Guidebook for Telegraph Hill and the area
Food Scene
It's our local community cafe; lots of us locally helped to finance and build it. They serve breakfast, lunch, tea, coffee, cakes, etc., and host many evening events.
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The Hill Station
Kitto RoadIt's our local community cafe; lots of us locally helped to finance and build it. They serve breakfast, lunch, tea, coffee, cakes, etc., and host many evening events.
Their coffee isnot the cheapest around, but boy, is it good! They even filter the water first...
Other delights include the best croissants I've ever tasted.
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Browns of Brockley
5-6 Coulgate StTheir coffee isnot the cheapest around, but boy, is it good! They even filter the water first...
Other delights include the best croissants I've ever tasted.
A great place to go for breakfast on sunny days - or anytime, really. The setting is delightful, with great views over London.
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Pistachios in the Park
47 Vicars HillA great place to go for breakfast on sunny days - or anytime, really. The setting is delightful, with great views over London.
This place is tastefully built into a large railway arch and has a very spacious feel. They also do lovely breakfasts, tea and coffee, and make delicious sourdough bread.
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Blackbird Bakery London
134 Queen's RdThis place is tastefully built into a large railway arch and has a very spacious feel. They also do lovely breakfasts, tea and coffee, and make delicious sourdough bread.
Parlez is in a great location adjacent to Brockley Station. It's an all-day place, for everything from breakfast to dinner, and has a separate bar so you can drop in for a drink.
The atmosphere is friendly, the staff and food are great.
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parlez
16 Coulgate StParlez is in a great location adjacent to Brockley Station. It's an all-day place, for everything from breakfast to dinner, and has a separate bar so you can drop in for a drink.
The atmosphere is friendly, the staff and food are great.
Housed in an old pub, this restaurant has high standards and presents delicious food in great surroundings.
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Peckham Bazaar
119 Consort RdHoused in an old pub, this restaurant has high standards and presents delicious food in great surroundings.
Set inside an old part of Peckham Rye Station, Coal Rooms describes its menu as 'smokehouse'. Not cheap, but well worth the price - really good food!
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Coal Rooms
11a Station WaySet inside an old part of Peckham Rye Station, Coal Rooms describes its menu as 'smokehouse'. Not cheap, but well worth the price - really good food!
As Indian restaurants go, this one is exceptional. The food is exquisite and the settings is delightful, with greenery everywhere giving a relaxed and natural atmosphere.
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Ganapati
38 Holly GroveAs Indian restaurants go, this one is exceptional. The food is exquisite and the settings is delightful, with greenery everywhere giving a relaxed and natural atmosphere.
There's good coffee to be had here, along with delicious pastries, breakfasts and lunches. The people who run it are very friendly and helpful.
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Good as Gold
209 Mantle RdThere's good coffee to be had here, along with delicious pastries, breakfasts and lunches. The people who run it are very friendly and helpful.
This is a welcome addition to New Cross Road, especially as a couple of previous favourites have closed. They have good coffee and a range of other drinks, including fruit and vegetable smoothies. Their breakfasts are varied and tasty too.
Wakey Wakey
319 New Cross RdThis is a welcome addition to New Cross Road, especially as a couple of previous favourites have closed. They have good coffee and a range of other drinks, including fruit and vegetable smoothies. Their breakfasts are varied and tasty too.
A very good cafe on a busy street with a variety of shops, including a very good baker and fishmonger. Delicious snacks and coffee!
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GOODCUP
44 Nunhead GrnA very good cafe on a busy street with a variety of shops, including a very good baker and fishmonger. Delicious snacks and coffee!
This is our very own local pizzeria, just up at the top of the Hill. Started by a couple of local lads, it produces absolutely delicious pizzas very quickly from Thursday to Sunday, served with a winning smile. You can order on Instagram or just walk up and eat your meal at tables outside the Hill Station café, which also dispenses drinks.
Dinner for One Hundred
Kitto RoadThis is our very own local pizzeria, just up at the top of the Hill. Started by a couple of local lads, it produces absolutely delicious pizzas very quickly from Thursday to Sunday, served with a winning smile. You can order on Instagram or just walk up and eat your meal at tables outside the Hill Station café, which also dispenses drinks.
A cheerful, friendly place, The Broca has a range of delicious cakes and pastries, many of them vegan. The drinks are good too, and there are tables and chairs on the street, which has been closed to traffic since the first lockdown. (This is also true for Browns and parlez).
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The Broca
4 Coulgate StA cheerful, friendly place, The Broca has a range of delicious cakes and pastries, many of them vegan. The drinks are good too, and there are tables and chairs on the street, which has been closed to traffic since the first lockdown. (This is also true for Browns and parlez).
Formerly 400 Rabbits, this has now been taken over by the enterprising lads from Dinner for 100 by The Hill Station.
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Formerly 400 Rabbits, this has now been taken over by the enterprising lads from Dinner for 100 by The Hill Station.
Drinks & Nightlife
Malcolm and Catherine afford a warm welcome to this, my 'local'. It's a proper English pub, with great food and drink, a weekly pub quiz and a fortnightly open mic session for all kinds of performer.
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The Telegraph at The Earl of Derby
87 Dennett's RdMalcolm and Catherine afford a warm welcome to this, my 'local'. It's a proper English pub, with great food and drink, a weekly pub quiz and a fortnightly open mic session for all kinds of performer.
Skehans is lively, attractive pub, always a hive of activity . There;s music on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.
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Skehans
1 Kitto RdSkehans is lively, attractive pub, always a hive of activity . There;s music on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.
A large, sprawling pub opposite New Cross Gate Station, The Rose has very good food, wine and beer and a comprehensive kitchen, including delicious pizzas. There's a large conservatory and a garden with plenty of cover for bad weather.
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The Rose Pub & Kitchen
272 New Cross RdA large, sprawling pub opposite New Cross Gate Station, The Rose has very good food, wine and beer and a comprehensive kitchen, including delicious pizzas. There's a large conservatory and a garden with plenty of cover for bad weather.
Parks & Nature
It's in two parts, lower and upper. The former has two ponds linked by a cascade and there are wonderful views of London from the latter.
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Telegraph Hill Upper Park
75 Kitto RdIt's in two parts, lower and upper. The former has two ponds linked by a cascade and there are wonderful views of London from the latter.
Getting Around
Trains go north to London Bridge and Islington and south to Croydon, Gatwick and Brighton.
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New Cross Gate station
New Cross RoadTrains go north to London Bridge and Islington and south to Croydon, Gatwick and Brighton.
Direct trains to London (Victoria, Blackfriars, St Pancras) and further north (Luton Airport, St Albans).
Trains south to Kent (Sevenoaks, Dartford).
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Nunhead station
Gibbon RoadDirect trains to London (Victoria, Blackfriars, St Pancras) and further north (Luton Airport, St Albans).
Trains south to Kent (Sevenoaks, Dartford).