Becky’s guide to Sydenham
Food scene
Great brunch spot ! Eight minutes walk from our flat. Try the smoothies, they're delicious.
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Cobbs Corner
260 KirkdaleGreat brunch spot ! Eight minutes walk from our flat. Try the smoothies, they're delicious.
Eight minutes walk from the flat, the Greyhound is a welcoming local pub, with fresh, seasonal produce and craft beers.
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The Greyhound
109 Peckham High StEight minutes walk from the flat, the Greyhound is a welcoming local pub, with fresh, seasonal produce and craft beers.
Bridge House
2 High StPub and local theatre, ten minutes walk from the flat.
Sunday farmers market in Crystal Palace park. 10am - 3pm. Great for a sunny picnic in the park.
Breadwinners Stall @ Crystal Palace Park Market
Thicket RoadSunday farmers market in Crystal Palace park. 10am - 3pm. Great for a sunny picnic in the park.
Mexican/Spanish street food and cocktails. Thirty- minute stroll through Crystal Palace park or 7-minute drive from the flat.
Varanda
35 Westow StreetMexican/Spanish street food and cocktails. Thirty- minute stroll through Crystal Palace park or 7-minute drive from the flat.
Sourdough pizza and craft beer. Pizzas with british seasonal toppings, beer from the UK's best brewers and hutch-made gelato. Kids pizza half the price of adult pizzas and monthly changing specials
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Four Hundred Rabbits Crystal Palace
30-32 Westow StSourdough pizza and craft beer. Pizzas with british seasonal toppings, beer from the UK's best brewers and hutch-made gelato. Kids pizza half the price of adult pizzas and monthly changing specials
Independent book shop
Kirkdale Bookshop
272 KirkdaleBeautiful independent shop
Yoga
Dragonfly Yoga Studio
24 Sydenham RoadGreat yoga throughout the week
Neighbourhoods
Crystal Palace triangle offers independent shops, restaurants, bars and a cinéma. Thirty minute walk through the park.
FOOD
Crab mac ’n’ cheese at Domali Bar & Kitchen, a vibey restaurant that used to be pescatarian but now serves meat dishes too.
Buttermilk waffles at LWS, a buzzy social-enterprise café whose profits help women moving out of refuges.
A delicious slice of autumn-spiced apple cake or blueberry crumble at cute coffee shop Dalhousie.
A sourdough pizza baked in the wood-fired oven at Four Hundred Rabbits. Look out for its south London specials.
Hué noodle soup at Urban Orient, an excellent Vietnamese café that gets very busy at lunchtimes.
Traditional fish stew at A Torre, a friendly, family-run Portuguese joint.
Good good
DRINKS
A bloody mary at The Sparrowhawk, a smart gastropub with an extensive food menu.
A premium G&T at The White Hart. This popular neighbourhood pub is more spacious than it looks.
A decadent milkshake from Alistair’s American Diner, a local institution that’s actually more of an English greasy spoon.
TO DO
Scope the contemporary, urban and mid-century paintings at Inaspace Gallery.
Get acupunctured at The Little Escape, a holistic therapy centre on Westow-adjoining Paxton Mews.
Visit The Secret Garden, a charming garden centre tucked away down Coxwell Road.
Everyman cinema, for the latest films.
SHOPPING
Offbeat toys and games from Papagaio, an independent gem of a children’s shop.
Borscht and pickles from Piast, a Polish deli that sells produce from across Eastern Europe.
A signed edition from Bookseller Crow on the Hill, which recently celebrated 20 years in business.
Unusual gifts and homeware bits and bobs from the very eclectic Smash Bang Wallop.
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Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace triangle offers independent shops, restaurants, bars and a cinéma. Thirty minute walk through the park.
FOOD
Crab mac ’n’ cheese at Domali Bar & Kitchen, a vibey restaurant that used to be pescatarian but now serves meat dishes too.
Buttermilk waffles at LWS, a buzzy social-enterprise café whose profits help women moving out of refuges.
A delicious slice of autumn-spiced apple cake or blueberry crumble at cute coffee shop Dalhousie.
A sourdough pizza baked in the wood-fired oven at Four Hundred Rabbits. Look out for its south London specials.
Hué noodle soup at Urban Orient, an excellent Vietnamese café that gets very busy at lunchtimes.
Traditional fish stew at A Torre, a friendly, family-run Portuguese joint.
Good good
DRINKS
A bloody mary at The Sparrowhawk, a smart gastropub with an extensive food menu.
A premium G&T at The White Hart. This popular neighbourhood pub is more spacious than it looks.
A decadent milkshake from Alistair’s American Diner, a local institution that’s actually more of an English greasy spoon.
TO DO
Scope the contemporary, urban and mid-century paintings at Inaspace Gallery.
Get acupunctured at The Little Escape, a holistic therapy centre on Westow-adjoining Paxton Mews.
Visit The Secret Garden, a charming garden centre tucked away down Coxwell Road.
Everyman cinema, for the latest films.
SHOPPING
Offbeat toys and games from Papagaio, an independent gem of a children’s shop.
Borscht and pickles from Piast, a Polish deli that sells produce from across Eastern Europe.
A signed edition from Bookseller Crow on the Hill, which recently celebrated 20 years in business.
Unusual gifts and homeware bits and bobs from the very eclectic Smash Bang Wallop.
Twenty minute train ride from Sydenham station. Borough market, the South bank and HMS Belfast and Potters Field. A great day out.
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London Bridge Station
Station Approach RoadTwenty minute train ride from Sydenham station. Borough market, the South bank and HMS Belfast and Potters Field. A great day out.
Sightseeing
An inspiring, surprising, family-friendly, free Museum and Gardens in south London
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Muzium dan Taman Horniman
100 London RoadAn inspiring, surprising, family-friendly, free Museum and Gardens in south London