The Scolt Head: A De Beauvoir Pub Named for a Norfolk Island
The Scolt Head: A De Beauvoir Pub Named for a Norfolk Island | A beloved De Beauvoir Town pub carrying the name of a wild, remote barrier island off the Norfolk coast
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The Owl and Pussycat: A Pub From a Nonsense Poem
The Owl and Pussycat: A Pub From a Nonsense Poem | A Shoreditch pub named for Edward Lear’s beloved nonsense poem, in which an owl and a cat go to sea in a pea-green boat
Wolfy’s Bar: A Name With Bite
Wolfy’s Bar: A Name With Bite | A Rotherhithe-fringe bar whose warm, wolfish nickname promises personality, character and a bit of friendly wildness
Bumper Bar: A Name That Means a Brimming Glass
Bumper Bar: A Name That Means a Brimming Glass | A Peckham bar whose name is a lovely old drinking word – a bumper being a glass filled to the very brim, raised in a hearty toast
Esq: A Lounge With the Manners of a Gentleman
Esq: A Lounge With the Manners of a Gentleman | A Peckham resto-lounge whose name borrows ‘Esquire’, the old courtesy title of the English gentleman, for a touch of polish
The Olde Apple Tree: A Pub of Orchard and Cider
The Olde Apple Tree: A Pub of Orchard and Cider | A south London pub whose name evokes the English orchard, the ancient wassail, and the long love affair between the apple and the drinking Englishman
The Duke of Sussex: A Pub for a Royal Reformer
The Duke of Sussex: A Pub for a Royal Reformer | A Peckham pub named for the Duke of Sussex – the bookish, liberal, rule-breaking son of George III who championed reform and married for love
The Surrey Docks: A Pub for the Timber Trade
The Surrey Docks: A Pub for the Timber Trade | A Rotherhithe Wetherspoon named for the great Surrey Commercial Docks, where the timber and grain of the world once poured into London
The Old Library Bar: Drinking Among the Bookshelves
The Old Library Bar: Drinking Among the Bookshelves | A south-east London bar in a former library, turning a temple of books into a place of conviviality in the survey’s great adaptive-reuse tradition
The Farriers Arms: A Pub for the Horse-Shoer’s Craft
The Farriers Arms: A Pub for the Horse-Shoer’s Craft | A pub named for the farrier, the skilled craftsman who shod the horses that once powered the whole working world
The Ancient Foresters: A Pub for a Brotherhood of Mutual Aid
The Ancient Foresters: A Pub for a Brotherhood of Mutual Aid | A pub named for the Ancient Order of Foresters, one of the great friendly societies that looked after the working man before the welfare state
Lord Nelson: A Pub for Britain’s Greatest Admiral
Lord Nelson: A Pub for Britain’s Greatest Admiral | A Peckham local named for Horatio Nelson, the one-armed, one-eyed hero of Trafalgar and the most celebrated sailor in British history
Blakes: A Cocktail Bar With a Poet’s Name
Blakes: A Cocktail Bar With a Poet’s Name | An East Dulwich cocktail bar whose name carries an echo of William Blake, and an honest, tiny-sample rating
Stocks Bar: A Name of Many Meanings
Stocks Bar: A Name of Many Meanings | A south-east London bar whose short, sturdy name could point to the market, the medieval punishment, or the livestock – and keeps its own counsel
The Bike: Sport, Coffee and Two Wheels
The Bike: Sport, Coffee and Two Wheels | A Peckham sports bar and cafe whose cycling name spins together caffeine, competition and the bicycle
Erick’s: Cocktails, Slushes and a First Name
Erick’s: Cocktails, Slushes and a First Name | A south-east London cocktail and slush bar carrying a warm personal name and a fun, frozen-drink promise
Alexis Suya Grill: The Fire of West African Street Food
Alexis Suya Grill: The Fire of West African Street Food | A Peckham grill named for suya, the spiced, skewered, char-grilled meat that is one of West Africa’s greatest street foods
AJ Restaurant and Bar: Two Letters, One Local
AJ Restaurant and Bar: Two Letters, One Local | A Peckham restaurant and bar whose initials keep it personal, and whose tiny review count marks it as one for those in the know
Jalisco: A Taste of Mexico’s Tequila Country
Jalisco: A Taste of Mexico’s Tequila Country | A Loughborough Junction kitchen and bar named for the Mexican state that gave the world tequila, mariachi and the very image of Mexico itself
Dulwich Hamlet FC Bar: The Heart of a Cult Club
Dulwich Hamlet FC Bar: The Heart of a Cult Club | The bar at Champion Hill, home of Dulwich Hamlet FC – the pink-and-navy non-league club with one of the most passionate followings in London
Goldsmiths SU Bar: Where the Art School Drinks
Goldsmiths SU Bar: Where the Art School Drinks | The students’ union bar at Goldsmiths in New Cross, the legendary art college that shaped Britart, Britpop and generations of creative London
Loading Bar: Press Start for a Drink
Loading Bar: Press Start for a Drink | A Peckham bar whose name is a perfect double-meaning, spinning the video-game loading bar together with the bar you drink at
LAXA Lounge: An Enigma on the Peckham Fringe
LAXA Lounge: An Enigma on the Peckham Fringe | A south London lounge with a cryptic name and an honest, middling rating – a reminder that not every venue can top the table
Rotorious: The Pun You Can Eat
Rotorious: The Pun You Can Eat | A Peckham spot whose gloriously groan-worthy name spins the rotisserie together with a certain notorious rapper, one bird at a time
Drop Dulwich: A Name as Easy as the Vibe
Drop Dulwich: A Name as Easy as the Vibe | An East Dulwich bar whose short, breezy name invites you to drop in for a drink with no fuss and no ceremony
Peckham Riviera: Glamour With a Wink
Peckham Riviera: Glamour With a Wink | A Peckham bar whose name yokes the neighbourhood to the glittering Mediterranean coast, in a piece of gloriously self-aware local irony
Bar Levan: A Star of the Peckham Dining Scene
Bar Levan: A Star of the Peckham Dining Scene | A celebrated Peckham restaurant and bar on Blenheim Grove, part of the wave of serious kitchens that made the neighbourhood a foodie destination
127: A Bar Named for Its Own Front Door
127: A Bar Named for Its Own Front Door | A Loughborough Junction bar and restaurant whose name is simply its address – the most literal label a venue can wear
Rye Lane Cornerhouse: On Peckham’s Great High Street
Rye Lane Cornerhouse: On Peckham’s Great High Street | A bar on the corner of Rye Lane, the bustling, brilliant high street that is the beating heart of Peckham itself
Jars Bar: A Name From the Heart of British Slang
Jars Bar: A Name From the Heart of British Slang | A south-east London bar whose name is pure pub vernacular – to go out for a few jars being the most British way there is to describe a night on the pints