food – Southwark News

Beloved Clapham pizzeria launches all-day concept in East Dulwich

News Desk — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:29:03 +0000

Common Pizza has become a crowd favourite in Clapham, and their new Lordship Lane branch offers an all day dining experience, writes Oliver London… From 8am-3pm the restaurant operates as The Daily Tray, a neighbourhood inspired Deli/Diner before transforming at 3pm to become Common Pizza, serving slim-NYC from £11 and deep-pan Detroit style pizzas from […]

‘Cane rat and antelope meat’ seized in raid involving the Peckham Rye Safer Neighbourhood Team

Staff Reporter — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:13:50 +0000

Cane rat and other “potentially unsafe” meat including antelope were seized after a raid on a property, according to officers who took part in a joint operation involving the National Food Crime Unit (NFCU), writes Rich Brann.. In the recent raid police from Peckham Rye Safer Neighbourhood Team said they have confiscated around 11 kilos of […]

Popeyes UK hits 100-store milestone as London Bridge site opens this month

Staff Reporter — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 18:14:35 +0000

Popeyes UK is opening its 100th restaurant in London Bridge, just four years after entering the British market, writes Jessica Khan… Popeyes said its 100th location will open on next Tuesday 25 November inside London Bridge station. It is the brand’s 27th site in London since launching in the UK in November 2021. The company […]

Eat your heart out: free food and fun for kids at Borough Market

News Desk — Sun, 10 Aug 2025 14:57:45 +0000

There isn’t much that’s better than free food – unless you’re a primary-aged child with a curious appetite, writes Emily Driver… This summer, Market Explorers Garden at Borough Market is offering a series of free, hands-on food-focused activities designed to spark curiosity and creativity around where food comes from. On the menu: sensory games like […]

The full line-up at the Greenwich Peninsula this summer

Evie Flynn — Sat, 07 Jun 2025 10:55:29 +0000

The Peninsula Summer is back this year with a season-long celebration of creativity, community and culture. Starting on the 10th July, the full programme features food, music and art. The Peninsula is home to London’s only rooftop basketball court, London’s first elevated garden park, architecturally impressive Design District and the Canteen Food Hall. It also […]

What does the recently restored Walworth Town Hall have to offer?

Evie Flynn — Tue, 03 Jun 2025 18:16:05 +0000

Standing tall on Walworth Road since 1894, Walworth Town Hall has long been a landmark of South London. But after it was ravaged by a fire in 2013, it lay dormant and damaged for over a decade. Now following a restoration by Southwark Council and developer General Projects, the Hall reopened in January this year, breathing […]

The sweet sell of Camberwell: Caravaggio returns as a gelato and dessert bar

Evie Flynn — Sat, 31 May 2025 14:20:52 +0000

A familiar name has returned to Camberwell, not as the Italian restaurant many locals will remember, but reinvented as an artisan dessert and gelato cafe. This marks a new chapter for a family business with longstanding roots in the Camberwell area. After nearly two decades as a beloved family-run Italian restaurant on Camberwell’s Church Street, […]

Turning up the heat with South London latest condiment Dr Sting’s Hot Honey

Eliza Frost — Sun, 02 Mar 2025 15:33:06 +0000

Graphic designer Jamie Kaye and chef and writer Ben Lippett met in Brighton in their early twenties and bonded over a shared enthusiasm for slurping great beers and eating delicious food. They launched Dr Sting’s Hot Honey with the aim of building a brand that is all about fun and flavour – and one that […]

Ong Ong Buns are going down a treat in Bermondsey from a couple’s very own bakery

Eliza Frost — Sun, 02 Mar 2025 14:29:44 +0000

Founders of Ong Ong Buns Aaron and Icy Mo specialise in filled milk bread, baking from its home at Spa Terminus in Bermondsey. Aaron is a “second-generation Hong Kong-er born and bred in the west London suburb of Greenford, Ealing” and met his Malaysian wife in 2019 in Kular Lumpa. They married and Icy moved […]

Dive into Bermondsey Street’s Hakata Ramen + Bar

Eliza Frost — Sun, 16 Feb 2025 14:01:21 +0000

“A big bowl of hot broth and noodles has got to be the ultimate comfort food, right? And it’s packed full of delicious umami flavours,” says Jules Bartlett, the founder, co-owner and operations director of Bermondsey Street’s Hakata Ramen + Bar. HAKATA is a “ramen-ya” with an “Izakaya” basement bar. It focuses primarily on traditional […]