Bermondsey

Bermondsey is a dining destination rather than a place to stay. With forty-five restaurants in the area, food here is what draws people in. The scene runs from casual street food to proper sit-down restaurants, and the venues tend to be well-reviewed. Maltby Street Market sits at the heart of it: a covered food market rated 4.6 from nearly 5,000 reviews, where you can pick up anything from a quick bite to something more substantial. It's the sort of place where you'll find both tourists and locals moving between stalls.

If you're planning a visit, assume you'll base yourself elsewhere in London. Bermondsey works best as a destination for an afternoon or evening, somewhere to spend three or four hours eating and grazing through the market. The concentration of restaurants makes it straightforward to find a meal without much planning, and the high review counts suggest the places here are used to handling visitors who drop in without a reservation.