals recommend
The Mayflower Pub
117 Rotherhithe StHistoric pub “where The Mayflower set sail from”, you’ll usually find a fair few American tourists in the pub for this reason.
Otherwise great food and drinks, plus the pub building itself is mostly all original and very quirky. Balcony jutting out over the Thames for great water views.
It does get absolutely rammed to standing room only on the weekends.
Historic market with vendors selling all types of fresh produce. Plus food trucks/stalls, cafes, bars and restaurants.
1617 locals recommend
Borough Market
Borough High StreetHistoric market with vendors selling all types of fresh produce. Plus food trucks/stalls, cafes, bars and restaurants.
Weekend food market with food trucks/stalls and cafes along the market strip. It also connects to The Arches, which is a walk of local makers and suppliers (produce, honey, jam, bakers, butchers, etc).
292 locals recommend
Maltby Street Market
Maltby StreetWeekend food market with food trucks/stalls and cafes along the market strip. It also connects to The Arches, which is a walk of local makers and suppliers (produce, honey, jam, bakers, butchers, etc).
Nautical themed pub with outdoor space. Mostly frequented by locals and a nice change of pace from the busier Angel and Mayflower, which can get touristy.
Great food, mostly locally sourced.
11 locals recommend
The Ship Rotherhithe
39-47 Saint Marychurch StNautical themed pub with outdoor space. Mostly frequented by locals and a nice change of pace from the busier Angel and Mayflower, which can get touristy.
Great food, mostly locally sourced.
Nature
Local parks and green spaces
Great park with many opportunities to be a dog watching creeper. Also has sports field, basic exercise equipment, children’s playground and an ornamental garden. Plus a small art gallery for local artists and a cafe. What more could you want in a park?!
164 locals recommend
Southwark Park
Gomm RoadGreat park with many opportunities to be a dog watching creeper. Also has sports field, basic exercise equipment, children’s playground and an ornamental garden. Plus a small art gallery for local artists and a cafe. What more could you want in a park?!
Stave Hill Ecological Park
Timber Pond RoadShopping
Shopping complex containing all the essentials: Tesco superstore, Boots, Superdrug, The Rage, Holland & Barrett plus various clothing stores.
It also has a couple of food trucks by the Tesco entrance.
Surrey Quays Shopping Centre
Redriff RoadSainsbury's Local
13-14 Bermondsey SquareClosest Sainsbury’s, small but pretty good selection.
Greek/Turkish/Eastern European supermarket. Great for a variety of fresh produce plus international food not available in the supermarket. Excellent selection of Greek, Cypriot, mediterranean cheeses and pastries.
9 locals recommend
St James Supermarket
191 Southwark Park Rd.Greek/Turkish/Eastern European supermarket. Great for a variety of fresh produce plus international food not available in the supermarket. Excellent selection of Greek, Cypriot, mediterranean cheeses and pastries.
Larger supermarket, bigger than the Sainsbury’s Local but smaller than the one at Surrey Quays shopping centre.
649 locals recommend
Tesco Metro
361 Bethnal Green RdLarger supermarket, bigger than the Sainsbury’s Local but smaller than the one at Surrey Quays shopping centre.