The gentrification of the Southwark neighborhood has brought with it a broad assortment of excellent eateries. This is the favorite haunt of several TIME staffers in London.
1. Habas Tiernas de Lodosa
2. Pimientos de Padron
3. Chorizo a la Parilla
4. Pulpo a la Feria
5. Tortilla Eapanola
Bobby Ghosh is an editor-at-large at TIME. Ghosh Eats documents his high-low gastronomic adventures.