A list of places that people who use Monzo loved last month in South East London.
They’re the places you've been going to lots recently, beyond all the big chains and familiar names. They’re not the most popular places overall (sorry Greggs), but your favourite haunts and neighbourhood gems.
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We’ve started with London because it’s where the most people use Monzo. But if you find this interesting, we’d love to do your city next! Let us know in the community forum or tell us on Twitter.
Restaurants in South East London
Casa Madeira
46b Albert Embankment, SE1 7TL madeiralondon.co.uk
Casa Madeira is a café, bar and grill, well-stocked deli and restaurant, all under the railway arches of Vauxhall. Time Out calls it a “little enclave of Portuguese culture.”
Coconut
52 Great Suffolk St, SE1 0BL
Workers queue out the door every day at lunch for freshly-prepared Thai food near the Southbank.
805 Restaurants
805 Old Kent Rd, SE15 1NX 805restaurants.com @805restaurants
A West African restaurant with branches in Reading, London, Accra and Abuja. In the words of one Google reviewer, “a Nigerian gem on Old Kent Road.”
Chatica
2, Elephant Rd, SE17 1LB lachatica.com @chatica_uk
Chatica is a Colombian coffee shop under a railway arch in Elephant. It serves baked breads, empanadas and big Columbian breakfasts. And you can pick up Latin American ingredients from it’s well-stocked deli.
Viet Baguette
17 Anglesea Rd, SE18 6EG @viet_baguette Family-run favourite for banh-mi, pho and other Vietnamese staples in Woolwich.
Cafes in South East London
Fred’s
358 Brockley Rd, SE4 2BY
Lomond Coffee
Arch 7, Deptford Market Yard, Deptford High St, SE8 4BX deptfordmarketyard.com/lomond-coffee @LomondCoffee
Coffee and breakfast under the arches in Deptford Market Yard.
Pubs and bars in South East London
Buster Mantis
3-4 Resolution Way, SE8 4NT bustermantis.com @bustermantis
Buster Mantis owner Gordon McGowan was born in South East London and moved to Mandeville, Jamaica when he was two. He set up Buster Mantis in 2016, under the railways in Deptford Market Yard and now serves locally-brewed beers, Jamaican food and hosts local artists late into the night.
The Beer Shop
40 Nunhead Green, SE15 3QF thebeershoplondon.co.uk @beershoplondon
Ladywell Tavern
80 Ladywell Rd, Ladywell, SE13 7HS ladywell.pub
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