Bars & Pubs

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: 3.1 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: 3.1 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: 3.3 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: 3.3 mls

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: 3.4 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: 3.4 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: 3.4 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: 3.4 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: 3.5 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: 3.5 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: 3.5 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: 3.5 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: 3.6 mls

Davy's at White City

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

Distance: 3.7 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: 3.9 mls

Czech & Slovak Club

Cosy social club with authentic food and beer

West Hampstead: 74 West End Lane, NW6 2LX

Distance: 3.9 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: 3.9 mls

The Westbury

Post-modern pubbery

Kilburn: 34 Kilburn High Rd, NW6 5UA

Distance: 4 mls

12 Acklam Road

They've ditched the 'Neighbourhood' tag - this W10 club is now known merely by the first line of its address - and we're waiting to see what the other changes will be....

Ladbroke Grove: 12 Acklam Road, W10 5QZ

Distance: 4.1 mls

Swan

Cosy Chiswick local

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

Distance: 4.1 mls

Crescent House

Crescent House is on the site of the former Mother Black Cap pub, built in the 18th century. The blackboard outside advertises Spitfire (though it was off on our...

Ladbroke Grove: 41 Tavistock Crescent, W11 1AD

Distance: 4.1 mls

Elgin

Victorian pub with Churchillian charm

Ladbroke Grove: 96 Ladbroke Grove, W11 1PY

Distance: 3566.3 mls

Crown & Sceptre

Spacious and civilised, the Crown & Sceptre is a great place for lazy Sunday afternoon lunches, as much as for quiet Saturday night drinks. The food is excellent,...

Shepherd's Bush: 57 Melina Road, W12 9HY

Distance: 4.1 mls

Grand Union

Situated by a desolate stretch of the canal after which it's named, this Fuller's pub comes as something of a welcome surprise. The interior is both light and airy...

Westbourne Park: 45 Woodfield Road, W9 2BA

Distance: 4.1 mls

Skiddaw

The combination of the original elements of a decorative and detailed Victorian pub with the added comforts of a contemporary update has been pulled off to great...

Maida Vale: 46 Chippenham Road, W9 2AF

Distance: 4.2 mls

Pelican

Notting Hill boozer changes hands (again)

Ladbroke Grove: 45 All Saints Road, W11 1HE

Distance: 4.2 mls

Albertine

In business over 20 years, Albertine nevertheless keeps up with market trends, recently installing shiny pine shelving to show off bottles to take away at lower...

Shepherd's Bush: 1 Wood Lane, W12 7DP

Distance: 4.2 mls

Metropolitan

Summer or winter weekends see a young and boisterous crowd spilling out onto the pavement in front of the Met; some are smokers, others just taking a breather from the...

Westbourne Park: 60 Great Western Road, W11 1AB

Distance: 4.2 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: 4.2 mls