Best Pubs in Westminster

The borough sprawls from the Palace of Westminster and the Thames to Paddington Station and Hyde Park, taking in government buildings, grand hotels, shopping streets and quiet residential pockets. It's a mixed crowd: office workers, tourists, locals from the mansion blocks and mews streets, and people passing through on their way somewhere else. The parks, the river, and the landmarks like Buckingham Palace and Trafalgar Square give the place a formal, monumental feel in parts, while other streets are surprisingly ordinary.

With well over two hundred pubs across the borough, you'll find everything from traditional boozers to modern craft beer spots. The Harp in Covent Garden serves real ales and bar snacks in a proper pub setting, while Cask Pub & Kitchen offers craft ales alongside burgers and vegetarian options. The Wigmore is a gastro pub with a beer garden, and The Grenadier occupies a historic corner. Pubs here range from those that cater to the daytime tourist flow to neighbourhood locals tucked away on residential streets.