Want some pub recommendations near the City

Thats a very big suibject and as I'm hardly local but I can recommend

Swan Inn, Ships Tavern Passage of Gacechurch St (Fullers) Lamb in Leadenhall Market (Youngs) The Old Bank (Weathersppons) Black Friar opp Blackfriars Station (Dist/Circle Line) Market Porter in Borough Market (Free) nr London Bridge station on the Northern Line.

And a bit further away is the Pride of Spitalfields on Heneage Street off Brick Lane (Free house with guests). It's just off Brick Lane in the middle of all the Indian Restaurants0

Sure someone a bit more local will have some other ieas

Well I'm a Northerner, but I think that a pub not to be missed is the newly-restored Princess Louise, near Holborn tube station on the Central and Piccadilly lines, see

Paul

It depends what you want.

*BUT* if you want a social pub that serves a good range of beers and real cider then take a taxi to the Wenlock Arms - Or better still walk up there (2 miles max. - Why is that so far!!!)

Like any *social* pub if you take a little conversation and spend a moment looking for a blue touchpaper you'll have a very pleasant, all too quickly ended, evening. On the other hand if you're a waste of space just go to listen and learn how not to be.

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It is a pity that your trip is only until 1st August, because on the evening of the 5th the biggest pub in the world opens.

I am referring to the Great British Beer Festival at Earls Court, where the variety of beers, not just from this country but from all over the world, will make your eyes bubble.

Roy.

Do you talk to all foreign guests like that? In my real ale pub, when I hear a foreign accent, I jump in to ask them where they come from and invariably they ask my advice on the choice of beers to have. But, there again, I live in the very friendly North West of England.

Dave

Add Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese (Sam Smith's ales, Blackfriars tube, so walking distance from the Black Friar). I'm no local but have been to the City on beerhunts, and this is a workable list.

Just beware of weekend and Sunday closings!

Along with all the City recommendations, Holborn is just a short distance away; it is there that you will find the Cittie of Yorke, a superb old boozer serving Sam Smith's range.

Ultra-hoppy IPAs aren't so much in vogue in the UK. In London, Fuller's and Young's pubs are abundant. If you want a place with great range, use the District line trains to get to Parsons Green tube; from there, it's a short, easy walk to the White Horse at Parsons Green, with a fine range of real ales and numerous other beers, including Belgians.

The Belgo restaurants are all about Belgian beer and food, if you're into that sort of thing. One in Covent Garden, the other in Chalk Farm, both near those respective tube stations.

Bleeding hell mate, he only asked for some pubs. Who the f*ck are you to be telling him how to behave? Hopefully the OP will have a great time in some of the pubs suggested in other posts, and hopefully for him, you won't be in any of them. Tosser.

Cheers, Phil.

Well, you sound like one of those rare people that I used to get in my pub. Not worth talking to. Stuart

And they wonder why pubs are closing down left, right and centre......

Thanks for all the recommendations

Went last night to Jerusalem Tavern about 10 pm and had a couple of pints of mild, and one of organic best bitter. Nice pub, small place with a nice feel. Had St Peters thats the only brand they had on tap.

Shriram

Will try Market Garden, and also Wenlock Arms. Staying near Convent Garden, Swissotel/The Howard for the next two nights.

Oops thats Covent Garden

The last couple of times I've been to the Wenlock Arms, the beer has been disappointingly poor. Ditto the White Horse at Parsons Green - and that's a place I shall not be visiting again.

The pub you should NOT miss is the Market Porter at Borough Market. Nearest station (tube and main line) is London Bridge.

If you want some real Irish stout, the Porterhouse is a stone's throw from Covent Garden. Be aware that the stouts are served under pressure though - they're wonderful beers, all the same.

Most Fullers pubs are worth a visit, too. Their beers are on wonderful form at the moment.

And whilst you're down there wander down the road to the Royal Oak, Tabard St

- Harveys only London tied house and well worth a visit.

Brian

It's about two years ago now. The beer quality was so poor that I (a) left most of a pint on the bar and walked out, and (b) swore never to go back there. It was overpriced, too.

Maybe the management/bar staff have changed?

So do I :-)

Really? When were you last at the White Horse?

I was there last December, and beers were in cracking good form across the range, with numerous "guest" seasonal ales on.

Yes, agreed. Shiny, fancy place, but the beers are good.

I have a weak spot for the Seven Stars in Belgravia, among more than a few Fullers houses that I've liked.

Well it was really good at Terry Lock's birthday bash there last August... have to say I agree with you about the Wenlock though.

I take it you mean the Star Tavern in West Halkin Mews just off Belgrave Square? One of a handful of pubs to feature in every edition of the Good Beer Guide.

Talking of good Fullers pubs, the Dove on the Thames at Hammersmith is worth visiting.

Yes, I live near the Wenlock and have stopped going there - beers just not quite up to it, although hard to put your finger on what's wrong. Used to go there a lot. But most London pubs in my opinion do not do well in comparison with country pubs.

E.