The Best Cafes in Peckham, Greater London, United Kingdom (2025)

Lovely little café with quite an extensive weekday brunch and lunch menu. Sweet interiors, the smell of freshly baked peanut butter cookies in the air, and buzzing with young people and mothers at lunchtime. Tasty coffee and friendly staff.

Love the cafe. Very simple and love what they stand for re sustainability Lucia looks after us very well and helps us with our buggies to make us feel comfortable. The food and cakes are yummy! Regular and love going. Thank you team

Decent coffee but didn’t love the flavour of the beans they use. Delicious looking pastries and breakfasts which I’d like to try next time. Busy place on the weekend

Lovely food and amazing bakes. Salted brownie is delicious. Staff are always really friendly. Juices and hot drinks also good

Great coffee and super friendly staff. They also happily ground some whole beans I had been gifted free of charge.

Decent coffee but limited food and seating. A bit dark inside too

Nice house Brazilian coffee blend and nice selection of buns including the almond bun - although the almond flavour was quite subtle. Brilliant social initiative, giving a way a large chunk of its profits to homeless charities and offering free training to the homeless

Coffee is always good and staff are super nice and friendly

New Nativo Peckham, inside the Market, now rebranded as CORNERHOUSE, bar and brand new food hall. Once again trying their food and was worth the commuting. Tasty menu with enough option! Vegetarian, vegan, gluten free options and for meat lovers they have chicken yakitori, pork belly tacos, a delicious Argentinean steak with a chimichurri to die for. Cheesy stuffed arepas with fresh toppings among other options. They have a bento box available weekdays at a bargain price. Tried a refreshing home made mate ibiscus flower ice tea. Definitely a place to go back. Enough room for everyone in the food hall.

the best pub I've ever been to. even though the music here is very pleasant and I could work in peace. Additionally, a huge thank you to the gentleman who made me a unique mint tea👌🏼 it was perfect, he simply created the simplest tea in the world for me, fresh mint and water - I was impressed and my tummy was happy too - thank you. Generally, the wonderful atmosphere of this place, beautiful interior and fantastic service - I recommend

We decided to sit at The Laughing Yak which offers Nepalese cuisine. We ordered the following: Appetizers 1) Crispy Sweet Chilli Lamb with scotch bonnet & coriander jam 2) Buffalo Momo (see picture) Main 1)Thukpa: Pokhara Chicken (see picture) This was the only main course with meat on the menu so we both got the same dish. Everything tasted incredible, the quality and quantity of the food was great and although we waited a bit long to get the food, it was definitely worth it. A nice touch was the cucumber/mint water that they served us for free. We paid about 25 pounds per person which I think it is very reasonable for London standards. Great place!

I agree with the "artsy" comments, and I am a bit undecided on whether the place is purposely like that or just neglected, but either way, it did the job. Prices are definitely not neglected, fyi, but not more expensive than any other pub in the area either. There are some food options which I did not get to try but those seem to be priced all right. The outside area is a nice touch for those rare summer days when you actually can actually sit outside but at 22:00 you will be asked to move inside.

The Pelican is an amazing cafe/pub with kind staff and a great atmosphere. The bagels are delicious and the food selection has been expanded recently with some tasty soup of the day and baked goods. All remarkably affordable. Great quiet place to work during the day, and a lively place to share a pint during the evening.

For a bar, they make some STELLAR pizza and cake. Seriously, the food here is comparable to specialised pizza restaurants and bakeries. Drinks are made fast and efficiently with a relaxed atmosphere. Great hangout spot for friends. I recommend getting an English Garden as a drink here.

Came here yesterday as working around the corner five of us. Great food and coffee, we came back today and sat down and before they took our order ours drinks came. They remembered, such amazing service really does make a difference. Well done and keep it up.

Was very good. If ever hungry and are around, try it out. Would get 5* but didn't have apple pie...so will come again next time 😊

You cannot beat a Roma Cafe, The only disadvantage is it's not open on a Sunday, but I suppose you can't have too much of a good thing . The staff are attentive and kind and serve fantastic food cooked to order. The coffee tastes great and the breakfasts never disappoint! Thank you Roma Cafe!

The place kind of feels like what London did 20 years ago, when it felt more real, more for the people and there were fun things to do that didn’t cost you a kidney or you had to pre book a life time before. There is a lot to do here, from stuff for kids to naughty adults, the spaces are large and wonderful to roam in. The only downside is that it’s in Peckham, a super grot area.

Such a cool place in the heart of gentrified Peckham this still feels real and the vibes and art are super nice. The view rules and while the beers are too expensive it's still worth it to come chill and have an experience.

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Stopped for coffee at 2pm on a Sunday. Lovely cafe with great selection and amazing service from friendly staff. Kitchen was strangely closed by 2.30 so enjoyed a brilliant latte. The table next to us had a toastie delivered just as I picked up the menu which looked amazing! All to-go food was situated in an open space which meant it was not allergy friendly - they may have had other options in the back but in a place so small it wasn't worth the risk for me. Would definitely go back for coffee!

Lovely place under a big tree. Sitting in the sun, shade and enyoing breakfast could not be better. Very tasteful and with the best coffees and teas. Also great for mid day drinks and lunch.

A very cute and no frills local cafe that serves up some wholesome grub. Enjoyed a breakfast and coffee here, and left feeling very satisfied and quite full up. Portion sizes are large, and great value for money. Fresh and tasty. The staff are lovely, and the service was great.

I would always come here with my family or friends in the morning a few years ago but recently re visited them and realised a lot of things has changed, the price has gone more up I believe and the portions seems to have changed being lot smaller than it use to be, the family are still super friendly and remained the same through out the years. But it’s still one of the best breakfast cafe in Peckham

Great food and very well priced. A hidden gem.

What these guys have got going here is great! Great food, service and vibe. Could not fault anything. We had the salmon avocado toast, with side of halloumi and full English.

Perfect for babies. Customer service from the 2 men was 10/10. So friendly, welcoming, thoughtful to me and my baby, they already think about how to make everything child friendly. I felt very comfortable and the music kept me going when baby was throwing food at me. I’ll be back! I ordered egg and sausage on toast. Massive and beautifully displayed.