Cafe 2 (Tate Modern)
Second floor,  Tate Modern, Sumner Street, Bankside,  SE1 9TG
Telephone: 020 7401 5014
cafe2.modern@tate.org.uk Email cafe2.modern@tate.org.uk
 
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A brasserie at Tate Modern. It's really good! No really, given the lack of choice around here you might expect average to good food at extortionate prices. What you get is very expensive, but astonishingly good fare, served in huge, hearty portions. This family friendly second-floor cafe makes the most of its superb location with a quaint balcony and floor-to-ceiling windows. Linger around the lively fuchsia hangings, sit at the long, sleek bar or head to the cosy balcony to enjoy the simple, but high quality, and delectable fare. The fresh seasonal menus (including a classic and healthy kids menu) that reflect Modern European and Mediterranean influences are a cut above the usual museum-cafe offerings.

After the austere solemnity of the gallery, this place fills you with joie de vivre and is the perfect preparation for a walk back to civilisation over the Millennium Bridge.
 
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Opening Times
Sun to Thu 10:00 – 18:00, Fri to Sat 10:00 – 23:00
 
Ticket Prices
£20 per person
 
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Southwark Tube (8 minutes)
Borough Tube (12 minutes)
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Waterloo Railway Station (15 minutes)
London Bridge Railway Station (15 minutes)
 
 
 
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Union Car Parks (8 minutes)
Coin Street NCP (10 minutes)
 
 
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56 Westow Hill,  SE19
6.13 miles distance from Cafe 2 (Tate Modern)
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Cafe Level Seven
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0 minutes distance from Cafe 2 (Tate Modern)
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The Table
83 Southwark Street, Bankside,  London,  SE1
3 minutes distance from Cafe 2 (Tate Modern)
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Bankside House
24 Sumner Street, London,  SE1
2 minutes distance from Cafe 2 (Tate Modern)
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Park Plaza County Hall
1 Addington Street, London,  SE1
17 minutes distance from Cafe 2 (Tate Modern)
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Pop Life: Art in a Material World
Tate Modern, 25 Sumner Street,  SE1
0 minutes distance from Cafe 2 (Tate Modern)
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Bankside Power Station,  25 Sumner Street, Bankside,  London,  SE1
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Millennium Bridge
River Thames, The City,  London,  SE1
4 minutes distance from Cafe 2 (Tate Modern)
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3 Archie Street, Bankside,  London,  SE1
8 minutes distance from Cafe 2 (Tate Modern)
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Oxo Tower and Gabriel's Wharf
Oxo Tower Wharf,  Bargehouse Street, South Bank,  London,  SE1
8 minutes distance from Cafe 2 (Tate Modern)
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1 Thrale Street, Bankside,  London,  SE1
7 minutes distance from Cafe 2 (Tate Modern)
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The London Bicycle Tour Company
1a Gabriel's Wharf, 56 Upper Ground, South Bank,  London,  SE1
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The George Inn
77 Borough High Street, Bankside,  London,  SE1
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Doggett's Coat and Badge
1 Blackfriars Bridge, South Bank,  London,  SE1
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51-53 Southwark Street, Bankside,  London,  SE1
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