South of the river hidden gems

1. Surrey Docks City Farm

8.7
Rotherhithe St (near Vaughan St), London, Greater London
Farm · Surrey Docks · 26 tips and reviews

The GuardianThe Guardian: Entry's free and there's an Italian café hidden away here overlooking the goat pen Read more.

2. Maltby Street Market

9.2
Rope Walk (Maltby St), London, Greater London
Street Food Gathering · Bermondsey · 157 tips and reviews

The GuardianThe Guardian: Visit this offshoot of Borough Market - one of the winners of our 2011 Observer Food Monthly Awards - where the stalls and stock changes with the seasons Read more.

The Hub Coffee House is one of South of the river hidden gems.

3. The Hub Coffee House

1a Kennington Road (Lambeth North), London, Greater London
Café · London · 11 tips and reviews

Hannah M.Hannah M: Wow. What a great little find. Sandwiches, pizza and Monmouth coffee. And don't forget the free wi-fi

4. Del'Aziz

11 Bermondsey Sq., London, Greater London
Moroccan Restaurant · Southwark · 47 tips and reviews

Ifung L.Ifung Lu: Check out the ruins of the old church preserved under the glass floor of the lounge area.

5. Village East

171-173 Bermondsey St, London, Greater London
Gastropub · Bermondsey · 117 tips and reviews

Lauren D.Lauren D: Amazing array of cocktails, great food, friendly service! tried the goat cheese salad, pumpkin croquettes, softshell crab, the duck and the tiramisou martini.also the jasmine tea was really good! :-)

6. The Kings Arms

7.9
251 Tooley St, London, Greater London
Pub · Riverside · 38 tips and reviews

t0sht0sh: Probably the best Sunday roast in the area. Excellent meat and veg... Oh, and pork crackling!

7. Scooter Caffè

8.7
132 Lower Marsh (Leake St), Waterloo, Greater London
Café · 112 tips and reviews

HISTORY UKHISTORY UK: This Vespa showroom has become a trendy ‘50s themed cafe, with atmospheric soundtrack and a Milanese1957 Faema Urania coffee machine that aficionados rave about.

8. Greensmiths

8.5
27 Lower Marsh, London, Greater London
Food and Beverage Retail · London · 43 tips and reviews

Maciej M.Maciej Matyjas: You must have a sausage roll. They are quite unlike the dry pastries you see all over the place, thick with meat and sticky with tastiness.

9. Hay's Galleria

8.0
Battle Bridge Ln, London, Greater London
Shopping Mall · Riverside · 42 tips and reviews

PaoloPaolo: One of my favourite London spots - ideal for a shopping or tourism break.

10. The Arch Climbing Wall - Biscuit Factory

100 Clements Rd, London, Greater London
Climbing Gym · Riverside · 22 tips and reviews

Simon R.Simon Redfern: Stretch your flipping forearms before you start off. Lovely supportive climbing crowd here.

11. The Kernel Brewery

8.5
Unit 11, Dockley Rd Industrial Estate (at Lucey Way), London, Greater London
Brewery · Bermondsey · 42 tips and reviews

Jeremy M.Jeremy Mercer-Deadman: Kernel beer is bloody fantastic. Read more.

12. Shad Thames

8.3
Shad Thames, Bermondsey, Greater London
Road · 7 tips and reviews

HISTORY UKHISTORY UK: This unusual street with either side linked by iron walkways at various levels, is where John Cleese was hung out of a window by Kevin Kline in a famous scene from ‘A Fish Called Wanda’.

13. Bea's of Bloomsbury

76 Druid St, London, Greater London
Breakfast Spot · Riverside · 11 tips and reviews

Chris M.Chris Matchett: Try the Duffins! Baked doughnut muffins.