Peckham

• London's first Christmas sandwich festival is happening this weekend

  

  If you've been avidly checking our Christmas sandwich round-up for new additions and literally can't wait to work your way through a seasonal sarnie selection then a festival happening this weekend in London has your name all over it. Sarnie Party: Christmas Special sees over 20 of the UK's top chefs taking part to showcase their take on the best sandwich of the year.

  The three day festival taking place at

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• My Manor - Sham Mahabir's local guide to Peckham

  

  Trinidadian-born chef Sham Mahabir, owner of LIMIN Southbank shares his favourite Peckham food and drink spots with us.

• World Famous Gordos open a slice shack at Brick Brewery in Peckham

  

  They've only just recovered from throwing the epic Peckham Conker Championships but the Brick Brewery isn't letting the grass grow under their feet. They've just launched a new kitchen at their taproom in Peckham Rye, courtesy of the super popular World Famous Gordos.

  Gordos, if you haven't tried them before, operate out of a stall on Netil Market. Now they've got a second slice shack

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• Hausu listening bar settles down in Peckham

  

  Listening bars are very much a thing at the moment. Recently we've had Goodbye Horses in Islington and the upcoming nearby Godet will also have a big

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• Test Driving Cafe Britaly - not for the purists, but it's a lot of fun

  

  This new Peckham cafe is the result of a love-in between Italian food and British produce. We went to take a look. 

• Café Britaly sees former Bocca di Lupo duo teaming up for a Britalian restaurant in Peckham

  

  Updated 11/4/23 with the opening date

  Italian food purists keep scrolling, because what we're about to write may trigger you. A new cafe is opening in Peckham that will be embracing the "authentically Britalian" trend.

  Café Britaly is the first project between chef Alex Purdie and Richard Crampton-Platt. Alex arrives here having most recently been senior chef at Bouchon Racine and, before that, Bocca

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• Bar Levan wine bar takes over from Larry's in Peckham

  

  Larry's may be gone, along with chef Nicholas Balfe who is concentrating on his restaurant Holm in Somerset, but Bar Levan is rising in its place. That's coming from Levan co-founders Mark Gurney and Matt Bushnell and will be their new Peckham wine bar. 

  Taking over the old Larry's spot, right next to Levan, they say they're inspired by Parisian bars like Aux Deux Amis and Septime La

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• Taca Tacos finds a new home on Peckham's Rye Lane

  

  More tacos are coming to Peckham as Taca Tacos gets ready to open its second site in the area. You may have seen them in Peckham's Brick Brewery (as well as Deptford's Market Yard) but this has them getting a place all to themselves (taking over the space from Two Hundred Rye Lane).

  The usual favourites will be on offer, including their beef birria (6-hour braised brisket, with Mexican guajillo, ancho and pasilla chilies), served in a

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• Market Place Peckham is reopening with a new look and new food

  

  Good news if you’ve missed the Peckham outlet of the hugely popular Market Place food halls. After closing earlier this year for a revamp, Market Place Peckham is coming back, baby. It was the very first of the Market Place venues to open in London, spawning success stories with additional outlets in Hounslow, ...

• Little Kudu is coming to Peckham (while Smokey Kudu moves to Chelsea)

  

  12/5/23 - updated with the opening date for Little Kudu

  If you’re a big fan of the South-African flavours of Kudu, then we have some good news for you - their new restaurant Little Kudu is on the way. 

  Kudu first arrived on the

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• 081 Pizzeria finds a permanent home in Peckham

  

  They're already popping up in Fitzrovia and Camden you'll have seen them in Peckham before when they first started in Peckham Levels. But now 081 Pizzeria are returning to Peckham proper with their own Pizzeria (where M'Chomo used to be).

  Fitting in about 20 people, there will be

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• Supa Ya Ramen bring their "inauthentic" ramen to Peckham

  

  They moved from pop-up to permanent restaurant in Dalston and now Supa Ya Ramen are getting ready to open their second place, this time in Peckham. 

  Luke Findlay’s ramen bar specialises in what he calls "inauthentic" ramen which is influenced by British produce and flavours. So the ramen includes:

  • Roast Chicken & Corn - chicken soup, sesame miso,
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• Test Driving the Sunday roast at Kudu Grill - perfection in Peckham

  

  It turns out that Sunday roasts are just one more thing this Peckham restaurant does brilliantly.

• Test Driving Mambow - a Malaysian wonder in Peckham

  

  Chef Abby Lee brings Malaysian cuisine to Peckham with Mambow. Already an instant hit, we popped into Market Peckham to try it out. 

• Jumbi opens in Peckham with rum cocktails and St Lucian bakes

  

  This weekend saw the soft launch of a new venue in Peckham, Jumbi, described as "a hang out centred around music, food and drink."

  The project founders, Bradley Zero & Nathanael Williams, are aiming to celebrate their Caribbean heritage through a range of West Indian food and drink. "The drinks menu will reflect the small island heritage of myself & Nathanael," explains Bradley, "with a slowly growing rum focussed cocktail

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