After-work haunts

Leo Hart

@chartsideleo

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These are the spots where spreadsheets finally give way to pint glasses and half-baked stock pitches. All within easy striking distance of the City, all road-tested after earnings calls that ran long, and more than a few Sunday nights that absolutely wrecked my thesis on how weekends are meant to be restful. Nothing here is ‘the next big thing’ – just reliable places to debrief the market, argue about xG, and overpay for fries with colleagues you inexplicably like.

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Name	Type	Best for	My take	Address	City
1The Counting House	Grand city pub	Post-close debriefs that turn into dinner	If you like your pints with a side of faux-Victorian balance-sheet energy, this former bank is dangerously on the nose for equity people.	50 Cornhill, London EC3V 3PD	London
2Lamb Tavern	Historic market pub	Summer pints under the Leadenhall roof	Feels like the entire insurance market’s after-work canteen; noisy, chaotic, oddly comforting – like results day in a good year.	10-12 Leadenhall Market, London EC3V 1LR	London
3The Arbitrager	Craft beer bar	Quick one-beer catch-ups near Bank	Tiny, focused, and does one thing well – basically the quality small-cap of City beer bars.	27A Throgmorton Street, London EC2N 2AN	London
4The Ned	Hotel bar and restaurants	Client dinners when someone else is paying	Not cheap, not subtle, but if you need to impress a fund manager who lives on status and negronis, this gets the job done.	27 Poultry, London EC2R 8AJ	London
5The Banker	Riverside pub	Sunny evenings with a view of the Thames	Basically an outdoor trading floor when the weather cooperates – everyone shouting, nobody listening, somehow still a good time.	Cousin Lane, London EC4R 3TE	London
6Old Bank of England	Former banking hall pub	Long, slightly overcooked team lunches	Peak ‘we turned a bank into a pub’ energy – vaulted ceilings, chandeliers, and enough room to park an entire research department.	194 Fleet Street, London EC4A 2LT	London
7Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese	Labyrinthine heritage pub	Winter pints and deep-value debates	Dark, wonky, full of stairs and history – basically the pub equivalent of a 100-page initiation note on a stock no one covers anymore.	145 Fleet Street, London EC4A 2BP	London
8Ye Olde Cock Tavern	Traditional Fleet Street pub	Quick one before the train	Narrow, busy and straight to the point – ideal when you’ve got exactly 27 minutes before a delayed Elizabeth line rescue mission.	22 Fleet Street, London EC4Y 1AA	London
9The Anthologist	Modern bar and kitchen	Team drinks that might involve sharing plates	A bit glossy, a bit loud, but reliably good for when half the team wants cocktails and the other half is still pretending beer is a ‘macro hedge’.	58 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7BB	London
10The Lord Aberconway	City corner pub	Liverpool Street link-ups before a train	Classic post-desk-close spot – packed, a bit rough around the edges, and great for one last pint you’ll definitely regret in tomorrow’s 8am meeting.	72 Old Broad Street, London EC2M 1QT	London

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