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Brewery · Bermondsey / London Bridge
Malaysian restaurant · Peckham
Borough Market, one of London's oldest and best-known food markets, sits right in Southwark, and its stalls and surrounding restaurants have shaped the borough's reputation as a genuine food destination rather than just a place to pass through on the way somewhere else.
Southwark stretches from the South Bank and Borough Market through Bermondsey and Peckham, and it's developed into one of London's genuine food destinations over the past couple of decades, well beyond its historical reputation.
Looking at the 24 listings we track in Southwark, the most common cuisine is fish and chips restaurants (8), seafood restaurants (7), italian restaurants (2).
The borough carries a strong seafood presence alongside its fish and chips shops, reflecting Borough Market's long-standing reputation as a serious food destination, plus a growing, more experimental restaurant scene further south in Peckham and Bermondsey.
Nearby boroughs
Yes, Borough Market has long had a strong seafood and fishmonger presence among its stalls, and the surrounding streets carry several dedicated seafood restaurants too.
Borough Market and the area immediately around it lean toward an established, tourist-friendly food scene, while Peckham and Bermondsey further south have a newer, more experimental restaurant scene that's grown significantly in recent years.
24 restaurants in Southwark are listed in our directory right now, with fish and chips restaurants the most common cuisine (8).
