Guidebook for London

Judy
Guidebook for London

Drinks & Nightlife

Great, lively pub in a converted post office, loads quirky original features remain.
34 locals recommend
Sylvan Post
24-28 Dartmouth Rd
34 locals recommend
Great, lively pub in a converted post office, loads quirky original features remain.
A large, recently refurbished Victorian pub offering real ales, and an extensive wine list (apparently, I haven't been there yet). Great reputation as a comedy venue and live music on Friday nights. Decent Sunday roasts.
22 locals recommend
The Signal Pub
7 Devonshire Road
22 locals recommend
A large, recently refurbished Victorian pub offering real ales, and an extensive wine list (apparently, I haven't been there yet). Great reputation as a comedy venue and live music on Friday nights. Decent Sunday roasts.
Rooftop cinema and bar, food and live music.
32 locals recommend
Bussey Rooftop Bar
133 Rye Ln
32 locals recommend
Rooftop cinema and bar, food and live music.
Lovely Gastropub with classic British food and vinage decor a good all-rounder.
23 locals recommend
The Dartmouth Arms
7 Dartmouth Road
23 locals recommend
Lovely Gastropub with classic British food and vinage decor a good all-rounder.
Hosts some of the best new and established gigs in London. Easy to get to on the P4 bus from outside our house.
250 locals recommend
O2 Academy, Brixton
211 Stockwell Rd
250 locals recommend
Hosts some of the best new and established gigs in London. Easy to get to on the P4 bus from outside our house.
Non-profit, arty venue open in summer season for drinks, simple food and music and drama events. Great views as it's the top floor of a multi-storey car park!
257 locals recommend
Frank's Cafe
95A Rye Ln
257 locals recommend
Non-profit, arty venue open in summer season for drinks, simple food and music and drama events. Great views as it's the top floor of a multi-storey car park!
Traditional pub with garden and a great pop-up food scene that changes every few months.
All Inn One
53 Perry Vale
Traditional pub with garden and a great pop-up food scene that changes every few months.
10 locals recommend
Little Nan's Broadway Theatre Saloon
Catford Broadway
10 locals recommend
22 locals recommend
Little Nan's Bar
22 locals recommend

Food Scene

Cafe and art gallery by day, with great brunch dishes and vintage furniture and unusual artistic creations all around, and a licensed restaurant during the evening.
33 locals recommend
Canvas & Cream
18 London Rd
33 locals recommend
Cafe and art gallery by day, with great brunch dishes and vintage furniture and unusual artistic creations all around, and a licensed restaurant during the evening.
Cool, informal little coffee house, great coffee and cakes, fantastic brunch, now sometimes hosting pop-ups in the evening,
38 locals recommend
St David Coffee House
5 David's Rd
38 locals recommend
Cool, informal little coffee house, great coffee and cakes, fantastic brunch, now sometimes hosting pop-ups in the evening,
Great, honest food, also a tiny cafe with legendary grilled cheese sandwiches.
10 locals recommend
Aga's Little Deli
49A Dartmouth Rd
10 locals recommend
Great, honest food, also a tiny cafe with legendary grilled cheese sandwiches.
Good sushi and cocktails
32 locals recommend
Yama Momo, Japanese Restaurant and Bar
72 Lordship Ln
32 locals recommend
Good sushi and cocktails
Fantastic sourdough pizza
14 locals recommend
Bona
25 Dartmouth Rd
14 locals recommend
Fantastic sourdough pizza
Lovely cafe with great crumpets and famed eggs benedict.
The Archie Parker
55A Dartmouth Rd
Lovely cafe with great crumpets and famed eggs benedict.
1617 locals recommend
Borough Market
Borough High Street
1617 locals recommend
Small plates of European flavours in a pared-back modern space with seats at high tables or the bar.
72 locals recommend
Peckham Refreshment Rooms
12-16 Blenheim Grove
72 locals recommend
Small plates of European flavours in a pared-back modern space with seats at high tables or the bar.
Absolutely amazing thai food, and fabulous cocktails.
166 locals recommend
The Begging Bowl
168 Bellenden Rd
166 locals recommend
Absolutely amazing thai food, and fabulous cocktails.
Fantastic wines, with side plates of simple delicious food to go with it. A hidden gem!
12 locals recommend
161 Kirkdale
161 Kirkdale
12 locals recommend
Fantastic wines, with side plates of simple delicious food to go with it. A hidden gem!
Another fantastic pizza place, really friendly and now has a lovely garden to use during the summer too.
Piazza Della Cucina
15 Perry Vale
Another fantastic pizza place, really friendly and now has a lovely garden to use during the summer too.
For meat-lovers, this cult burger joint has it all, eats, beats and treats...
16 locals recommend
MEATliquor East Dulwich
37 Lordship Ln
16 locals recommend
For meat-lovers, this cult burger joint has it all, eats, beats and treats...
Traditional British food made with high quality local ingredients.
41 locals recommend
Franklins London
157 Lordship Ln
41 locals recommend
Traditional British food made with high quality local ingredients.
Good coffee and treats, friendly staff.
15 locals recommend
The Teapot Forest Hill
56 London Rd
15 locals recommend
Good coffee and treats, friendly staff.
Delicious, fresh, authentic Thai food, eat in and bring your own bottle or can order take away. A big step up from the average take away.
11 locals recommend
Matoom - Thai Bistro
53 London Rd
11 locals recommend
Delicious, fresh, authentic Thai food, eat in and bring your own bottle or can order take away. A big step up from the average take away.
Vibrant, fresh and delicious Italian tapas.
Sfizio
31 Perry Vale
Vibrant, fresh and delicious Italian tapas.
8 locals recommend
Terroirs East Dulwich
36-38 Lordship Ln
8 locals recommend
83 locals recommend
Pedler
One Canada Square
83 locals recommend
Great Indian, they can deliver
69 locals recommend
Babur
119 Brockley Rise
69 locals recommend
Great Indian, they can deliver

Essentials

One of the big main supermarkets in the UK.
941 locals recommend
Sainsbury's
2 Tulse Hill
941 locals recommend
One of the big main supermarkets in the UK.
Just a couple of minutes walk away if you need any basics.
65 locals recommend
Tesco Esso Express
86 London Rd
65 locals recommend
Just a couple of minutes walk away if you need any basics.
Local chemist
16 locals recommend
Boots
Greenwich Church Street
16 locals recommend
Local chemist

Shopping

Amazing haberdashery that always has something interesting to look at or going on.
9 locals recommend
Stag & Bow
8 Dartmouth Rd
9 locals recommend
Amazing haberdashery that always has something interesting to look at or going on.
Brilliant gift shop, amazing how much they can fit into such a small shop, lovely kids gifts, clothes, home decor, jewellery, kitchen goodies and more...
13 locals recommend
Bunka
4 Dartmouth Rd
13 locals recommend
Brilliant gift shop, amazing how much they can fit into such a small shop, lovely kids gifts, clothes, home decor, jewellery, kitchen goodies and more...
Lots of great independent food, clothes and furniture shops
377 locals recommend
BOXPARK Shoreditch
2-10 Bethnal Green Rd
377 locals recommend
Lots of great independent food, clothes and furniture shops
If you want to visit a mall while in London this is one of the largest and is easy to get to from Forest Hill.
1214 locals recommend
Westfield Stratford City
157 Montfichet Rd
1214 locals recommend
If you want to visit a mall while in London this is one of the largest and is easy to get to from Forest Hill.
Easy to get to on the East London line, just walk from Shoreditch. Spitalfields is a lively East End area, home to mayartists, creatives. Victorian Spitalfields Market sells crafts and fashion, and surrounding restaurants cater to lunchtime City workers. Street art, quirky shops and trendy bars appeal to hipsters and new media types.
696 locals recommend
Old Spitalfields Market
16 Commercial St
696 locals recommend
Easy to get to on the East London line, just walk from Shoreditch. Spitalfields is a lively East End area, home to mayartists, creatives. Victorian Spitalfields Market sells crafts and fashion, and surrounding restaurants cater to lunchtime City workers. Street art, quirky shops and trendy bars appeal to hipsters and new media types.

Everything Else

Newly renovated pool that also has a cafe and gym.
25 locals recommend
Forest Hill Pools
Dartmouth Road
25 locals recommend
Newly renovated pool that also has a cafe and gym.
The permanent collection includes a substantial number of fine old masters, e.g. Rembrant, Poussin, Rubens. Always has a more contemporary exhibition running aswell. Nice cafe too.
271 locals recommend
Dulwich Picture Gallery
Gallery Road
271 locals recommend
The permanent collection includes a substantial number of fine old masters, e.g. Rembrant, Poussin, Rubens. Always has a more contemporary exhibition running aswell. Nice cafe too.

Entertainment & Activities

Super comfy local cinema showing a great range of independent as well as mainstream films, serves good food too.
117 locals recommend
East Dulwich Picturehouse
116a Lordship Ln
117 locals recommend
Super comfy local cinema showing a great range of independent as well as mainstream films, serves good food too.

Parks & Nature

A great local place to explore the British woodland, there's a pub called the Dulwich Woodhouse with a good garden that you can end up head towards and treat yourself after your walk.
28 locals recommend
Sydenham Hill Wood
28 locals recommend
A great local place to explore the British woodland, there's a pub called the Dulwich Woodhouse with a good garden that you can end up head towards and treat yourself after your walk.
125 locals recommend
Dulwich Park
Dulwich Park
125 locals recommend
54 locals recommend
Peckham Rye
Peckham Rye
54 locals recommend
Right across the road from our house and you have a fantastic view across London. Beautiful gardens including a small farm and the new butterfly house. A farmers market is there every Saturday.
395 locals recommend
Horniman Museum and Gardens
100 London Road
395 locals recommend
Right across the road from our house and you have a fantastic view across London. Beautiful gardens including a small farm and the new butterfly house. A farmers market is there every Saturday.