Restaurants in borough-bermondsey

Jose ★ 4.5

Spanish tapas££borough-bermondsey

Jose Pizarro's standing-only tapas bar on Bermondsey Street in London, opened 2011, a Spanish counter that runs Cantabrian anchovies, jamon and croquetas from morning to late.

Signature: Iberico jamon, Croquetas

Order: A plate of Iberico ham, the croquetas and the daily fish specials at the counter.

Tip: No bookings; squeeze in standing at the bar from 18:00 onwards. Lunch from 12:00 is walk-in friendly all week.

Casual Dining in borough-bermondsey

40 Maltby Street ★ 4.5

Small plates££borough-bermondsey

Steve Williams's wine-bar-with-kitchen inside a Maltby Street railway arch in Bermondsey London, opened 2010, runs a daily-changing chalkboard of small plates and an unfussy natural-wine list.

Signature: Whatever is on the chalkboard, Smoked-eel sandwich

Order: Whatever the smoked-fish or charcuterie opener is, with a half-bottle of growers' Champagne.

Tip: Open Wed-Sat lunch and dinner; closed Sun-Tue. Walk-up only; first sitting at 12:00 always has bar seats.

Bakeries in borough-bermondsey

St John Bakery ★ 4.7

borough-bermondseyWed-Sat 08:30-17:00Walk-in onlyDoughnuts and pastry

Justin Gellatly's bakery arch on Maltby Street in Bermondsey London, opened 2010, runs the original St John custard doughnut and a Saturday railway-arch counter that closes by 17:00.

Tip: Maltby Street market on Saturday is the canonical visit. Custard doughnuts sell out by 13:00; mid-morning runs the best selection.

Worth the queue: Custard doughnut

Wine Bars in borough-bermondsey

40 Maltby Street (wine) ★ 4.6

borough-bermondseyWed-Sat 12:00-23:00

Gergovie Wines's importer-run wine bar and kitchen inside a Maltby Street railway arch in Bermondsey London, opened 2010, the home address of London natural-wine drinkers.

Signature pour: Whatever Loire chenin blanc is open

Wine focus: Natural wines from Gergovie Wines

Food: Daily-changing kitchen chalkboard

Tip: Open Wed-Sat only. Walk-up at the counter from 12:00. Closed Sun-Tue; the Saturday market crowd from 10:00 anchors the day.

Breweries in borough-bermondsey

The Kernel Brewery ★ 4.7

Modern craft, Pale Ale focusborough-bermondseySat 09:00-14:00 only (Bermondsey arch open)

Evin O'Riordain's railway-arch brewery in Bermondsey London, founded 2009, the city's most-influential modern craft brewery, runs a Saturday-only retail and tasting arch.

Tip: Saturday market hours only (09:00-14:00). The bottle shop runs at the arch alongside Mons cheese and Maltby Street market.

Partizan Brewing Taproom ★ 4.5

Modern craft, saison and stoutsborough-bermondseySat 10:00-15:00 only

Andy Smith's Partizan Brewing on Almond Road in Bermondsey London, founded 2012 from The Kernel's old kit, runs a Saturday-only retail arch on the Bermondsey Beer Mile.

Tip: Open Saturday only as part of the Bermondsey Beer Mile crawl (Anspach + Hobday, Kernel, Spartan, Partizan and Brew By Numbers).

Markets in borough-bermondsey

Maltby Street Market ★ 4.6

borough-bermondseySat 10:00-17:00, Sun 11:00-16:00

Maltby Street market on Ropewalk in Bermondsey London, traders since 2010 in railway arches between Tower Bridge and London Bridge, runs Saturday-Sunday only with 30 weekend stalls.

Tip: Saturday morning is the canonical trip. St John Bakery, Hawkes Cider and 40 Maltby Street all sit on the same arch.

Hidden Gems in borough-bermondsey

40 Maltby Street ★ 4.6

borough-bermondsey

Gergovie Wines's importer-run wine bar and kitchen inside a Maltby Street railway arch in Bermondsey London, opened 2010, the home address of London chef walk-ins.

Why locals love it: A natural-wine bar and kitchen inside a Bermondsey railway arch run by an importer, open Wed-Sat only and beloved by London chefs who eat here on days off.

Tip: Wed-Sat only; closed Sun-Tue. Walk-up at the counter from 12:00. The kitchen rewrites the chalkboard every service.

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