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40 Maltby Street

Wine bar; British · Bermondsey

40 Maltby Street, SE1 3PG

Budget £40 · typically ~£38 pp·15 min walk

Location

82Score
LocalBite score from taste, value, discovery, authenticity, and local confidence — not Google stars.

Taste

8.6

How good the cooking actually is.

Value

8.0

What you get for the money.

Discovery

7.5

How easy it is to stumble on, versus already famous.

Authenticity

8.6

How true it is to the cuisine — not a diluted version.

Local confidence

8.2

Whether locals who care about food actually go.
Hidden gemEasy to walk past. Locals and people who care about food already know it.

40 Maltby Street is an independent Wine bar room in Bermondsey that still reads as a find — not on the tourist circuit, and the kind of place a local would send you.

Why we recommend

Wine warehouse on Maltby Street with a short seasonal menu and a list worth travelling for. No reservations, no theatre — just produce and bottles in an arch.

  • What to order

    Regulars and our team point newcomers to Seasonal small plates, Natural wine, Cheese first.

What to order

  • Seasonal small plates

    Our pick

    Ask what landed today — the kitchen rotates this based on what's best in season.

  • Natural wine

    Our pick

    A curator staple at 40 Maltby Street — the dish we'd send a first-timer toward.

  • Cheese

    Our pick

    A curator staple at 40 Maltby Street — the dish we'd send a first-timer toward.

Good for

Food + wineSomething amazing

Practical notes

No reservations. Dinner Wed–Sat; lunch Thu–Sat.

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