The Hill Station Cafe

The Hill Station Cafe The Hill Station Community Cafe is more than just a coffee shop and restaurant, it's also an events space featuring food pop-ups, live music and workshops in SE14. The sustainably sourced menu includes vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free options from local suppliers. With regular evening pop-ups, an on-site shop selling locally made crafts and clothing, and exhibition space curated by Bold Vision, The Hill Station is committed to supporting the community both in terms of nourishment and creativity. Perfect for private hire events with a fully equipped kitchen and licensed bar option.
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TOP OF KITTO STREET PARTY THIS SATURDAY. DJs all day 12-7pm 🪩 Live Music 🎶 Jerk chicken 🍗 Pizza 🍕 Vintage Clothes 👕👖 Out...
08/09/2026

TOP OF KITTO STREET PARTY

THIS SATURDAY.

DJs all day 12-7pm 🪩
Live Music 🎶
Jerk chicken 🍗
Pizza 🍕
Vintage Clothes 👕👖

Outside on the Road 🌞 inside if it rains! 🌧️

HILL STATION NEWS 🗞️ After a daring a death-defying climb up a tree from our brave hero Fireman Dave 🧑‍🚒 We can now conf...
08/09/2026

HILL STATION NEWS 🗞️

After a daring a death-defying climb up a tree from our brave hero Fireman Dave 🧑‍🚒 We can now confirm that the baby squirrels we found outside the cafe after they fell out of a tree have been returned to their rightful place. 🐿️ Check out how sweet they are!

WHATS ON THIS WEEK?

Thursday: Collage Club & Happy Hour 🍻

Collage Club is back again this week with the wizards from Collage Corner. Tickets are on eventbrite if you fancy getting stuck in/stuck on! ⏰ 6:30pm Start 🎨 It’s also our famous Happy “Hour” - £9 for two craft pints, £18 for a bottle of wine! 7pm till close 🍻 🍷

Friday: Spinny Hill Presents… 🪩

DJ Yum! Yum! Drum! is back in the building for another rhythmical rampage through time and space. Expect the harmonious harmonic blending of beat based music from around the world! Starts 7pm ⏰

Saturday: Street Party 🎉 🏘️

Get down this Saturday for our HIll Station End-Of-Summer Street party! DJs, Pizzas, Jerk Chicken, Vintage Clothing Stalls, Live Music and more! Starts at 12! ⏰ Out in the street or in the Cafe if it’s raining! 💦

That’s all for this week!

Dinner for One Hundred 🍕Thursday-Sunday from 12!
The Hill Trader here everyday 10-4pm for gifts, cards and more! 💝

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SEPTEMBER IS HERE! All the usual monthly events plus some live music, an end of summer party and a new screenwriting clu...
02/09/2026

SEPTEMBER IS HERE!
All the usual monthly events plus some live music, an end of summer party and a new screenwriting club!
🌞 🌞 🌞

Pinch punch first of the month! 🤏 Hope everyone had a great bank holiday weekend. We’ve got a bunch of great stuff comin...
02/09/2026

Pinch punch first of the month! 🤏 Hope everyone had a great bank holiday weekend. We’ve got a bunch of great stuff coming up in September so keep your eyes peeled on here! We’ve also updated our closing times so get familiar!

🔔 Reminder ALSO that every Thursday we have a “Happy Hour” which is actually more like a “Happy Evening”. Starting at 7 o’clock and ending at bar close it’s 2 pints for £9 and a bottle of wine for £18 🍷 🍻

WHATS ON THIS WEEK?

Thursday: Quiz & Happy Hour 🧠

It’s quiz time once again at the cafe. Answer questions about obscure news items, match the business to the Google review, smash the music round! Our quizzes are getting wildly popular due to the wild talent of our insane dungeon master Fran. Book online via the Google widget or get on the blower and book a table if you can! 📞 +44 20 7635 2955 ⚡️
⏰ Quiz starts at 8pm
🍻Happy Hour 7-close

Friday: Spinny Hill Presents…

DJ Chris G Is back in the building for another unpigeonhole-able set of rhythms. Expect Dub, Afro, UKG, Disco, Soul, Ambient, Blues, Balearic, Jazz, Acid, Reggae, Latin, Afro, House, Funk, Jungle, Breaks, Hiphop and beyond 🌍 Starts 7pm 🕖

Sunday: Monthly Jazz Jam 🎷

Join the Jarvis Jazz Quartet this Sunday for our monthly jam night from 6pm ⏰ Bring your instrument & we’ve got a full backline of drums, piano, mics and amps! 🎹

That’s all for this week!
Dinner for One Hundred is here Thurs-Sun 12-9pm 🍕
The Hill Trader here all week 10-4pm 💝

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Pinch punch first of the month! 🤏 Hope everyone had a great bank holiday weekend. We’ve got a bunch of great stuff comin...
01/09/2026

Pinch punch first of the month! 🤏 Hope everyone had a great bank holiday weekend. We’ve got a bunch of great stuff coming up in September so keep your eyes peeled on here! We’ve also updated our closing times so get familiar!

🔔 Reminder ALSO that every Thursday we have a “Happy Hour” which is actually more like a “Happy Evening”. Starting at 7 o’clock and ending at bar close it’s 2 pints for £9 and a bottle of wine for £18 🍷 🍻

WHATS ON THIS WEEK?

Thursday: Quiz & Happy Hour 🧠

It’s quiz time once again at the cafe. Answer questions about obscure news items, match the business to the Google review, smash the music round! Our quizzes are getting wildly popular due to the wild talent of our insane dungeon master Fran. Book online via the Google widget or get on the blower and book a table if you can! 📞 +44 20 7635 2955 ⚡️
⏰ Quiz starts at 8pm
🍻Happy Hour 7-close

Friday: Spinny Hill Presents…

DJ Yum! Yum! Drum! Is back in the building for another unpigeonhole-able set of rhythms. Expect eclectic dance music spanning space and time! 🌍 Starts 8pm

Sunday: Monthly Jazz Jam 🎷

Join the Jarvis Jazz Quartet this Sunday for our monthly jam night from 6pm ⏰ Bring your instrument & we’ve got a full backline of drums, piano, mics and amps! 🎹

That’s all for this week!
Dinner for One Hundred is here Thurs-Sun 12-9pm 🍕
The Hill Trader here all week 10-4pm 💝

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MEET THE TEAM! Less of a meet this month and more of a (hopefully temporary) goodbye 👋. This is Phoebe! She’s been worki...
26/08/2026

MEET THE TEAM!

Less of a meet this month and more of a (hopefully temporary) goodbye 👋.

This is Phoebe! She’s been working with us for 2 and a half years and in that time has cemented herself as a legend of the game. A HSC goth Icon. You’ll know her from her bar shifts pouring pints, exceptional music taste (she has an Elliot Smith tattoo) and great style! Phoebe’s in her third year of studying Fine Art at UCL Slade and is taking a year abroad in China to study Calligraphy and seal carving (the ancient art form, not the brutalising of cute aquatic animals). Phoebe and the cafe go way back; she’s been coming here since she was just a baby and remembers buying a monkey sock puppet at The Hill Trader many moons ago 🥺. I have it on good authority that she’ll miss all the people she’s met, the friends she’s made and hopes to come back after her year abroad to continue working at the Hill Station! We’ll certainly miss her until then, so please join us in showing Phoebe some love and wishing her good luck for her long trip! ✨❤️

It’s the Twilight of August! School looms. Go to the beach! Come to the cafe! Dance whilst you can! 📸: Sebastian Garrawa...
26/08/2026

It’s the Twilight of August! School looms. Go to the beach! Come to the cafe! Dance whilst you can!

📸: Sebastian Garraway

THURSDAY: Collage club & Happy Hour 🖼️ 🍻

Join the collage cult, create mixed-up abominations, curios and oddities with local artist this Thursday in the cafe from 6:30pm. Tickets on eventbrite!

FRIDAY: Spinny Hill Presents…

DJ Dan is back in the house this week! Expect a danceable mix of Soul, Funk, Disco and Reggae. Starts at 8pm ⏰

SATURDAY:

🌞: Join us Saturday morning for a Linoprinting greeting card workshop courtesy of The Hill Trader. You’ll learn how to carve Lino and print your own set of handmade greeting cards.
No experience or illustration skills are needed, and optional templates will be available if you’d prefer not to draw your own design. All materials are provided, and you’ll leave with your own handmade greeting cards! 🎟️ tickets in bio!
⏰ 10:30-12:30am

🌙: Get down Saturday night for a titanic clash between two crazed DJs, wielding weapons of mass dancefloor destruction. 🥊 Dj Chuckles takes on Chris The Landlord. Expect Dusty Disco, 80s oddities and Indie that burns a hole in the soul. 8pm start ⏰

That’s all for this week!

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Mediterranean chicken salad. Caper,tomato,rocket, courgette, pea, mint,red onion and feta with sage roasted chicken brea...
19/08/2026

Mediterranean chicken salad. Caper,tomato,rocket, courgette, pea, mint,red onion and feta with sage roasted chicken breast. £9.50 comes with bread 🥗

Tonight: Softplay collective presents live music and spoken word!

Live music and poetry from a variety of top notch performers!

“The Softplay Collective: Kaylani, Eve Simpson, Esther & Eve of Poems Join us in person for an evening with The Softplay Collective featuring the amazing Kaylani, Eve Simpson, Esther & Eve of Poems. Live music and spoken word. Think nostalgic alt-rock, dreamy folk/pop & soul and an award-winning words. Doors open at 7:30pm, first performance at 8pm. Tickets will be available on the door.” ⏰

Thursday: Quiz and Happy Hour! 🍻

Bi-monthly Quiz night with Fran the Trivia man! Happy hour 7-close too! 2 pints for £9 or a bottle of wine for £18!

Friday: Spinny Hill Presents… 🪩

Salon Sessions with Dj Jason Page! Expect Grown Folk Grooves from 8pm 🕺

Saturday: Spinny Hill Presents…

Lionbeat is in the cafe once again this Saturday spinning a set dedicated to Bass culture! Starts at 8pm 🕗

That’s all this week!
Dinner for One Hundred Thurs-Sunday from 12 🍕
The Hill Trader every day 10-4pm 💝

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Pesto, tomato, mozzarella. 🥪 simple as. WHATS ON THIS WEEK?FRIDAY: Spinny Hill Presents… 🪩 Chris Gee, regular DJ will be...
12/08/2026

Pesto, tomato, mozzarella. 🥪 simple as.

WHATS ON THIS WEEK?

FRIDAY: Spinny Hill Presents… 🪩

Chris Gee, regular DJ will be spinning tunes in the cafe this week - expect an mixed-bag of Soul, Ambient, Blues, Balearic, Jazz, Acid, Reggae, Latin, Afro, House, Funk, Jungle, Breaks and Hiphop! 8pm start ⏰

SATURDAY: Spinny hill presents… 🪩

MR BURNS 🥵 is back in the house this Saturday for his regular night of Afro-centric tunes. Expect a cultural journey across the African Diaspora - from London to Lagos, LA to JA! 🕺 8pm start.

SUNDAY: Folk On The Hill 🎻🎵

Session, acts and floorspots avalible at our regular Folk meet-up, every 3rd Sunday of the month! Follow Folk on the Hill for more info! 🎶

That’s all for this week!
Dinner for One Hundred here Thursday-Sunday/ 12pm open 🍕
The Hill Trader open everyday 10-4pm 🎁!

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August Calling! 🌞
04/08/2026

August Calling! 🌞

In desperate need of some rain up here. Stay safe in the heatwave & save water if you can! 💧 📸:Sebastian Garraway WHATS...
03/08/2026

In desperate need of some rain up here. Stay safe in the heatwave & save water if you can! 💧

📸:Sebastian Garraway

WHATS ON THIS WEEK?

TUESDAY: Good Screen Crit #1 🎥

⏰ 6-9PM 
Join us for the inaugural Good Screen Crit, with artists sharing and discussing their work-in-progress moving image works. All welcome - anyone can join in, share their ideas, and participate in the discussion! 
Good Screen is a moving image programme based in South East London, showing artist’s films, talks, video ephemera, and more, with an ethos of not prioritising any form over another. 



THURSDAY: Quiz & Happy Hour 🍻 🧠

Double danger Thursday. Quiz starts at 8pm and is £1 entry! Happy hour starts at 7pm and finishes when we close! It’s 2 beers for £9 and a bottle of wine for £18. 🍷 book online or by phone for guaranteed access to a table! 📞

FRIDAY: Spinny Hill Presents… 🪩

A DJ battle between two Hill Station Gladiators! ⚔️ Yum! Yum! Drum! And J-Buck go B2B this Friday from 8pm for an eclectic mix of Electronica, Grooves, Disco and rhythmic jams. Get down from 8pm and get ready to shuffle! 🎵🪩

SATURDAY: Karaoke 🎤

Our monthly chaotic Karaoke continues this Saturday from 8pm. Belters required. ⏰

That’s all for this week!

Dinner for One Hundred Thurs-Sun 🍕
The Hill Trader everyday 10-4 💝

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🍻 WE’RE HIRING | SEASONAL BARTENDER 🍻You’ve all shown our last vacancies so much love… so here’s another opportunity to ...
03/08/2026

🍻 WE’RE HIRING | SEASONAL BARTENDER 🍻

You’ve all shown our last vacancies so much love… so here’s another opportunity to join the Hill Station team! 💛

Love great coffee, good conversation and pulling the perfect pint? We’re looking for a friendly, enthusiastic Seasonal Bartender to join our community café and bar.

If you enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, making people feel welcome and being part of a supportive team, we’d love to hear from you.

✨ What you’ll get:
• £13.44 per hour + shared tips
• Part-time weekend role (Saturday and/or Sunday)
• A fun, welcoming team in the heart of the community.

📍 Hill Station Café, SE14 5TW

📩 Find out more and apply via link in our bio. ⏰ Applications close Sunday 9th August at 11:59pm.

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🍻 WE’RE HIRING | BAR MANAGER 🍻You’ve all shown our last vacancy so much love… so here’s another opportunity to join the ...
30/07/2026

🍻 WE’RE HIRING | BAR MANAGER 🍻

You’ve all shown our last vacancy so much love… so here’s another opportunity to join the Hill Station team! 💛

Are you an experienced bar manager with a passion for people, great hospitality and building community?

We’re looking for someone to lead our bar with confidence, creativity and warmth. From delivering exceptional customer experiences to supporting and developing the team, you’ll play a key role in shaping one of South East London’s most welcoming community spaces.

✨ What you’ll get:
• £15.54 per hour + shared tips
• Part-time or full-time permanent role (30–40 hours per week)
• PAYE or freelance options available
• The chance to make a real impact in a community-led café and bar.

We’re especially keen to hear from people who share our values of kindness, inclusivity and community, and we actively encourage applications from people from underrepresented backgrounds.

📍 Hill Station Café, SE14 5TW

📩 Find out more and apply here:
http://tinyurl.com/4cek8jda

⏰ Applications close Sunday 16th August at 11:59pm.

✨ WE’RE HIRING! ✨We’re looking for a Daytime Front of House Supervisor to join the Hill Station Café team 💛Are you passi...
29/07/2026

✨ WE’RE HIRING! ✨

We’re looking for a Daytime Front of House Supervisor to join the Hill Station Café team 💛

Are you passionate about great service, supporting a team, and creating a space where everyone feels welcome?

We’re looking for someone with hospitality experience who can help lead our front of house team, keep shifts running smoothly, and bring positive energy to our community café.

✨ 25–35 hours per week
✨ £14.25 per hour + shared tips
✨ Part-time, permanent role
✨ PAYE or freelance basis available

We’re proud to be an inclusive workplace and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from underrepresented groups.

Vacancy closes August 9th

📍 Hill Station Café, SE14 5TW

Interested? Find out more and apply here.

https://appurl.io/vNiThRQXj6

Address

Kitto Road, Lewisham
London
SE14 5TY

To reach the cafe/restaurant located at Kitto Road in London, you can either use public transportation or drive/park.

For public transport, the nearest station is New Cross Gate (Overground and National Rail services), which is approximately a 10-minute walk away. You can also take buses 53, 453, or P13 and alight at the New Cross Bus Garage stop.

If you are driving, there are several pay-and-display parking options nearby on Kitto Road and surrounding streets. However, do note that parking space may be limited during peak hours.

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 5pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 5pm
Thursday 8:30am - 11pm
Friday 8:30am - 11pm
Saturday 9am - 11pm
Sunday 9am - 11pm

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The Hill Station Community Cafe is a hidden gem located at the top of Telegraph Hill in SE14. This cafe has become a hub for social change and creativity, closely involved with the local community across a broad range of projects. The menu offers sustainably sourced, healthy food using local suppliers whenever possible, supporting independent businesses and keeping money flowing in the local economy. The cafe also caters to various dietary needs with a wide range of vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free options available.

One of the highlights of this cafe is their pop-up restaurant which takes place in their fully equipped kitchen. The pop-up restaurant offers an exciting dining experience with different cuisines and themes each time. It's a great way to try something new and support local chefs.

In addition to the delicious food, The Hill Station Community Cafe also hosts live music events and workshops, making it more than just a place to grab a bite to eat. It's a space where people can come together, connect and create positive change in the community.

Overall, The Hill Station Community Cafe is definitely worth checking out if you're looking for great food, community involvement and creative events all in one place.