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Crystal Palace area guide

Keep busy in Crystal Palace with Time Out's guide to restaurants, bars, pubs and things to do in SE19

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Crystal Palace occupies a privileged position in the topography of London – one of the highest points in the city, at 367 feet. The views, consequently, are amazing and the streets steep. The hub of the community is the central triangle formed by the one-way system of Church Road, Westow Hill and Westow Street, lined with pubs, restaurants like Joanna's and Exhibitions Rooms, and independent shops. Vintage is big here and the area is best on a Sunday morning, when junk shops and stalls spill out on to the pavements of Church Road. The glass palace that gave the area its name burnt down back in 1936 but the accompanying park is still a local asset with its famous dinosaurs and National Sports Centre.

The best bits of Crystal Palace

Restaurants in Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace Market

Crystal Palace Market

  • 3 out of 5 stars

 This bustling all-day restaurant, not to be confused with Crystal Palace Food Market, has become part of the critical mass that is turning Crystal Palace into...

Brown & Green

Brown & Green

  • 4 out of 5 stars

With the arrival of the ‘Ginger line’ in Crystal Palace has come a refurb of the lofty Victorian station, a new breed of commuter and a branch of Brown & Green...

Exhibition Rooms

Exhibition Rooms

  • 4 out of 5 stars

The Exhibition Rooms continues to offer a winning combination bang in the heart of the Crystal Palace triangle. It’s a venue that can satisfy a number of...

Crystal Palace highlights

Crystal Palace Park

Crystal Palace Park

Children going through the dinosaur phase always enjoy a visit to 'the monsters' - five dinosaur sculptures that lurk among the trees around the lake. The...

Crystal Palace Food Market

Crystal Palace Food Market

Great south London food market that has loads of scrummy goods on offer, including Malaysian street food, Bickertons fruit vinegar and gluten-free pastries....

Bars and pubs in Crystal Palace

Westow House

Westow House

Dog-friendly ale pub with eight pumps, craft beer in the fridge and a 1950s pinball machine

Beer Rebellion

Beer Rebellion

Beer, burgers and a little bit more at this independent bar, which began life as a pop-up, but is so popular they've stayed put.

Cocktail Embassy

Cocktail Embassy

In Crystal Palace, one of London's many mini-villages south of the river, most of the drinking and dining action happens in the commercial hub known as The...

The White Hart

The White Hart

The White Hart may have all the usual cask ales and specialty ciders that you find in just about every pub in London, but it also has a 'stitch and bitch'...

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Sicilian Art

Sicilian Art

Sicilian pizzeria run by Giulian, who has been making pizzas since he was 16, so he knows a thing or two about the circular dish – Giulian even won second...

Brown & Green

Brown & Green

  • 4 out of 5 stars

With the arrival of the ‘Ginger line’ in Crystal Palace has come a refurb of the lofty Victorian station, a new breed of commuter and a branch of Brown & Green...

Crystal Palace Food Market

Crystal Palace Food Market

Great south London food market that has loads of scrummy goods on offer, including Malaysian street food, Bickertons fruit vinegar and gluten-free pastries.  

Crystal Palace Park

Crystal Palace Park

Children going through the dinosaur phase always enjoy a visit to 'the monsters' - five dinosaur sculptures that lurk among the trees around the lake. The...