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Lagom
Lagom is an industrial, dimly lit barbecue restaurant inside Hackney Church Brew Co. in Hackney. It's part beer hall, part shrine to things cooked over the fire.
The Devonshire
The Devonshire is a handsome Soho pub with flawless British dishes and a crowded bar that feels very Dickens-meets-Guy Ritchie.
The Tamil Crown
The Tamil Crown in Angel is an excellent pub and Indian restaurant, made for moody date nights.
The Holy Tavern
A legendary, sort of historical, old-timey pub, The Holy Tavern is one of the best places to drink in Farringdon and beyond.
Gibney’s London
Gibney's is an Old Street Irish bar that sits beneath sister restaurant, Daffodil Mulligan, and it’s definitely the messy younger sibling with a twinkle in its eye.
The Sheephaven Bay
The Sheephaven Bay is a Camden pub that works just as well for cosy Irish stews, as it does loud Friday nights when you want to sink some of the city’s finest pints.
The Woodbine
The pints of Guinness at The Woodbine, a cosy, lively pub in Highbury, are among our favourite in London.
The Auld Shillelagh
The Auld Shillelagh is a charming Stoke Newington pub and one of the best spots in London for a pint of the black stuff.
Coach & Horses
The Coach & Horses is an unpretentious Covent Garden pub that’s as welcoming to old boys having solo pints on rickety stools, as it is loud gaggles of friends who probably don’t need another pint.
Homeboy Bar
Homeboy is an Irish cocktail bar in Islington where the drinks are delicious and the service is charming.
Kaipiras by Barraco
Tucked away on a quiet street off the Kilburn High Road, Kaipiras by Barraco is the closest you’ll come to a Rio de Janeiro bar in London—and the food's great too.
Flatboys at The Crown
The Crown has the best beer selection in Greenwich, heaps of old pub charm, and serves decent pizzas from Flatboys.
73 Enid Street
Cloudwater is one for the hop connoisseur. The Manchester-based brewery’s Bermondsey taproom, 73 Enid Street, has a 20-strong draught menu featuring collaborations with other breweries.
40FT Brewery & Taproom
There’s no lack of shipping container-filled yards around east London but this one in Dalston is where you’ll find The Dusty Knuckle bakery, BBQ restaurant Acme Fire Cult, and 40FT Brewery & Taproom.
Brick Brewery
Peckham’s Brick Brewery is an easy win, day or night. There’s a mix of covered and uncovered outdoor seating and 20 draught lines of their own (and guest beers) to choose from.
The Kernel
We like easing into things at The Kernel early doors when it’s quieter. There’s a great selection of pale ales, stouts and natural wines at this Bermondsey brewery.
Hackney Church Brew Co.
With a big industrial indoor and outdoor space that screams get-loaded-on-beer-and-order-way-too-many-crispy-potatoes, Hackney Church Brew Co. in Hackney is a spot for a Friday or Saturday night.
Pillars Brewery
The outdoor benches are where it’s at, at Pillars Brewery, a Ravenswood Industrial Estate taproom.
Bianca Road Brew Co.
Bianca Road Brew Co. manages to make a curved, corrugated steel brewery in Bermondsey, with the odd hanging bike wheel for decoration, charming.
The Real Al Company & Taproom
One of the rare breweries that has a nice inside and outside space, The Real Al Company & Taproom in Walthamstow specialises in ciders.
Villages Brewery
Villages Brewery is a popular Deptford brewery with a proper selection in its taproom.
Beavertown Brewery & Taproom
Beer from Beavertown, a mega-popular Tottenham brewery, can be found in more London pubs than not these days. And their weekend-only taproom is also a very popular hangout spot.
The Wild Card Brewery Barrel Store
The Wild Card Brewery Barrel Store in Walthamstow is a particularly good microbrewery/bar for big group meet-ups, great merch, and fans of New England-style IPA.
Signature Brew Blackhorse Road
Signature Brew is a polished brewery and taproom on Walthamstow’s Blackhorse Beer Mile.