London Guide
London Guide

Pubs

For a visitor, separate pubs from cocktail bars. Pubs are for atmosphere and pints; cocktail bars are for a specific reservation or a short, expensive stop before/after dinner.

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Crown and Anchor

Useful theatre-district pub if you want a classic Covent Garden / Seven Dials stop before or after a show.

Covent Garden / Seven Dialsbars and pubsInstagramOfficial site
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Covent Garden5 min walk
Crown and Anchor
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Southampton Arms

Best if already north or heading to Hampstead/Highgate.

Kentish Town / Gospel Oakbars and pubs£Walk-in only
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Kentish Town14 min walk
Southampton Arms
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The Cadogan Arms

Great cider selection, decent Guinness

Chelseabars and pubsBook
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Sloane Square10 min walk
The Cadogan Arms
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The Cow

Useful after Portobello/Notting Hill.

Notting Hillbars and pubs££InstagramBook
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Westbourne Park6 min walk
The Cow