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Brixton pubs

Discover the best pubs for a spot of drinking in Brixton, from old fashioned boozers to craft beer champions and gastropubs

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Brixton is well known as a great place for late-night revelry. But its pubs double as cosy daytime venues, too. Discover great places to enjoy a drink in our list of Brixton’s best boozers – from old fashioned watering holes that have stood the test of time to modern gastropubs where the craft beer line-up is just as appealing. 

RECOMMENDED: Find more fun in the neighbourhood in our Brixton area guide

The best pubs in Brixton

  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • Bars and pubs
  • Herne Hill

The Commercial is a pleasurable pub in which to spend some time. It’s one of the more modern Mitchells & Butlers pubs, mixing old-fashioned pub culture with new school pub cooking – a Veganuary menu is a testament to that – and a comparatively enlightened approach to beer. 

Craft Beer Company
  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • Bars and pubs
  • Pubs
  • Brixton

This second branch of the Craft Beer Company is on a busy street market next to Brixton rail station, facing the Brixton Recreation Centre. It’s a small bar, not very pub-like, with high stools to perch at small tables. If you prefer a bit more privacy, there’s space on the first floor where you can work your way through an array of lesser-known ales on tap, on keg, and by the bottle.

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  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • Bars and pubs
  • Craft beer pubs
  • Stockwell
  • price 2 of 4

Let the Cranchor’s bright sign lure you in. This smart pub with its long bar has one of the mightiest beer selections on show. Visiting at off-peak times will allow you to spend time googling the niche breweries which feature among the many brews on tap and in bottle (or asking the helpful staff). 

  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • Bars and pubs
  • Brixton

Four-pint pitchers of Red Stripe, ska turned up nice and loud, tip-top Guinness, jerk chicken and rice, unfeasibly friendly bar staff, two pull-down screens for sports – this is a real home from home for many Brixtonians, with more of an Afro-Caribbean community feel than many other watering holes found in the neighbourhood. Don’t miss the pub’s live jazz nights.

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Florence
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • Bars and pubs
  • Pubs
  • Herne Hill
  • price 2 of 4

That the people behind the light, modern Florence care about beer is obvious from the phenomenal range on offer and the helpful tasting notes on all the pumps.

Lounge
  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • Bars and pubs
  • Brixton

Its open windows facing the Front Line Brixton Ltd grocery store across Atlantic Road, the Lounge offers a relaxed retreat amid buzzy Brixtonia.

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Prince Regent
  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • Bars and pubs
  • Gastropubs
  • Herne Hill
  • price 2 of 4

Large airy pubs with an outdoor terrace (even one adjacent to a busy bus route) and plenty of room for pushchairs are always going to be popular in this area.

Trinity Arms
  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • Bars and pubs
  • Brixton

On a charmingly old-fashioned square backing the main drag of Brixton you'll find this Young's pub. It's primed for slightly more peaceful pre-gig pints, even if it doesn't match its old-timey setting.

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The Half Moon
  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • Bars and pubs
  • Craft beer pubs
  • Herne Hill
  • price 2 of 4

Herne Hill’s The Half Moon pub – a cavernous pile and bona fide south London institution – has been given a sprucing by ubiquitous mega-brewery Fuller’s (though the live music aspect that made its name is conspicuously absent). It looks fab, and the selection of local craft beers is pretty strong, too.

White Horse
  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • Nightlife
  • Brixton

The White Horse attracts an adult, professional but as-yet-unnested clientele happy to enjoy the generous opening hours. It’s all slightly clubby yet laid-back.

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