London
London pubs are a working part of the city. Most neighbourhoods have at least one heritage pub from the 18th or 19th century still pouring beer to the same regulars who have been there for decades.
Greek Street, Soho · $$
Pub from 1891 in Soho. No phones, no music, beer in halves at the bar. The Resistance met here during the war. The crowd is regulars, locals, and writers. Open daily.
Lambs Conduit Street, Bloomsbury · $$
Pub from 1888. Sunday lunch theatre nights are an institution. Most days a working pub with writers and actors. Open daily.
Hampstead · $$
Heritage Victorian pub with original snob screens around the bar. Real ale focused. Quiet conversational atmosphere. Open daily.
Rotherhithe · $$$
Heritage village pub on a hill in Hampstead. The terrace is one of the best in north London. Open daily.
High Holborn · $$
Pub from 1620 on the Thames. The Mayflower set sail from this dock. The terrace overlooks the water. Open daily.
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Heritage Victorian pub with the most preserved original interior in London. Etched glass screens, mahogany, brass. Open daily.
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The Magpie occupies a former Bishopsgate ambulance station near Liverpool Street, a Nicholson's pub pouring cask ale with a dining room for fifty. CAMRA lists the ale range. Handy for a pint before a train.
A real London pub serves real ale from a hand pump. Order a pint of Bitter, English Mild, or Porter — these are the styles that define the publican tradition.
Pub from 1891 in Soho. No phones, no music, beer in halves at the bar. The Resistance met here during the war. The crowd is regulars, locals, and writers. Open daily.
Pub from 1888. Sunday lunch theatre nights are an institution. Most days a working pub with writers and actors. Open daily.
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