Online guide to Good Beer Pubs in London

Bethnal Green

Mechanic Brewery Tap Room 22A Cudworth Street , London E1 5QU Brewery tap in a railway arch, under Bethnal Green overground station.

Old Street Brewery Tap Arch 11, Gales Gardens, London E2 0EJ Brewery tap in a railway arch just next to Bethnal Green tube station.

Fugitive Motel 199 Cambridge Heath Road, London E2 0EL An ‘all day bar and kitchen’, with a rather good range of beers.

Taproom by Bethnal Green Arch 162, Malcolm Place, London E2 0EU Taproom featuring beers from East London breweries.

The Kings Arms E2 11a Buckfast Street, London E2 6EY Very atmospheric sister pub to the Earl of Essex.

Boxcar Tap Room Unit 1, Birkbeck Street, London E2 6JY Modern tap room in a railway arch.

CraftnDraft 289 Hackney Road, London E2 8NA Bottle shop bar on Hackney Road, at the south end of Haggerston Park.

Sebright Arms 31-35 Coate Street, London E2 9AG Traditional east end boozer now showcasing mainly London brewed beers.

Mother Kelly's E2 251 Paradise Row, London E2 9LE Outstanding bottle shop/bar in a railway arch near Bethnal Green tube.

Bow

171 Devons Road, London E3 3QX

The first pub from Redemption Brewing Co.

Canary Wharf

Unit 17, 2 Churchill Place, London E14 5RB

BrewDog bar in the heart of Canary Wharf.

Clapton

181 Clarence Road, London E5 8EE

Lovely atmospheric pub, now under new management.

Dalston

40FT Brewery Tap Room Bootyard, Abbot Street, London E8 3DP Tap room in brewery based in shipping containers.

Beer + Burger (Dalston) 464 Kingsland Road, London E8 4AE Bottle shop bar and burger joint.

Red Hand 36-38 Stoke Newington Road, , London N16 7XJ Another excellent pub from the Graceland group

BrewDog Dalston 33-35 Stoke Newington Road , London N16 8BJ BrewDog bar right opposite the excellent Red Hand.

De Beauvoir Town

Signature Brew Tap Room 340 Acton Mews, London E8 4EA Brewery tap in a railway arch, featuring live music.

Duke of York 33 Downham Road, London N1 5AA New incarnation of the former Duke’s Brew & Que site.

Hackney Wick

Crate Brewery Queen's Yard, Unit 7, London E9 5EN Pizzeria and microbrewery right by the canal.

Howling Hops Tap Room Queen's Yard, Hackney Wick, London E9 5EN Super cool brewery tap with dedicated 'tank bar'.

Beer Merchants Tap 99 Wallis Road, London E9 5LN Taproom and bottle shop bar with an outstanding range of beer.

Hackney/Homerton

Brew Club Tap Room 7-8 Bohemia Place, London E8 1DU Tap room at an open brewery, where you can brew your own beer.

The Experiment 19 Bohemia Place, London E8 1DU Collaborative tap room in a railway arch in central Hackney.

Hackney Church Brew Co. 16 Bohemia Place, London E8 1DU Huge brewpub under the railway arches in the centre of Hackney.

The Cock Tavern 315 Mare Street, Hackney, London E8 1EJ A proper pub from the people behind the Southampton Arms.

Pembury Tavern 90 Amhurst Road, London E8 1JH Classic pub, now a Five Points pub/tap room.

All Good Beer Tap Room 17 Amhurst Terrace, London E8 2BT Tap room in Hackney Downs Studios.

Forest Road Tap Room 1348 Netil Lane, London E8 3RL Tap room beside Netil Market.

London Fields Tap Room 365-366 Warburton Street , London E8 3RR Revitalised tap room, now under new ownership.

Dove Freehouse 24/28 Broadway Market , London E8 4QJ A traditional British boozer with over 100 Belgian beers.

Chesham Arms 15 Mehetabel Road, London E9 6DU Classic community pub saved from extinction after a long local campaign.

Deviant and Dandy Tap Room 184 Nursery Road, London E9 6PB Brewery tap in a railway arch in the centre of Hackney.

Mother Kelly's E9 186 Well Street, London E9 6QU Bottle shop bar in Hackney.

People's Park Tavern 360 Victoria Park Road, London E9 7BT Cavernous brewpub with personality right on the edge of Victoria Park.

Lea Bridge

Unit 3, Cromwell Industrial Estate,, London E10 7QZ

Brewery tap on an industrial estate.

Leytonstone

Red Lion 640 High Road, Leytonstone, London E11 3AA One of the best of the Antic Collective group of pubs.

Solvay Society Tap Room 223 Dyers Hall Railway Arches, London E11 4AF Leytonstone tap room for Ilford-based brewery.

The Wanstead Tap 352 Winchelsea Road, London E7 0AQ Bar/cafe in a railway arch.

Pretty Decent Tap Room Arch 338, Sheridan Road, London E7 9EF Brewery tap in a railway arch.

Limehouse

576 Commercial Road, London E14 7JD

Classic east London pub right next to Limehouse DLR station.

Shoreditch/Hoxton

Crown & Shuttle 226 Shoreditch High Street, London E1 6PJ Cavernous bar with huge character and big sun trap beer garden.

Mikkeller Bar London 2-4 Hackney Road, London E2 7NS The first London bar from the famous Danish brewer.

BrewDog Shoreditch 51 - 55 Bethnal Green Road, London E1 6LA BrewDog's second London bar.

Goose Island Brewpub 222 Shoreditch High Street, London E1 6PJ Large brewpub from AB InBev.

Well and Bucket 43 Bethnal Green Road, London E2 7DG Modern style beer bar in a beautifully restored old bar with great character.

Draft House Birdcage 80 Columbia Road , London E2 7QB Large traditional corner pub beautifully restored by the Draft House people.

Strongroom Bar & Kitchen 120-124 Curtain Road, London EC2A 3SQ Music and events bar in Shoreditch with a rather good beer list.

Seven Seasons 195 Hoxton Street, London N1 6RA Bottle shop bar, now under new management.

Silvertown

58A Railway Arches, North Woolwich , London E16 2AA

Brewery tap in the Docklands.

Stratford

Tap East Westfield Stratford , London E20 1EE Brew pub and beer bar in glitzy shopping centre right by the Olympic Park.

Mother Kelly's E20 27-30 Victory Parade, London E20 1FS Stunning modern tap room on the Olympic Park.

Walthamstow

The Real Al Tap (TRAP) Ravenswood Ind. Est, Shernhall St., London E17 9HQ Specialist cider bar with a decent range of quality beers.

The Collab 198 Hoe Street, London E17 4BF Taproom/burger restaurant, a collaboration between Signature Brew & We Serve Humans.

Welcome to the Forest Bar 186a Hoe Street, London E17 4QH Pub showcasing beers from the London Borough of Waltham Forest.

The Brewer's Bar at Signature Brew Unit 15, Uplands Business Park , London E17 5QJ Tap room at new Signature Brewery.

Wild Card Lockwood 2 Lockwood Way, London E17 5RB Wild Card's second tap room, on the site of their new brewery.

Untraditional Pub 35 St James Street, London E17 7FY A bar from Pillars Brewery in the CRATE St James Street development in Walthamstow.

Pillars Brewery Tap Ravenswood Ind. Est, Shernhall St., London E17 9HQ Shiny, modern brewery in the same industrial estate as Wild Card.

Wild Card Barrel Store (Ravenswood) Ravenswood Ind. Est, Shernhall St., London E17 9HQ Tap room on the site of Wild Card's original brewery.

Whitechapel

1 Mile End Road, London E1 4TP

Large traditional east end pub, the original home of One Mile End brewery.

Pubs in East London