Cafés and restaurants - The Rough Guide to London - page 377

noon-3pm & 5-10.30pm, Sat 11am-4pm & £7 - huge portions with all the trimmings (gherkins,

pickled onions, coleslaw and even a few complimentary
prawns) - along with some fancier options. Mains £7.50-
13. Mon 5.30-10.30pm, Tues-Thurs & Sat noon-3pm &
4.30-10.30pm, Fri noon-3pm & 4.30-11pm.

5-10.30pm, Sun 11am-4.30pm.
Masters Super Fish 191 Waterloo Rd, SE1 T 020 7928
6924; ! Waterloo; map p.216. This unreconstructed
fish-and-chip restaurant serves a good-value lunch deal for

SOUTHWARK
CAFÉS
Ì Bar Tozino Ropewalk, Maltby St, SE1 W bartozino
.com; ! London Bridge; map pp.224-225. Glorious
Spanish wines and acorn-fed ham, along with a couple of
cheeses and tapas (£3-10), are all you'll get at this wildly
popular jamón bodega in the up-and-coming Maltby St
food market (see p.434). Dark, friendly and redolent with
the aroma of sweet ham, it's a welcome slice of Spain in
southeast London. Wed-Fri 5-10pm, Sat 10am-10pm,
Sun noon-5pm.
El Vergel 132 Webber St, SE1 T 020 7401 2308,
W elvergel.co.uk; ! Borough; map pp.224-225. Small,
busy Latin American/Mediterranean café that does
authentic breakfast tacos, salads and gourmet sandwiches,
along with Latin American specialities including
empanadas filled with meat and spices, cheese, seafood or
spinach and feta, from £3.50. Takeaway available. Mon-Fri
8am-3pm, Sat 10am-4pm.
José 104 Bermondsey St, SE1 W josepizarro.com; !
London Bridge; map pp.224-225. This sherry and tapas
bar, run by José Pizarro, one of London's finest Spanish
chefs - his more formal restaurant, Pizarro , nearby at
no.194, is also terrific - is at the heart of Bermondsey's
burgeoning foodie scene. Unfussy but beautifully executed
tapas, on a regularly changing list, cost just £2-7, and the
Spanish wines and sherries come by the reasonably priced
glass. No reservations. Mon-Sat noon-10.30pm, Sun
noon-5.30pm.

favourite, this unpretentious wine bar, selling natural
wines to drink in or take away, has the feel of a European
market bar, serving simple plates of rustic, creative and
extremely delicious French-influenced food to go with
the wine. Dishes around £7. Wed & Thurs 5.30-10pm,
Fri 12.30-2pm & 5.30-10pm, Sat 11am-5pm.
The Table 83 Southwark St, SE1 T 020 7401 2760,
W thetablecafe.com; ! Southwark or London Bridge;
map pp.226-227. A modern restaurant, handy for the
Tate, serving creative, seasonal food, largely Italian, at
chunky canteen tables. Good breakfasts, too. Mains from
£10 at dinner. Mon 7.30am-4.30pm, Tues-Fri
7.30am-4.30pm & 6-10.30pm, Sat 8.30am-4pm &
6-10.30pm, Sun 8.30am-4pm.
Village East 171-173 Bermondsey St, SE1 T 020
7357 6082, W villageeast.co.uk; ! London Bridge;
map pp.224-225. Another Bermondsey St star, serving
fresh and wild food - brunches, artisan burgers,
gourmet salads, simple Modern European mains - and
creative cocktails. Dishes £5-20. Mon-Fri noon-3pm
& 6-10pm, Sat 9am-4pm & 6-10pm, Sun 9am-5pm
& 6-9.30pm.
Zucca 184 Bermondsey St, SE1 T 020 7378 6809,
W zuccalondon.com; ! London Bridge; map pp.224-
225. Prices for the modern Italian food in this restaurant,
which sat here long before Bermondsey got trendy, are far
lower than you'd expect. Fresh pasta, risottos, grilled razor
clams, lamb chop with potato and anchovy - all of it is
seasonal, made with the freshest, simplest ingredients,
and served in huge portions. Mains £10-16. Tues-Fri
noon-3pm & 6-10pm, Sat noon-3.30pm & 6-10pm,
Sun 12-3.30pm.

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RESTAURANTS
Ì 40 Maltby Street 40 Maltby St, SE1 T 020 7237
9247; ! Bermondsey; map pp.224-225. A Maltby St

SOUTH KENSINGTON & KNIGHTSBRIDGE
CAFÉS
Capote y Toros 157 Old Brompton Rd, SW5 T 020
7373 0567, W cambiodetercio.co.uk; ! Gloucester
Road or South Kensington; map pp.250-251. The
emphasis at this classy bar is on Spain's wonderful
sherries, with more than forty available by the glass,
along with interesting modern tapas made with the stuff
(£4-12). The same people run another tapas bar, Tendido
Cero , at 174 Old Brompton Rd, and a more formal
restaurant, Cambio de Tercio , at 163, which are also great.
Tues-Sat 6-11.30pm.
The Troubadour 263-267 Old Brompton Rd, SW5
T 020 7370 1434, W troubadour.co.uk; ! Earl's Court;

map pp.250-251. A classic 1950s folk bar, this cluttered
boho café-club once played host to Hendrix, Bob Dylan and
Joni Mitchell. It still runs terrific folk and blues nights, and
dishes up omelettes, steaks and burgers and breakfasts.
Daily 9am-midnight.

RESTAURANTS
Amaya Halkin Arcade, Motcomb St, SW1 T 020 7823
1166, W www.amaya.biz; ! Knightsbridge; map
pp.250-251. The creative contemporary Indian food
served in this smart dining room - delicate, finely
flavoured grills, prepared in front of you in the open kitchen
- well deserves its Michelin star. Dishes, served as sharing