Guidebook for London
Food Scene
Great for lunch and brunch! And don't miss the Guinness and chocolate cake!
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Arlo and Moe HG
60 Springbank RdGreat for lunch and brunch! And don't miss the Guinness and chocolate cake!
Who wouldn't want to drink coffee and tea surrounded by flowers and retro furniture? Always worth checking if they have any local honey...
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You Don't Bring Me Flowers
15 Staplehurst RdWho wouldn't want to drink coffee and tea surrounded by flowers and retro furniture? Always worth checking if they have any local honey...
Good Hope Cafe Hither Green
Ladywell RoadFamily-friendly café with outside space
If Sapporo Ichiban were anywhere else in London, there'd be queues out the door. Make a bee line for the tables at the back with the sunken seats.
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Sapporo Ichiban
13 Catford BroadwayIf Sapporo Ichiban were anywhere else in London, there'd be queues out the door. Make a bee line for the tables at the back with the sunken seats.
Open on Friday and Saturday nights, from 5pm until 1pm. Free entry before 7pm, £3 after 7pm. A great selection of food and drink stalls in Lewisham's former Model Market - everything you could want without the hassle of travelling into central London!
http://streetfeast.com/where/model-market
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Model Market
196 Lewisham High StOpen on Friday and Saturday nights, from 5pm until 1pm. Free entry before 7pm, £3 after 7pm. A great selection of food and drink stalls in Lewisham's former Model Market - everything you could want without the hassle of travelling into central London!
http://streetfeast.com/where/model-market
Drink beer or Aperol at the counter while you wait to collect your pizza - or sit at a table on the pavement outside.
Luciano Pizza
129 Lee RdDrink beer or Aperol at the counter while you wait to collect your pizza - or sit at a table on the pavement outside.
Because who wouldn't want to eat Persian food in Lee? Vegetarians and meat-eaters will be happy here - and you won't leave hungry!
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Caspian Restaurant
117 Burnt Ash RdBecause who wouldn't want to eat Persian food in Lee? Vegetarians and meat-eaters will be happy here - and you won't leave hungry!
Drinks & Nightlife
There's room for everyone in this spacious neighbourhood pub - whether you want drinks and snacks in the bar area or a meal in the restaurant. And there's even more room in the outside space.
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The Station Hotel
14 Staplehurst RdThere's room for everyone in this spacious neighbourhood pub - whether you want drinks and snacks in the bar area or a meal in the restaurant. And there's even more room in the outside space.
A great addition to the area: what was an underused club in a side street is now popular with drinkers and diners wanting to spend the evening in a quirky setting. Check out the sofas in the women's loos...
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Catford Constitutional Club
108 Catford BroadwayA great addition to the area: what was an underused club in a side street is now popular with drinkers and diners wanting to spend the evening in a quirky setting. Check out the sofas in the women's loos...
Named for the nearby Ravensbourne River, this family pub offers a good selection or real ales and British food. Worth checking out its live music nights.
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The Ravensbourne Arms
323 Lewisham High StNamed for the nearby Ravensbourne River, this family pub offers a good selection or real ales and British food. Worth checking out its live music nights.
Parks & Nature
A popular park that never seems busy, with great views towards central London. The park boasts two tennis courts, an outside table tennis table, and a community garden - and the lower slope in the south west corner of the park was once used by Charlton Football Club.
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Ipharki yeMountsfield
Stainton RoadA popular park that never seems busy, with great views towards central London. The park boasts two tennis courts, an outside table tennis table, and a community garden - and the lower slope in the south west corner of the park was once used by Charlton Football Club.
A lovely park in the grounds of the former manor house (now used as a library and community space) with an ornamental pond and a popular café, Pistachios in the Park.
The park hosts a weekly farmers' market and the occasional outdoor cinema screening.
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Izindiza zase-Manor House
Taunton RoadA lovely park in the grounds of the former manor house (now used as a library and community space) with an ornamental pond and a popular café, Pistachios in the Park.
The park hosts a weekly farmers' market and the occasional outdoor cinema screening.
Entertainment & Activities
Want to watch a movie? Hop on a bus from Lewisham High St or take the DLR from Lewisham station.
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Greenwich Picturehouse
180 Greenwich High RdWant to watch a movie? Hop on a bus from Lewisham High St or take the DLR from Lewisham station.