The Angel in the Fields Review: The Charming Traditional Pub of Thayer Street | A charming, traditional pub on Thayer Street in Marylebone, with a lovely old name recalling the days when Marylebone was open fields, and a warm, characterful welcome
The Cock Tavern Review: The Historic Great Portland Street Pub Rebuilt in 1897 | A historic Marylebone pub on Great Portland Street, trading since at least 1811 and rebuilt in its present handsome form in 1897, a proper traditional London tavern
The Footman Review: The Historic Mayfair Pub of the Running Footmen | A historic, characterful Mayfair pub on Charles Street with a wonderful name recalling the running footmen of the aristocracy, a proper local for good beer, good food and a warm welcome
The Guinea Grill Review: The Ancient Mayfair Pub and Steakhouse of Bruton Place | An ancient, historic Mayfair mews pub on Bruton Place, with an inn on the site since 1423, run by Young’s since 1888, home to a celebrated 1952 steakhouse and arguably London’s best Guinness
The Punch Bowl Review: The Historic Georgian Pub of Farm Street | A historic, Grade II-listed Georgian pub of around 1750 on Farm Street, one of Mayfair’s oldest pubs, once owned by a famous film director, now a warm spot for Modern British food and good beer
The City of Quebec Review: The Historic, Long-Standing Pub Near Marble Arch | A historic, long-standing, welcoming pub on Old Quebec Street near Marble Arch, a genuine fixture of the neighbourhood and of London’s LGBT+ scene, with good cheer and a warm welcome
The Sun Tavern Review: The Historic Pub of Covent Garden’s Old Courts | A characterful, historic pub near the 18th-century pedestrian courts of Covent Garden, long offering good food and drink at this spot, a proper local for good beer, good cheer and a warm welcome
The Nell of Old Drury Review: The Historic Theatre Pub of Catherine Street | A cosy, historic pub on Catherine Street opposite the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, steeped in theatrical history and the legend of Nell Gwyn, with interval drinks for theatregoers and a warm welcome
The Punch and Judy Review: The Historic Piazza Pub of Covent Garden | A historic, listed pub in the heart of Covent Garden’s Piazza, named for the puppet show first recorded here in 1662, with a balcony over the street performers and a warm welcome
The Wellington Review: The Historic Strand Pub Named for the Iron Duke | A grand, historic pub on the Strand near Aldwych, bearing the fine name of the Duke of Wellington, the victor of Waterloo, a proper spot for good beer, good cheer and a warm welcome
The Nell Gwynne Review: The Tiny Historic Hidden Pub off the Strand | A tiny, historic, hidden pub down an alley off the Strand, named after the celebrated actress Nell Gwynne, a genuine hidden gem for good beer, good cheer and a warm welcome
The Bow Street Tavern Review: The Historic Theatreland Pub of Bow Street | A historic, five-floor Covent Garden pub on Bow Street dating from 1763, with a link to the birth of Britain’s first police force and a rooftop overlooking the Royal Opera House, and a warm welcome
The Marquess of Anglesey Review: The Historic Covent Garden Pub Named for a Waterloo Hero | A historic Covent Garden pub on the corner of Bow and Russell Streets, on a site with a pub since 1682, named for the Marquess of Anglesey, the cavalry commander of Waterloo, with a warm welcome
The Coal Hole Review: The Historic Strand Pub With a Theatrical Past | A magnificent, historic pub on the Strand near the Savoy, with a fine old coal-cellar name, a splendid interior and a theatrical past, a proper spot for good beer and a warm welcome
The Lamb and Flag Review: The Historic Bucket of Blood of Covent Garden | A historic, Grade II-listed Covent Garden pub tucked down an atmospheric alley off Rose Street, once the notorious Bucket of Blood, with a Dryden plaque and a Dickens connection, and a warm welcome
The Red Lion and Pineapple Review: The Wetherspoon Pub of Acton Hill | A large, characterful Wetherspoon pub at the top of Acton Hill with a unique name from two old pubs combined in 1906, a proper spot for good real ale, good value and a warm welcome
The Express Tavern Review: The Historic Real-Ale Pub Near Kew Bridge | A historic, characterful real-ale pub near Kew Bridge in Chiswick, with a fine old railway-age name, a proper local for good ale, good cheer and a warm welcome by the Thames
The Bull’s Head Review: The Historic Riverside Pub of Strand-on-the-Green | A historic, Grade II-listed 18th-century riverside pub at Strand-on-the-Green in Chiswick, a warren of characterful rooms by the Thames with a Cromwell legend, good beer and a warm welcome
The Ship Review: The Hidden 17th-Century Pub of Talbot Court | A superb, hidden 17th-century pub tucked down Talbot Court in the City of London, true to its era with dark wood fittings, good cask ale, British food and a warm welcome
The Sugar Loaf Review: The Historic Cannon Street Pub With a Fine Old Name | A characterful, historic Grade II listed pub on Cannon Street in the City of London, dating to the early 19th century and bearing the fine old name of the sugar loaf, with good beer and a warm welcome
The Ye Olde Watling Review: The Wren-Built City Pub Where St Paul’s Was Drawn | A magnificent, historic timber pub on Watling Street in the City of London, built by Sir Christopher Wren in 1668 to house the workers building St Paul’s, with good cask ale and a warm welcome
The Williamson’s Tavern Review: The City Pub With London’s Oldest Licence | A magnificent, historic pub hidden in Groveland Court in the City of London, holding the City’s oldest excise licence, once the Lord Mayor’s residence, with royal gates, a resident ghost and a warm welcome
The Royal Oak New Malden Review: The Imposing 1897 Corner Pub of Coombe Road | An imposing corner pub on Coombe Road in New Malden, dating from 1897 and once catering for noblemen and gentry, still with its historic two-bar layout and a warm welcome
The Garden Shed Review: One of Wimbledon’s Oldest Pubs, on Haydons Road Since 1838 | A historic pub on Haydons Road, formerly the Horse and Groom, there by 1838 and one of Wimbledon’s oldest surviving pubs, from when the area was mostly farmland
The Prince of Wales Review: The 1867 Wimbledon Pub That Was Once an Auction House | A historic pub at the top of Hartfield Road in Wimbledon, dating back to 1867 and once used as an auction house when the land and houses of Wimbledon were being sold off
The Crooked Billet Review: The Historic Young’s Pub Facing Wimbledon Common | A historic Young’s pub facing Wimbledon Common, in an early-18th-century building that became the Crooked Billet in the 1750s, quite possibly giving the district its name
The Fighting Cocks Review: The Ancient and Storied Old Inn Name | A very old classic pub name – the Fighting Cocks, one of the most ancient of inn signs, its origins in a custom now long and rightly abolished
Williamson’s Tavern Review: The Lord Mayor Lived Here | A Roman pavement in the cellar, a set of iron gates given by Queen Anne, and a claim to be the exact centre of the City
The Champion Review: The Windows Are Full of Winners | Notting Hill Gate’s Victorian pub has stained glass portraits of champions, and almost nobody looks up at them
Buckingham Arms Review: The Palace’s Name Over a Fine Old Pub | A 4.7 pub named Buckingham Arms, borrowing the name of the palace and dukedom at the heart of the monarchy
