One of the best pubs I've been to in London. Very old school. If it's packed downstairs, you'll prob find seats upstairs.
Hard to find but well worth it - an unspoilt old pub with lovely atmosphere, unusual guest beers, and bargain toasted sandwiches Read more.
Great place to sit and have a drink while you wait for friends to arrive before going to see something cool in the Queen Elizabeth Hall or South Bank Centre Read more.
On the face of it, a great looking pub- in actual reality, the best value for money Thai food. If you can get a table- have the Pad Thai; it's the (pea)nuts!
A bar where you can order drinks (or pull your own from your table), food and pick tunes from the jukebox via ipads built into the tables
The beers are amazing and if you don’t know what you want, the staff sound like they’ve tried them all (thoroughly). You can sample anything before you settle on one. Read more.
Possibly the best beer garden in London, includes a two floor converted barn with sofas out the back
The best pub in Tooting, and one of the best in South London. Meantime wheatbeer is my preference. Steak is good, if a bit charcoaly. I don't like ketchup, but their home-made ketchup is brilliant.
This is a really lovely pub. I've worked round here for 4 years and there are so many tourist traps in covent garden. But this is a fab quirky place!
Possibly the best live music venue in London. It's tiny, but gets bands just on the verge of breaking. Get there at about 8, drink bottled beer, and sit upstairs.
Absolutely top-notch perfect. Something like ten real ales on tap, all locally sourced. Old-school record player, outdoor toilets and an ancient chap playing the piano (very well). Highly recommended.
This historic pub on the site of a tollgate was once the haunt of highwaymen, who when caught were hanged nearby. The pub appears in Dickens’ Pickwick Papers and in Bram Stoker’s Dracula.
This pub was built in 1720 on the site of an older tavern. As a boy Charles Dickens, who used to visit his godfather who lived nearby, was made to stand on a table and sing to the patrons.
This spots decked out w/ Warhol-esque art, a plasma-screened basement, & science lab-ish serving tables equipped w/ Bunsen burner taps, so even if your date hates you, you'll still have chemistry. Read more.
Opening shortly after the Great Fire, this ancient pub was regularly visited by Dr Johnson when he was taking a break from writing the first English dictionary, at his home in nearby Gough Square.
One of my fave pubs in london - great music, staff, crowd, drinks and food.
Strong case for being the oldest pub in London - may well be predominantly the original building dating back to 1602.
Art, atmosphere and ping pong, one of the nicest bars in Shoreditch. Watch out for the communal toilets
You're very close to the Best Geek Store in the World... well, we think so anyway. Find us at the top of Neal Street!
Great pub downstairs, get venue upstairs. The OBL is the home of Punktastic's gigs at the moment, and we love it to bits!
This was one of Joe Strummer's favourite pubs and where he cut his teeth playing live with his first band, the 101ers. Read more.
It's not just a meeting place before descending into the Underworld, it's also a great pub. It's also massive so it's not the best meeting place. Read more.
The third incarnation of the Marquee Club and the one where Dream Theater recorded their first live album. You can drink for cheap in here now. Read more.
Legendary Camden boozer still frequented by Britpop legends and Justin Hawkins. The Darkness are still awesome.
Rock n' roll and fresh pizza. Local brew too - if you're this way, you need to drop in!
Great intimate concert venue, and club nights..Also kind of flea market by day, awesome music stands. Sometimes holds record fairs too. My kind of place! Read more.
23 February: On Samuel Pepys' birthday, drink in the pub where he watched London burn. As the Great Fire raged he escaped by boat & described in his diary how he took refuge in 'a little alehouse'.
