"Normal" London Pubs & Clubs - help please

[SagMan]

I'm coming down to London this weekend to watch the mighty Hull City whip Arsenal, ha!
Were all staying centrally, please can someone recomend some pubs & clubs (or areas)that have normal "un-pretentious" people who will be out for the evening for good xmas fun.
In pareticular would live to find some great irish bars.

I know its a very general question, but would really appreciate your recomendations.
P.s Hope I haven't published in wrong forum!

[TonyHetherington]

Such pubs really are everywhere

[Emsman]

The Argyle arms?

Good as anywhere i have found.

[pantscat]

The Cardinal in Pimlico is what you're after... nice, cheap and has that familiar stale pub smell.

[ewenm]

Where are you staying?

From the arsenal ground head down Holloway Road (if the police allow you to do so) and onto Upper Street - plenty of pubs down there.

Edited by ewenm on Tuesday 15th December 11:26

[Maxf]

95% of pubs and bars in London are 'normal'.

[SagMan]

I hope I haven't come across as critical of London people & pubs i.e not been "normal", it ceratinly wasn't intended. I just know in most cities there are always areas which appeal to a certain "types" of people and I assumed the Mayfair Piccadilly area was possibly one of them!I stand corrected.
Thanks for recomendations so far, any clubs recomended?

[Maxf]

Bars in Mayfair might be pretentious given the general amount of cash sloshing around there, although the pubs really arent at all. The West End generally is quite touristy, which is the polar opposite to pretentious.

[Size Nine Elm]

SagMan said:

In pareticular would live to find some great irish bars.

Maybe try Dublin instead of London?

[shirt]

for my sins i live in hull, but used to go to the big smoke every weekend. where do you go in hull and i'll find something similar in london.

having said that, if one pub isn't your type, there'll be another less than 50yards away that is.

[Adam B]

Mayfair actually has some excellent old-school boozers, not at all pretentious (which is more prevalent in Chelsea/South Ken/Knightsbridge). If you want unpretentious as in tacky head to touristy Picadilly/Leicester Square/Covent Garden.

Upper Street is a good middle ground if you want to stay local to Emirates.

[anonymous-user]

SagMan said:

I hope I haven't come across as critical of London people & pubs i.e not been "normal", it ceratinly wasn't intended. I just know in most cities there are always areas which appeal to a certain "types" of people and I assumed the Mayfair Piccadilly area was possibly one of them!I stand corrected.
Thanks for recomendations so far, any clubs recomended?

If you stay away from the generic chains All Bar One, Wetherspoons, Pitcher and Piano etc there are some fantastic little boozers around, whereabouts are you staying or will be drinking?

Any Sam Smiths pubs get the thumbs up from me, nice proper pubs and its an independant brewery so generally reasonably priced and some cracking lagers and beers

[allgonepetetong]

Depends where you are staying as to where you want to go out, as mentioned Upper St is near to Emirates or, try this website:

http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/results.shtml...

the search I have done there is on Mayfair.

HTH

[zcacogp]

anonymous said:

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Spot on that man!

Chandos just off Traf Square is always a favourite of mine.


Oli.

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zcacogp said:

anonymous said:

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Spot on that man!

Chandos just off Traf Square is always a favourite of mine.


Oli.

Cheers

Not been to that one, I normally frequent the Cittie of York or The Princess Louise, I have been to The Cock as well

This link is quite useful, shows all the ones in town http://www.jamesgretton.co.uk/samuelsmiths

[Chris71]

Soho is a good area to start (some nice old pubs and more modern bars), just be wary of any with rainbows over the door unless that's your thing.

You could always ask in the London section - people seem to be quite clued up about such things.

[aclivity]

The Comedy. Between Leicester Square and Piccadilly circus.

[zcacogp]

anonymous said:

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Now that is useful - thanks!

I think I need to ... explore!


Oli.

[swamp]

Twelve Pins Finsbury Park is good on match days, but don't wear your Hull top!

[davidspooner]

anonymous said:

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Chandos very busy during the week after work / pre theatre. You should be okay at the weekend though.

Ye olde Cheshire Cheese on fleet street - BRILLIANT rabbit warren of a boozer.