Travel Reference
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Dove
24-28 Broadway Market, E8
T
020 7275
7617,
W
dovepubs.com; London Fields or Cambridge
Heath stations from Liverpool Street; map p.291.
Cosy, low-lit and plant-filled, this characterful pub, a
friendly stalwart on trendy Broadway Market, offers a
stupendous selection of draught and bottled Belgian
beers, plus a few real ales, and specializes in excellent
home-made food.
Mon-Thurs noon-11pm, Fri & Sat
noon-midnight, Sun noon-10.30pm.
The Empress
130 Lauriston Rd, E9
T
020 8533 5123,
W
theempressofindia.com;
!
Bethnal Green; map
p.291.
Smart Victoria Park gastropub at the heart of
the South Hackney boom.
Tues-Sat noon-10.30pm,
Sun noon-10pm.
The Fox
372 Kingsland Rd, E8
T
07807 217734,
W
thefoxe8.com;
!
Haggerston; map p.291.
An excellent
choice of craft beers, real ales and ciders along with good
British food are the big appeal at this bare-bones, on-trend
pub, along with the flower-bedecked roof terrace, which is a
fabulous spot for a summer tipple.
Mon-Fri 4pm-midnight,
Sat noon-midnight, Sun noon-11.30pm.
Off Broadway
63-65 Broadway Market, E8
T
020
7241 2786,
W
offbroadway.org.uk;
!
Bethnal Green;
map p.291.
Relaxed, friendly, popular and family-owned
bar, styled after a New York drinking hole, with cocktails,
American beers on tap and Mexican street food to soak it all
up.
Mon-Fri 4pm-midnight, Sat 10am-midnight, Sun
noon-midnight.
The Prince George
40 Parkholme Rd, E8
T
020 7254
6060; Hackney Central Overground; map p.291.
One of a
cluster of good pubs just west of Hackney Central,
The
Prince George
is the pick for its reliably buzzy atmosphere
and air of faded grandeur.
Mon-Thurs 5pm-midnight,
Fri 5pm-1am, Sat 2pm-1am, Sun 2-10.30pm.
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HAMPSTEAD AND HIGHGATE
The Holly Bush
22 Holly Mount, off Holly Hill,
NW3
T
020 7435 2892,
W
hollybushhampstead.co.uk;
!
Hampstead; map pp.298-299.
A lovely, creaking old
pub, with a real fire in winter, tucked away in the steep
backstreets of Hampstead village. Some fine real ales on
offer, as well as excellent food; it can get mobbed at
weekends.
Mon-Sat noon-11pm, Sun noon-10.30pm.
Red Lion and Sun
25 North Rd, N6
T
020 8340 1780,
W
theredlionandsun.com;
!
Highgate; map pp.298-
299.
Prettily set in chichi Highgate Village, this place is
popular with locals for its ales and its whiskies, its Modern
British food with a French accent and, unusually, its good
take out food. There's loads of space, with two gardens.
Mon-Sat noon-midnight, Sun noon-11pm.
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Southampton Arms
139 Highgate Rd, NW5
W
thesouthamptonarms.co.uk;
!
Kentish Town; map
pp.298-299.
They keep things simple but spot-on in this
big old place, with a fabulous, rotating range of real ales
and ciders, all British, along with scotch eggs, pork baps
and the like to snack on, music on vinyl or the old Joanna
and a real fire in winter. No cards.
Daily noon-11pm/
midnight.
The Spaniards Inn
Spaniards Rd, NW3
T
020
8731 8406,
W
thespaniardshampstead.co.uk;
!
Hampstead; map pp.298-299.
Rambling sixteenth-
century coaching inn near Kenwood and the Heath,
frequented by everyone from Dick Turpin to John Keats.
With a huge garden and good food, it gets extremely
busy on Sun afternoons.
Sun-Tues noon-11pm, Wed-
Fri noon-midnight, Sat 11am-midnight.
The Stag
67 Fleet Rd, NW3
T
020 7722 2646,
W
thestaghampstead.com;
!
Belsize Park; map
pp.298-299.
Welcoming gastropub with a varied and
unusual beer selection, good British food, a big garden
with weekly live music and summer barbecues, and a
merry mix of locals and pre- or post-Heath ramblers.
Mon-Thurs noon-11pm, Fri & Sat noon-midnight,
Sun noon-10.30pm.
BRIXTON AND CLAPHAM
Bread & Roses
68 Clapham Manor St, SW4
T
020 7498
1779,
W
breadandrosespub.com;
!
Clapham North or
Clapham Common; map pp.310-311.
This Workers' Beer
Company pub serves fine ales, and puts on comedy and
cabaret, charity events and live music.
Mon-Thurs 4.30-
11.30pm, Fri 4.30pm-12.30am, Sat noon-12.30am,
Sun noon-10.30pm.
Effra
38A Kellet Rd, SW2
T
020 7274 4180;
!
Brixton;
map pp.310-311.
An unreconstructed slice of old Brixton,
with a friendly crowd of old and new regulars enjoying Red
Stripe and Caribbean food, along with frequent live jazz.
Mon-Thurs noon-11pm, Fri noon-midnight, Sat
10am-midnight, Sun 10am-10.30pm.
Kaff Bar
64 Atlantic Rd
T
020 7274 5373,
W
kaff-bar
.co.uk;
!
Brixton; map pp.310-311.
Cool but
unintimidating Brixton bar with art-lined walls and great
cocktails - try the Brixton Mule, made with the locally
produced Ossie's ginger beer, for just £3 - along with all
manner of high-spirited live events.
Mon-Thurs 11am-
midnight, Fri & Sat 11am-2am.
Trinity Arms
45 Trinity Gardens, SW9
T
020 7274
4544,
W
trinityarms.co.uk;
!
Brixton; map pp.310-
311.
Charming old local in a quiet square just off Acre Lane,
with a very traditional interior - complete with pub cats -
and an eclectic crowd.
Mon-Thurs 11am-11pm, Fri &
Sat 11am-midnight, Sun noon-11pm.
