Hard to find but well worth it - an unspoilt old pub with lovely atmosphere, unusual guest beers, and bargain toasted sandwiches Read more.
Tim, the winner of MasterChef 2011 works here behind the bar...but I don't think he was too happy about that! But none the less, a great pub, with amazing selection of ales, and pizza! I recommend it!
You can follow your nose to the Queen of Hoxton’s rooftop garden. On balmy evenings the hipster pub grills some of the best jerk chicken in East London Read more.
awesome little boozer off the beaten track and away from the trendies. But trendy in itself. food looked good. Friendly staff. pingpong table and outside drinking :)
An impressive interior, great beer on tap and very close to Bank tube. Pop in your way home...you won't regret it!
Smashing (and rare) beer garden in the City fringes. Food is also very good. Gets way too busy on a Friday.
Quality local pub with some real ale, a good vibe, lots of space and surprisingly good Thai food.
Strong case for being the oldest pub in London - may well be predominantly the original building dating back to 1602.
Opening shortly after the Great Fire, this ancient pub was regularly visited by Dr Johnson when he was taking a break from writing the first English dictionary, at his home in nearby Gough Square.
This historic pub on the site of a tollgate was once the haunt of highwaymen, who when caught were hanged nearby. The pub appears in Dickens’ Pickwick Papers and in Bram Stoker’s Dracula.
Real ale from the cask plus home made meat pies. CAMRA members get a substantial discount.
This is a really lovely pub. I've worked round here for 4 years and there are so many tourist traps in covent garden. But this is a fab quirky place!
The beers are amazing and if you don’t know what you want, the staff sound like they’ve tried them all (thoroughly). You can sample anything before you settle on one. Read more.
On the face of it, a great looking pub- in actual reality, the best value for money Thai food. If you can get a table- have the Pad Thai; it's the (pea)nuts!
One of my favourite pubs in London... avoid if allergic to cats, as there are a few that happily roam throughout the pub. If not, make sure you pop in here for a proper London Ale.
Great place to sit and have a drink while you wait for friends to arrive before going to see something cool in the Queen Elizabeth Hall or South Bank Centre Read more.
We finally did it. We finally managed to get the prized seats in the raised 'pulpit' area.
A great laid back pub with great tunes and a yummy fish finger sandwich. A pub for people who know what's good.
Made famous, of course, by The Beatles. Don't forget to walk over the crossing and savour the moment.
Superb location, with outstanding terrace views along the Thames, and handy for south bank attractions; decent efficiently served food Read more.
Sat at tables outside Ethan Hunt congratulates Luther Stickell on being reinstated from the disavowed agent list and bids him goodbye in Mission: Impossible (1996).
TRAVEL FACT: Witness a rally, protest, or public debate in the most noted speaking corner located on the north-east corner of Hyde Park in London.
The Bankside Power Station was built as a ‘cathedral of power’ in 1963, but closed in 1981. It reopened as one of Europe’s finest modern art galleries in 2000. The Turbine Hall is 35m high.
The museum is located in the former Royal Bethlem Hospital for the mentally ill (from where the term ‘bedlam’ comes). The iconic guns at the front are 15 inch naval cannon, both used in action in WW2.
One of the best pubs I've been to in London. Very old school. If it's packed downstairs, you'll prob find seats upstairs.
As the cool autumn weather sets in, the vibrant lanterns in Chinatown have inspired us to experiment with the season’s oriental trend. See how the look made its mark on the catwalk here: bit.ly/TdNPID Read more.
In 1814, a fishmonger's lad took a pony to the top of the Monument, just for the fun of it. Would you credit it?
This former power station was bought by the manufacturers of Oxo beef stock cubes in the 1920s. Can you spot how they managed to bypass advertising restrictions with their new tower?
Jump off the Overground line at Rotherhithe for a pint and some food at one of London’s best pubs. It takes its name from the ship that took the Pilgrim Fathers to New England in 1620. Read more.
Do visit this bustling food market where top London chefs come to buy their ingredients. If you don’t find it here, where will you? Open from Thursday to Saturday, but come early to avoid the crowds! Read more.
Don't be put off if it looks busy. This one goes back a long way. And despite the appearances, it's not a Sam Smith's pub.
A proper pub with a proper Sunday roast, if that’s what you’re after. Located near Smithfield meat market, the emphasis at the Old Red Cow is – quite fittingly – on meat. Read more.
A reliable Soho standard for decades, with pleasingly unmolested decor and interesting, well-kept beer. It’s a survivor of the literary Soho of old. Read more.
An evergreen haunt of Soho barflies, the French House should have 'La Marseillaise' playing as you walk in. Read more.
Outstanding British food, interesting real ales and a sympathetic restoration make this Smithfield stalwart a real treasure; pints in pewter tankards add to the cordiality. Read more.
This princess is actually the queen of Yorkshire brewer Samuel Smith’s collection of central London pubs. Read more.
The good news is the Horseshoe – home of the small Camden Town Brewery – keeps its front bar tables reservation-free on Sundays. The bad news is you have to be here at noon to nab a table. Read more.
Since 2010 this gastropub has been selling takeaway ice creams as a sideline, which has proved popular wilth strollers from nearby Hampstead Heath. Read more.
