Evening Standard - Pubs & Bars http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/bars/rss-clean/ Pub and bar reviews and listings from This is London, the London Entertainment Guide from The Evening Standard and London Lite Best bar meals before fireworks in London http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/bars/article-23764460-best-bar-meals-before-fireworks.do Here's our guide to where to warm up before and after this weekend's firework displays. 2009-11-04T14:53:44Z New Rose is warm and inviting http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/bars/pub-22814732-details/The+New+Rose/pubReview.do It's hard to believe that almost every pub along Essex Road was once a rough local's boozer and the New Rose is no exception, having received a makeover a few years ago Where to drink at Halloween http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/restaurants/article-23762274-where-to-drink-at-halloween.do Splash out on a spooky mask this Saturday as ghosts, vampires and witches descend on some of London’s haunted bars. 2009-10-29T11:17:43Z The Marksman - subtly updated but still homely http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/bars/pub-22819835-details/The+Marksman/pubReview.do The Marksman has always been one of the more friendly and homely Hackney pubs, so it was with a dose of relief that we discovered that the owners have simply built upon this reputation The Durrell Arms is a pub in three parts http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/bars/pub-22819836-details/The+Durrell+Arms/pubReview.do Reopened only a few days after we took this photo (the decorators, carpenters and gardeners were hard at work), the Durrell Arms, has in our opinion, got off to a flying start Comfortable and cosy at the Mason Arms http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/bars/pub-22819799-details/the+mason+arms/pubReview.do A small pub with a great selection of beers and a great atmosphere. Rule Britannia http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/bars/pub-22819797-details/The+Britannia/pubReview.do A good refurbishment and selection of drinks has means the Britannia should start getting busier. Go medieval at the Rising Sun http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/bars/pub-22819815-details/The+Rising+Sun/pubReview.do The Rising Sun is a reasonably price, old-fashioned feeling pub. Victorian edge to The White Horse http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/bars/pub-22819755-details/The+White+Horse/pubReview.do The White Horse is a familiar landmark in Parson's Green with a great Victorian interior and a superb sunny spot out in front that borders the actual Green. Where to drink: London Bier in Oktober http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/bars/article-23754192-where-to-drink-bier-in-oktober.do A quick list of the top places to drink in London this month for the Oktoberfest. 2009-10-08T09:32:42Z The Oakdale Arms is for the real ale fan http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/bars/pub-22819756-details/The+Oakdale+Arms/pubReview.do The Oakdale is an honest suburban local run by the Milton Brewery, which also draws in real ale fans, but suffers from a fairly poor interior. Take cover in the new Zeppelin Shelter http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/bars/pub-22819757-details/The+Zeppelin+Shelter/pubReview.do A new bar has taken the place of Bar Bed under the name Zeppelin Shelter. Hammersmith Ram is a good old public house http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/bars/pub-22813213-details/The+Hammersmith+Ram/pubReview.do As far as recently refurbished Young's pubs go, this is one is of the best we've visited Andover Arms serves great pub grub http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/bars/pub-22813782-details/Andover+Arms/pubReview.do Inside the Andover Arms you'll find a handsome gantried bar serving up a decent range of Fuller's ales. Adam and Eve is very pleasant and modern http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/bars/pub-22819715-details/Adam+and+Eve/pubReview.do No more a mock Horror pub, the test-tube cocktails and Gothic furnishings have been cleared aside as part of a Geronimo pubs refit at the Adam & Eve. Where to drink: Booze with views http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/bars/article-23748517-where-to-drink-booze-with-views.do As the autumn closes in, instead of drinking out, drinking up becomes the thing. 2009-09-24T13:56:49Z The Bell is just waiting to be discovered http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/bars/pub-22819656-details/The+Bell/pubReview.do A sombre looking place on the exterior (that'll go down well with the Ripper trailers), the Bell is a welcoming place once you step inside The Devonshire is no longer a traditional pub http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/bars/pub-22811798-details/Duke+of+Devonshire/pubReview.do The Devonshire's now a more sedate, respectable drinking hole, with traces of the old pub wiped away. The Duchess of Kent has won the hearts of the locals http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/bars/pub-11988456-details/The+Duchess+of+Kent/pubReview.do In these cash-strapped times, it's nice to see a typical, decent local like the Duchess of Kent doing well. Bricklayers Arms is rebuilding its reputation http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/bars/pub-22812510-details/Bricklayers+Arms/pubReview.do The once painfully trendy Bricklayers Arms appears to have undergone something of a turnaround and is now much closer to the good old boozer it once was. The Centre Page is a rather honest affair http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/bars/pub-22813848-details/The+Centre+Page/pubReview.do The Centre Page is not a classic pub, but it's a decent effort all the same. The Junction Tavern is good for a gastropub http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/bars/pub-19941825-details/Junction+Tavern/pubReview.do A gastropub done by the book, the Junction Tavern has fared better than some other North London casualties.