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Café Mondo Sandwiches Peckham Road London SE5

We wanted to check out Café Mondo on Peckham Road for their awesome sandwiches, so we headed there for an early lunch. Plenty of people were already happily munching away when we a...

Southwark Cathedral offers local artists free exhibition space

Artists across much of South London are being offered a free opportunity to exhibit their work inside Southwark Cathedral’s café next year.Read more ›

Tempting Toad Bakery Peckham Road London SE5

We popped into Café Mondo on Peckham Road for sandwiches and sat outside when I spotted the wonderful-looking pastries at Toad Bakery. Naturally, I had to investigate, so I headed...

Bermondsey Street Festival: A Day Of Music, Food Stalls And A Dog Show

Village vibes near London Bridge.

TWENTY THOUSAND STREETS UNDER THE SKY Southwark Playhouse, Borough SE1

A HUNDRED YEARS AGO IN LONDON     More than anything  this is about atnosphere: Patrick Hamilton’s chronicle in three psychologcally vivid novels is distilled by Simon Reade into t...

South London Is Getting Its First Permanent Lesbian Pub

Dorothy’s will open next month in Camberwell on the corner of Rainbow Street

Dishoom To Open Eighth London Spot In Borough 

The word ‘institution’ is thrown around a lot these days. But few could argue that Dishoom isn't exactly that. Its iconic Black Daal and bacon naan have helped secure its spot as a...

The WW2 Bomb Shelter Hiding Down A Residential Street In SW London

A rare survival near Mortlake station.

Lambeth Fringe 2026: See 200 Shows At This Year's Festival

Edinburgh makes way for south London.

London’s Alleys: Pembroke Place, Earl’s Court, W8

This is a 200-year-old, pastel-rich passageway with an award-winning pocket park that can be found a few minutes' walk from the Design Museum in Kensington.Read more ›

Five-star Hackney restaurant Sune is opening a pub at Smithfield Market

The Poet will be on the same historic site as the new London Museum

Much loved south London pizza parlour Theo’s is opening a new location

It’ll be serving half-price meals next month while the new spot gets off the ground

Mayflower Public House

Mayflower Pub, formerly the Spread Eagle c.1790 to 1957, renamed to commemorate Rotherhithe's role in the voyage of the Mayflower in 1620.London Borough of SouthwarkVoted by the Pe...

Blue Bermondsey People’s Mural - Ada Salter

A new lesbian pub is opening in this cool south London neighbourhood

Southeast London is finally getting more queer venues, thanks to the opening of this much-needed lesbian pub

Hyped fried chicken restaurant Coqfighter is opening in east London

The Australian-born, Korean-inspired fried chicken chain will open its fifth site in Canary Wharf

Ravensbourne, Quaggy & More -Lewisham – 1990

Ravensbourne, Quaggy & More -Lewisham: The real end of my walks on April 1st 1990 was a short walk around Lewisham. The previous post from these walks was Monkey Business, Wrec...

This London nightclub is one of the best in Europe, according to Time Out

On a south Bermondsey industrial estate, you’ll find a club that’s up there with the Ibiza and Berlin greats

Blue Bermondsey People’s Mural - Russell Dryden

Improved ticket gate access complete for Peckham Rye station

Although Peckham Rye station’s main upgrade is on hold, Network Rail has carried out some modest improvements to the station, including a wider ticket gateline.Read more ›

Plans submitted for 45-storey student tower in Southwark

Scheme to add to new cluster of towers north of Elephant and Castle roundabout

In pictures: north London’s Newington Green, one of the coolest neighbourhoods in the world

Time Out has crowned Newington Green – home to the likes of Bar Etna, The Golden Tooth, Stella’s and Jolene – the trendiest part of London right now

The London Buzz – 5th Oct 2026

Today’s London news round-up:Read more ›

Islington in Colour – January 1993

Islington in Colour: The first of several posts of colour pictures I made in January 1993 in the London Borough of Islington, mostly in Islington itself. All these pictures are in...