Where to eat and drink in Bermondsey and Rotherhithe this season…
Taste of Italy on Bermondsey Street
When you visit Baccalà, you feel their passion for creating authentic Italian food. They want to create dining experiences “true to our roots”. With a seasonal menu showcasing fresh seafood and produce, they are transporting Italy’s heart – and flavours – straight to SE1.
This season, the menu boats dishes of frittura di calamaretti (black baby squid, saffron mayo), capesante, melone, erba ostrica, limone e panzanella (raw scallops, melon, oyster leaf, lemon jelly, panzanella) and spaghetti ‘mancini’, vongole, fiore di zucchina (spaghetti with clams, courgette flower) to name a few that tickle our tastebuds.
With its own olive oil menu, too, it’s the perfect place to go to tear and share a basket of bread and experience the different tastes of olive oil from the varying regions of Italy.
They also have a wine shop, with a curated list featuring a selection of Italian wines from small, independent producers, “who respect and love their territory”, they say.
Mangiamo! Let’s eat!
194-204 Bermondsey Street, SE13TQ
Sake brewery and bar comes to SE1
KANPAI London Craft Sake Brewery moves to new premises on Druid Street. The relocation brings a new and unique taproom to the top of the Bermondsey Beer Mile, as the sake trend grows in the UK.
After seven years of pioneering the UK craft sake scene in Peckham, KANPAI is expanding its brewery – and its sake production.
The new premises will include a modern taproom bar with 10 dedicated sake draft taps pouring the freshest sakes straight from the tanks, as well as seasonal Japanese cocktails, craft beers and Japanese spirits.
Keep an eye out for KANPAI’s launch events in the lead up to World Sake Day on 1 October.
Druid Street, SE1 2EZ
Kachori at Elephant Park
New restaurant Kachori has opened at Elephant Park, serving ingredients-focused dishes from the heart of the North Indian regions of Rajasthan, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Delhi.
Kachori is where the culinary traditions of North India melt with South East London. Styled with the colours of the subcontinent, here you can enjoy deep and intense flavours, sip chai and embrace the warmth of Indian hospitality.
12 Ash Avenue, SE17 1GQ
Crol & Co new location
This summer, Crol & Co opened their largest home yet, and have been welcoming customers for coffee and café vibes all season.
Continuing their continental style, they’ve been busy slinging out food from dawn ‘til dusk. From a flat white in the morning to brunch to keep you fuelled and after-work drinks with a side of loaded fries – they’ve got you covered.
They’ve also partnered up with a host of local producers to bring you the largest selection of Bermondsey craft beers on tap on Bermondsey Street.
And for fun… there’s a Bonzini foosball table. Goal!
9 Tanner Street, SE1 3LE
Stuck on Sticky Mango
Sticky Mango Tower Bridge is the newly opened flagship restaurant and event space by chef patron Peter Lloyd.
Diners can expect Sticky Mango’s signature morsels on the new menu, along with premium dishes to inject flavour and awaken your senses, transporting you to the bustling streets of South East Asia.
36C Shad Thames, SE1 2Y3
