Located where Peckham Road meets Camberwell, this is one of our top pubs in London, and the food is always outstanding. Even if you’re here for a quick Sunday roast (made for sharing), kick off with a white port and tonic and a hunk of house-made focaccia. Roast chicken might come with chilli yoghurt and cavolo nero, slow-roasted spring lamb with anchoïade and golden chips. Chef Mike Davies is a quiet hero of the city’s food scene, as is his Scotch bonnet and pork fat on toast.

When Islington-favourite The Baring announced they were opening a sibling pub south of the river it was a bit of a coup for Camberwell. Joining stylish neighbours Lala Books and Theo’s pizzeria on Grove Lane, the team have found a clever spot for their plates of top-tier taramasalata, wild nettle malfatti and skewers of Cornish squid with lardo. A stripped-back smartened-up boozer that also serves an excellent Sunday roast.

Grove Lane Deli is cosy in every sense of the word. From its townhouse exterior and open windows, it's mismatched stools which in the summer claim the pavement, to the insanely good deli bakes it serves. Cakes, cookies, quiche slices, to its sandwiches smothered with toppings, stop on by and join the troops of locals basking in the sun (London weather permitted)!

Every south London local will have a soft spot for this yellow-fronted Persian deli selling trays of baklava and sour fruit pastes. Owner Sally Butcher discovered a love of Iranian food from her husband Jamshid Gollshan Ebrahimi, and her recipe books line the shelves. There’s also a little vegetarian café (which Sally claims happened by accident) dishing up date-scrambled eggs and Middle Eastern khoresht stews. A hard-working community-minded delight.