clearly not basing the rankings on quality of beer in that case.

I've never seen the Old Bank of England look that clean and shiny and the Alex in Wimbleon is pretty average.

A lot of the pubs on that list are absolute w**k. The Crosse Keys or the OBE FFS! No.1 is a gem it’s true and there are some other staples on there eg the Mitre. But I didn’t see the Seven Stars or the Three Kings of Clerkenwell.

The Alex in wimbledon one of the best 50 pubs in london,massive lols

Nor the Old King’s Head, Holywell Row, or the Old Fountain near Old St, which are the two best pubs anywhere near the City.

I've been to exactly half of those pubs.

Strange that The Seven Stars doesn't make the cut.

Best pub in London, sadly no longer with us, was, without doubt, Powers Bar at the top of Kilburn High Road.

I’ve been to 22 of them.

TBF to the Crosse Keys, last time I was in there I was on a date with a rofette, so it may have changed. 

Based on payments to the ES?  It needs the money.

Back in the day when I was a regular patron of central London pubs, my favourite was the Oxford Arms on Camden High Street. It has since returned to being an utterly mundane, stripped out with flatscreens, football-lager-and-passing-trade London boozer. But back when I loved it it was run by Pat Logue, since relocated to the Sheephaven Arms at the other end of Camden High St. A lovely feller who manages to invest his pubs with personality and make everyone feel like a regular. Had a truly great Monday evening quiz night. I lived round the corner and was in there five nights a week.

Ten years ago they voted The Raynes Park tavern as the best pub in London . Anyone seeing that would have thought it was a massive , massive typo. Its filled with tradesman openly sniffing gear, and Z list local wanabee gangsters. The "food" is inedible and the place stinks.

I love this thread. Every month. 

You ever been to the London Arms, Bentines? It’s great, obviously.

The London Arms? 

only been to 13 of those

I fairly recently went to a pub called The Bell, Walthamstow, which is a quite large and rambling place in the middle of nowhere on a junction of two arterial urban roads. In fairness I suppose it is quite close to Waltham Forest College and the former Mags’ Court. That was lovely. An unexpectedly absolutely great place. Lively, well decorated, good beer and food. It was probably full of tradesmen snorting gack tbf but the atmosphere was pleasant. People had brought their kids in on a weekday night, which to me, not being in any way a kidophobe, is a good mark of a friendly, family oriented suburban boozer. I’d move there just to live near it.

You know m99 the one on London Street. Don’t get it confused with the London Tavern - that’s shit.

Dunno what you're on about. 

heh

Decent list.

I’ve been to 31 of them.

what ??? said

shit list, no fans

the Alex is one of the best pubs on the planet. the people that run it are amazing. meet up mondays, free Christmas day dinners and so on. 

never been to the alex

‘50 pubs we like to go to in soho, camden and Islington’

that’s because the only places worth going to are soho, camden and Islington hth

I know most pubs in London, and I don't think I've ever been to one in Camden (ugh), I have in Soho but can't remember any, and only the Shakespeare's Whatsit in Islington.

Dreadful places.

I've only even visited14/50 on that list, of which I'd say just 3 or 4 were truly excellent.

Camden is gr99

The DC is pretty decent tbh

Have you been to the Sheep(haven) Bay in Camden (well Mornington Crescent arguably) Laz since Pat Logue moved there?

Very good, would rank it top in Camden area by some way, though the Dub Castle is still a good live music pub.

yeah I have, VG. VG indeed. The Dublin Castle used to be run by a mate of his. But this was longtime ago, 15yrs +