The Clipper Lounge Review: The Riverside Cocktail Bar of the Embankment | A superb, beloved riverside cocktail bar and lounge on the Embankment, with fine Thames views, good cocktails, an all-day charm and a warm welcome, a genuine gem
The Queens Head Review: A Crowned Head Over a Limehouse Door | A Limehouse pub flying one of the oldest royal names in the English trade – the Queen’s Head, a crowned portrait hung proudly over the door
The Prince Regent Review: A Toast to the Regency in Limehouse | A Limehouse pub flying the name of the Prince Regent – the future George IV, who ruled in his mad father’s stead and gave the glittering Regency age its name
The Ship Aground Review: A Sailor Safely Come Ashore | A Bermondsey pub flying a wry maritime name – the ship aground, the vessel beached and at rest, the sailor safely, permanently come ashore
Dockers Inn Review: A Toast to the Men Who Worked the Docks | A riverside pub honouring the docker – the tough, hard-working dockworker whose muscle and sweat unloaded the cargo of the world along these very quays
The Old Justice Review: A Riverside Pub Named for the Law | A well-scored Bermondsey riverside pub flying a name of gravity and order – the old justice, the magistrate and the ancient scales of the law itself
The Ship Review: The Most Maritime Name on the Isle of Dogs | A Ship on the Isle of Dogs, flying the most maritime of all pub names in the most maritime of all London districts
Wapping Tavern Review: A Plain Name for an Ancient Maritime Village | A tavern flying the plain, proud name of Wapping itself – the ancient riverside sailors’ village on the north bank of the Thames
The Crane Tap Review: The River Crane and the Fresh-Poured Pint | A pub named ‘The Crane Tap’ – after the River Crane, the lovely Thames tributary, joined with the fresh-poured beer tap
Town Wharf Review: The Bustling Heart of the Old Riverside | A riverside venue named ‘Town Wharf’ – evoking the bustling old wharf, the working riverside, and the trade and life of the river
Watermans Review: The Boatmen of the Thames | A riverside name honouring the watermen – the licensed boatmen who ferried Londoners across and along the Thames for centuries
