Casa Mofongo Bar Restaurant

Head down Coldharbour Lane and you'll find yourself in a corner of Camberwell that feels properly alive. Casa Mofongo pulls off that tricky thing of being both welcoming and exciting—the kind of place where you can roll in for a casual drink or actually sit down and eat properly. The mofongo itself (that Puerto Rican fried plantain thing) is the real deal here, smashed with garlic and topped with everything from pulled pork to seafood. Cocktails are taken seriously without being precious about it, and the whole room has this warm, lively energy that makes you want to stay longer than you planned.