Paul Rothe & Son

A hidden gem – abeit one that's hiding in plain sight – this family-run café-cum-deli has been serving up homemade nourishment since 1900. Punters come in their droves for old school sarnies made to order by white-coated servers who offer up more fillings than Pret could ever muster. Salt beef, tuna mayo, many, many kinds of cheese, they've got it all. Lately, its beef goulash has been making waves (and stains, dribbled down T-shirts from over-eager eating). It’s a rich, dense and smoky soup that’s so thick you could almost call it gravy, chock-full of hearty vegetables and tender chunks of beef. Order some for dunking your sarnie into, and scoff the lot at one of its fabulous formica tables surrounded by jars of jam.