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Food Scene
People travel from all over London to eat at this taverna-style restaurant; on a residential road east of Rye Lane, it's not a place you'd just stumble across. Albanian owner John Gionleka uses a charcoal grill to cook sweet prawn kebabs, courgette fritters and pork and lamb adanas with baba ganoush. Egyptian stuffed quail is served with roast aubergine, and a slow braised shoulder of Welsh lamb comes with coco beans and Charleston peppers. In short: it's worth the trip.
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Peckham Bazaar
119 Consort RdPeople travel from all over London to eat at this taverna-style restaurant; on a residential road east of Rye Lane, it's not a place you'd just stumble across. Albanian owner John Gionleka uses a charcoal grill to cook sweet prawn kebabs, courgette fritters and pork and lamb adanas with baba ganoush. Egyptian stuffed quail is served with roast aubergine, and a slow braised shoulder of Welsh lamb comes with coco beans and Charleston peppers. In short: it's worth the trip.
One of the best Italian restaurants in London. A locally loved Peckham spot that punches well above its weight, serving seriously good home-made pasta with simple ingredients: hazelnut, brown butter, Parmesan and sage; grilled squid, winter tomatoes, spinach and mint; fennel sausage and 'nduja. The menu, which changes seasonally, is scribbled on large chalkboards on the white walls of this Bellenden Road spot. Start with a short tumbler of Aperol Spritz and do save room for pudding of Torta Sbrisolona, an Italian almond cake, or homemade ice cream.
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Artusi
161 Bellenden RdOne of the best Italian restaurants in London. A locally loved Peckham spot that punches well above its weight, serving seriously good home-made pasta with simple ingredients: hazelnut, brown butter, Parmesan and sage; grilled squid, winter tomatoes, spinach and mint; fennel sausage and 'nduja. The menu, which changes seasonally, is scribbled on large chalkboards on the white walls of this Bellenden Road spot. Start with a short tumbler of Aperol Spritz and do save room for pudding of Torta Sbrisolona, an Italian almond cake, or homemade ice cream.
A riot of palm print, white vegetable-shaped ceramic lampshades and brown medicine bottles filled with water. Grab a spot at the bar for Little Bird gin cocktails followed by sharing plates: spiced lamb tacos, charred cauliflower with beer cheese and feta, golden beetroots, turnips, whipped ricotta and fried capers. The sensational frizzle chicken, served with cheesy grits and 'attitude sauce', is on the menu at brunch, lunch and supper. And if you're lucky there may be a tray of pumpkin doughnuts on the bar too. Book ahead if you're planning to visit on a weekend.
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Pedler
One Canada SquareA riot of palm print, white vegetable-shaped ceramic lampshades and brown medicine bottles filled with water. Grab a spot at the bar for Little Bird gin cocktails followed by sharing plates: spiced lamb tacos, charred cauliflower with beer cheese and feta, golden beetroots, turnips, whipped ricotta and fried capers. The sensational frizzle chicken, served with cheesy grits and 'attitude sauce', is on the menu at brunch, lunch and supper. And if you're lucky there may be a tray of pumpkin doughnuts on the bar too. Book ahead if you're planning to visit on a weekend.
An excellent spot for unusual Thai sharing plates on Bellenden Road. The duck-leg curry is topped with watermelon radish and pickled kohlrabi and a whole squid comes with a sour chilli sauce. The dining room has a modern feel, with painted reclaimed wood and a greenhouse courtyard which is particularly nice on a summer's evening. The restaurant doesn't take reservations for groups less than six, so if it's just a couple of you put your name down and have a drink at the Victoria Inn across the road.
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The Begging Bowl
168 Bellenden RdAn excellent spot for unusual Thai sharing plates on Bellenden Road. The duck-leg curry is topped with watermelon radish and pickled kohlrabi and a whole squid comes with a sour chilli sauce. The dining room has a modern feel, with painted reclaimed wood and a greenhouse courtyard which is particularly nice on a summer's evening. The restaurant doesn't take reservations for groups less than six, so if it's just a couple of you put your name down and have a drink at the Victoria Inn across the road.
Drinks & Nightlife
Raising a glass is always easier when you’re already on a roof. And visiting Frank’s – one of the original carpark roof bars, and a firm fixture on any London bucket list – means that said glass will be filled with Italian cocktails like Negronis and Aperol spritzes. Though usually not at the same time.
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Frank's Cafe
95A Rye LnRaising a glass is always easier when you’re already on a roof. And visiting Frank’s – one of the original carpark roof bars, and a firm fixture on any London bucket list – means that said glass will be filled with Italian cocktails like Negronis and Aperol spritzes. Though usually not at the same time.
Spoiler alert: this is a story that involves you, a few buddies, and an industrially styled bar tucked under a Peckham Rye railway arch, with an ending that – after their notorious cocktail happy hour from 6-7 – you probably won’t remember. It’s been around for almost 15 years but the firepit out front and tasty burgers from local butchers Flock & Herd keep it a front runner.
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Bar Story
213 Blenheim GroveSpoiler alert: this is a story that involves you, a few buddies, and an industrially styled bar tucked under a Peckham Rye railway arch, with an ending that – after their notorious cocktail happy hour from 6-7 – you probably won’t remember. It’s been around for almost 15 years but the firepit out front and tasty burgers from local butchers Flock & Herd keep it a front runner.
Peckham Springs, a bar-cum-contemporary art gallery tucked under festoon-lit railway arches with pallet board furniture. Open on Fridays and Saturdays (with a competing happy hour from 6-7pm), it boasts a buzzing atmosphere, decently priced cocktails and street food vans to keep you in good spirits.
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Peckham Springs
Peckham Springs, a bar-cum-contemporary art gallery tucked under festoon-lit railway arches with pallet board furniture. Open on Fridays and Saturdays (with a competing happy hour from 6-7pm), it boasts a buzzing atmosphere, decently priced cocktails and street food vans to keep you in good spirits.
Conveniently placing three of the best bars in Peckham in one handy, accessible car park, Peckham Levels combines multidisciplinary arts spaces with live music, street food traders, and three bars in the form of West (a natural wine bar), Godiva (a craft taproom), and the Near Far Bar – a brightly decorated cocktail bar from the team behind Old Street’s Magic Roundabout.
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Peckham Levels
95a Rye LnConveniently placing three of the best bars in Peckham in one handy, accessible car park, Peckham Levels combines multidisciplinary arts spaces with live music, street food traders, and three bars in the form of West (a natural wine bar), Godiva (a craft taproom), and the Near Far Bar – a brightly decorated cocktail bar from the team behind Old Street’s Magic Roundabout.