Pints worth the detour

Geoff Pemberton

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Not a definitive guide, just the boozers I keep going back to. Half of them I found after a wasted afternoon at the football, the other half after a wasted afternoon digging through crates in Walthamstow. No cocktails with foam on, no playlists you can't hear over. Just decent cask ale, somewhere to sit, and ideally a telly that isn't showing darts when West Ham are on.

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Pints worth the detour — 6 items
Name	Comment	Address	City	Beer
1Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese	Tourists everywhere and no phone signal, but it's survived the Great Fire so it'll survive your pint being warm.	145 Fleet Street	London	Sam Smith's Old Brewery Bitter
2The Sugar Loaf	My post-claims-meeting local. Nobody asks about your excess here, which I appreciate.	65 Cannon Street	London	Rotating cask ales
3Artillery Arms	A proper East End boozer that hasn't been messed about with. None of that minimalist nonsense.	102 Bunhill Row	London	Fuller's range
4Nag's Head	Cat-friendly, which tells you everything about the clientele. Handy after a morning rifling through dusty 78s nearby.	9 Orford Road	London	Timothy Taylor Landlord
5The Goose	Screens for the football, handy for the station. Not subtle, not trying to be. I like it after a bad result.	264 Hoe Street	London	Changing craft and cask
6Flowerpot	Karaoke at the weekend, which is a reason to leave before nine, not stay.	128 Wood Street	London	London Pride, Doom Bar