Another new neighbourhood bakery is on the way
Restaurant-bakery combo Don’t Tell Dad is smashing it over in Queen’s Park and now a similar set-up is on the way to Camberwell. Hello JoJo, founded by locals Jo(Jo) Lavender and Rob Newlan, will be headed up by chef Will Faris (ex-The Dairy, The Ritz, and Naughty Piglets) on the restaurant side and baker Jo Garner (ex-Mountain, Toad, and e5 Bakehouse) on the bakery side. And it’ll be a real celebration of the local community with pieces from local artists and students from Camberwell College of Art featuring throughout the space.
Open from breakfast through to dinner, the restaurant menu will include deli-inspired lunches, brunch plates and elevated comfort food, with dishes like:
- house sourdough with grilled sardines, marinated courgettes and asparagus salad
- fresh curds with broad beans and smoked artichokes
- Baker’s eggs and potato crumpet with brown butter and sticky mushrooms
- fava bean purée with chicory and fresh bread
- Tamworth pork chop with buttery spring garlic sauce
- smoked potato dumplings with spring greens
- marmalade tart
- cold-pressed rapeseed oil ice cream with gooseberries
As well as freshly baked bread, the bakery will serve up a range of sweet and savoury pastries, including honey buns, vegan vanilla buns, chocolate rye Swiss roll, and pizza buns. There’ll be specialty coffee from south London roasters on offer at the bakery, with Old World low-intervention wines and tap wines from Uncharted on at the restaurant. Otherwise you can choose from local beers from Orbit, spritzes and fennel brine martinis.
Speaking about the opening, Rob Newlan and Jo Lavender said: “hello JoJo is a true celebration of the very special place that we call home. Our ambition is to create a space that encapsulates the spirit of our neighbourhood and to be a place where everyone feels welcome. The priority is for guests to leave feeling nourished by great flavours, enjoy the good vibes and a warm reception, and always to leave with the glow of a good time.”
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Key Information
Opening date | Sat 10th May 2025
Address | 31 Camberwell Church Street, London, SE5 8TR
For more information | hellojojo.co.uk