Guidebook for London
Food Scene
Great decor (Damian Hurst art). Tasty food and lovely cocktails. Good for brunch, lunch and dinner.
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Pharmacy 2 Café
1 Newport StGreat decor (Damian Hurst art). Tasty food and lovely cocktails. Good for brunch, lunch and dinner.
Turkish restaurant just around the corner. Really tasty, though often very quiet. Good value too. The mixed grill is definitely enough to share.
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Koza Restaurant & Bar
82 Kennington RoadTurkish restaurant just around the corner. Really tasty, though often very quiet. Good value too. The mixed grill is definitely enough to share.
French brasserie. Often has jazz. Pricey, but nice food.
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Toulouse Lautrec
140 Newington ButtsFrench brasserie. Often has jazz. Pricey, but nice food.
Quick, cheap and cheerful Asian food. A mixed bag (sushi and noodles are nice, thai average at best)
Hikari Sushi & Noodle Bar
2 Kennington RdQuick, cheap and cheerful Asian food. A mixed bag (sushi and noodles are nice, thai average at best)
Indian (posh Indian). Tasty, but a bit pricey for Indian.
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Kennington Tandoori
313 Kennington RdIndian (posh Indian). Tasty, but a bit pricey for Indian.
local curry house. Good value, but nothing special (although I love their dhal!)
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Cafe Ishaq
48 Kennington Rdlocal curry house. Good value, but nothing special (although I love their dhal!)
Kings Arms
27 Wormwood StPub, with Thai restaurant out the back.
Masters Superfish
191 Waterloo RdFish and Chip shop/ restaurant.
near Vauxhall. Really nice restaurant, and great cocktail bar. Not cheap, but very good.
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LASSCO Brunswick House
30 Wandsworth Rdnear Vauxhall. Really nice restaurant, and great cocktail bar. Not cheap, but very good.
Great street food market. really good mix of food, and the gelato is AMAZING! don't miss out on it! Also good for drinks.
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Mercato Metropolitano
42 Newington CausewayGreat street food market. really good mix of food, and the gelato is AMAZING! don't miss out on it! Also good for drinks.
good lunch option, good coffee, and nice area to chill out.
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Vanilla Black Coffee & Books
308 Kennington Rdgood lunch option, good coffee, and nice area to chill out.
Four Corners
12 Lower MarshGood coffee
Good food market (weekends only). The duck confit burger is a real winner.
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Southbank Centre
Good food market (weekends only). The duck confit burger is a real winner.
Does good breakfasts and afternoon tea. Not posh, but tasty food and decent portions. Good cakes. Does tea, not coffee.
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Tea House Theatre
139 Vauxhall WalkDoes good breakfasts and afternoon tea. Not posh, but tasty food and decent portions. Good cakes. Does tea, not coffee.
London Marriott Hotel County Hall
Westminster Bridge RoadLibrary room does an afternoon tea. £39pp with free flowing cava.
Drinks & Nightlife
A good traditional pub – decent beers and close by. Does a quiz night on a tuesday.
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The Ship, Wandsworth.
41 Jews RowA good traditional pub – decent beers and close by. Does a quiz night on a tuesday.
Scooter Cafe Ltd
Cute bar.
Tamesis Dock
Albert EmbankmentA boat pub. Wonderful on a sunny day.
lovely pub (terrible food!). And it's on the edge of cleaver square. You can hire boules from the pub to play in cleaver square if the weather's nice.
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Prince of Wales
Cleaver Squarelovely pub (terrible food!). And it's on the edge of cleaver square. You can hire boules from the pub to play in cleaver square if the weather's nice.
Good for watching sport, and does a very good Sunday lunch if you like lots of meat (the pork belly is very tasty and huge).
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The Black Prince
6 Black Prince RdGood for watching sport, and does a very good Sunday lunch if you like lots of meat (the pork belly is very tasty and huge).
Black Dog
112 Vauxhall WalkNice pub and does nice food too.
Famous venue for cabaret, drag, music. One of London's earliest Gay venues and still going strong.
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Royal Vauxhall Tavern
372 Kennington LnFamous venue for cabaret, drag, music. One of London's earliest Gay venues and still going strong.
Essentials
small supermarket – should have everything you need.
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Tesco Express
179 Shoreditch High Stsmall supermarket – should have everything you need.
Nice butchers (very good meat); nice grocery. Also has good wine and cheese selections downstairs. Not cheap, but good.
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Greensmiths
27 Lower MarshNice butchers (very good meat); nice grocery. Also has good wine and cheese selections downstairs. Not cheap, but good.
Oddbins
2 Denbigh StNice wine and beer shop
Arts & Culture
Just around the corner. A different artist every few months, and great restaurant.
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Newport Street Gallery
9 Newport StJust around the corner. A different artist every few months, and great restaurant.
Very close by. Good war museum, and free.
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Imiphumela Yezemidlalo YaseEmpini
Lambeth RoadVery close by. Good war museum, and free.
There are lots of theatres within walking distance. The Old Vic is the closest (you can queue for returns in the morning). The National Theatre does Friday rush ticket at 1pm on their website (£20 per ticket). But for any show, worth checking websites for tickets. (The Young Vic is also close).
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The Old Vic
103 The CutThere are lots of theatres within walking distance. The Old Vic is the closest (you can queue for returns in the morning). The National Theatre does Friday rush ticket at 1pm on their website (£20 per ticket). But for any show, worth checking websites for tickets. (The Young Vic is also close).
Entertainment & Activities
15 mins walk away. £12 pp for tour and gin and tonic.
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Beefeater Gin Distillery London
20 Montford Pl 15 mins walk away. £12 pp for tour and gin and tonic.
Sightseeing
20 min walk away. You can also get Duck Tours from here.
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London Eye
20 min walk away. You can also get Duck Tours from here.
Walk along the river: If you head out of the estate towards and up Lambeth Road, you get to Lambeth Bridge. From there you get great views of Big Ben etc.
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Lambeth Bridge
Lambeth RoadWalk along the river: If you head out of the estate towards and up Lambeth Road, you get to Lambeth Bridge. From there you get great views of Big Ben etc.
Getting Around
We mainly walk, or get Santander bikes around - there are loads nearby.
Tube: there are 4 tube stations within 15 mins walk:
the nearest is Lambeth North Tube (8 min walk). This is on the Bakerloo line, so easy for Paddington, Oxford Circus etc (North).
Kennington is close by (10 min). On the Northern line. Good for Clapham and Tooting (south); Kingscross (North)
Vauxhall (15min) is on the Victoria line and overland.
Waterloo (15 mins) – overland to most of the South East England (eg Hampton Court; Richmond; Kew Gardens). Also on the Northern, Jubilee and Bakerloo line. So good for Greenwich, Stratford etc.
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Lambeth North station
110 Westminster Bridge RdWe mainly walk, or get Santander bikes around - there are loads nearby.
Tube: there are 4 tube stations within 15 mins walk:
the nearest is Lambeth North Tube (8 min walk). This is on the Bakerloo line, so easy for Paddington, Oxford Circus etc (North).
Kennington is close by (10 min). On the Northern line. Good for Clapham and Tooting (south); Kingscross (North)
Vauxhall (15min) is on the Victoria line and overland.
Waterloo (15 mins) – overland to most of the South East England (eg Hampton Court; Richmond; Kew Gardens). Also on the Northern, Jubilee and Bakerloo line. So good for Greenwich, Stratford etc.
Waterloo is a really well connected train station.
other transport options:
Buses:
Buses go from Kennington Road, pretty much at the end of our road. Number 3, 59, 159 go to Brixton. (15-20 mins).
360 goes to South Kensington (eg Natural History Museum) and Royal Albert Hall. But it's probably quicker to cycle.
Taxi:
If you aren't logged onto Uber already – use our code (kvvu4): this will give you a free ride for up to £10. Most uber rides to central London come in at about £8-12.
Boat:
You can also get a boat from either Vauxhall or by the London Eye. Boat is a nice way to get to Greenwich and see the sights on the way.
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Waterloo
Waterloo is a really well connected train station.
other transport options:
Buses:
Buses go from Kennington Road, pretty much at the end of our road. Number 3, 59, 159 go to Brixton. (15-20 mins).
360 goes to South Kensington (eg Natural History Museum) and Royal Albert Hall. But it's probably quicker to cycle.
Taxi:
If you aren't logged onto Uber already – use our code (kvvu4): this will give you a free ride for up to £10. Most uber rides to central London come in at about £8-12.
Boat:
You can also get a boat from either Vauxhall or by the London Eye. Boat is a nice way to get to Greenwich and see the sights on the way.