Guidebook for London

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Guidebook for London

Essentials

Nice fresh food at this farmers' market every Saturday morning
12 locals recommend
St Mark's Kennington
Kennington Park Road
12 locals recommend
Nice fresh food at this farmers' market every Saturday morning
Small but very local supermarket for all essential groceries
1336 locals recommend
Tesco Express
179 Shoreditch High St
1336 locals recommend
Small but very local supermarket for all essential groceries
Larger supermarket for all groceries
98 locals recommend
Tesco Superstore
Kennington Lane
98 locals recommend
Larger supermarket for all groceries
Never get stuck for anything: this convenience store is open 24/7. Decent fruit and veg.
84 locals recommend
Nisa Local
400-404 York Way
84 locals recommend
Never get stuck for anything: this convenience store is open 24/7. Decent fruit and veg.

Drinks & Nightlife

Nice pub for a drink, or standard food.
68 locals recommend
The Old Red Lion
42 Kennington Park Rd
68 locals recommend
Nice pub for a drink, or standard food.
On a sunny day, the Prince of Wales pub is perfect to have a drink outside on the beautiful Cleaver Square. The pub will lend you boules if you’d like to play pétanque.
23 locals recommend
Cleaver Square
Cleaver Square
23 locals recommend
On a sunny day, the Prince of Wales pub is perfect to have a drink outside on the beautiful Cleaver Square. The pub will lend you boules if you’d like to play pétanque.
Traditional and spacious pub, recently renovated quite nicely. Good drinks by the fireplace in the winter. Also a restaurant.
47 locals recommend
The White Bear
138 Kennington Park Rd
47 locals recommend
Traditional and spacious pub, recently renovated quite nicely. Good drinks by the fireplace in the winter. Also a restaurant.

Food Scene

The Canton Arms on South Lambeth Road is an excellent gastropub. But it is not possible to book and it sometimes gets busy.
106 locals recommend
Canton Arms
177 S Lambeth Rd
106 locals recommend
The Canton Arms on South Lambeth Road is an excellent gastropub. But it is not possible to book and it sometimes gets busy.
The Cable Cafe on Brixton Road is a relaxed place to have a coffee or a drink, during the day or in the evening.
81 locals recommend
Cable Cafe
8 Brixton Rd
81 locals recommend
The Cable Cafe on Brixton Road is a relaxed place to have a coffee or a drink, during the day or in the evening.
Brunswick House Café, in the middle of the (ugly) Vauxhall roundabout, serves excellent food in a beautiful 18th century house surrounded by modern buildings.
122 locals recommend
LASSCO Brunswick House
30 Wandsworth Rd
122 locals recommend
Brunswick House Café, in the middle of the (ugly) Vauxhall roundabout, serves excellent food in a beautiful 18th century house surrounded by modern buildings.
There are several good restaurants on Kennington Cross (i.e., the corner of Kennington Lane and Kennington Road): Gandhi (Indian), Doost (Persian), the Tommyfield (pub), etc…
78 locals recommend
The Tommyfield
185 Kennington Ln
78 locals recommend
There are several good restaurants on Kennington Cross (i.e., the corner of Kennington Lane and Kennington Road): Gandhi (Indian), Doost (Persian), the Tommyfield (pub), etc…
Small spot with good coffee
12 locals recommend
Sugar Pot
248 Kennington Park Rd
12 locals recommend
Small spot with good coffee
Big and lively place with plenty of food stalls: mezze, pizza... Indoors and outdoors areas. Great for informal food and/or drinks with friends.
227 locals recommend
Mercato Metropolitano
42 Newington Causeway
227 locals recommend
Big and lively place with plenty of food stalls: mezze, pizza... Indoors and outdoors areas. Great for informal food and/or drinks with friends.

Everything Else

Ok, Kennington Park might not be the most spectacular park in London, but on a sunny day it'll do very nicely.
108 locals recommend
Kennington Park
Kennington Park Road
108 locals recommend
Ok, Kennington Park might not be the most spectacular park in London, but on a sunny day it'll do very nicely.

Arts & Culture

Check what's at the small and quirky Cinema Museum. Sometimes good screenings
19 locals recommend
Cinema Museum
2 Renfrew Rd
19 locals recommend
Check what's at the small and quirky Cinema Museum. Sometimes good screenings

Getting Around

Tube stop for the Northern Line. Take the Charing Cross branch to, say, Leicester Square for the West End (Soho, Covent Garden...). Take the Bank branch to, say, Old Street for the East End (Shoreditch, the City...)
47 locals recommend
Kennington Station (Stop KA)
47 locals recommend
Tube stop for the Northern Line. Take the Charing Cross branch to, say, Leicester Square for the West End (Soho, Covent Garden...). Take the Bank branch to, say, Old Street for the East End (Shoreditch, the City...)

Entertainment & Activities

Modern public swimming pool
19 locals recommend
The Castle Centre
2 St Gabriel Walk
19 locals recommend
Modern public swimming pool
Good gym (weights, classes...) with day memberships available
11 locals recommend
PureGym London Oval
4,4A,5,5A Brixton Rd
11 locals recommend
Good gym (weights, classes...) with day memberships available