Bars & Pubs

Lots Road Pub & Dining Room

Set in a no-man's land near Chelsea Harbour, there's not much to look at from the large windows of this horseshoe-shaped corner pub - but the chefs at work behind the...

Fulham: 114 Lots Road, SW10 0RJ

Distance: 0.4 mls

Chelsea Ram

Slightly off the beaten track, the Ram is an attractive, well-run locals' haunt rather than a destination venue. The familiar Young's gastropub style - light greens...

Chelsea: 32 Burnaby Street, SW10 0PL

Distance: 0.5 mls

White Horse

Top-class boozer

Parsons Green: 1-3 Parsons Green, SW6 4UL

Distance: 0.5 mls

Aragon House

Aragon House is far more discreet than the better-known White Horse (see p128) on the opposite side of the Green. Only a small brass plaque indicates anything unusual...

Fulham: 247 New King's Road, SW6 4XG

Distance: 0.6 mls

Waterfront

You have to walk around some rather soulless luxury developments to get to this huge, Young's gastropub. Inside, it feels more like a bar than a pub, decorated as it...

Wandsworth: Baltimore House, Juniper Drive, SW18 1TZ

Distance: 0.6 mls

Woodman

From the outside, the Woodman looks like the archetypal neighbourhood local, nestling discreetly in a terraced row on a Battersea estate. On entering you half expect...

Battersea: 60 Battersea High Street, SW11 3HX

Distance: 0.6 mls

Amuse Bouche

Parsons Green: 51 Parsons Green Lane, SW6 4JA

Distance: 0.6 mls

Ship

This great Young's local, founded as a waterman's inn around 1786, shines like a riverside beacon. The peaceful and relaxing front bar is ideal for reading or quiet...

Wandsworth: 41 Jew's Row, SW18 1TB

Distance: 0.6 mls

The Establishment

Directly opposite Parsons Green tube, this is a place to stop too, whether for a snifter or a spot of nosh. Inside, clean-lined modernity comes with those...

Parsons Green: 45-47 Parsons Green Lane, SW6 4HH

Distance: 0.6 mls

The Cock & Hen

Opposite a public toilet in Fulham Broadway, an area that is to decent beer pubs what Brian Blessed is to whispering is the Cock & Hen, yet another Young’s pub...

Fulham: 360 North End Road, SW6 1LY

Distance: 0.8 mls

Alma

Leaving Wandsworth Town station, you can't miss the fine Victorian pub opposite, with its impressive green-tiled frontage and large second-floor turret. Many original...

Wandsworth: 499 Old York Road, SW18 1TF

Distance: 0.8 mls

Westbridge

The Westbridge has an upmarket local boozer feel with plenty of personal touches, staff who aren't above whacking Dolly Parton on the sound system and some decent...

Battersea: 74-76 Battersea Bridge Road, SW11 3AG

Distance: 0.8 mls

The Brunel

New pub

Battersea: 37 Battersea Bridge Rd, SW11 3BA

Distance: 0.9 mls

Cat's Back

Row upon row of luxury riverside apartments don't prepare you for this oddball gem, named after the owner's cat, which - the story goes - calmly strolled in through...

Wandsworth: 86-88 Point Pleasant, SW18 1NN

Distance: 0.9 mls

Mokssh

Lovers of lip-tingling cocktails and tempting Indian tapas will enjoy the bright pinks and reds of the decor, which lights up a depressing stretch of Fulham Road, even...

Fulham: 222-224 Fulham Road, SW10 9NB

Distance: 0.9 mls

Alchemist

This upbeat cocktail bar attracts an up-for-it crowd of twenty- and thirtysomethings with drinking, dancing and chat-up lines on their minds. There's a decadent clubby...

Battersea: 225 St John's Hill, SW11 1TH

Distance: 0.9 mls

East Hill

A brisk walk uphill from the station takes you to this backstreet Victorian gastropub conversion. The somewhat clichéd rustic kitchen decor is enlivened by a bar that...

Wandsworth: 21 Alma Road, SW18 1AA

Distance: 0.9 mls