40 Maltby Street
BERMONDSEY · £££

40 Maltby Street

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Raef Hodgson's wine bar and modern European kitchen tucked inside the Gergovie Wines warehouse, with chef Steve Williams (ex-Ledbury, ex-Harwood Arms) turning out a weekly-changing chalkboard of small plates. A no-bookings room of ~30 covers built for long, slow sessions through a 120+ bin natural wine list.

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What to actually expect.

No bookings, tiny room

Walk-in only with ~30 covers on long shared high tables. Best shot is lunch Thu-Sat from 12, dinner queues form before the 5:30 open.

Natural wine, all the way

The list is 100% low-intervention. If you want a polished classical Burgundy or a clean New World Chardonnay, this isn't the room, the funk isn't for everyone.

Railway-arch acoustics

Hard surfaces, exposed brick, vaulted ceiling. It gets loud once the room fills, and trains rumble overhead, part of the charm, not a quiet date.