The Top 20 Dive Bars in London

Fresh reviews:

It has been a few months since my birthday, where I reserved a table for 17 people at The Old School Yard. The bar was quiet for our early happy hour arrival, which was great for catching up and analysing their extensive but very affordable cocktail list. I was really happy with the long bench table they’d…

Jennifer R.

The Old School Yard

Ooh I can’t believe I must’ve walked past this little gem so many times without realising it was here! It’s more of a whisky shop by day (I think the oldest whisky shop in London in fact), but makes for an incredibly well-stocked bar in the evenings. I was lucky enough to be brought here for an early bday…

Sanj M.

Milroys Of Soho

This is one of my favourite places to go out at the weekend.Having looked for an American-style dive bar to rival the ones we have in Dublin, I finally came across this place late at night after our pub had closed.It looks the part – neon signs, band posters and donated bras hanging from the ceiling. There’s a…

Gráinne C.

Slim Jim’s Liquor Store

The Artful DodgerProper pub lovely staff friendly localsMagnificent beer at great prices

Bobby D.

The Artful Dodger

Original Sin, a stylish New York styled speakeasy bar is the sister cocktail bar to Happiness Forget in Hoxton Square, I am a big fan of Original Sin with its simplicity approach to cocktails making rather than lost in garnishes and modern concepts, I really enjoyed The Comeback, which contained cognac and…

Tom M.

Original Sin

My friends and I stumbled upon this place while we were walking around London. We stopped in for dinner and a pint. There was plenty of room at the bar, as well as a lot of seating for dinner.The menu was made up of basic England pub fare– Fish & Chips, Meat Pies, Bangers & Mash, sandwiches… Our food…

Jane B.

Barley Mow

This definitely is not the pub you want to go to in Greenwich. Unless you want something cheap, full of young people and very noisy. Conveniently located right at the entrance of the train station, which makes it a popular spot. It also has a hostel above, and many guests hang out in the pub at night.I was…

Steve A.

Belushis

London Neighborhoods

Angel

Bloomsbury

Borough

Bow

Bow Common

Broadway Market

Brondesbury

Chelsea

Clapham Common

Clerkenwell

Coldharbour Lane/ Herne Hill

De Beauvoir

Fitzrovia

Greenwich

Hoxton

Hoxton Square

Islington

Kingsland

London Bridge

London Fields

Mile End (South)

Mile End / Globe Town

North Kensington

Notting Hill

Roehampton

Shad Thames

Shadwell

Stepney

Stockwell

Stoke Newington Central

Westminster

Whitechapel

29 places in London, ordered by rating:

PimpShuei

5.0

3 reviews

Telephone:	Not provided
Address:	59 Mount Pleasant

The Old School Yard

4.5

21 reviews

Telephone:	+44 20 7357 6281
Address:	111 Long Lane

Cocktail Bars / Dive Bars / Pizza

The King’s Head

2.5

2 reviews

Telephone:	+44 20 7372 7123
Address:	311 Kilburn High Road

Dive Bars /

Milroys Of Soho

4.4

9 reviews

Telephone:	+44 20 7437 0893
Address:	3 Greek Street

Beer, Wine & Spirits / Dive Bars

The George Tavern

3.8

16 reviews

Telephone:	+44 20 7790 7335
Address:	373 Commercial Road Stepney

Dive Bars / Music Venues

Barts

3.8

18 reviews

Telephone:	+44 20 7581 3355
Address:	87 Sloane Avenue Chelsea Cloisters

Cocktail Bars / Dive Bars

Original Sin

4.1

9 reviews

Telephone:	+44 20 7613 0325
Address:	129 Stoke Newington High Street

Cocktail Bars / Dive Bars

Snugg

4.0

1 review

Telephone:	Not provided
Address:	52 Brixton Station Road Brixton Village Market

Dive Bars / Lounges

The Underdog

3.5

8 reviews

Telephone:	+44 20 7978 2691
Address:	16A Clapham Common

Sports Bars / Dive Bars

Barley Mow

3.4

17 reviews

Telephone:	+44 20 7222 2330
Address:	104 Horseferry Rd

Pubs / Dive Bars

Slim Jim’s Liquor Store

3.2

20 reviews

Telephone:	+44 20 7354 4364
Address:	112 Upper Street

Dive Bars /

The New Globe

3.4

5 reviews

Telephone:	+44 20 8980 3935
Address:	359 Mile End Road

Dive Bars / Pubs / Hotels

Al’s Bar

3.5

2 reviews

Telephone:	+44 20 7837 4821
Address:	11-13 Exmouth Market

Dive Bars /

Bump Caves

3.0

2 reviews

Telephone:	Not provided
Address:	206-208 Tower Bridge Road

Dive Bars / Distilleries

The Artful Dodger

3.0

5 reviews

Telephone:	+44 872 148 2053
Address:	47 Royal Mint Street Tower Hill

Dive Bars /

Question Mark Bar

3.0

1 review

Telephone:	+44 20 7682 1346
Address:	129 Stoke Newington High Street

Dive Bars /

AlleyCat Club

3.2

5 reviews

Telephone:	+44 20 7836 1451
Address:	4 Denmark Street

Dive Bars / Karaoke / Music Venues

Mezcal

2.5

8 reviews

Telephone:	+44 20 7254 1177
Address:	127 Kingsland High Street

Dive Bars / Mexican

Thomas Neale

1.5

2 reviews

Telephone:	+44 20 7790 8932
Address:	39 Watney Market Shadwell London Bridge

Dive Bars /

Belushis

1.2

6 reviews

Telephone:	+44 20 8858 3591
Address:	189 Greenwich High Road

Dive Bars /

Croydon

The Top 20 Dive Bars

London, United Kingdom

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