Pub Club
Old Red Lion Theatre Pub
Six centuries of pints, pizzas and fringe theatre near Angel
At the northern end of Clerkenwell, the Old Red Lion brings a working pub together with an upstairs theatre. Expect strong drinks, hand-made Neapolitan-style pizzas and fringe productions in a venue with roots dating to 1415.
418 St John St, London EC1V 4NJ, UK
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Inside
A pub with a playhouse upstairs
The Old Red Lion has been a pub since 1415, while its upstairs theatre has presented fringe work since 1979. It remains a home for new writing, wild performances and live music, with food served in the pub below.
The bar
Pints, pizzas and a long-running local story
Come for drinks, a pre-show meal or an evening that moves between the bar and the theatre. Hand-made Neapolitan-style pizzas are made fresh daily, and dogs are welcome too.
Come for
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Hand-made Neapolitan-style pizzas made fresh daily, with strong drinks and pints at the long bar
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Upstairs fringe theatre presenting bold new writing, wild performances, and the next big thing before anyone else
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Six centuries of pub history, founded in 1415 and still hosting stories, regulars, and live music
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A two-minute walk from Angel station, with outdoor seating and a hidden alley courtyard behind the pub
Visit
Old Red Lion Theatre Pub
Open until midnight Thursday to Saturday; Sunday closing is 10pm.
Today · 12:00–10pm
- Monday
- 12:00–11pm
- Tuesday
- 12:00–11pm
- Wednesday
- 12:00–11pm
- Thursday
- midday–midnight
- Friday
- midday–midnight
- Saturday
- midday–midnight
- Sunday
- 12:00–10pm
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