CODE’s Triple Take: Jack Macrae and Viggo Blegvad of Mondo’s top three karaoke spots in South East London

Jack Macrae and Viggo Blegvad are the co-founders of cult sandwich brand Mondo Sando at Grove House Tavern and its offshoots, Café Mondo and Mondo to Go, in Peckham and Deptford respectively. If you’re heading to South East London, be sure to try the signature Mondo Frango peri peri chicken sub before hitting one of the duo’s top karaoke spots in the neighbourhood.
 

The George Canning, Camberwell, SE5

“A pub karaoke spot run with military precision by a smooth operating disc jockey who speaks exclusively in radio-ready-one-liners straight out of the Partridge handbook. Go for the cheap pints, stay because he’s turned you into a star.”

Zen Kitchen (formerly Foodie Cuisine), Camberwell, SE5

“Our Café Mondo neighbours! A great Chinese takeaway with a Sichuan focus and a huge private karaoke room out the back, available for relaxed hire. The scene of many Mondo parties. They sell a beer can that is a litre big. A litre!”

SET Social, Peckham, SE15

“The closest thing to an American dive karaoke joint we’ve found. The side room at SET is done up like a Twin Peaks saloon bar and on Monday nights they host a very slick session there, with almost no song too hard to find and a VERY supportive and respectful audience. Got a song you’re nervous about? Try it here, where a cast of semi-pro karaoke lifers clap and click the night away.”