Restaurants

Lobster Pot

For the past 17 years, London fish-lovers have been coming to Kennington to sit in this wonderfully kitsch room, festooned with fishing nets, lobster pots, lifebuoys,...

Kennington: 3 Kennington Lane, SE11 4RG

Distance: 0.2 mls

Brasserie Toulouse Lautrec

Bringing a touch of French flair to Kennington, Brasserie Toulouse Lautrec is a traditional brasserie and wine bar set inside a lovingly refurbished English pub. It is...

Kennington: 140 Newington Butts , London, SE11 4RN

Distance: 0.2 mls

Nando's

Elephant & Castle: Metro Central, 119 Newington Causeway, SE1 6BA

Distance: 0.4 mls

Lye Torng Thai Restaurant

Nestled in the heart of South London, near Elephant & Castle, Lye Torng is a relaxed and unpretentious restaurant serving up authentic Thai cuisine. In the evening,...

Elephant & Castle: 35 St Georges Road , London, SE1 6EW

Distance: 0.4 mls

Pacific Kitchen @ The William

If you're looking for a cosy, atmospheric Vietnamese in London – the Pacific Kitchen comes highly recommended from locals, Vietnamese ex-pats and pho fans alike....

Elephant & Castle: King William IV 16 Harper Road , London, SE1 6AD

Distance: 0.4 mls

La Luna

This real local draws equally real locals for a rustic Italian experience. The menu is chock full of pizzas and pastas (the main attraction for regulars), with a...

Southwark: 380 Walworth Road, SE17 2NG

Distance: 0.5 mls

WJ Arment

Few London restaurants can match the city's last remaining pie and mash shops for simple authenticity. Their menu has altered little since the mid 19th century: a...

Walworth: 7 & 9 Westmoreland Road, SE17 2AX

Distance: 0.5 mls

Red Sea

With its relaxed, bistro feel, Camberwell’s Red Sea mixes grown up sophistication with family friendly dining. Simply decorated in neutral tones with a glass...

Elephant & Castle: 85 Camberwell Road , London, SE5 0EZ

Distance: 0.6 mls

Pizza Express

Kennington: 316 Kennington Road, SE11 4LD

Distance: 0.7 mls

El Vergel

For the perfect lunch here, arrive late when most of the local office workers have returned to work. Then, armed with a magazine or book, indulge in a tortilla...

London Bridge: 8 Lant Street, SE1 1QR

Distance: 0.7 mls

Laughing Gravy

Jokey monikers on restaurants can be off-putting – this one comes from the name of Laurel and Hardy’s dog, star of a movie of the same title – but maybe you have...

Waterloo: 154 Blackfriars Road, SE1 8EN

Distance: 0.7 mls

M Manze

Few London restaurants can match the city's last remaining pie and mash shops for simple authenticity. Their menu has altered little since the mid 19th century: a...

Bermondsey: 87 Tower Bridge Road, SE1 4TW

Distance: 0.8 mls

Tower Tandoori

One of the oldest tandoori restaurants in London has had a makeover, with lovely new decor and lighting, but it still offers the same sumptuous Indian cooking that has...

Borough: 74-76 Tower Bridge Rd , London, SE1 4TP

Distance: 0.8 mls

Kazakh Kyrgyz Restaurant

Central Asian eats in Camberwell

Camberwell: Pasha Hotel, 158 Camberwell Road, SE5 0EE

Distance: 0.8 mls

Orient Express - British Pullman Train

Originally conceived by George Mortimer Pullman as a “palace on wheels”, the Orient Express British Pullman train is the stuff legends are made of. The train...

Bermondsey: Orient Express Hotels, Trains & Cruises 20 Upper Ground , London, SE1 9PF

Distance: 0.8 mls

Masters Super Fish

This ‘proper’ chippie may not immediately impress, but beyond the initial impresssion created by mint-green paintwork, exposed new-brick walls and peach...

Waterloo: 191 Waterloo Road, SE1 8UX

Distance: 0.8 mls

Chumleigh Gardens Café

The quaint Chumleigh almshouses and magnificent gardens are a pleasant surprise in rather barren Burgess Park. The café, situated between the compact Mediterranean...

Camberwell: Chumleigh Gardens, Burgess Park, SE5 0RJ

Distance: 0.8 mls

Ragged Canteen

Daytime art gallery café

Vauxhall: Beaconsfield, 22 Newport Street, SE11 6AY

Distance: 0.8 mls

Hiba

A Lebanese outpost in previously uncharted Borough High Street, Hiba has stylish, retro furnishings of olive-green and brown. The look may not be classic Lebanese, but...

Borough: Maya House, 134-138 Borough High Street, SE1 1LB

Distance: 0.9 mls

Cotto

Since the Romans left, the Italians have been operating a policy of conquering the world's palate, plate by plate, and traditionally-run family restaurants like Cotto...

Waterloo: 89 Westminster Road , London, SE1 7HR

Distance: 0.9 mls

Waterloo Bar and Kitchen

Next door to the Old Vic, the Waterloo Bar and Kitchen invariably feeds and waters theatre fans of an evening, and by day looks after local office workers and...

Waterloo: 131 Waterloo Road , London, SE1 8UR

Distance: 0.9 mls

Zeitgeist

The main draw at this revamped Victorian pub near Lambeth Walk is its range of German beers – 30 and counting. While most are bottled, those on draught range from...

Vauxhall: 49-51 Black Prince Road, SE11 6AB

Distance: 0.9 mls

Baltic

Baltic’s wow factor never wanes. Make your way through the lively bar to the high-ceilinged main room, its stark whiteness punctuated by exposed beams, bare red...

Waterloo: 74 Blackfriars Road, SE1 8HA

Distance: 0.9 mls

Bermondsey Kitchen

A classic piece of once-workaday old London, Bermondsey Street has taken on a much more suave look of late, as its former sweatshops are taken over by studios, chic...

London Bridge: 194 Bermondsey Street, SE1 3TQ

Distance: 0.9 mls

Livebait - SE1

Livebait has got just the right stuff to lure hungry diners into its bright, friendly restaurant. The atmosphere is brasserie-ish in the sense that it's informal and...

Waterloo: 43 The Cut , London, SE1 8LF

Distance: 0.9 mls

Tas

Waterloo: 33 The Cut, SE1 8LF

Distance: 0.9 mls

Pizza Paradiso

The restaurant, formerly known as Ristorante Olivetti, may have gone mainstream with its name, and expanded from being a one-off Soho stalwart to a six-restaurant...

Waterloo: 61 The Cut, SE1 8LL

Distance: 0.9 mls

Cubana

Cubana is a discovery place. Definitely not just another overpriced chain-run theme bar, Cubana is a genuine Cuban-Latino bar-restaurant with some of London's best...

Waterloo: 48 Lower Marsh , London, SE1 7RG

Distance: 0.9 mls

Tas Café

London Bridge: 76 Borough High Street, SE1 1LL

Distance: 0.9 mls