Hardens Guide to the Best Restaurants in London Southwark
Hardens guides have spent 30 years compiling reviews of the best Southwark restaurants. On Hardens.com you'll find details and reviews of 105 restaurants in Southwark and our unique survey based approach to rating and reviewing Southwark restaurants gives you the best insight into the top restaurants in every area and of every type of cuisine.
Featured Southwark Restaurants
1. Paladar
South American restaurant in Southwark
4-5 London Road - SE1
“A great find in the wasteland around Elephant & Castle, where everything is South American, from ingredients, such as plantain and cassava, to the wine list and the lively clientele”. A bar/restaurant (with walled garden for warmer days), it’s “a great introduction to Latino food”: “typical dishes such as ceviche and braised black beef are produced to a higher standard than just about anywhere else in London”. Top Tip – all dishes are gluten-free, with a range of veggie and vegan options.
2. The Coal Shed
Steaks & grills restaurant in Southwark
One Tower Bridge - SE1
In the shiny new developments south of Tower Bridge, this stylish, but “down-to-earth” three-year-old (sibling to an original in Brighton) has a “wide menu” – from “delicious seafood” to mouthwatering steak – but it’s perhaps the “very meaty” dishes that score the highest approval ratings (charcoal grilled British beef cuts are a mainstay of the menu, and the Moroccan goat dish, when it’s on, is terrific).
3. The Table
British, Modern restaurant in Southwark
83 Southwark St - SE1
“A firm favourite for breakfast and brunch in Southwark” – this café-style fixture a short stroll from Tate Modern serves “a great menu to suit all tastes”, and fans say it’s “unbeatable”.
4. Boro Bistro
French restaurant in Southwark
Montague Close, 6-10 Borough High St - SE1
“Interesting and very edible food in ‘tapas mode’”, at “very reasonable prices”, is on offer at this contemporary Franco-Hispanic bistro in Borough Market. “Charming service” from “efficient and friendly staff” adds to its attractions – along with “plenty of outdoor tables” for summer scoffing.
5. The Habit Nunhead
British, Modern restaurant in Southwark
60 Nunhead Lane - SE15
The Habit is a modern British bistro, committed to bringing to the neighbourhood a place where families and friends can enjoy great food, wine and local produce. We like keeping it fresh, simple and seasonal. We are open for brunch & lunch Tuesday – Sunday....
6. Erev
Israeli restaurant in Southwark
Borough Market Kitchen, Jubilee Place, Winchester Walk - SE1
Pita stall Shuk is launching a dinner concept at Borough, which will host collaborations with chefs from London’s top Israeli restaurants. It is inspired by Tel Aviv street food (Erev means “evening” in Hebrew) and guests will dine al fresco or in the Shuk kitchen.
7. Andanza
Spanish restaurant in Southwark
66 Weston Street - SE1
Tapas and pintxos in a former bookies, from the owners of The Rose across the street; means luck or fate in Spanish.
8. José
Spanish restaurant in Southwark
104 Bermondsey St - SE1
“There’s no finer tapas outside Spain” than at José Pizarro’s “outstanding, if authentically tiny” Bermondsey bar: “very buzzy and busy, as a tapas bar should be” providing “absolute classic dishes, prepared with attention to detail and with perfect produce”. “It looks chaotic when you turn up and you have to queue outside with your wine. However the system they have works because you’re soon seated and ready to enjoy some of London’s best tapas”; “highly recommended”.
9. Levan
British, Modern restaurant in Southwark
3-4 Blenheim Grove - SE15
“Fantastic food + great wine list + super-friendly people + brilliant music = cool vibes!” – this new restaurant and wine bar near Peckham Rye station (baby bro’ to Salon in Brixton) has cracked the formula for winning fans from SE15 and beyond: a “casual-yet-special” operation, it can become “extremely busy” and “crowded”. Its “incredible” small plates are a foil to the “very good wine list” and arguably a form of “wildly indulgent nursery food”, but are so “creative and fun” and with “flavours that sing!”
10. Bar Douro
Portuguese restaurant in Southwark
Arch 25b Flat Iron Square, Union St - SE1
A “unique menu” of “delicious Portuguese tapas” that “really pack flavour” makes this authentically tiled bar near Borough Market “just a delight”; especially in summer when its “lovely outdoor seating area” makes it “an ideal place to spend an afternoon”. “The knowledgeable staff have great wine recommendations” from the “interesting” all-Portuguese list.
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