Chunnel Bar

You're walking down Lower Marsh in Waterloo, past the independent shops and local haunts, and Chunnel Bar just fits right in. It's unpretentious in the way SE1 does best—no faffing about with molecular gastronomy or £18 cocktails, just solid cooking and a genuinely welcoming atmosphere. The kind of place where regulars know the staff and everyone seems to be having an actual good time rather than performing one.