Kevin McGlasson's Profile

Visitors' Awards

Overall winner: The
Jerusalem Tavern, Farringdon (55 Britton Street, EC1M 5NA, <?XML:NAMESPACE
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A unique pub with great
beers from the award-winning St Peter's Brewery and a wonderful interior.

Commercial Tavern,
Shoreditch (142 Commercial Street, E1 6NU,              020 7247 1888         020 7247 1888)
An artier affair, mixing the
bohemian with the traditional to make a very individual pub.

Churchill Arms,
Notting Hill (119 Kensington Church Street, W8 7LN,               020 7727 4242         020 7727 4242)
Famous for a long time, and
placed as one of London's great pubs in our book.

Princess Louise,
Holborn (208-209 High Holborn, WC1V 7BW,               020 7405 8816         020 7405 8816)
Fantastic revamped Victorian
interior and a stalwart of the Sam Smith's chain - probably the most beautiful
pub in London.

Wilmington Arms,
Clerkenwell (69 Rosebery Avenue, EC1R 4RL,               020 7837 1384         020 7837 1384)
Busy and popular live music
pub - the place to see up and coming talent in London.

Reviewers' awards

Overall winner: Lord
Clyde, Highbury (342 Essex Road, N1 3PB,               020 7288 9850         020 7288 9850)
A traditional pub that has
successfully made the move upmarket, but hasn't forgotten what a pub is about,
with great beer and food as an added bonus.

Antelope, Belgravia
(22 Eaton Terrace, SW1W 8EZ,               020 7824 8512         020 7824 8512)
Excellent, cricket-obsessed
local in the heart of Belgravia with great beer and atmosphere.

Eagle, Old Street (2
Shepherdess Walk, N1 7LB,               020 7250 0507         020 7250 0507)
Described as a 'tarted up
gin palace' this one's got good beers and a popular beer garden, mixing modern
with traditional to good effect.

King Charles I,
King's Cross (55-57 Northdown Street, N1 9BL,               020 7837 7758         020 7837 7758)
A friendly and relaxed pub -
if a trifle on the eccentric side - just around the corner from King's Cross,
and great beer, including local ales.

North Pole, Docklands
(74 Manilla Street, E14 8LG,               020 7987 5443         020 7987 5443)
A top traditional local just
a Blackberry's throw from the braying Canary Wharf hordes.

Most Improved

Earl Ferrers,
Streatham (22 Ellora Road, SW16 6JF,               020 8835 8333         020 8835 8333)
A superb gastro-local in the
hinterland off Streatham High Road that is light years away from it's
predecessor.

Shaftesbury Tavern,
Archway (534 Hornsey Road, N19 3QN,               020 7272 7950         020 7272 7950)
A pub reborn from the ashes
- authentic Victorian décor and great beer make this one to go out of your way
for