Brockley Local Guide
Food Scene
Browns of Brockley
5-6 Coulgate StBest coffee in Brockley, and very expensive!
Coffee not quite as good as Brown's, but not so expensive either! Also sells a selective range of artisan breads, organic vegetables and health foods. Best place to buy cavolo nero and bulb fennel in Brockley.
38 locals recommend
The Broca
4 Coulgate StCoffee not quite as good as Brown's, but not so expensive either! Also sells a selective range of artisan breads, organic vegetables and health foods. Best place to buy cavolo nero and bulb fennel in Brockley.
Lovely garden at the back of this restaurant, and they give you free snacks if you go for a drink.
77 locals recommend
The Gantry
188 Brockley RdLovely garden at the back of this restaurant, and they give you free snacks if you go for a drink.
Paranhodu Korean Restaurant
125 Lewisham WayDelicious Korean food locally and great value!
Amazing fish & chips. Some say it's The Best Fish & Chips Anywhere.
48 locals recommend
Brockley's Rock
317 Brockley RdAmazing fish & chips. Some say it's The Best Fish & Chips Anywhere.
Cosy Basque tapas bar in the trendy Deptford Market Yard, surrounded by other little bars and arts spaces
The Tapas Room
133 Deptford High StCosy Basque tapas bar in the trendy Deptford Market Yard, surrounded by other little bars and arts spaces
This is our local Farmers Market, open in the car part of Lewisham College on Saturday mornings 10am - 2pm. Great range of groceries including fresh fish and vegetables, plus quite a few street food vendors. http://www.brockleymarket.com/
101 locals recommend
Brockley Market
Lewisham WayThis is our local Farmers Market, open in the car part of Lewisham College on Saturday mornings 10am - 2pm. Great range of groceries including fresh fish and vegetables, plus quite a few street food vendors. http://www.brockleymarket.com/
We haven't actually been here, but it has been highly recommended by friends as a delicious Thai place.
166 locals recommend
The Begging Bowl
168 Bellenden RdWe haven't actually been here, but it has been highly recommended by friends as a delicious Thai place.
Vibrant Persian grocery store plus cafe - do book in advance as the cafe gets busy - you can also bring your own wine!
72 locals recommend
Persepolis
28-30 Peckham High StVibrant Persian grocery store plus cafe - do book in advance as the cafe gets busy - you can also bring your own wine!
Great Vietnamese cafe in Deptford: quite basic decor, traditional style of cooking, relaxed atmosphere, and you can bring your own beer, which adds to the great value for money. There are quite a few Vietnamese cafes in Deptford, do let us know if you find any more special stand outs!
8 locals recommend
Pho Hanoi
207 Deptford High StGreat Vietnamese cafe in Deptford: quite basic decor, traditional style of cooking, relaxed atmosphere, and you can bring your own beer, which adds to the great value for money. There are quite a few Vietnamese cafes in Deptford, do let us know if you find any more special stand outs!
Delicious and fancy Spanish deli and restaurant, run by an awesome Spanish lady who is passionate about the produce that she personally imports. Not cheap, but worth it for a special occasion.
7 locals recommend
L'Oculto Cocina - Wine Bar -Shop
325 Brockley RdDelicious and fancy Spanish deli and restaurant, run by an awesome Spanish lady who is passionate about the produce that she personally imports. Not cheap, but worth it for a special occasion.
Essentials
Local grocery shop is slightly round the corner so you may not see it on your walk from the station.
292 locals recommend
Sainsbury's Local
13-14 Bermondsey SquareLocal grocery shop is slightly round the corner so you may not see it on your walk from the station.
Costcutter Mantle Road
4 Mantle RdSurprisingly good beer selection here!
Drinks & Nightlife
London Beer Dispensary
389 Brockley RdExcellent Craft Beer Pub
80s and 90s video games and arcade machines, and craft beer. A fun night out if you like video games!
44 locals recommend
The Four Quarters
187 Rye Ln80s and 90s video games and arcade machines, and craft beer. A fun night out if you like video games!
The centre of trendy Peckham, although I am no doubt showing my irrelevance here by being a few months out of date, it's still a fun visit, with decent bars, Rye Wax record shop in the basement, and a rooftop cinema.
114 locals recommend
Bussey Building
The centre of trendy Peckham, although I am no doubt showing my irrelevance here by being a few months out of date, it's still a fun visit, with decent bars, Rye Wax record shop in the basement, and a rooftop cinema.
London's first community-owned pub. If you want the best of the traditional British pub experience, this is the place, with beautiful wood panelling, a different vibe in each room, a covered beer garden for rainy summers and roaring fires in the winter. Sometimes does barbecues and always has a strong craft beer selection. Bit out of the way in terms of public transport, we tend to go here on a quiet Sunday walk through the cemetery.
59 locals recommend
The Ivy House
40 Stuart RdLondon's first community-owned pub. If you want the best of the traditional British pub experience, this is the place, with beautiful wood panelling, a different vibe in each room, a covered beer garden for rainy summers and roaring fires in the winter. Sometimes does barbecues and always has a strong craft beer selection. Bit out of the way in terms of public transport, we tend to go here on a quiet Sunday walk through the cemetery.
Little Faith
3 CreeksideBrand new craft beer bar and brewpub. Worth a look if you take a walk down to Greenwich
Brilliant traditional pub with an ever-changing range of local ales, plus wide selection of Belgian beers in bottle, as well as a bar billiards table! Not to be missed. Also does a range of traditional pub food, nothing fancy.
20 locals recommend
Dog & Bell SE8
116 Prince StBrilliant traditional pub with an ever-changing range of local ales, plus wide selection of Belgian beers in bottle, as well as a bar billiards table! Not to be missed. Also does a range of traditional pub food, nothing fancy.
Not for the faint hearted, this is our local crusty punk hangout. Challenging bands and experimental hairstyles. It might smell quite bad, and there might be a fight outside.
17 locals recommend
The Birds Nest
32 Deptford Church StNot for the faint hearted, this is our local crusty punk hangout. Challenging bands and experimental hairstyles. It might smell quite bad, and there might be a fight outside.
Our favourite local pub. A bit of a walk, but always an excellent beer selection, a bar billiards table and often has jazz on Sundays. The food is pretty decent too.
43 locals recommend
Royal Albert
460 New Cross RdOur favourite local pub. A bit of a walk, but always an excellent beer selection, a bar billiards table and often has jazz on Sundays. The food is pretty decent too.
The handy bar by Brockley Station, very convenient, nice drinks (although you cannot get a pint of beer) and outside seating perfectly positioned to catch the last rays at sunset.
21 locals recommend
parlez
16 Coulgate StThe handy bar by Brockley Station, very convenient, nice drinks (although you cannot get a pint of beer) and outside seating perfectly positioned to catch the last rays at sunset.
Getting Around
The overground and Southern rail lines from Brockley station are by far the easiest ways to explore London - strongly recommended above taking a car!
21 locals recommend
Brockley station
Coulgate StreetThe overground and Southern rail lines from Brockley station are by far the easiest ways to explore London - strongly recommended above taking a car!
another train line runs through Nunhead, fifteen minutes' walk from the apartment, with trains running into London Blackfriars and Victoria stations.
Nunhead Train Station - Thameslink Railway
Gibbon Roadanother train line runs through Nunhead, fifteen minutes' walk from the apartment, with trains running into London Blackfriars and Victoria stations.
Parks & Nature
A beautiful Victorian neo-gothic cemetery in a crumbling state of disrepair, with winding forest paths to get lost in if you don't mind the macabre decor.
51 locals recommend
Nunhead Cemetery
Linden GroveA beautiful Victorian neo-gothic cemetery in a crumbling state of disrepair, with winding forest paths to get lost in if you don't mind the macabre decor.
Beautiful views of London from this park. It is open 24hrs a day. There are also tennis courts, though I am not sure the opening times of those!
98 locals recommend
Telegraph Hill Upper Park
75 Kitto RdBeautiful views of London from this park. It is open 24hrs a day. There are also tennis courts, though I am not sure the opening times of those!
The lower part of Telegraph Hill part has more greenery, a playground with swings and a massive slide!
98 locals recommend
Telegraph Hill Upper Park
75 Kitto RdThe lower part of Telegraph Hill part has more greenery, a playground with swings and a massive slide!
One of the bigger local parks. The southern end is the most lush, with lots of trees and a picnic area.
130 locals recommend
Peckham Rye Common
34 Straker's RdOne of the bigger local parks. The southern end is the most lush, with lots of trees and a picnic area.
Shopping
Brilliant local craft beer shop, with a huge range of bottles and cans, as well as everything you could want for home brewing, including great advice from Tim who runs the shop. It's a lovely place to sit down for a beer or two, and they also host regular live music nights.
Waterintobeer
209-211 Mantle RdBrilliant local craft beer shop, with a huge range of bottles and cans, as well as everything you could want for home brewing, including great advice from Tim who runs the shop. It's a lovely place to sit down for a beer or two, and they also host regular live music nights.
Not a short walk, but this bottle shop, which also does a fine range of chilli sauces, is the craft beer bottle shop which has spawned a thousand imitators across south London.
9 locals recommend
Hop Burns & Black
38 E Dulwich RdNot a short walk, but this bottle shop, which also does a fine range of chilli sauces, is the craft beer bottle shop which has spawned a thousand imitators across south London.
This is the closest large supermarket, in case you need to do a big shop. Bus 171 goes between here and our apartment.
941 locals recommend
Sainsbury's
2 Tulse HillThis is the closest large supermarket, in case you need to do a big shop. Bus 171 goes between here and our apartment.
Rat Records
348 Camberwell New RdThe closest second hand record shop!
Great record shop focused mainly on the electronic end of things, also has a bar and cafe, hosts live music nights and DJs
23 locals recommend
Rye Wax
133 Rye LnGreat record shop focused mainly on the electronic end of things, also has a bar and cafe, hosts live music nights and DJs
Arts & Culture
I'm not listing a lot here because you've probably done your own research, and London is huge, but this place is a little less well-known, and great fun, popular with kids. If you go on a Saturday there is a decent farmers market in their beautiful gardens, with a great view of the city. Don't miss the overstuffed walrus.
395 locals recommend
Horniman Museum and Gardens
100 London RoadI'm not listing a lot here because you've probably done your own research, and London is huge, but this place is a little less well-known, and great fun, popular with kids. If you go on a Saturday there is a decent farmers market in their beautiful gardens, with a great view of the city. Don't miss the overstuffed walrus.
A very tasteful gallery with rotating art exhibitions as well as special events and a cafe.
271 locals recommend
Dulwich Picture Gallery
Gallery RoadA very tasteful gallery with rotating art exhibitions as well as special events and a cafe.
The exhibitions are quite varied here, they tend to be very contemporary, almost always free entry. The cafe attached is good too.
215 locals recommend
South London Gallery
65 Peckham RdThe exhibitions are quite varied here, they tend to be very contemporary, almost always free entry. The cafe attached is good too.