Menu: Cocktail Bar & Taco Kitchen, London Bridge SE1

Nine Lives is a cocktail bar and Mexican taco & tapas kitchen on Bermondsey Street, London SE1. Tucked into the Victorian basement of No. 8 Holyrood Street, a short walk from London Bridge.

[Vegan]
Vegan
[Vegetarian]
Vegetarian
[Alcohol Free]
Alcohol-free version
Italic
Allergens in the dish

A heartfelt thank you for choosing to spend your evening down here in our tropical dive. Please make yourself at home, order too much, talk to a stranger, lose track of time, dance if you feel it, and wake up tomorrow wanting to do it all over again.

Our menu is packed full of deliciousness, crafted by our incredible team, for your pleasure. Enjoy x

Food

Botanas

Perfect for sharing, snacking & getting the juices flowing.
Small bites, big flavour.

  • Chicharron

    £15

    Double Cooked Pork Belly ▪ Salsa Verde Cruda ▪ Red Onion
    Salad

    Sulphites

  • Corn Ribs [Vegetarian]

    £9.5

    Sweetcorn Ribs ▪ Pumpkin Seed Salsa Macha ▪ Feta

    Sulphites ▪ Dairy

  • Guacamole [Vegan]

    £10

    Tigre’s Famous Guac ▪ Homemade Totopos

    Sulphites

  • Frijoles [Vegetarian]

    £9

    Refried Pinto Beans ▪ Mozzarella & Cheddar Mix ▪ Totopos
    Salsa Macha

    Add Chorizo for £3

    Dairy ▪ Sulphites

  • Chorritos [Vegan]

    £5

    Crunchy Wheat Chips, Tigre’s Mexican Seasoning

    Gluten

Oysters
Michelada

Crustaceans ▪ Shellfish ▪ Soy

Freshly Shucked Oysters ▪
Michelada Salsita

3 for £12, 6 for £20

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Crudo

Tasty platefuls of seriously fresh, zesty seafood. Bringing you a taste of coastal Mexico.

  • Tuna Tostadas

    £16

    Fresh Sashimi Grade Yellowfin ▪ Chipotle Vinaigrette
    Crispy Leeks

    Fish ▪ Sulphites

  • Paloma Ceviche

    £15

    Sea Bream ▪ Pink Grapefruit ▪ Agave ▪ Leche De Tigre
    Plantain Chips

    Fish ▪ Sulphites

  • Aguachile

    £16

    Lime Cured Prawns ▪ Salsa Verde ▪ Tostaditas

    Crustaceans ▪ Sulphites

  • Mango Ceviche [Vegan]

    £14

    Mango Cheek ▪ Kohlrabi ▪ Pico De Gallo ▪ Tostaditas

    Sulphites

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Tacos

El Tigre’s famous selection of street style flavour bombs, designed for joyful, messy eating.

2 or 5

  • Vampiros

    £14 for two, £32 for five

    Crispy Tortilla ▪ Melted Mozzarella & Cheddar ▪ Grilled Steak
    Chorizo ▪ Salsa Molcajete

    [Vegetarian]with Nopales

    Dairy

  • Beef Barbacoa

    £14 for two, £32 for five

    Slow Cooked Brisket ▪ Coriander ▪ Onion ▪ Beef Consommé

    Sulphites

  • Baja Fish

    £13 for two, £30 for five

    Catch of the Day, Beer Battered ▪ Chipotle Mayo ▪ Salsa Roja
    Pico De Gallo ▪ Pickled Cabbage

    Fish ▪ Gluten ▪ Sulphites

  • No-Fish Baja [Vegan]

    £11 for two, £26 for five

    Banana Blossom, Battered ▪ Chipotle Mayo ▪ Salsa Roja
    Pico De Gallo ▪ Pickled Cabbage

    Gluten ▪ Sulphites ▪ Soy

  • Camarones

    £14 for two, £32 for five

    Grilled King Prawns ▪ Avocado Cream ▪ Pickled Onions
    Roasted Pineapple Salsa

    Crustaceans ▪ Sulphites ▪ Fish

  • Calabazin [Vegetarian]

    £11 for two, £26 for five

    Grilled Courgette ▪ Baby Corn ▪ Avocado Cream ▪ Feta
    Salsa Verde ▪ Crispy Hibiscus Flowers

    Dairy

  • Gobernador [Single]

    £11

    Cheese Crusted Taco ▪ Grilled Prawns ▪ Salsa Roja
    Pico De Gallo

    Crustaceans ▪ Dairy ▪ Sulphites

    [Vegetarian]with Guajillo Mushrooms

    Dairy ▪ Sulphites

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To Share

Big, beautiful soul food dishes designed for the hungry & the sharers.

  • Steak

    £32

    400g of the Cut of the Day ▪ Mexican Chimichurri ▪ Fries

    Sulphites

  • Hamachi

    £28

    Hamachi a la Plancha ▪ Habanero & Honey Glaze
    Pickled Ribbon Salad

    Fish ▪ Sulphites

  • Chicken

    £22

    Cornfed Chicken Breast ▪ Tigre’s Molé Sauce ▪ Pickled Onion
    Roasted Beetroot ▪ Rocket

    Nuts ▪ Sulphites ▪ Sesame

  • Cauliflower [Vegan]

    £15

    Zarandeado Cauliflower ▪ Baby Gem ▪ Avocado Cream
    Jalapeño Mayo ▪ Pumpkin Seed Salsa Macha

    Sulphites ▪ Soy

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Dulce

End it on a sweet note

  • Churros de la Calle

    £8

    Churros ▪ Cinnamon Sugar ▪ Chocolate Salsa
    Dulce De Leche

    Gluten ▪ Dairy ▪ Eggs

  • Pastel de Elote

    £8

    Sweetcorn Sponge ▪ Tres Leches Ice Cream
    Tres Leches Salsa

    Gluten ▪ Dairy ▪ Eggs

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Drinks

House Cocktails

Nine new creations, each with a life of its own - a story to tell, a technique to flex and a flavour to savour

  • Señor Burbujas

    £14

    Olmeca Altos Blanco ▪ Del Maguey VIDA ▪ Amaro Averna
    Cherry ▪ Lime ▪ Cola ▪ Sipello

    Inspired by Chef’s favourite drink, the ‘Batanga’. This is a lively, intensely effervescent Mexi-Cola.

    [Alcohol Free]*with Three Spirit Livener + Pathfinder

    Sulphites

  • The Cobfather

    £14

    Pandan Maker’s Mark ▪ Nixta Elote Corn Liqueur
    Cornflake Milk ▪ KOTA Pandan ▪ Silk Honey

    Inspired by the nostalgic joy of slurping up the sweet, cereal-infused milk in the bottom of your bowl. This is a silky, moreish, clarified milk punch.

    [Alcohol Free]*with Everleaf Marine

    Dairy ▪ Gluten

  • Wax On

    £15

    Bee’s Wax Renais Gin ▪ Lemon ▪ Bee Pollen Velvet Falernum
    Bermondsey White Wine Honey

    Inspired by our friends and neighbours down at Bermondsey Street Bees. The velvety texture of this drink comes from fat-washing Renais gin with bee’s wax.

    [Alcohol Free]*with Pentire Seaward

    Sulphites

  • Piña Noir

    £14

    Brugal 1888 ▪ Veritas ▪ Tepache ▪ Milky Oolong
    Salted Coconut ▪ Lime

    Inspired by AJ’s mum’s go-to holiday order. This is a fresh take on the legendary Piña Colada, built around our homemade Tepache, which is just fermented pineapple sunshine.

    [Alcohol Free]*with Everleaf Mountain

    Sulphites

  • Sundae Service

    £13

    Boatyard Vodka ▪ Strawberry ▪ Vanilla ▪ Ice Cream ▪ KAY Sake

    Inspired by London summers and ice cream vans. This is a delicious, delicately clarified combination of ripe strawberries and creamy vanilla.

    [Alcohol Free]*with Everleaf Marine

    Sulphites

  • Misturado

    £14

    Velho Cachaça ▪ Singani 63 ▪ Green Chartreuse ▪ Egg White
    Brazilian Lemonade

    Inspired by Jay’s love of Cachaça and his homemade lemonade recipe. This is an aromatic, fluffy sour celebrating Brazilian flavour and heritage.

    [Alcohol Free]*with Everleaf Mountain

    Sulphites ▪ Eggs

  • Sleep Talker

    £14

    1800 Coconut Tequila ▪ White Cacao ▪ Coconut Water
    Coffee Foam

    Inspired by coffee’s transformative powers. Tropical, complex and with a luxurious layer of dalgona foam.

    [Alcohol Free]*with Three Spirit Nightcap

  • Smoke Signal

    £14

    Ilegal Mezcal ▪ Mango IPA ▪ Gochujang Honey ▪ Schweppes
    Ginger Beer

    Inspired by the iconic street snack of tajin-dusted mango. This is our rich, smoky, spicy highball.

    [Alcohol Free]*with Pentire Adrift

    Gluten ▪ Crustaceans ▪ Sesame ▪ Soy

  • S.M.S.

    £15

    Oyster Shells ▪ Ocho Blanco Tequila ▪ Lime Leaf ▪ Kumquat
    Tableside Spiced Bitters

    Inspired by the owner’s obsession with oysters. This is a straight up clarified Margarita with an oyster shell infusion, spice it up with a choice of Chilli rojo or Chilli Verde

    [Alcohol Free]*with Everleaf Marine & Pentire Seaward

    Molluscs ▪ Shellfish

*All available alcohol free at £11

House
Margarita

Zesty ▪ Balanced ▪ “London’s Best Marg”

1800 Silver ▪ Kumquat Triple Sec
Agave ▪ Fresh Lime

£14

House
Skinny Marg

Aka Tommy’s

1800 Silver ▪ Agave
Fresh Lime

£13

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House Classics

A hall of fame from the Nine Lives archives - some of our all-time fan favourites since opening back in 2017.

  • Godfather Sour

    £14

    Decadent ▪ Balanced ▪ Textured

    Michter’s Bourbon ▪ Disaronno Amaretto ▪ Lemon ▪ Sugar
    Egg White

    Eggs

  • 50/50 Paloma

    £14

    Smoky ▪ Fresh ▪ Zesty

    Teremana Blanco ▪ Ilegal Mezcal ▪ Three Cents Grapefruit Soda
    Lime ▪ Salt

  • Kelross Daiquiri

    £13

    Juicy ▪ Punchy ▪ Tart

    Brugal 1888 ▪ Bramley Apple ▪ Bermondsey Street Bees Honey

  • Moby Dick

    £14

    Deep ▪ Exotic ▪ Decadent

    Coconut-Washed Johnnie Walker Black Label ▪ Bitters
    Salted Caramel

  • Sweet&Chilli

    £13

    Juicy ▪ Fragrant ▪ Picante

    1800 Silver ▪ Watermelon ▪ Habanero ▪ Lemon
    Schweppes Soda

    Alcohol Freewith Three Spirit Livener

  • Kiwi Spritz

    £14

    Tropical ▪ Quenching ▪ Light

    Grey Goose ▪ Tio Pepe ▪ Fig Liqueur ▪ Kiwi ▪ Prosecco
    Schweppes Soda

    Alcohol Freewith Everleaf Marine & Bolle Blanc de Blanc

    Sulphites

Bolle Rosé

or

Bolle Blanc
de Blanc

Non alcoholic sparkling wine
from Italy

£9 a glass, £45 a bottle

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Wine

Sparkling wine by the 150ml glass and by the bottle
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Bubbles

EPC Champagne Brut (France)

Meunier ▪ Pinot Noir ▪ Chardonnay

£18£80

EPC Blanc de Noirs (France)

100% Pinot Noir

Bottle only£95

Moët & Chandon Brut (France)

Chardonnay ▪ Pinot Meunier ▪ Pinot Noir

£18£85

Laurent Perrier Rosé (France)

Meunier ▪ Pinot Noir ▪ Chardonnay

Bottle only£125

House Prosecco - Ca’del Console (Italy)

Glera (aka prosecco grapes)

£12£50
White, red, rosé and orange wine by the 175ml glass and by the bottle
Wine175mlBottle
White

Quinta da Lixa Vinho Verde (Portugal)

Arinto ▪ Trajadura ▪ Loureiro

£9£38

Valle del Maule (Chile)

Sémillon

£10£40

Dog Point Sauvignon Blanc (New Zealand)

Sauvignon Blanc

£13£55
Red

Les Lauriers Grenache (France)

Grenache ▪ Carignan

£9£38

Passo Doble Tierra Soleada (Argentina)

Malbec ▪ Corvina

£12£48

Truffle Hound (Italy)

Barbera ▪ Nebbiolo

£13£50
Rosé

Theone Moschofilero Rosé (Greece)

Moschofilero ▪ Assyrtiko

£10£40

Saint-Roch Les Vignes Rosé (France)

Grenache ▪ Cinsault

£11£45
Orange

Pulenta Estate Naranjo (Argentina)

Chardonnay ▪ Viognier ▪ Torrontes

£11£45

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Beer / Cider

  • Asahi

    £6

    Draught ▪ Lager ▪ Schooner ▪ 5.2%

  • Orbit Ivo

    £6.5

    Bottle ▪ Pale Ale ▪ 330ml ▪ 4.2%

  • Orbit Nico

    £6.5

    Bottle ▪ Lager ▪ 330ml ▪ 4.2% ▪ Gluten Free

  • Bero Kingston Golden Pils

    £6

    Can ▪ Lager ▪ 330ml ▪ 0.5% ▪ Low-Alcohol

  • Breton

    £6

    Bottle ▪ Apple Cider ▪ 330ml ▪ 4.2%

  • Umbrella

    £6

    Can ▪ Apple Cider ▪ 330ml ▪ 5%

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Softs

  • Three Cents Soda

    £3.5

    Pink Grapefruit ▪ Cherry ▪ Mandarin & Bergamot

  • Schweppes

    £3

    Tonic ▪ Slimline Tonic ▪ Soda ▪ Lemonade ▪ Ginger Ale
    Ginger Beer

  • Juices

    £3

    Orange ▪ Grapefruit ▪ Cranberry ▪ Pineapple ▪ Apple

  • Red Bull

    £3.5

    Energy ▪ Tropical ▪ Sugarfree

  • Coke

    £3

    Full Fat ▪ Diet ▪ Zero

  • Belu Water (750ml)

    £6

    Still ▪ Sparkling

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Allergen information is a guide only. Our kitchen handles all fourteen major allergens, so we cannot guarantee any dish is free from traces. Full allergen information is available on request — please speak to your server before ordering.

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