Golden Anchor

You'll find yourself on a quiet stretch of Peckham where the Golden Anchor sits doing what it does best: being the kind of pub where regulars actually know the staff's names. It's the sort of place that doesn't need to shout about itself—locals have been quietly propping up the bar here for years, and they're not exactly keen on it becoming a thing. The setup is straightforward: proper ales, a rotating selection of craft beers that actually taste like something, and enough character in the walls to suggest it's seen some proper London life. There's nothing Instagram-baity about it, which is precisely why you should go.