Restaurants, Bars and Hotels Near the Old Vic

The Old Vic sits on The Cut, a street of restaurants, pubs and cafés that runs east towards Southwark, with Lower Marsh, the market street behind Waterloo station, a few minutes the other way. Both have a mix of independents and chains, and everything below is within about ten minutes' walk.

Restaurants

• Olivelli, 61 The Cut, about 2 minutes. Pizza and pasta with a local feel, open every day from midday, and the Italian closest to the theatre.
• Tas, 33 The Cut, about 3 to 4 minutes. Turkish food, with plenty to share.
• Mesón Don Felipe, 53 The Cut, about 3 to 4 minutes. A Spanish tapas bar, open Monday to Saturday from midday, so not the one for a Sunday.

Pubs and bars

• The Kings Arms, 25 Roupell Street, about 5 minutes. A corner pub on a quiet street of old terraced houses just behind The Cut.
• Scootercaffe, Lower Marsh, about 6 minutes. A small café-bar for coffee or a drink before the show, open until 10pm on weekdays.
• The Ring, 72 Blackfriars Road, about 6 minutes. A pub on the corner of The Cut, opposite Southwark station, handy if you're arriving on the Jubilee line from the east.

Hotels

• Travelodge London Central Waterloo, Waterloo Road, about 3 to 4 minutes. Plain rooms at a sensible price, further down Waterloo Road.
• Premier Inn London Southwark, 31 The Cut, about 4 minutes. On the same street as the theatre, by Southwark station.
• The Hoxton, Southwark, Blackfriars Road, close to 10 minutes. Our pick if the stay is part of the trip.