Eurocomm is coming to town and this year it is hosted by the London College of Communication. For those attending – and perhaps anybody else visiting this fine school – here’s a brief list of eateries a brief walk away. Or perhaps a pedal or two on a Boris bike, if you’re into that sort of thing.
In the immediate vicinity (and then clockwise below):
Thur-Sat evening street food pop-up and creative space
The Paperworks
48 Newington Causeway
London SE1
https://goo.gl/maps/Ra0Rg
Steak for breakfast and a shot of Colombian
La Chatica Café
2 Elephant Road
London SE17 1LB
https://goo.gl/maps/rw9vF
Lunch or dinner for £6 or so…
Mamuśka! – Polish Kitchen and Bar
Unit 233, Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre (a blast from the past in its own right)
London SE1 6TE
A little piece of daytime South America in Southwark
El Vergel
132 Webber Street
London SE1 0QL
https://goo.gl/maps/sR5W0
North towards Waterloo / Waterloo East
Best fish and chips south of the river – but *you’ll smell of fry*
Masters Super Fish
191 Waterloo Road
London SE1 8UX
United Kingdom
https://goo.gl/maps/otevn
Seasonal modern British and a nice atmosphere
The Laughing Gravy
154 Blackfriars Road
London SE1 8EN
https://goo.gl/maps/2XrSu
South Bank riverside views
Sophisticated low-light, high ceiling setting
Skylon
Royal Festival Hall
Belvedere Road
London SE1 8XX
https://goo.gl/maps/EqCUq
A good view of the river and St. Paul’s
OXO Restaurant, Bar and Brasserie
OXO Tower Wharf
Barge House Street
London SE1 9PH
https://goo.gl/maps/Lj8IY
An even better view of St. Paul’s – and the City
Tate Modern Restaurant
Tate Modern
Bankside
London SE1 9TG
https://goo.gl/maps/GclRb
Up near Borough Market:
For oysters and all that
Wright Brothers Oyster & Porter House
11 Stoney Street
Greater London SE1 9AD
United Kingdom
https://goo.gl/maps/4HmM4
Chocolate-based cuisine (yes, really)
Rabot 1745
2 – 4 Bedale Street
Borough Market
London SE1 9AL
https://goo.gl/maps/rdUVt
+ little bit further East from there:
Cook school, social enterprise – and a decent dinner
Brigade (I was originally introduced to this place by @negriff)
139 The Fire Station
Tooley Street
London SE1 2HZ
https://goo.gl/maps/IwZe6
Small and intimate
Magdalen
152 Tooley Street
London SE1 2TU
United Kingdom
https://goo.gl/maps/GfXDg
Bermondsey Street
You may have to stand, but you won’t regret it – views from ‘13 still hold
José
104 Bermondsey Street
London SE1 3UB
https://goo.gl/maps/gBw7u
You may also want to try the seated sister-establishment down the road: josepizarro.com/restaurants/pizarro-restaurant
A proper gastro-pub in the original meaning of that term
The Garrison
99 Bermondsey Street
London SE1 3XB
https://goo.gl/maps/KgUq8
South towards Kennington
Quirky, kitschy small French seafood restaurant
The Lobster Pot
3 Kennington Lane
London SE11 4RG
https://goo.gl/maps/85KCb
A decent curry
Gandhi’s
347a Kennington Road
London SE11 4QE
https://goo.gl/maps/tgdBA
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