WhatPub? Update publishes news items collated by Greater London branches, often from information supplied through the ‘Submit Update’ button on WhatPub. We aim to report all openings and closures of places that satisfy the CAMRA definition of a pub (including those selling draught but not real ale); all pubs that add or remove real ale; and changes of name, ownership or beer policy. Readers are encouraged to visit WhatPub? for pub details, and to ‘Submit Update’ when they find incomplete or out-of-date information.
| NEW & REOPENED PUBS & CLUBS – INCLUDING THOSE CONVERTED TO REAL ALE |
INNER LONDON
EC2, BACK TO MINE, 5 Exchange Sq. Primrose St. Modern café/bar and restaurant. Available for private hire. Keg beer
EC4, TIPPERARY (Dominus), 66 Fleet St. Reopened under new ownership following refurbishment. Two beers from Twickenham.
EC4, WARDROBE, 53-55 Carter La. Reopened in May 2024 as KING’S WARDROBE, a cafe/bar courtyard with a deli as part of the apartment hotel. Keg beer.
E1, BRICK LANE TAPROOM, 91 Brick La. Independent taproom located in the old Truman’s brewery. Food available from other vendors in the venue. Keg beer and cider.
E8, DRAUGHTS, 44 Kingsland High St. Started life as F Cooke’s Eel, Pie & Mash Shop and is a Grade II listed building. Now a bar specialising in board games – a fee applies. Keg and bottled beer.
E14, AMERIGO VESPUCCI, 25 Mackenzie Walk. Italian restaurant which has added an al-fresco bar. Coffee and pastries available from opening. Keg beer.
E16, FOX CONNAUGHT (Fox Bars), Lynx Way. Real ale reinstated: a guest beer such as London Pride.
E20, DD SPORTS BAR 1 Liberty Bridge Rd, East Village. Modern American sports bar showing all sports. Food is burgers and pizza. Keg beer.
N1, HICCE HART, 58 Penton St. Reopened as CHAPEL MARKET TAVERN gastropub by Sybaritic Holdings (Ninth Ward in Clerkenwell, the Temple of Foo in St Paul’s and the George & Monkey in Angel). No real ale but 15 draft beer lines that regularly rotate to ‘showcase the best from the UK craft beer scene’.
N8, HARRINGAY ARMS (Stonegate), 153 Crouch Hill. Reopened. Rotating guest such as Harvey’s Best or Courage Best.
N8, TOLL GATE (Milegate), 26-30 Turnpike La. Real ale returns: Sharp’s Doom Bar; St Austell Tribute and Timothy Taylor Landlord.
N16, TAM DALSTON, 33-35 Stoke Newington Rd. After being closed and boarded up has reopened as DEVINE, a LGBTQ+ venue. All keg.
NW1, CONSTITUTION (Young’s), 42 St Pancras Way. Finally reopened. Regular beers Young’s Bitter and Special and two changing, e.g. Dark Star Hophead and Redemption.
NW5, DUKE OF ST ALBANS, Highgate Rd. Reopened by Grace Land following closure c.2008 having been a restaurant in the interim. Five cask beers and a cider. Also 16 keg taps and 15 cans and bottles.
NW10, ROYAL OAK (Stonegate), 95 High St. Reopened under Craft Union. Real ale available: Timothy Taylor Landlord.
SE1, BEER HAWK, Unit 6, The Gallery, 30 Stamford St. Reopened as BIG BELLY BAR & COMEDY CLUB. Comedy club tickets are not required to access the bar. Six or more beers are usually available on tap.
SE1, KANPAI LONDON SAKE, 48 Druid St. A sake brewery and taproom, moved in October 2023 from its former Peckham site to the Bermondsey Beer mile, next door to the Southwark Brewery. Also sells keg beers, cocktails and spirits.
SE1, LUCKY VOICE, Units G21-G22, The Sidings, Waterloo Railway Station. Part of a chain of karaoke bars, opened on 22 April 2024 on part of the site of the former Eurostar terminal. Cocktails, wines, spirits and bottled beers. Access to the bar is open without need to make any sort of booking or participate in karaoke. Card payment only.
SE6, FELLOWSHIP INN (Phoenix Community Housing), Randlesdown Rd. Reopened April 2024 and operated by Homegrown as before.
SE10, STAR OF GREENWICH, 60 Old Woolwich Rd. Started selling cask ale in 2024, a varying beer from Brockley.
SE15, EKO BREWERY & TAP ROOM, Unit 2A-2, Copeland Park, 133 Copeland Rd. Taproom for a crowdfunded brewery in the Copeland Park Industrial Estate, opened in late October 2023 in the old Kanpai Sake Brewery. Best described as an African inspired vegan brewery, currently brewing elsewhere. 10 keg beer taps and a range of canned beers. Split-level with seating also outside at the front.
SE19, HOPSCOTCH TAPROOMS, 50-54 Westow Hill. Newly opened in 2024, this bar serves locally brewed keg beers. There is a function room (‘whisky room’) downstairs. Open early in the morning for coffee and cakes.
SE23, HILL (Stonegate/Craft Union), 45-47 Dartmouth Rd. Real ale reintroduced in 2024: Timothy Taylor Landlord.
SE24, CANOPY BEER COMPANY TAP ROOM, Arch 1127, Bath Factory Estate, 41 Norwood Rd. Reopened as BIRD HOUSE BREWERY & TAP ROOM March 2024, it describes itself as a cocktail bar, brewery & taproom with street food provision. Room for 50 inside and 150 outside. Cask ale availability not yet identified.
SW1, ALCHEMIST, Unit A, Terminal House, 52 Grosvenor Gdns. Bang opposite the Victoria station complex, and part of the expanding Alchemist chain of cocktail bar/restaurants. The company is reported to have invested £1.8m fitting out the 4,858 square-foot venue.
SW4, 33 ABBEVILLE ROAD, 33 Abbeville Rd. Reopened as BROOKE. Six keg beers, including two from Siren.
SW9, CRAFT METROPOLIS, Arch 263, 241 Coldharbour La. Opened April 2022 in a railway arch, this is the sister establishment to the one in Penge. 11 keg taps plus large collection of bottles and cans to drink in or take away.
SW11, ALL BAR ONE (M&B), 30-38 Northcote Rd. Refurbished by Urban Pubs & Bars and reopened in April 2024 as RED SETTER, with two handpumps offering guest beers from small breweries.
SW11, BREWDOG CLAPHAM JUNCTION (BrewDog). Reopened as LOCKES, a cocktail & pizza bar in January 2024. No draught beer.
SW11, DUKE OF BATTERSEA (Wellington/BrewDog), 74-76 Battersea Bridge Rd. Reopened as ROSE.in April 2024 following refurbishment and now under the same management as the Rose Vauxhall. No real ale.
SW11, ROOM 43, 43 Lavender Hill. Reopened as SOCIAL AFFAIR. Cafe serving coffee, teas and organic foods for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Two keg beers available. Menu is pizza.
SW11, SUBURB SW11 (Mendoza), 148 Falcon Rd. Reopened in 2022 as APO RESTOBAR, a Filipino restaurant with live shows.
SW19, PRINCE OF WALES (Ram G Pubs), 98 Morden Rd. Real ale reinstated April 2024:-Young’s Bitter.
W1, FAM, 31 Duke St. On the corner of Duke Street and Picton Place, and run by the same operator as Burlock rum bar round the corner and downstairs. A small cocktail bar at street level but also serves a couple of keg beers and draught Guinness.
W1, GOAT TAVERN (Greene King), 3 Stafford St. Real ale reinstated: Greene King IPA and house bitter and a guest such as Timothy Taylor Landlord.
W1, COURT (M&B), 108a Tottenham Court Rd. Real ale reinstated: Sharp’s Doom Bar.
W2, CLEVELAND ARMS (Market Taverns), 28 Chilworth St. Real ale reinstated: Dark Star Hophead, Timothy Taylor Landlord and a guest.
W2, ROYAL EXCHANGE, 26 Sale Pl. Real Ale reinstated: Sharp’s Doom Bar and a guest.
W4, DUKES MEADOWS CAFE & BAR (Hounslow Council/Dukes Meadow Trust), Dan Mason Drive, Dukes Meadows. Renamed DUCK & BALL. Fuller’s London Pride
W5, JONOS, 13 Station Parade, Uxbridge Rd. Reopened March 2024 after four years of closure. No real ale.
W9, ANGIES FREEHOUSE II, 33-35 Woodfield Pl. Real ale found! Wainwright Amber.
W9, HERO OF MAIDA, 55 Shirland Rd. After a period of closure, this site was taken over by the Public House Group and reopened in May 2024 as the HERO.
W11, PORTOBELLO STAR (Portobello Star Ltd/Santi & Santi Ltd/Marylebone Leisure), 171 Portobello Rd. Reopened.
OUTER LONDON
BROMLEY, LOCK & BARREL, 18 London Rd. Reopened as CRAFT BEER CABIN and no longer selling real ale. Up to six keg lines showcasing microbreweries from around the country (eg. Beak, DEYA, Floc., Vault City, Wiper and True, Left Handed Giant, Lost and Grounded to name a few). Same format as the original Craft Beer Cabin in South Norwood, SE25.
KINGSTON, 7000 JARS OF BEER, 1 Crown Passage/Unit H Crown Arcade. Has now started serving real ale (one changing beer sourced nationally).
KINGSTON, PARK BREW & KITCHEN,157 Park Rd. Close to the Kingston Gate entrance of Richmond Park, this venue is owned and run by the Park Brewery. Around a mile from the brewery it offers all their beers in cans and under pressure, with two on handpump. Popular with walkers, it has an interesting map of Richmond Park showing sites after which beers are named. There is a back bar available for meetings of up to 10 people. Food is available most of the day. Card payments only.
PERIVALE, PERIVALE BREWERY, Horsenden Farm, Horsenden La North. One handpump on brewery tap bar dispensing a changing Perivale Brewery real ale from either cask or bag in box. Real ales include Veri Pale, Veri Brek, Veri Dodo and Hanwell Brown. Brewery Tap now open every Saturday and Sunday, 12-6.
| PUBS & CLUBS CLOSED, CONVERTED, OR CEASED SELLING REAL ALE |
INNER LONDON
EC1, ROYAL STAR (Stonegate). No longer sells real ale.
EC2, FAZENDA RODIZIO BAR & GRILL, 100 Bishopgate. Cocktail bar called Fino on the ground floor of a Brazilian restaurant. Keg Beer.
EC2, NANCY SPAINS, 128-130 Curtain Rd. Independent Irish themed pub. Irish cocktails and whiskey. Keg beers include Murphy’s.
EC2, WHITE HORSE (Young’s). Closed with planning granted for demolition.
EC4, THREE CRANES (Harcourt Inns). Closed, freehold on the market.
WC1, EASTON (Stonegate). No longer sells real ale.
WC2, MR. WHITE’S (Soho Estates). Self-reported closed.
E1, CITY BAR & KITCHEN. Closed, future uncertain.
E7, TRACKS (The Arch Company). Closed, lease on the market.
E8, BREWERS BAR. Closed since lockdown, now an art gallery with conservation framing.
E8, DRAUGHTS (TfL). Closed, changed to a restaurant.
E8, HACKNEY COTERIE. Closed, changed to a café.
E9, DEVIANT & DANDY TAPROOM (The Arch Company), Closed, future uncertain.
E9, OLD STREET BREWERY. Closed, building has been repossessed.
E17, WILLIAM MORRIS (Heineken). Closed again while Star find a new tenant.
E18, LIZARD LOUNGE. Renamed OHANA’S BAR.
E20, HAUGEN (D&D London). Closed with lease on the market.
E20, HOME RUN HOUSE (Passyunk Avenue). Closed with lease on the market.
E20, NEIGHBOURHOOD (Freshwater Pub Co/Ewe Hospitality). Closed, future uncertain.
E20, ROOTS BAR. Closed, future uncertain.
N12, FINCHLEY TAVERN (Stonegate/Craft Union. Closed November 2023. Change of use of ground floor premises from public house (sui generis) to Adult Gaming Centre rejected December 2023 Sold to East Kent Leasing Limited February 2024.
N16, YUCATAN, 121 Stoke Newington Rd. No longer sells real ale.
N17, BEAVERTOWN BREWERY TAPROOM. Closed all football season.
N17, BEAVERTOWN CORNER PIN Closed all football season.
N19, FIXER UPPER (Stonegate). Google reports closed.
N19, MOTHER RED CAP (Heineken). Noted as closed after St Patrick’s Day. Landlord retired. Future uncertain.
NW1, EARL OF CAMDEN (Stonegate). No longer sells real ale.
NW1, LYTTLETON ARMS (M&B/Castle). No longer sells real ale since refurbishment.
NW1, PRINCE ALBERT (Laine). No longer sells real ale.
NW1, YORK & ALBANY (individual/Gordon Ramsay Holdings Ltd). Closed March 2024, both freehold and lease on the market.
NW9, HYDE TAVERN. Converted to Kabul City Restaurant Colindale late 2023. Brent taking enforcement action.
NW9, JONO’S PUB. Google is showing as closed.
NW10, ARABELLA’S HOUSE. Converted to restaurant by July 2023.
NW10, BURREN. Google is showing as closed.
SE1, MC & SONS (Windmill Taverns). No longer sells real ale. Handpumps removed.
SE6, NINTH LIFE (Laine). Closed in March 2024. Lease has been sold STC.
SE10, BREW BY NUMBERS BREWERY TAPROOM (MORDEN WHARF). Closed in February 2024 when the brewery was moved out of Greenwich.
SE10, MEANTIME BREWERY TASTING ROOMS. As of May 2024, the taproom is listed as closed on the Meantime website.
SE14, WALPOLE (Fourpure). Closed, future uncertain.
SE15, BREW BY NUMBERS BARREL STORE & TAPROOM. Closed when the brewery closed, future uncertain.
SE15, PYROTECHNISTS ARMS (Stonegate). No real ale.
SE16, EEBRIA TAPROOM, 15 Almond Rd. Reported closed in late March 2024 with the takeover of the Eebria business. Future of premises uncertain.
SE17, HUNTSMAN & HOUNDS (Market Taverns). No longer sells real ale.
SE26, PAVILION (Heineken). No longer sells real ale. Handpumps removed.
SW2, SYMPATHETIC EAR (Canopy Beer Company), 37 Tulse Hill, SW2 2TJ. Converted to bakery (no planning application).
SW6, BROADWAY BAR & GRILL (Stonegate). Reported closed and shuttered early May 2024.
SW6, REDBACK (RedCat Leased Pubs Ltd). Owner went into administration in late March 2024; site is reported closed and boarded up.
SW6, RYLSTON (Redcat Retail). Renamed ELEPHANT & BARREL. No longer sells real ale.
SW7, CROMWELL TAVERN (Holiday Inn). Closed with building hoardings around the entire block and no public access to site.
SW9, QUEEN’S HEAD, 144 Stockwell Rd. Closed January 2024, with apologetic notice in expectation of reopening sometime.
SW9, TITO’S (TfL/Heineken). Closed March 2024.
SW12, TRAP KITCHEN. Closed April 2023, future uncertain.
SW16, CARMINE. Closed c. June 2022. Opened as a seafood restaurant December 2023.
SW16, MERE SCRIBBLER (Livelyhood). Closed in March 2024; lease for sale.
SW19, WIMBLEDON PARK GOLF CLUB (All England Lawn Tennis Club), Home Park Rd. Closed end of 2022 re All England Club planning application for public park and tennis courts.
W1, BLUE POSTS (Shaftesbury), 28 Rupert St. No longer sells real ale.
W1, BOISDALE. Closed February 2023. Now Basta Qatari restaurant.
W1, HARCOURT (Harcourt Inns), 32 Harcourt St. Closed along with other pubs under the same ownership.
W1, SIMMONS BOND STREET, 11 Woodstock St. Closed early 2024. Lease on the market.
W1, SIX STOREYS (Amsprop Ltd). Google reports closed.
W4, CROWN (Harcourt Inns). Closed suddenly. JKS Restaurants has confirmed that it is planning to take over and relaunch this July as the Hound.
W5, EALING CENTRAL UNITED BOWLS CLUB. Closed early 2023. Planning application to demolish and build six houses.
W8, PIANO BAR & RESTAURANT (The Piano Group). Closed, future uncertain after Piano Group moving its Kensington operation to the Royal Garden Hotel.
W11, E & O. Stated on Tripadvisor as closed.
W14, COLTON ARMS (RedCat Leased Ltd). Closed after owner going into administration in late March 2024.
W14, OLD OAK (Redcat). Reported closed and boarded-up, April 2024.
OUTER LONDON
BROMLEY, O’NEILL’S (M&B. Real ale not available; two unused handpumps.
CARSHALTON, CARSHALTON SOCIAL CLUB. No longer sells real ale.
COULSDON, COULSDON MANOR HOTEL. No longer sells real ale.
EAST BARNET, PRINCE OF WALES (Stonegate). Closed in February and ACV registered. Taken over by Heartwood Inns who are undertaking a refurbishment.
EDGWARE, MALIBU CLUB. Google reports closed.
ENFIELD, GOAT. Closed April 2024, reported to become a Kurdish community centre
FELTHAM, FRANKIE & BENNY’S (TRG). Closed, future uncertain.
HARROW WEALD, SEVEN (Heineken). Handpumps removed.
ICKENHAM, HOME (BAR & KITCHEN) (RedCat/Marylebone Leisure). Closed by March 2024.
KENTON, BEEFEATER (Whitbread). Real ale not usually available.
KINGSTON, WHELANS (Heineken/Whelans). No longer sells real ale.
LONGFORD VILLAGE, KINGS ARMS. Google reports closed first quarter 2024.
MITCHAM, CAMPUS SOCIETY STADIUM SPORTS BAR, Renamed TOOTING & MITCHAM STADIUM SPORTS BAR. Used to have real ale on match days but discontinued circa 2023.
PINNER, BEER ASYLUM. Closed March 2024, future uncertain.
RUISLIP, WATERS EDGE (M&B). No longer sells real ale; three unused handpumps.
SUDBURY, SUDBURY GOLF CLUB. No longer sells real ale.
WEALDSTONE, SEAN OG. Closed after licence revoked. Lease on the market March 2024.
WEMBLEY, SAFFRAN. Google reports closed.
| OTHER CHANGES |
INNER LONDON
EC2, MRS FOGG’S MARITIME CLUB & DISTILLERY (Inception Group). Rebranded MR FOGG’S CITY TAVERN early 2024. Keg and bottled beer available.
E8, EMPIRE BAR (Hackney Theatre). Renamed TWO PALMS.
N1, DIRTY MARTINI, 74 Upper St. Became COFFEE2COCKTAILS. In January following the first one in Harrow-on-the-Hill. Goes from ‘coffee and Indian cuisine during the day to a vibrant cocktail bar and contemporary Indian fusion menu by night’. A couple of keg beers.
N1, DUKE OF WELLINGTON, 71 Nile St. Renamed COUNTER 71. Ground floor restaurant selling Mondo Machina Draft Lager and Mondo Dennis Hopp’r Draft IPA. The basement cocktail bar, ‘Lowcountry’ is downstairs via a separate, marked entrance.
N12, TOOLANS. Renamed MILNE’S BAR.
N13, FOX (Heineken UK/Whelan’s). Whelan’s have exited the lease over noise complaints. New operators also run the Victoria Stakes, Muswell Hill and the Gipsy Queen in Kentish Town and hope to improve the real ale range.
N22, MAAD (Proton (UK) Ltd). Reverted to KARAMEL N22.
NW1, LOCK TAVERN (Lock Tavern Ltd/East London Pub Co). Reported to have been bought by McMullen.
NW1, NEAR & FAR CAMDEN. Renamed STUDIO48.
NW1, REGENTS LOUNGE. Renamed BONZAI, more of a food venue and cocktail bar.
NW3, THYME (Whitbread). Renamed SOCIAL.
NW6, BOKOR (Stonegate). Reopened by Craft Union as KILBURN BRIDGE. The website says it has real ales but on a visit none was found.
NW6, HEADS & TAILS. Renamed ONE75.
SE1, RISING SUN. Renamed RISING SE1.
SE16, ST JAMES OF BERMONDSEY (Stonegate). Anspach & Hobday reported to have taken on tenancy. Their beers now on handpump.
SE17, TAP IN. Renamed FEED THE YAK.
SW1, GROSVENOR ARMS (Guoman Hotels). Renamed SOAK. A couple of keg beers and various bottled beers.
SW1, M BAR VICTORIA ST (Land Securities. Became BAM Karaoke Box in mid-April 2024.
SW1, MILLBANK LOUNGE (Hilton), Westminster Hotel, 30 John Islip St. Renamed WESTMINSTER BAR & GRILL.
SW3, CHELSEA PIG. After a brief closure, reopened in May 2024 under one of its old names, PIG’S EAR. Operated by the Gladwin brothers who are also behind restaurants like Rabbit in Chelsea and Sussex in Soho.
SW11, ASPARAGUS (Wetherspoon). Closed on 17 March 2024, reopened a week later by Portobello with just the outside repainted. Portobello are trying to keep their beer at Wetherspoon prices.
SW9, LOUNGE. Renamed CLOVERS.
W1, DUKE OF YORK (Shaftesbury), 47 Rathbone St. Reported in mid-April 2024 that freehold had been bought by McMullen’s.
W12, GREEN (Stonegate). Now under Craft Union format.
OUTER LONDON
BELMONT, ANGIE’S V. Renamed BELMONT.
CROYDON, APPLE TREE (Heineken/Whelan Inns). No longer operated by Whelans but independently leased from Star.
EASTCOTE, GEO BAR. Renamed CIRCUS BAR Event Space under new management.
HARROW, GEORGE (Stonegate). Converted to Craft Union format.
PURLEY, PEAR TREE (Stonegate). Converted to Craft Union format.
THORNTON HEATH, THOMAS FARLEY (Admiral Taverns). Renamed ATLANTIC BAR. The former Thomas Farley, closed in 2016, was partially converted into a bar serving keg beer and Nigerian food, and occupying part of the ground floor and basement. It opened on at least one occasion in April 2024, but the premises were repossessed by the landlord on 24 April.
WEMBLEY, DOUBLE 6 SPORTS BAR. Renamed STADIUM SPORTSBAR May 2021
WEMBLEY, FLEADH. Renamed TWOMEY’S IRISH BAR having briefly been DUNNINGS.
WHITTON, WHITE HART INN. Cask ale, likely to be Fuller’s London Pride, available only when rugby is played at Twickenham.