Evening Standard - Pubs & Bars

Best bar meals before fireworks in London

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:01:23 GMT

Here's our guide to where to warm up before and after this weekend's firework displays.

Where to drink at Halloween

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:34:35 GMT

Splash out on a spooky mask this Saturday as ghosts, vampires and witches descend on some of Londons haunted bars.

The Durrell Arms is a pub in three parts

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:33:35 GMT

Reopened only a few days after we took this photo (the decorators, carpenters and gardeners were hard at work), the Durrell Arms, has in our opinion, got off to a flying start

The Marksman - subtly updated but still homely

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:33:35 GMT

The Marksman has always been one of the more friendly and homely Hackney pubs, so it was with a dose of relief that we discovered that the owners have simply built upon this reputation

New Rose is warm and inviting

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:33:35 GMT

It's hard to believe that almost every pub along Essex Road was once a rough local's boozer and the New Rose is no exception, having received a makeover a few years ago

Go medieval at the Rising Sun

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:25:36 GMT

The Rising Sun is a reasonably price, old-fashioned feeling pub.

Rule Britannia

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:25:36 GMT

A good refurbishment and selection of drinks has means the Britannia should start getting busier.

Comfortable and cosy at the Mason Arms

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:25:36 GMT

A small pub with a great selection of beers and a great atmosphere.

Where to drink: London Bier in Oktober

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:56:20 GMT

A quick list of the top places to drink in London this month for the Oktoberfest.

Take cover in the new Zeppelin Shelter

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:08:30 GMT

A new bar has taken the place of Bar Bed under the name Zeppelin Shelter.

The Oakdale Arms is for the real ale fan

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:08:30 GMT

The Oakdale is an honest suburban local run by the Milton Brewery, which also draws in real ale fans, but suffers from a fairly poor interior.

Victorian edge to The White Horse

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:38:09 GMT

The White Horse is a familiar landmark in Parson's Green with a great Victorian interior and a superb sunny spot out in front that borders the actual Green.

Adam and Eve is very pleasant and modern

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:01:30 GMT

No more a mock Horror pub, the test-tube cocktails and Gothic furnishings have been cleared aside as part of a Geronimo pubs refit at the Adam & Eve.

Andover Arms serves great pub grub

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:01:30 GMT

Inside the Andover Arms you'll find a handsome gantried bar serving up a decent range of Fuller's ales.

Hammersmith Ram is a good old public house

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:31:17 GMT

As far as recently refurbished Young's pubs go, this is one is of the best we've visited

The Duchess of Kent has won the hearts of the locals

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:30:27 GMT

In these cash-strapped times, it's nice to see a typical, decent local like the Duchess of Kent doing well.

The Devonshire is no longer a traditional pub

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:30:27 GMT

The Devonshire's now a more sedate, respectable drinking hole, with traces of the old pub wiped away.

The Bell is just waiting to be discovered

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:30:27 GMT

A sombre looking place on the exterior (that'll go down well with the Ripper trailers), the Bell is a welcoming place once you step inside

Where to drink: Booze with views

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:00:16 GMT

As the autumn closes in, instead of drinking out, drinking up becomes the thing.

Pints and Pimms in the great outdoors

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:28:46 GMT

Beer gardens get a makeover with treehouses, cabanas, fountains - and good food

London's hottest new micro-breweries

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:28:45 GMT

Over 2,500 bespoke ales are brewed in the UK. We'e rounded up the best of Londons local brews.

The Junction Tavern is good for a gastropub

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:05:00 GMT

A gastropub done by the book, the Junction Tavern has fared better than some other North London casualties.

The Centre Page is a rather honest affair

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:34:22 GMT

The Centre Page is not a classic pub, but it's a decent effort all the same.

Bricklayers Arms is rebuilding its reputation

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:49:02 GMT

The once painfully trendy Bricklayers Arms appears to have undergone something of a turnaround and is now much closer to the good old boozer it once was.

Holly Bush is historical and welcoming

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:25:10 GMT

The Holly Bush is one of the older pubs in London dating from the time when Hampstead was a country town