{"id":1681,"date":"2026-09-15T14:43:26","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T13:43:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/citymagazine.city\/?p=1681"},"modified":"2026-09-16T07:54:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T06:54:14","slug":"london-is-back-at-the-pub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citymagazine.city\/index.php\/2026\/09\/15\/london-is-back-at-the-pub\/","title":{"rendered":"LONDON IS BACK AT THE PUB"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Forget members\u2019 clubs. From perfect Guinness in Soho to Sunday roasts in Maida Vale, live music in Newington Green and fashion kids drinking in Tottenham, the city\u2019s coolest rooms right now come with pints, carpets and last orders.<\/strong><\/p>

THE PHENOMENON<\/strong>
Soho: The Devonshire
The impossible booking, and still worth trying. Perfect Guinness downstairs, Scottish beef over the wood-ember grill upstairs, and one of London\u2019s most coveted Sunday lunches. Fashion has firmly moved in too.
17 Denman Street, London W1D 7HW\u2028@devonshiresoho\u2028<\/a>devonshiresoho.co.uk<\/a><\/p>

THE ARTFUL ONE<\/strong>
Mayfair: The Audley Public House
Mayfair, but still a pub. A magnificent Victorian corner house restored by Laplace, with a riotous Phyllida Barlow ceiling above the bar, oysters and pies on the menu and one of London’s most carefully poured Guinnesses. Upstairs is Mount St. Restaurant; downstairs, thankfully, remains all about the pint.
41\u201343 Mount Street, London W1K 2RX\u2028@audleypublichouse\u2028<\/a>theaudleypublichouse.com<\/a><\/p>

THE WILD CART<\/strong>
Marylebone: The Jackalope
A hidden pub tucked down a Marylebone mews, on a site that has been serving pints since 1777. Then comes the surprise: downstairs, Liu Xiaomian serves bowls of fiery, numbing Chongqing noodles. Old London upstairs, Sichuan heat below.
43 Weymouth Mews, London W1G 7EQ\u2028jackalopelondon.com<\/a>
@the-jackalope<\/a><\/p>

THE TIME CAPSULE <\/strong>
Bloomsbury: The Lamb
A beautifully preserved Victorian pub on Lamb\u2019s Conduit Street, recently refreshed but still home to its extraordinary etched-glass \u201csnob screens\u201d \u2014 originally designed to let drinkers enjoy a discreet pint without being seen across the bar. Add cask ales, Sunday roasts and a literary past, and very little needs improving.
94 Lamb\u2019s Conduit Street, London WC1N 3LZ\u2028thelamblondon.com<\/a>
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THE MICHELIN<\/strong>
Camberwell: The Kerfield Arms
A proper neighbourhood pub with a Michelin star, one of only two in London. Chef Jay Styler keeps things deceptively simple: British produce, pared-back cooking, excellent pints and a Sunday lunch worth crossing town for. Proof that London’s new gastropub revolution doesn’t need white tablecloths.
16 Grove Lane, London SE5 8SY\u2028@thekerfieldarms<\/a>
Thekerfieldarms.co.uk<\/a><\/p>

THE NEW CLASSIC<\/strong>
Maida Vale: The Hero
The West London pub, perfected. Beautiful without looking overly designed, with elevated British classics, a serious dining room and a crowd that regularly crosses over from food into fashion.
55 Shirland Road, London W9 2JD\u2028@thehero_w9<\/a>\u2028theherow9.com<\/a><\/p>

THE BLUEPRINT <\/strong>
Notting Hill: The Pelican
One of the addresses that helped make the London pub fashionable again. British produce, proper cooking, a very good-looking room and a W11 crowd that keeps the balance between neighbourhood local and fashion hangout.
45 All Saints Road, London W11 1HE\u2028@thepelican_w11\u2028<\/a>thepelicanw11.com<\/a><\/p>

THE SPECTACLE<\/strong>
Blackfriars\u00a0: The Blackfriar
Possibly London\u2019s strangest-looking pub, and certainly one of its most spectacular. An extraordinary Arts & Crafts fantasy of marble, mosaics, copper reliefs and mischievous monks, hidden inside a wedge-shaped Victorian building. Come for the architecture, stay for the pint.
174 Queen Victoria Street, London EC4V 4EG<\/p>

THE EASTENDER<\/strong>
London Fields: The Prince Arthur
East London in pub form: busy pavement, pints, pisco sours and very Hackney pub food. Come on a warm evening and half the neighbourhood seems to be standing outside.
95 Forest Road, London E8 3BH
@theprincearthure8<\/a>
Theprinceartuhure8.com<\/a><\/p>

THE FASHION CROWD<\/strong>
Columbia Road: The Royal Oak
Sunday flowers, then this. A Columbia Road institution where the East London fashion crowd mixes with locals over pints, particularly good once the flower market begins to wind down.
73 Columbia Road, London E2 7RG\u2028@royaloakcolumbiaroad\u2028<\/a>royaloakbethnalgreen.co.uk<\/a><\/p>

THE SOUNDTRACK<\/strong>
Newington Green: The Alma
Less fashion theatre, more genuinely good night out. An unpretentious North London pub with live music, big tables and the sort of atmosphere that can turn one drink into several.
59 Newington Green Road, London N1 4QU
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DINNER & DANCING<\/strong>
Kentish Town: The Parakeet
A Victorian pub turned North London favourite, where serious cooking meets an equally serious soundtrack. Come for British food cooked over fire and Sunday roast; stay late for soul, disco, house and hip-hop. This is a pub that knows exactly when dinner should turn into a night out.
256 Kentish Town Road, London NW5 2AA\u2028@theparakeet<\/a>\u2028theparakeetpub.com<\/a><\/p>

THE REAL DEAL<\/strong>
Tottenham: Mannions Prince Arthur
The anti-gastropub. An old-school Irish boozer with Guinness, pool, karaoke and live music that has unexpectedly become a favourite of North London\u2019s artists, designers and models. No makeover required.
158 Broad Lane, London N15 4QJ
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THE COOL KIDS<\/strong>
Hackney: The Spurstowe Arms
An old-school Hackney boozer adopted by East London’s fashion crowd. Come for pints in the garden, stay for Dough Hands’ cult crispy pizzas, and the inevitable parade of Salomons, Arc’teryx and people who work somewhere vaguely creative.
68 Greenwood Road, London E8 1AB\u2028spurstowearms.com<\/a> @thespurstowearms\u2028<\/a><\/p>

THE ODDITY<\/strong>
Charing Cross: The Ship & Shovell
One pub, two buildings. The Ship & Shovell sits on both sides of a tiny Charing Cross passage, its two halves facing each other across the alley and connected underground by a cellar. Possibly unique in Britain, and wonderfully, stubbornly odd.
1\u20133 Craven Passage, London WC2N 5PH\u2028shipandshovell.co.uk<\/a>
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Forget members\u2019 clubs. From perfect Guinness in Soho to Sunday roasts in Maida Vale, live music in Newington Green and fashion kids drinking in Tottenham, the city\u2019s coolest rooms right now come with pints, carpets and last orders. THE PHENOMENONSoho: The Devonshire…<\/p>\n

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