Cafes, restaurants & bars
Looking for inspiration?
Eating and drinking at Southbank Centre could leave you with one serious problem: there's just so much to choose from, how will you decide?
Read on for some inspiration – and bon appétit!
Cafe culture
Adam Luszniak Ballroom Cafe
Take a break with a coffee in the heart of our Royal Festival HallAdam Luszniak Beany Green
Perfect for your morning coffee, afternoon beers or evening cocktails, located just under the Hungerford Bridge© Keith Collie. Concrete Cafe
Enjoy ground coffee, fresh cakes and other light bites with a view of the riverAdam Luszniak Hayward Gallery Cafe
Drop into the Hayward Gallery Cafe for pre-show sustenance or a post-visit drinkQueen Elizabeth Hall Roof Garden
Welcome to London's very own secret garden, nestled on top of the Queen Elizabeth Hall
Family friendly
Adam Luszniak Giraffe
Giraffe's all about freshly-cooked food served to the sound of great musicAdam Luszniak Honest Burgers
Enjoy delicious grass-fed burgers and rosemary salted chips, inspired by great British produceAdam Luszniak Pret A Manger
Open for takeaway. A busy kitchen, a baker’s oven, Italian espresso machines, organic coffee – welcome to PretAdam Luszniak Strada
Contemporary Italian restaurant serving fresh dishes using the finest seasonal produce
Great for dates
Adam Luszniak Côte Brasserie
Inspired by the brasseries of Paris, Côte serves great quality French classics all dayAdam Luszniak La Gamba
Sunshine suffuses the menu of this Spanish-inspired tapas restaurant on the riversideAdam Luszniak Skylon
A beautiful restaurant, stylish grill and bar with unrivalled views of the London skylineAdam Luszniak Wahaca
Submit your tastebuds to Wahaca!
Great for sharing
Adam Luszniak Comptoir Libanais
From morning till night, enjoy one of the best Lebanese restaurants in LondonAdam Luszniak Ping Pong
At Chinese restaurant Ping Pong, a buzzing cocktail bar meets the delights of dim sumAdam Luszniak Wagamama
Inspired by canteen-style Japanese noodle bars, Wagamama delivers lively pan-Asian food
Summer pop-ups
ARØUND
Get your cookie fix at the Southbank Centre with ARØUND this summerBiju Bubble Tea
Freshly brewed, never stewed; enjoy blissful bubble-tea from BijuCrazy Boules Crazy Boules
Boules meets crazy golf, right here by the riverFrank!
Meet Frank!, your American hot dog connoisseur beside the ThamesJuliana_Vasquez Jimmy's BBQ Club
Soak up the summer at the ultimate barbecue experience, with dining, drinks and musicPuzzles
Here to quench your thirst, Puzzles is a relaxed family-focussed pop-up barArnaud Mbaki Truffle Burger
London’s greatest burger is waiting right here for youArnaud Mbaki The SNOG Frozen Yogurt Bus
Look out for the return of SNOG Frozen Yoghurt in their bright pink neon-lit Routemaster busArnaud Mbaki The Thirsty Farrier
Crowd round for cocktails mixed in a vintage horsebox bar