"The family caff is a magnificent thing, and few can match Maggie’s for sheer hospitality. An Irish gaff formerly run by the late matriarch Maggie Khondoker — Lewisham’s very own Peggy Mitchell — and her sons Anthony and Oliver, locals are drawn to this beloved institution for ample breakfasts during the day, and home-cooked dinners like slow-cooked lamb shank and roasts in the evening. Cups of coffee and tea are replenished within seconds; bubble and squeak is appropriately coarse; and the ever-scarcer option of tinned tomatoes is offered over fresh. Maybe don’t order an oat milk latte." - David Paw