Restaurant
St. JOHN Smithfield
Fergus Henderson's influential Smithfield restaurant, founded in 1994 and known for nose-to-tail British cooking from a daily changing menu.
A family-run pie and mash shop in Bermondsey, trading under the Manze name since 1902 and serving pies, mash, liquor and eels.
Good to know
M. Manze on Tower Bridge Road is one of London's best-known pie and mash shops, run by the Manze family since Michele Manze bought it in 1902. It keeps the traditional tiled interior and marble-topped tables, and serves the working-class London staple in the time-honoured way.
Order minced beef pie with mash, which is made from potatoes peeled and cooked on site, and add liquor, the green parsley sauce made fresh each day. Stewed or jellied eels are available for the curious, and there is a vegan pie made with soya mince. The shop opens daytime only and closes early on Sundays, so plan for lunch. Takeaway is available for a short time after closing from Monday to Saturday. Borough and London Bridge stations are within walking distance.
Yes, a vegan pie made with soya mince.
A parsley sauce made fresh on the day, served with pie and mash.
Thing to do
London's celebrated food market beside London Bridge station, with traders selling produce, cheese, bread, street food and specialist groceries.
Attraction
Britain's great museum of world history and culture in Bloomsbury, with free entry to a permanent collection spanning two million years of human civilisation.
Tour operator
A long-running London walking tour company offering guided walks every day, from Jack the Ripper and Beatles routes to village London and pub walks.
Café
A specialty coffee shop and roaster's outlet at Borough Market, serving filter and espresso coffee and selling beans that can be sampled in store.