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It’s almost time for St Patrick’s Day, and what better place to spend March 17 than at one of London’s incredible Irish pubs.
We’ve got together a list of the best, a bunch of largely old-school boozers honouring Gaelic traditions across the capital. At the top? The mighty Auld Shillelagh in Stoke Newington. Hard to spell but easy to love, this Irish mainstay hosts regular trad music nights and shows all the major Irish sporting fixtures. As well as yes, serving a very good pint of Guinness.
It’s just (only just!) beaten south London’s Skehans – a former topper of our Best Pubs in London list – in second place. Skehans in Nunhead is a touch rowdier than the Auld Shill, and recently confirmed its Irish credentials by hosting a gig by legendary London-Irish folk-rock band, The Pogues.
At number three we stay in south London, with the iconic Blythe Hill Tavern in Catford, a stunning little spot made up of three tiny, wood-panelled rooms.
In fourth place we go back up to north London again, with Mannion’s Prince Arthur in Tottenham. Come for the Guinness, stay for the majestic oil painting of the pub owners riding a horse through the Irish countryside.
Read the full list of the 14 best Irish pubs in London here. At some, you’ll find the country’s music, food and even dancing; at others, you’ll be served tasty Thai food.
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