Bars & Pubs

Zeitgeist at The Jolly Gardeners

German pub grub near Lambeth Wall

Vauxhall: 49-51 Black Prince Road, SE11 6AB

Distance: 0.3 mls

Fentiman Arms

This gastropub has got it covered whatever the season, with lots of snug corners for winter boozing sessions and a compact back garden, brimming with potted and...

Vauxhall: 64 Fentiman Road, SW8 1LA

Distance: 0.5 mls

Dog House

Depressed by the dominance of identikit chain pubs? Fed up with ubiquitous refurbishments? Want cod and chips not pan-fried sea bass with curly fries? Has it all gone...

Kennington: 293 Kennington Road, SE11 6BY

Distance: 0.6 mls

White Hart

In stark contrast to the endearingly dishevelled Dog House across the road (see left) is the smarter, trendier but less characterful White Hart, with its office crowd,...

Kennington: 185 Kennington Lane, SE11 4EZ

Distance: 0.6 mls

Bar Estrela

If it wasn't for the trouble that wearing a bikini and sarong on the mean streets of Stockwell could cause, a sunny afternoon spent at one of the pavement tables...

Stockwell: 111-115 South Lambeth Road, SW8 1UZ

Distance: 0.6 mls

Prince of Wales

Tucked away in the corner of an archetypal, residential Georgian square is this delightful, traditional, Shepherd Neame pub, which wouldn't be out of place on the edge...

Kennington: 48 Cleaver Square, SE11 4EA

Distance: 0.6 mls

Royal Albert

Set well off the main drag, this is definitely a those-in-the-know local. Loads of gentlemen's club style leather sofas with hairy cushions and stacks of board games...

Stockwell: 43 St Stephen's Terrace, SW8 1DL

Distance: 0.7 mls

Cinnamon Club

Divided between an upscale Indian restaurant, a buzzy DJ basement and sedate, study-like cocktail bar by the main entrance, this former local library has a...

Westminster: The Old Westminster Library, 30-32 Great Smith Street, SW1P 3BU

Distance: 0.7 mls

Speaker

It's a while since we've heard such compelling bar banter as here, where the Friday lunch barflies - some suited, some in high-visibility vests - kept up an...

Westminster: 46 Great Peter Street, SW1P 2HA

Distance: 0.7 mls

Canton Arms

A whopper of a pub with plenty of seating, including a large sofa beneath a rather bizarre stained glass ceiling, the Canton's sweeping bar holds all the standard...

Stockwell: 177 South Lambeth Road, SW8 1XP

Distance: 0.8 mls

Three Stags

The Three Stags has been through a turbulent period of late. Following an ill-advised flirtation with admitting diners only, new ownership has seen it recapture its...

Waterloo: 67-69 Kennington Road, SE1 7PZ

Distance: 0.8 mls

Albert

The former Blue Coat Boy was rebuilt in ornate Victorian style in the mid-19th century, its parliamentary connections illustrated by the portraits of past PMs up the...

Victoria: 52 Victoria Street, SW1H 0NP

Distance: 0.8 mls

Tapster (branch of Davy's)

Victoria: 3 Brewers Green, Buckingham Gate, SW1H 0RH

Distance: 0.9 mls

Priory Arms

A true community pub with a cricket team, weekly quiz night and a dizzying respect for real ale, it makes sense then that the Priory Arms should feel less like a pub...

Stockwell: 83 Lansdowne Way, SW8 2PB

Distance: 0.9 mls

Zander Bar

Sister to the Bank Aldwych restaurant, this cocktail bar was all the rage in the early 1990s. Times have changed but not the long, gleaming zinc counter and service...

Victoria: 45 Buckingham Gate, SW1E 6BS

Distance: 1 mls

Red Lion

'A Great British Tradition' runs the wording around this 600-year-old pub between the Cenotaph and Big Ben. And with Spitfire, Courage Directors, Fuller's London...

Westminster: 48 Parliament Street, SW1A 2NH

Distance: 1 mls

Surprise

Cheesy as its name sounds, this Young's pub really is just that. Hidden down a side street, it has everything a traditional pub lover needs: Young's Bitter and...

Stockwell: 16 Southville, SW8 2PP

Distance: 1 mls