"An old, dimly lit Bermondsey railway arch is the indie rom-com setting of dreams. And your meet cute moment at 40 Maltby Street looks something like you lazily eating plums and terrine alongside a low-intervention bottle, as the person opposite you falls hopelessly in love. It’s one of London’s most consistently lovely wine bars and European small plates restaurants, and securing one of their snug and intimate counter seats is exactly the kind of behaviour Richard Curtis would approve of. " - jake missing, rianne shlebak, sinead cranna, heidi lauth beasley