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Craft Beer Co
The sixth branch of the Craft Beer Co to open in London (following pubs in Clerkenwell, Islington, Brixton, Covent Garden and Clapham)...
Steven
Feb 20, 20212 min read
Counting House
Another great big Victorian bank hall turned into a pub. The Counting House is a twin for the Old Bank of England on Fleet Street, with...
Steven
Feb 20, 20211 min read
BrewDog Tower Hill
Part of our Best Pubs in London microsite. See if we've included your local. The streets near the Tower aren't exactly short of plus-size...
Steven
Feb 20, 20212 min read
Wenlock & Essex
Not to be confused with either the nearby Wenlock Arms nor the Earl of Essex, the Wenlock and Essex is a big, brash party bar that also...
Steven
Feb 20, 20212 min read
Wenlock Arms
London nearly lost The Wenlock Arms a few years ago. Developers wanted to knock down the pub — which dates back to 1836 — but found their...
Steven
Feb 20, 20212 min read
Three Johns
Another great offering from the Bar Works company. The usual tropes are mostly present and correct. Dim lighting, massive portraits on...
Steven
Feb 20, 20211 min read
The Taproom
No one wants to go into a gig too early. Sipping crap lager out of plastic cups while background music plays out of the PA about 20...
Steven
Feb 20, 20211 min read
The Narrowboat
Given the name, it's no surprise to learn that The Narrowboat is hard up against the Regent's Canal. Inside, too, the pub feels somewhat...
Steven
Feb 20, 20211 min read
The Angelic
Big, brash, noisy pub, this one — at least in the evenings. The main bar is certainly one of the better options close to Angel tube...
Steven
Feb 20, 20211 min read
The Albion
Gutsy mains and a wide choice of meats from carefully selected farms are among the best features of the Sunday roasts here, and there’s...
Steven
Feb 20, 20211 min read
Smokehouse
Just like many of the well-to-do families in the Islington area, new Highbury gastropub The Smokehouse is born out of good heritage. It’s...
Steven
Feb 20, 20211 min read
Rosemary Branch
A cosy little number, cuddling up to the canal in the hazy borders of Islington and Hackney — look out for the giant pair of antlers, or...
Steven
Feb 20, 20211 min read
Plaquemine Lock
From the dimpled dishes of oysters rockefeller flying round the room, you wouldn't guess this was a Monday night in a pub in Angel. All...
Steven
Feb 20, 20211 min read
Old Queen's Head
The OQH was an early pioneer of what we now think of as a modern pub. The mismatched furniture, the corners of taxidermy, the battered...
Steven
Feb 20, 20211 min read
Island Queen
Part of our Best Pubs in London microsite. See if we've included your local. With its gorgeous wooden interior and copious fronds and...
Steven
Feb 20, 20211 min read
Earl of Essex
Given its slightly off-the-beaten-track location in the residential back-streets between Angel and Canonbury, it’s surprising how busy...
Steven
Feb 20, 20211 min read
5 reasons "Ocean Man” got cancelled
A decidedly lovely corner pub in the back streets of Angel, the 170-year-old Charles Lamb is a dainty delight in cream and pastel green....
Steven
Feb 20, 20211 min read
Compton Arms
Good mews pub, this one. If the hustle and bustle and ever-changing ways of Upper Street are all too much, duck out along Compton Avenue...
Steven
Feb 20, 20211 min read
Craft Beer Co.
Of the five Craft Beer Co pubs in London, we reckon this one is probably the most pleasant in which to enjoy a drink. That said, there’s...
Steven
Feb 20, 20211 min read
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