The 23 Best Restaurants In Peckham

"As you approach Toad Bakery’s small shop front, catch a whiff of freshly baked bread and then see the glistening pastries, that Pavlovian response will kick in. Your stomach will rumble, eyes widen, and you’ll start mentally calculating just how many gooey vegan cookies and cardamom-heavy cinnamon buns you can eat in one sitting. The bakery (one of London’s best) straddles Peckham and Camberwell, and there are a few colourful stools out front but if you can’t get a seat, take your slow-braised goat bear claw pastries to nearby Lucas Gardens instead." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, rianne shlebak, sinead cranna, daisy meager, riaz phillips