The Kenton: A Pub Named for Its Own Street
The Kenton: A Pub Named for Its Own Street | A Homerton pub named simply for Kenton Road, in the honest old tradition of the local that takes its name from its own patch
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The Last Tuesday Society: Absinthe and the Wonderfully Strange
The Last Tuesday Society: Absinthe and the Wonderfully Strange | A Hackney absinthe parlour and cabinet of curiosities whose name belongs to a gloriously eccentric society devoted to the surreal and the strange
Chesham Arms: The Community Local That Would Not Die
Chesham Arms: The Community Local That Would Not Die | A Homerton pub carrying a place-name and family arms – and famous as a community local saved by the determination of its neighbours
Sebright Arms: A Pub Named for a Baronet and His Bantam
Sebright Arms: A Pub Named for a Baronet and His Bantam | A Bethnal Green pub carrying the arms of the Sebright baronets – one of whom bred the famous ornamental bantam that bears the family name
The London Fields: A Pub Named for a Beloved Common
The London Fields: A Pub Named for a Beloved Common | A pub named for London Fields, the historic Hackney common that has given the neighbourhood its green heart for centuries
The Dolphin: A Pub Under the Sign of the Sea’s Friend
The Dolphin: A Pub Under the Sign of the Sea’s Friend | A Hackney pub carrying the dolphin, the friendly, intelligent creature of the sea and a graceful old heraldic emblem
The Adam and Eve: A Pub From the Garden of Eden
The Adam and Eve: A Pub From the Garden of Eden | A Homerton pub carrying the first man and woman, one of the oldest and most storied of all inn names, rooted in the Garden of Eden
MOTH Club: The Old Soldiers’ Hall Turned Music Venue
MOTH Club: The Old Soldiers’ Hall Turned Music Venue | A Hackney Central music venue in a former veterans’ club, whose name honours the Memorable Order of Tin Hats – a fellowship of old soldiers
Howling Hops: Beer Straight From the Tank
Howling Hops: Beer Straight From the Tank | A Hackney Wick brewery whose name howls with hops, and whose tank bar serves fresh, unfiltered beer straight from the vessel
Old Ship: A Maritime Name Far From the Sea
Old Ship: A Maritime Name Far From the Sea | A Hackney pub and hotel carrying the salt-tang name of the Old Ship, one of the most traditional and evocative of all inn signs
The Sun Tavern: A Pub Under the Brightest Sign of All
The Sun Tavern: A Pub Under the Brightest Sign of All | A Bethnal Green tavern carrying the sun itself – one of the oldest, brightest and most cheerful of all pub names
The Pembury Tavern: A Real-Ale Landmark on Its Corner
The Pembury Tavern: A Real-Ale Landmark on Its Corner | A grand Hackney corner tavern named for its local streets, and celebrated as a haven for well-kept real ale
Night Tales: Stories Told After Dark
Night Tales: Stories Told After Dark | A Hackney Central bar and nightlife venue whose evocative name promises the tales, adventures and encounters that only the night can bring
Royal Inn on the Park: A Grand Old Pub by Victoria Park
Royal Inn on the Park: A Grand Old Pub by Victoria Park | A handsome Victorian pub beside Victoria Park, whose name marries royal grandeur with the simple pleasure of a pint by the green
The Clapton Hart: A Revived Pub Under the Sign of the Deer
The Clapton Hart: A Revived Pub Under the Sign of the Deer | A landmark Clapton pub carrying the hart – the noble stag of the royal hunt and one of the oldest emblems in English heraldry
Crooked Billet: A Pub From the Days of the Bent Stick
Crooked Billet: A Pub From the Days of the Bent Stick | A Clapton pub carrying one of the oldest and quirkiest of all inn names, drawn from the crooked branch that once served as a rough tavern sign
Netil360: A Rooftop Bar With a Full-Circle View
Netil360: A Rooftop Bar With a Full-Circle View | A London Fields rooftop bar atop Netil House, whose name promises a full 360-degree panorama across the East London skyline
People’s Park Tavern: A Pub for London’s First People’s Park
People’s Park Tavern: A Pub for London’s First People’s Park | A Hackney pub beside Victoria Park – the great ‘People’s Park’, purpose-built in the Victorian age to give the crowded East End room to breathe
The Spread Eagle: A Heraldic Bird Turned Fully Vegan
The Spread Eagle: A Heraldic Bird Turned Fully Vegan | A Homerton pub carrying the heraldic spread eagle – and famous as London’s first fully vegan pub, plant-based down to the furniture
Pub On The Park: A Name as Honest as the View
Pub On The Park: A Name as Honest as the View | A London Fields pub whose plainly descriptive name promises exactly what it delivers – a pub, on the park, with a pint and a view
Oslo Hackney: A Slice of Scandinavia by the Station
Oslo Hackney: A Slice of Scandinavia by the Station | A Hackney Central bar and music venue named for the Norwegian capital, bringing a touch of Nordic cool to a converted station building
Number 90: A Canalside Bar Named for Its Door
Number 90: A Canalside Bar Named for Its Door | A Hackney Wick bar and arts space whose name is simply its own address, on the creative, canal-threaded frontier of East London
The Griffin: A Pub for a Mythical Beast
The Griffin: A Pub for a Mythical Beast | A Shoreditch pub carrying the griffin, the magnificent mythical creature that is half eagle, half lion, and guardian of treasure
Vertigo Bar: A Name to Make Your Head Spin
Vertigo Bar: A Name to Make Your Head Spin | A Stoke Newington bar whose dizzying name conjures heights, thrills and a famous Hitchcock masterpiece
Well and Bucket: A Historic Pub of Tiles and Character
Well and Bucket: A Historic Pub of Tiles and Character | A characterful Shoreditch pub whose old name evokes the drawing of water, and whose Victorian tiled interior is a genuine treasure
LULO: A Wine Bar With an Exotic Name
LULO: A Wine Bar With an Exotic Name | A Dalston wine bar and shop whose short, bright name has the ring of an exotic fruit and a warm welcome
TKL: Three Letters on the Hoxton Scene
TKL: Three Letters on the Hoxton Scene | A Hoxton bar whose crisp three-letter name keeps its own counsel, trusting its atmosphere to do the talking
Faulkners Bar: A Surname With a Literary Ring
Faulkners Bar: A Surname With a Literary Ring | A Dalston bar carrying a solid English surname – and a happy echo of one of the great novelists of the twentieth century
Arcola Bar: The Bar of a Dalston Theatre
Arcola Bar: The Bar of a Dalston Theatre | A Dalston bar attached to the acclaimed Arcola Theatre, whose name reaches back, through a local street, to a Napoleonic battlefield
Acqua7: Italian Water and a Lucky Number
Acqua7: Italian Water and a Lucky Number | A Dalston bar whose name pairs the Italian word for water with the luckiest number of all