Bars & Pubs

Drayton Court

Tired of poky little London pubs? Then head down to this buttermilk-yellow west London landmark where space is definitely not at a premium. It's a Fuller's...

Ealing: 2 The Avenue, W13 8PH

Distance: 5 mls

Castlebar

Part gastropub, part bar and part giant outdoor smoking area, the Castlebar has tried to be all things to all men. And judging by its loyal local following it's doing...

Ealing: 84 Uxbridge Road, W13 8RA

Distance: 5.2 mls

Lodge Tavern

The team behind Islington's Winchester bar brings its pub-cum-DJ lounge concept to Ealing in the shape of the Lodge Tavern. And the timber-clad walls, flock wallpaper,...

Ealing: 53 The Mall, W5 3TA

Distance: 5.2 mls

Red Lion

Sitting opposite Ealing Studios, the Red Lion was the pub of choice for cast and crew in its glory days, and apart from a distinct lack of famous drinkers not much has...

Ealing: 13 St Mary's Road, W5 5RA

Distance: 5.5 mls

Glassy Junction

Local Indian pub

Southall: 97 South Road, Southall, UB1 1SQ

Distance: 5.7 mls

George & Dragon

This beautiful dark wood and brass gem stands out on Acton's rough and ready High Street. The pub was impeccably restored with money from English Heritage in 2006. But...

Acton: 183 High Street, W3 9DJ

Distance: 6.1 mls

Rocket

Rocket aimed to bring the gastropub revolution to Acton. Its airy dark red room ticks all the boxes, with mismatched wooden furniture, posh crisps, free Wi-Fi and...

Acton: 11-13 Churchfield Road, W3 6BD

Distance: 6.1 mls

Greyhound

Sombre lighting, stags' heads, greyhound portraits and a '40s fruit machine create something of an antique shop feel at this gastro boozer. Other oddities on display...

Kensal Green: 64-66 Chamberlayne Road, NW10 3JJ

Distance: 6.2 mls

North London Tavern

Head past the smokers huddled under continental-style canvas awnings on this unsavoury stretch of Kilburn High Road to join the North London Tavern's laid-back,...

Kilburn: 375 Kilburn High Road, NW6 7QB

Distance: 6.3 mls

Ealing Park Tavern

Lovingly restored, this high-ceilinged Victorian pub buzzes all week long with punters slouching contentedly on its battered brown leather sofas. The vast space has...

Ealing: 222 South Ealing Road, W5 4RL

Distance: 6.4 mls

Paradise by Way of Kensal Green

Perched in the corner of the quirkily theatrical Paradise is a seven-foot statue of an angel that looks as if it flew over the wall of the nearby cemetery for a cheeky...

Kensal Green: 19 Kilburn Lane, W10 4AE

Distance: 6.4 mls

Regent

Opposite Paradise (the bar, not some kind of utopian nirvana), on the outer reaches of Notting Hillbilly country is this splash of 1970s kitsch, open fires and...

Kensal Green: 5 Regent St, NW10 5LG

Distance: 6.4 mls

Kilburn Pub & Kitchen

Formerly one old-school Irish pub, the Kilburn is now split into an unequal two. The more generous portion is devoted to an American-style diner-cum-bar, with red...

Kilburn: 307-311 Kilburn High Road, NW6 7JR

Distance: 6.4 mls

Black Lion

You might expect Bach to fire up the organ on entrance to this, thankfully, listed building. The lavish gilded ceiling would be more likely found in a German church...

Kilburn: 274 Kilburn High Road, NW6 2BY

Distance: 6.4 mls

Salusbury

Very much part of the gentrified Salusbury Road scene (organic foodshops by the shedload), this gastropub is a firm favourite with NW6's media types, young families...

Queen's Park: 50-52 Salusbury Road, NW6 6NN

Distance: 6.5 mls

Orange Tree

An idyllic village location, the Orange Tree is the favourite local of lucky Totteridge and Whetstone residents and a favourite destination of north Londoners seeking...

Whetstone: 7 Totteridge Village, N20 8NX

Distance: 6.6 mls

Czech & Slovak Club

Cosy social club with authentic food and beer

West Hampstead: 74 West End Lane, NW6 2LX

Distance: 6.7 mls

Davy's at White City

Shepherd's Bush: Units 4 & 5, Media Centre, White City Media Village, 202 Wood Lane, W12 7TS

Distance: 6.7 mls

Swan

Cosy Chiswick local

Chiswick: Evershed Walk, 119 Acton Lane, W4 5HH

Distance: 6.8 mls

Princess Victoria

By the late nineteenth century gin palaces were thriving in London. The style bars of their time, they shone with mirrors, their high ceilings were ornate with...

Shepherd's Bush: 217 Uxbridge Road, W12 9DH

Distance: 6.8 mls

Duke of Sussex

Formerly a sports/TV pub with a pool table and Elvis nights in leafy, gentrified Chiswick, the new Duke of Sussex is now a gastropub from the people behind the...

Chiswick: 75 South Parade, W4 5LF

Distance: 6.9 mls

Holly Bush

Hampstead may have become part of London in 1888, but no one seems to have told the Holly Bush. As the trend for gutting old pubs claims yet more NW3 boozers, this...

Hampstead: 22 Holly Mount, NW3 6SG

Distance: 6.9 mls

Spaniards Inn

The one thing you'll hear about the Spaniards is that Dick Turpin hung out here, and while that may or may not be true (it's been a boozer since 1580 and looks every...

Hampstead: Spaniards Road, NW3 7JJ

Distance: 6.9 mls

The Westbury

Post-modern pubbery

Kilburn: 34 Kilburn High Rd, NW6 5UA

Distance: 6.9 mls

Horseshoe

This big corner bar used to be a chain pub of the lowest order. Nowadays, though, it's far from budget. What makes this gastropub stand out is its on-site...

Hampstead: 28 Heath Street, NW3 6TE

Distance: 7 mls

Fat Badger

Nearer multicultural Golborne Road than hip Notting Hill (its spiritual home), this Victorian corner boozer is the product of a suitably frayed gastropub conversion:...

Ladbroke Grove: 310 Portobello Road, W10 5TA

Distance: 7 mls

Flask

The 2007 refit of this fail-safe Young's boozer on a pretty Hampstead alley attracted some local controversy. The result, however, has been kind - not least to the...

Hampstead: 14 Flask Walk, NW3 1HG

Distance: 7 mls

Ye Olde White Bear

While NW3's house prices are some of the most ridiculous in London, changing the area's demographic immeasurably, this place seems locked in a time warp. And so much...

Hampstead: 1 Well Road, NW3 1LJ

Distance: 7 mls

Pilot

The Pilot is more gastro than pub. This is probably no bad thing, particularly for the locals who come to this small, residentially situated hostelry for a quiet pint...

Chiswick: 56 Wellesley Road, W4 4BZ

Distance: 7 mls