Guidebook for London
Food Scene
Great award-winning gastro pub with a strong wine list and well cared for ales. Food is yum but on the heavy side.
40 locals recommend
The Palmerston
91 Lordship LnGreat award-winning gastro pub with a strong wine list and well cared for ales. Food is yum but on the heavy side.
High quality Thai food that's created a huge following. Buzzy casual atmosphere with the best tasting children's menu I have seen.
167 locals recommend
The Begging Bowl
168 Bellenden RdHigh quality Thai food that's created a huge following. Buzzy casual atmosphere with the best tasting children's menu I have seen.
A charming beach-themed hut overlooking the 1920's designed lido (British for swimming pool). Good food and good local beer on tap.
108 locals recommend
The Lido Cafe
Dulwich RoadA charming beach-themed hut overlooking the 1920's designed lido (British for swimming pool). Good food and good local beer on tap.
Very good food and coffee. Go there for brunch and sit out back on a sunny day under the shade of a big old fig tree. Child friendly
84 locals recommend
Anderson & Co
139 Bellenden RdVery good food and coffee. Go there for brunch and sit out back on a sunny day under the shade of a big old fig tree. Child friendly
A family-friendly pub with a huge garden out back. Well cared for ales and rather good food to boot.
17 locals recommend
The Herne
2 Forest Hill RdA family-friendly pub with a huge garden out back. Well cared for ales and rather good food to boot.
'Rocca' is a decent little family Italian place with good pizzas and homemade pastas.
31 locals recommend
Rocca Di Papa
75-79 Dulwich Village'Rocca' is a decent little family Italian place with good pizzas and homemade pastas.
Fab gastro pub on the highstreet with French-leaning recipes done with English ingredients. Combination of pub u-front and white-linen tables out back for more formal dining.
41 locals recommend
Franklins London
157 Lordship LnFab gastro pub on the highstreet with French-leaning recipes done with English ingredients. Combination of pub u-front and white-linen tables out back for more formal dining.
An East Dulwich institution. A big, family-friendly pub with lots of comfy seating, well looked after beers and some outdoor seating.
27 locals recommend
The EDT
1 Lordship LnAn East Dulwich institution. A big, family-friendly pub with lots of comfy seating, well looked after beers and some outdoor seating.
A local Tsunami effort. Like with all excellent quality sushi restaurants, it comes at a price...but well worth it.
33 locals recommend
Yama Momo, Japanese Restaurant and Bar
72 Lordship LnA local Tsunami effort. Like with all excellent quality sushi restaurants, it comes at a price...but well worth it.
Great place for brunch. Strong coffee and proper English Breakfast with wide selection of baked goods.
46 locals recommend
Boulangerie Jade
9 Major Draper StGreat place for brunch. Strong coffee and proper English Breakfast with wide selection of baked goods.
Great brunch spot and brilliant Caribbean food for the evenings.
10 locals recommend
Rock Steady Rum Lounge (East Dulwich)
18 North Cross RoadGreat brunch spot and brilliant Caribbean food for the evenings.
Quite reasonable Thai food with a bring-your-own bottle policy (go buy it in a shop and they will open it for you at your table for a small fee).
21 locals recommend
Thai Corner Cafe
44 N Cross RdQuite reasonable Thai food with a bring-your-own bottle policy (go buy it in a shop and they will open it for you at your table for a small fee).
Unfussy seasonal Mediterranean dishes and Italian wines in a pared-back setting. Must book ahead - very popular.
147 locals recommend
Artusi
161 Bellenden RdUnfussy seasonal Mediterranean dishes and Italian wines in a pared-back setting. Must book ahead - very popular.
Voted Peckham’s favourite restaurant in TimeOut Love London Awards, their bread is transcendentally good. The day Ganapati started doing deliveries was a day that will forever live in our cultural history.
177 locals recommend
Ganapati
38 Holly GroveVoted Peckham’s favourite restaurant in TimeOut Love London Awards, their bread is transcendentally good. The day Ganapati started doing deliveries was a day that will forever live in our cultural history.
Peckham Refreshment Rooms
12-16 Blenheim GroveOpen morning through to evening but best for breakfast.
Lerryn's
200 Rye LaneCoffee, stuff on toast and great Bloody Marys
Entertainment & Activities
Great park with Aviary, pretty gardens, skate park, adventure playground and loads of fields.
54 locals recommend
Peckham Rye
Peckham RyeGreat park with Aviary, pretty gardens, skate park, adventure playground and loads of fields.
A true gem of a Victorian park complete with pond & paddle boats, bike rentals, horseback riding, cafe, gardens and wonderful fields.
125 locals recommend
Dulwich Park
Dulwich ParkA true gem of a Victorian park complete with pond & paddle boats, bike rentals, horseback riding, cafe, gardens and wonderful fields.
The closest park to our place. About a 5-minute walk away gives you a really good playground for the kiddies.
17 locals recommend
Goose Green Playground
69 Adys RdThe closest park to our place. About a 5-minute walk away gives you a really good playground for the kiddies.
A 20-min walk away gives you a walk through the woods with meandering paths, a folly, a bat cave and loads of happy wandering.
28 locals recommend
Sydenham Hill Wood
A 20-min walk away gives you a walk through the woods with meandering paths, a folly, a bat cave and loads of happy wandering.
Sunray Gardens
Red Post HillA cute park close by that has a pond, playground, basketball courts and other bits.
Arts & Culture
A small but perfectly formed collection housing one of the world's most important collections of European old master paintings of the 1600s and 1700s. Nice cafe with enclosed area for kids to roam.
271 locals recommend
Dulwich Picture Gallery
Gallery RoadA small but perfectly formed collection housing one of the world's most important collections of European old master paintings of the 1600s and 1700s. Nice cafe with enclosed area for kids to roam.
A nice 20 minute walk and you get an eclectic collection from one mans travels around the world. Great animal displays, tribal artifacts, aquarium, great gardens, good cafe & mini zoo.
395 locals recommend
Horniman Museum and Gardens
100 London RoadA nice 20 minute walk and you get an eclectic collection from one mans travels around the world. Great animal displays, tribal artifacts, aquarium, great gardens, good cafe & mini zoo.
Cute local cinema showing mix of blockbuster and independent films. Also has small bar for drinks.
117 locals recommend
East Dulwich Picturehouse
116a Lordship LnCute local cinema showing mix of blockbuster and independent films. Also has small bar for drinks.
Everything Else
A 20min walk gives you a pool (Brockwell Lido), tennis courts, BMX track, splashpad and water-play area, great views over London and the best playground in the area.
29 locals recommend
Brockwell Park Gardens
Brockwell Park GardensA 20min walk gives you a pool (Brockwell Lido), tennis courts, BMX track, splashpad and water-play area, great views over London and the best playground in the area.
Big pub that's a local favourite. Well kept ales, friendly staff and generally bustling atmosphere. Great in summer, fires in winter.
15 locals recommend
East Dulwich Tavern
1 Lordship LaneBig pub that's a local favourite. Well kept ales, friendly staff and generally bustling atmosphere. Great in summer, fires in winter.
Rye Books
47 N Cross RdCute little bookshop with coffee and cakes on offer.
Drinks & Nightlife
Great little wine bar that's child-friendly. Fab foods and they have a great wine shop.
29 locals recommend
Toast
Great little wine bar that's child-friendly. Fab foods and they have a great wine shop.
The Lordship Pub
211 Lordship LnNew kid on the block with good value imaginative food options.
Great cocktails that don't cost the earth. Friendly staff and excellent DJs in the evening make this a popular number.
13 locals recommend
House of Tippler
123 Lordship LnGreat cocktails that don't cost the earth. Friendly staff and excellent DJs in the evening make this a popular number.
Arty, 1960s-style spot with communal farmhouse tables, serving French cafe fare, wine and cocktails.
9 locals recommend
The French House
52 Lordship LaneArty, 1960s-style spot with communal farmhouse tables, serving French cafe fare, wine and cocktails.
The Bussey Building is one of London's leading centres for the creative arts. Music, art, film, theatre, workshops and dance events all take place within the venue. The Bussey Building is spread over multiple floors and has a 5,000 square-foot panoramic rooftop—with 360 degree views of London—that has staged parties with London promoters such as krankbrother and secretsundaze. The music remit at the venue is extremely broad and has in the past featured various different strands of electronic music—house, electro, drum & bass, techno, bass music.
114 locals recommend
Bussey Building
The Bussey Building is one of London's leading centres for the creative arts. Music, art, film, theatre, workshops and dance events all take place within the venue. The Bussey Building is spread over multiple floors and has a 5,000 square-foot panoramic rooftop—with 360 degree views of London—that has staged parties with London promoters such as krankbrother and secretsundaze. The music remit at the venue is extremely broad and has in the past featured various different strands of electronic music—house, electro, drum & bass, techno, bass music.
London's first co-operative (community owned) pub. Brilliant music and comedy venue with well cared for drinks and super-friendly staff.
59 locals recommend
The Ivy House
40 Stuart RdLondon's first co-operative (community owned) pub. Brilliant music and comedy venue with well cared for drinks and super-friendly staff.
Young, dumb and full of fun. Cocktails so good, you’ll want two. Luckily, they’re 2-for-1 between 6pm and 7pm on weeknights. (This may result in a panicky over-purchase at 6.57pm, leaving with you with four Old Fashioneds and a vague sense of trepidation.)
142 locals recommend
Bar Story
213 Blenheim GroveYoung, dumb and full of fun. Cocktails so good, you’ll want two. Luckily, they’re 2-for-1 between 6pm and 7pm on weeknights. (This may result in a panicky over-purchase at 6.57pm, leaving with you with four Old Fashioneds and a vague sense of trepidation.)
Sightseeing
The street is closed on Friday's and Saturday's for a market. Nice foods, fashions and nic nacs to pick up.
22 locals recommend
North Cross Road
North Cross RoadThe street is closed on Friday's and Saturday's for a market. Nice foods, fashions and nic nacs to pick up.
Essentials
Friendly, knowledgable and helpful advice for choosing wines. You can also pick up very reasonably priced table wines and sit outside with nibbles enjoying wine at retail prices.
7 locals recommend
La Cave de Bruno
143 Lordship LnFriendly, knowledgable and helpful advice for choosing wines. You can also pick up very reasonably priced table wines and sit outside with nibbles enjoying wine at retail prices.
Sainsbury's
2 Tulse HillThe big local grocery shop
S M B S Foods
75 Lordship LnGreat little green grocer and general store.
Don't let the name frighten you off. Mad selection of quality beers (and good selection of wines & fizz). They will deliver if you order enough so you don't have to lug it home.
Bossman Wines
79 Lordship LnDon't let the name frighten you off. Mad selection of quality beers (and good selection of wines & fizz). They will deliver if you order enough so you don't have to lug it home.
Pricey fare, but worth it if you are looking for something special.
6 locals recommend
Franklins Farm Shop London
155 Lordship LnPricey fare, but worth it if you are looking for something special.