At 87 Tower Bridge Road, in Bermondsey, London. The nearest station is Borough (Northern) or London Bridge (Jubilee, Northern), each about fifteen minutes on foot.

Which museums and sights are near M.Manze?

Tower Bridge is 1.1 km away, Tower of London is 1.4 km away, Tate Modern is 1.7 km away. Distances are in a straight line from the restaurant.

What is M.Manze known for?

The shop, The dish, Tower Bridge Road. The oldest pie and mash shop in London still trading, in Tower Bridge Road since 1902: green and white tiles, marble tables, wooden benches. Fifteen minutes on foot from Tower Bridge.

When did M.Manze open?

In 1902. Opened by Michele Manze in 1902.

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M.Manze

Pie, mash and liquor was the dinner of working London for a hundred years: a minced beef pie, mashed potato and a green parsley sauce. A handful of the old shops survive, and this is the oldest of them.

What it is: Pie and mash shop
Opened: 1902
Area: Bermondsey
Nearest museum: Tower Bridge, 1.1 km

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What M.Manze is known for

The shop
It has hardly been touched since it opened. The walls are tiled, the tables are marble, the benches are narrow, and you queue at the counter.
The dish
Pies are baked on the premises through the day. The liquor is made with parsley, and vinegar with chillies stands on every table. Eels, stewed or jellied, are the other thing on offer.
Tower Bridge Road
The road runs south from Tower Bridge through Bermondsey. The antiques market in Bermondsey Square, on Friday mornings, is at the next corner.

What to know

Opened by Michele Manze in 1902
The oldest pie and mash shop in London still trading
Counter service only: you queue, and carry your plate to a bench

Where M.Manze is

Address

87 Tower Bridge Road
London SE1 4TW, United Kingdom

Nearest station

Borough (Northern) or London Bridge (Jubilee, Northern), each about fifteen minutes on foot

Museums and sights nearby

Distances are in a straight line from the restaurant.

An Italian family and an English pie

The Manze family came from Ravello, in the south of Italy, in 1878 and sold ice. Michele married the daughter of a pie maker and took over this shop in 1902.

His brothers opened others across south London. This one is still run by his descendants.

M.Manze: common questions

Where is M.Manze?: At 87 Tower Bridge Road, in Bermondsey, London. The nearest station is Borough (Northern) or London Bridge (Jubilee, Northern), each about fifteen minutes on foot.
Which museums and sights are near M.Manze?: Tower Bridge is 1.1 km away, Tower of London is 1.4 km away, Tate Modern is 1.7 km away. Distances are in a straight line from the restaurant.
What is M.Manze known for?: The shop, The dish, Tower Bridge Road. The oldest pie and mash shop in London still trading, in Tower Bridge Road since 1902: green and white tiles, marble tables, wooden benches. Fifteen minutes on foot from Tower Bridge.
When did M.Manze open?: In 1902. Opened by Michele Manze in 1902.

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