A regularly updated guide to top Forest Hill cafes and coffee houses. It is brought to you by The Forest Hill Guide which has pages on the best SE23 bars, cafes, restaurants and shops plus detailed local history & property guides, It is part of the South London Guide (est. 2003) which covers independent businesses from Bermondsey down to Bromley.

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No 41  (est. 2016)                  
41 Brockley Rise
Contact: 
Closed: 
Coffee: Monmouth roasted coffee
Sandwiches & paninis
Gourmet burgers
Mediterranean influenced menu, using local butchers

Ounce 10 Coffee (est. Aug 2025)
10 Dartmouth Road, 
SE23 3XU map 
Owner: 
Coffee from Allpress Espresso. 
Back garden.
Open: 7 days a week
Close to London Road and the station. 
Previously the Framing & Art shop.

Forest Hill Pools Cafe (est. 2021)
Dartmouth Road
SE23 3HZ)
Opening times:
Monday - Friday 15:15-18:30
Saturday 09:00-16:30
Bank Holidays 15:15-18:30
Healthy snacks. Cold drinks.
Coffees and other hot drinks.

St David’s (Est: 2009)
5 David Road, 
SE23 3EP
020 8291 6646
Owners: Ross Brown (since 2020)
Coffee: Square Mile
Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch
Open: 7 days a week (08:00-14:00)

Rise (est. 2018)
108 Brockley Rise
SE23 1NH map
020 7018 8687 
Owner Nolan West
Breakfasts and lunches
Pastries and cakes 
Coffee
Open: Mon-Fri (08.00-16.00)

Two Spoons (est. 2017)        
72 Honor Oak Park
020 8699 8998
Contacts: Rosemary & Luca
Closed: Mondays
Cafe in the day and bar in the evening, 
Garden at the rear
Coffee: 
twospoons-cafebar.co.uk

Horniman Cafe
100 London Road
SE22 0RS
020 8699 4666
Owners: Anthony & Kosmas
Hot meals.
Sandwiches, 
Pastries, cakes,
Fair-trade teas and coffees 
Cold drinks.
Beers and wine
Open: 7 days a week
Horniman Cafe

Perry Vale

Canvas & Cream (est: 2012)
18 London Road
SE23 3HF
020 8699 9589
Established by the Gore family.
Owner: Cem Sabri since 2019.
The Story
Breakfast, brunch, lunch.
Open 7 days a week

Forest Cafe & Bistro (est. 2020)
193e-g Perry Vale
SE23 2JF map
020 3674 2152
Owner: Hasan Toguz
Turkish and English favourites
More info

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