Green, glorious Greenwich offers a slice of village life without leaving the city. We pick our favourite foodie spots in our Time Out guide to the best restaurants in Greenwich, with spots such as Heap’s Sausage Café for lovers of artisan bangers. Fans of tea and cake should check out Royal Teas. Fancy a pint instead? Then have a look at the best pubs and bars in the area.
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The sign on Goddard’s bottle-green frontage says ‘Est 1890’, although this shiny venue is merely the latest incarnation of a long-running family business. Food-wise, variety is the name of the game: there’s an impressive choice of pie fillings ranging from chicken and ham to lamb and rosemary. Be warned: this place is regularly rammed with tourists on the Greenwich heritage trail.
Time Out tip Goddard’s also sells gluten-free pies, along with calorie-laden handmade puds.
At the top of a hill by the Royal Observatory, the Pavilion Café (built in 1906) is an unmistakable octagonal building topped by a dovecot with a weathervane depicting Nelson looking through his telescope. A Benugo spot, breakfast is a good call here, while the lunch menu is built around stone-baked pizzas, burgers and salads; otherwise drop by for coffee and cake. Gorgeous views guaranteed, but check opening times, as it shuts earlier in the winter.
Time Out tip In the summer swing by for a sweet barbeque pop-up menu with vegan bratwurst, grilled halloumi and pulled pork burger and a pork belly roast with homemade flatbread, and bramley apple sauce.
The name pretty much says it all at this Greenwich bar/bistro from reputable champagne importer French Bubbles and artisan cheesemonger Une Normande à Londres. Fizz and fromage are two of France’s favourite things and visitors will be amply rewarded with a vast selection of bubbles and a 50-strong list of soft and hard cheeses. To drink, there are wines from Bordeaux and beers from Brockley.
Time Out tip If fromage isn’t your thing, the menu also includes everything from tartines and duck confit to charcuterie boards and macarons.
Round the corner from Greenwich Royal Park, chef Martin Heap’s cute little shop and café is a mecca for fans of artisan bangers. Seating is limited, but the punters just keep coming in to buy and sample his terrific comestibles. Tuck into a plateful of bangers and mash with onion gravy, a ‘Lethal Lucifer’ hot dog or one of their hand-crafted pies.
Time Out tip There are home-cured bacon baps for breakfast, as well as burgers, quiches and flapjacks for afters.
On Greenwich’s Royal Hill, this well-liked local restaurant and bar has a broadly Mediterranean flavour, although its owners hail from Ecuador. Antipasti, goat’s cheese salad, tapas, pizzas and pastas sit happily alongside Latin classics such as empanadas, ceviches, bife ancho (grilled Argentinian ribeye) and cariucho de pollo (a traditional Ecuadorian dish of chicken breast in peanut butter sauce served with rice and avocado).
Time Out tip To finish, look no further than churros or alfajor (South American cookies filled with dulce de leche).
Nepalese cuisine done to perfection with authentic momo dumplings and hariyali chicken, alongside south Indian classics like creamy malabar fish curry. Well worth a visit.
Time Out tip Mis mass karahi is a combo kebab must-order, with king prawns, prawns, lamb tikka, chicken tikka and seekh kebab served in a karahi pot
Very much part of Greenwich’s local community, this homely café keeps things veggie (apart from the odd bit of smoked salmon). Immensely charming staff are on hand to pamper the crowds who pack the two cosy rooms, while the menu is full of genuinely homemade stuff (with little portions for kids). American-style brekkies kick-start the day, ahead of baguettes, jacket potatoes, wraps, salads and gorgeous home-baked cakes.
Time Out tip Don’t miss their cream teas.
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