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Forza Win

Name: Forza Win
Address: 29-33 Camberwell Church Street, Camberwell, SE5 8TR, London, GB
Telephone: 07454 898693

Forza Win delivered focused Italian cooking and Sicilian wines from its peachy-arched Camberwell venue, earning a Very Good rating in The Good Food Guide before closing in February 2025.

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The story

Forza Win Italian Dining in Camberwell, London | Award-Winning Kitchen

The Camberwell Kitchen

Italian cooking at Forza Win in London centred on focused flavours and technique displayed without affectation. The kitchen returned to operation following the cancellation of a previous Peckham warehouse concept, establishing a welcoming presence along Camberwell Church Street. The seasonal menu remained compact, allowing the team to execute dishes with precision while drawing on Sicilian wine traditions on tap.

Seasonal Plates

Breezy spaghetti mixed with clams and mussels sat alongside bowls of Florentine topini loaded with mushroom stock and morels. A masterfully breaded lamb cutlet arrived draped in anchovy fillets and served with chunky salsa verde. Heavier options included green vignarola, a Roman vegetable stew, or pork belly softened into chickpeas with San Marzano tomatoes and capers.

Archways and Affogati

Peachy arches overlooked Camberwell Church Street, framing a room where service felt both cool and kindly. The atmosphere invited guests to linger over Sicilian wines poured on tap while enjoying distinct Italian flavours. Sweet finishes anchored the meal with the house custardo, an affogato made using custard rather than ice cream. Richer endings appeared as a chocolate and apricot cake echoing Sachertorte textures or a blowsy take on tiramisu.

Recognition

Awards & accolades

2026

The Good Food Guide

Very Good

Details

At a glance

The Good Food Guide 2026 — Very Good

Cuisines Italian

History

On the record

2026

The Good Food Guide — Very Good

* The restaurant has closed as of February 2025. The two Forza Wine sites (in Peckham and at the National Theatre) continue to trade as normal. * Back to life after its previous iteration (in a Peckham warehouse) was cancelled by the first lockdown, Forza Win (without an 'e') is an utterly comfortable and welcoming spirit-reviver in its own right. If you don't feel good about focused Italian flavours, Sicilian wine on tap or cool-but-kindly service, better check your pulse. Behind peachy arches overlooking Camberwell Church Street, the kitchen wears its technique with ease; for every serving of breezy spaghetti with clams and mussels, there's a bowl of fluffy Florentine topini with the intensity of mushroom stock and morels, or a masterfully breaded and fried lamb cutlet draped with anchovy fillets and served with chunky salsa verde. The selection of four secondi might range from a summery green vignarola (Roman vegetable stew) to a piece of pork belly sliding gently into its accompanying chickpeas with San Marzano tomatoes and capers. Such a satisfyingly compact menu will always be seasonal, although the house 'custardo' is non-negotiable – an affogato made with custard rather than ice cream. For more heft, the chocolate and apricot cake (shades of Sachertorte) or a blowsy take on tiramisu both deliver.

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29-33 Camberwell Church Street, Camberwell, SE5 8TR
London, United Kingdom
07454 898693
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