Bars & Pubs

Westbourne House

A big, handsome pub (formerly the Shakespeare) has swapped its nicotine stains and pint glasses for something altogether more glitzy. Westbourne House has enough shiny...

Westbourne Grove: 65 Westbourne Grove, W2 4UJ

Distance: 0.2 mls

Elbow Room

Part of the chain of bar-cum-pool halls, this is a well-designed and welcoming spot. The front third of the long L-shaped space is given over to a bar boasting a mix...

Westbourne Grove: 103 Westbourne Grove, W2 4UW

Distance: 0.2 mls

Harlem

There's a great bar hidden away in this corner hangout (part of the Match group) opposite the Elbow Room. The space is fine - dark wood and ornate ceiling, a pretty...

Bayswater: 78 Westbourne Grove, W2 5RT

Distance: 0.2 mls

The Commander

Wine bar, grill and seafood restaurant

Westbourne Grove: 47 Hereford Road, W2 5AH

Distance: 0.3 mls

Prince Bonaparte

This large, handsome pub went through a bad period when service left a lot to be desired. Those days seem to be over and on a recent Sunday lunchtime visit staff were...

Westbourne Grove: 80 Chepstow Road, W2 5BE

Distance: 0.4 mls

Notting Hill Arts Club

This is the kind of space that really shouldn't work in posh Notting Hill, but, thankfully, does. It's not fancy; in fact, it's quite battered around the edges, and...

Notting Hill: 21 Notting Hill Gate, W11 3JQ

Distance: 0.4 mls

Mitre

This Victorian Grade II-listed local has an appealing conspiratorial air - the sort of place in which Regan might have drunk with a source in The Sweeney back in the...

Bayswater: 24 Craven Terrace, W2 3QH

Distance: 0.4 mls

Cow

The chairs and tables lining the walls of Tom Conran's small pub are highly coveted, but priority in the larger rear section is given to diners who come for the...

Westbourne Grove: 89 Westbourne Park Road, W2 5QH

Distance: 0.5 mls

Cow

Although not the only pub to request an email address for table confirmations, Tom Conran’s highly popular Cow has a ramshackle retro-Irish vibe at odds with such a...

Westbourne Park: 89 Westbourne Park Road, W2 5QH

Distance: 0.5 mls

Westbourne

Should you ever find the place empty, a quick gander at the magazine rack of this (usually rammed) bistrobar, gives a fair indication of the regular clientele:...

Westbourne Grove: 101 Westbourne Park Villas, W2 5ED

Distance: 0.5 mls

Bridge House

In keeping with its co-occupant the Canal Café Theatre upstairs, there is an arty look and bohemian feel at this laid-back local. The crowd who drink here are mostly...

Maida Vale: 13 Westbourne Terrace Road, W2 6NG

Distance: 0.5 mls

Crazy Homies

Tom Conran's take on the local taquería is hardly downtown Tijuana, but this Mexican themed bar has been packed out with gringos since opening in late 2004. Sleek,...

Westbourne Grove: 127 Westbourne Park Road, W2 5QL

Distance: 0.5 mls

Kensington Wine Rooms

Enjoyable wine bar with food

Notting Hill: 127-129 Kensington Church Street, W8 7LP

Distance: 0.5 mls

Lonsdale

The beautifully over-designed main lounge (there are two more bars on different floors) is in 1970s sci-funk style, with brass 'bubble' walls and red leather seating....

Westbourne Grove: 44-48 Lonsdale Road, W11 2DE

Distance: 0.5 mls

Churchill Arms

Simply put, this pub is brilliant - go. Proper cosy with pictures of the cigar-chomping chief, and drenched in the comfy glow of a roaring fire. Landlord Gerry...

Kensington: 119 Kensington Church Street, W8 7LN

Distance: 0.6 mls

Gyngleboy (branch of Davy's)

Paddington: 27 Spring Street, W2 1JA

Distance: 0.6 mls

Warwick Castle

One of the more straightforward boozers in Maida Vale. There's nothing trendy about the Warwick Castle, no gimmicks or any particular claims to fame. But it does boast...

Maida Vale: 6 Warwick Place, W9 2PX

Distance: 0.6 mls

Waterway

Right on the canal path, in view of the longboats moored along the banks, the Waterway makes good use of its location, with a decent sized decked area out front....

Maida Vale: 54 Formosa Street, W9 2JU

Distance: 0.6 mls

Earl of Lonsdale

Opinion among regulars was divided when this large Sam Smith's pub in the heart of Portobello underwent a complete refurbishment around three years ago. Ironically,...

Notting Hill: 277-281 Westbourne Grove, W11 2QA

Distance: 0.6 mls

Negozio Classica

Negozio Classica is fashioned after an Italian enoteca. Therefore you can buy wine to take away or drink-in (there’s a corkage charge of £6.50 per bottle), and...

Westbourne Grove: 283 Westbourne Grove, W11 2QA

Distance: 0.6 mls

Windsor Castle

The Windsor Castle is so cutely historic, with its set of small interconnected rooms, wood panelling and open fires, that it looks more like a film set than the...

Kensington: 114 Campden Hill Road, W8 7AR

Distance: 0.7 mls

Portobello Star

Traditional boozer cum cocktail bar in Ladbroke Grove

Ladbroke Grove: 171 Portobello Rd, W11 2DY

Distance: 0.7 mls

Trailer Happiness

Tongue in cheek decor matched with a serious attitude to booze sums up the approach here. The basement is a riot of oranges and browns, with '60s furniture, huge...

Ladbroke Grove: 177 Portobello Road, W11 2DY

Distance: 0.7 mls

Ladbroke Arms

The police station over the road once provided much of the Ladbroke’s clientele. Now this gastropub is better known for its floral displays (the beer garden at the...

Holland Park: 54 Ladbroke Road, W11 3NW

Distance: 0.7 mls

Ruby & Sequoia

Set back from the Portobello Road action, Ruby & Sequoia's slick black frontage and tinted windows scream style and inside the gorgeous gold-flocked wallpaper and...

Ladbroke Grove: 6-8 All Saints Road, W11 1HH

Distance: 0.7 mls

Electric Brasserie

Though only opened a few years ago, the Electric has a classic brasserie look - right down to the beautiful mosaic tiled floor and long zinc bar. There's a fine array...

Notting Hill: 191 Portobello Road, W11 2ED

Distance: 0.7 mls

Idlewild

This artistically designed joint attracts a well-turned-out crowd looking for a bit more of a night out than most of the other local drinking holes can provide....

Maida Vale: 55 Shirland Road, W9 2JD

Distance: 0.7 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: 0.7 mls

First Floor

Buzzing night and day, this is the Notting Hill mix at its best: the crowd are a cross-section of locals straight out of central casting; the big, high-ceilinged room...

Ladbroke Grove: 186 Portobello Road, W11 1LA

Distance: 0.7 mls