A Camberwell pub The Kerfield Arms has become Southwark’s first to earn a Michelin star, writes Pablo Munoz…
The ceremony took place on 9 February in Dublin and the pub run by Rob Tecwyn and Adam Symonds was joined by The Harwood Arms in Fulham as a star holder.
Opened in 2025, just off Camberwell’s high street — 16 Grove Lane — it is located at the site of an old Victorian pub of the same name and serves seasonal British produce, prior to that it was known as the Crooked Well.
Michelin Guide inspectors said chef Jay Styler’s dishes show “how simply delicious pared-back cooking can be”.
Co-founder Adam Symonds said: “Receiving this recognition is not something we expected or even set out to achieve, but we could not be happier to join such a celebrated list and to be one of only two pubs in London with a star.
“Our prices will remain the same, and we will continue to offer what might just be the UK’s cheapest Michelin starred deal – our £12 midweek lunch special.”
The Bridge Arms in Kent is the only British pub to have lost its star in the Michelin Guide 2026 after giving up its lease last summer, so The Kerfield Arms’ inclusion maintains the number of Michelin-starred pubs in the UK at 19.
