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The best bars in Bermondsey and Borough London — craft beer, wine, and cocktails on Bermondsey Street. Our editors' picks for Southeast London.
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10 ranked rooms follow. How we picked is at the end of this guide.
Bermondsey and Borough have become essential Southeast London drinking destinations. Bermondsey Street hosts some of the capital's best craft cocktail bars, while the Beer Mile around Borough Market and Maltby Street is unquestionably one of Europe's best craft beer concentrations. Add wine bars that care genuinely about their selection and neighbourhood pubs that have retained character, and you have two neighbourhoods that reward deep exploration. These are our picks. To extend the evening north across the river, our guide to the best bars on the South Bank covers the SE1 riverside mile in full.
Bermondsey Street has developed into a genuine cocktail destination. Multiple bars practice serious craft without pretension. These are places where the bartender's attention matters, technique is visible, and the list rewards study.