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Waterloo bar+kitchen

Posted by Manne in Bar, British, Modern European, Restaurant on April 2nd, 2009

Just a short walk down the road from the Old Vic you find Waterloo bar+kitchen, a wine bar and restaurant that prides itself on serving quality food at reasonable prices. And rightly so. With a menu focusing on seasonal British dishes, you can get a proper steak, slow cooked lamb or a really nice fillet of wild sea trout cooked to perfection.

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The Pit Bar below The Old Vic

Posted by Manne in Bar, Snacks and nibblies only on March 14th, 2009

While you can’t really go here for lunch (they don’t open until 18:00 except Wednesdays when they open at 13:00), The Pit gets a special mention for being a really nice place to go for a pint, a glass of wine or a cocktail after work. Why not bring a date, the hidden away feeling of this basement establishment and the general theatre flair of the place gives it quite the romantic air.

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Scootercaffe

Posted by Manne in Bar, Bring your own box, Cafe, Coffee Extraordinaire, Italian, Snacks and nibblies only on March 13th, 2009

If you are looking for some of the best coffee in south London, nay, make that all of London, consider your quest over. This is it. You have stumbled upon a scooter workshop cum cafe extraordinaire by public demand. All thanks to their Italian 1957 Faema espresso machine and Craig O’Dwyer, the very well travelled owner and scooter connoisseur.
There is a story behind this place that is as fascinating as the cafe is cosy. Which means in the upper levels of “incredibly”. Craig O’Dwyer is originally from New Zealand. Many years ago he started travelling to and fro from Italy to London, collecting old Vespas and Lambrettas, pieces of furniture and coffee machines while at the same time becoming fluent in Italian. Combining all his passions together, he set up the coffee shop as we see it today on Lower Marsh.
You will still see several of his machines in the store, alongside memorabilia, press clippings and artifacts of days gone collected on his travels. Some would maybe call what they see as they step through the door rubbish, to me it is like stepping through a time portal. If you are looking for spare parts or scooter accessories, don’t come here though. In that case you are better off visiting their workshop Scooterworks on Enid Street, Bermondsey.
Unfortunately the place is closed on Sundays, or this would be a great hang out with a good book. Preferrably while it is raining heavily outside.
UPDATE: The kind people at Scootercaffe also emailed me this – “We do hire the basement for private functions where we have a second little bar with cocktails. There is live music every Tuesday and Wednesday night and yes, we are still closed Sundays where upon we sleep solidly for 12 hours.”
Foodwise they sell cakes, hot chocolate (ask to have it dusted with nutmeg, yum!) and delicious coffee from Columbia and Costa Rica, freshly ground for them just outside London by a company called Londinium.
They are licensed, so you can also get Irish coffees and hot toddies. If that is not your poison of choice, there is a good shelf of alcohol as well as French cider, Suffolk Ale and Mexican and Italian beer. Throughout the winter months they serve mulled wine and hot spiced apple all day and evening.
You are allowed to bring your own food, so why not bring a food pack and take a quick detour over lunch to Italy. Or why not go for lunch at the nearby thai restaurant and finish with a coffee here?
Suggested by Wendy, thank you very much!

If you are looking for some of the best coffee in south London, nay, make that all of London, consider your quest over. This is it. You have stumbled upon a scooter workshop cum cafe extraordinaire by public demand. All thanks to their Italian 1957 Faema espresso machine and Craig O’Dwyer, the very well travelled owner and scooter connoisseur.

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I Knit London

Posted by Manne in Bar, Bring your own box on March 13th, 2009

Half way down Lower Marsh you find this really niche shop. It is a knitting store. In fact, it is the funkiest yarn store in London, according to several web sites and magazines who keep mentioning this place as a top thing to do on the cheap in south London.

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