United Kingdom · Beer city guide
London
Updated July 15, 2026
The London beer guide
London drinks across five centuries at once: cask ale pulled by hand in Victorian pubs, and hazy pints under the railway arches of the Bermondsey Beer Mile. No city offers a wider spread of beer history per Tube ride — porter was born here, and the modern craft wave has made the city relevant all over again.
The pub is the point. Learn the rituals — order at the bar, mind the pint etiquette — and London becomes less a beer destination than a masterclass in how beer and city life intertwine.
Beer destinations
Bottle shop
Utobeer
Verified July 15, 2026
An independent specialist beer stall inside Borough Market with around 700 beers and ciders on display at any…
Pub
The Churchill Arms
Verified July 15, 2026
Fuller's most photographed pub, built in 1750 and buried under an extraordinary blanket of flowers outside…
Pub
Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese
Verified July 15, 2026
A pub has stood on this Fleet Street site since 1538, and the current warren of dark rooms and cellars went…
Taproom
The Kernel Brewery Taproom
Verified July 15, 2026
The Kernel is the brewery whose railway-arch beginnings seeded what became the Bermondsey Beer Mile, and its…
Beer bar
The Rake
A famously tiny bar at the edge of Borough Market, run by Richard Dinwoodie and Mike Hill, the founders of…
Local breweries & brands
Festivals & events
Sources & corrections
Sources: fullersbrewery.co.uk · visitlondon.com · londonbrewerytour.com
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