151 editor-picked british gastropubs across 46 cities.
The British gastropub is a 1990s invention that rescued British food from its long postwar slump. The Eagle in Clerkenwell, London opened in 1991 with David Eyre's chalkboard menu of seasonal Mediterranean-inflected food in a working-class East End pub. The format spread: the Anchor and Hope in Waterloo, the Harwood Arms in Fulham (the first gastropub with a Michelin star, 2010), the Marksman in Hackney, the Drapers Arms in Islington, the Bull and Last in Highgate. By the mid-2000s the format had defined how Britain ate out at midday and on Sundays.
The cooking grammar is British technique on British ingredients: roasted bone marrow, devilled kidneys, potted shrimp, Cornish crab, native oysters, slow-braised lamb shoulder, beer-battered cod, Sunday roast (beef, lamb, pork, or chicken) with Yorkshire puddings, sticky toffee pudding. Many gastropubs run a wood-fired grill or a Big Green Egg; serious bread programs are now standard. Wine lists run heavy on grower Champagne, Loire, Jura, and English sparkling.
At the table, the gastropub is a hybrid: the front room is a real pub with cask ale and casual eating; the back room is a restaurant with proper service. Lunch is the day's main eating window, especially Sunday roast (booked weeks ahead at the popular rooms). Dinner is a la carte from the chalkboard. The format is informal but the food is serious.
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The best-scored british gastropub place in each of 12 cities.
Simon Martin, formerly of Noma, opened Mana in Ancoats in 2018. One Michelin star since 2019. British produce, open kitchen, every table faces the pass.
Book6 weeks ahead
Clare Smyth's Notting Hill London dining room, opened 2017, was the first three-Michelin-starred restaurant run by a British female chef. Tasting menu £275.
OrderThe Core potato dish, kept on the menu since opening night, plus the seasonal lamb course.
Book12 weeks ahead
TipBook the kitchen counter for the Chef's Table service; same kitchen, fewer covers, eight weeks instead of twelve.
Senate on Race Street in OTR is Daniel Wright's Cincinnati gastropub, with craft hot dogs, lobster bisque and duck-fat fries, in OTR since 2010.
SignatureLobster bisque, Duck-fat fries
NOSE DIVE runs a gastropub on Main Street: Braveheart burger, PBR-battered fish and chips, falafel burger. Casual Sobocinski room with full bar.
SignatureBraveheart burger, Fish and chips, Falafel burger
Queen's English is a british gastropub room in Washington Dc. The Sunday roast at 17:00 takes its own reservation list; book through Tock two weeks ahead.
Why locals goA Columbia Heights Hong Kong-British dining room from chef Henji Cheung that locals book for the Sunday roast and the wonton soup pop-ups few tourists know about.
TipThe Sunday roast at 17:00 takes its own reservation list; book through Tock two weeks ahead.
The Pot Still is a fourth-generation whisky bar on Hope Street in Glasgow, pouring from more than 1,000 bottles under the eye of the Murphy family.
DrinkA dram from the 1,000-plus whisky range
FoodPies and toasties
TipAsk the staff for a recommendation by flavour rather than name; they will find you a dram to suit and a pie to match.
Father's Office on Montana Avenue is the Santa Monica gastropub where Sang Yoon's no-substitutions Office Burger was born, backed by 36 craft taps.
OrderThe Office Burger, exactly as it comes
TipNo ketchup, no substitutions, 21-plus only; the burger comes one way and the bar means it.
Holy Grale on Bardstown Road pours Belgian and German beers from a restored 1905 church until 23:00 weekends, the Louisville late-night gastropub.
TryGastropub plates, 30+ Belgian beers
TipWalk-in for the bar. Gralehaus next door runs separately for late food.
Graze on Capitol Square, Tory Miller's American gastropub next door to L'Etoile since 2010, sources about 80 percent of its food locally with Capitol views.
Book1 week ahead
The Wren in Fells Point is the contemporary pub from Le Comptoir du Vin's team, on the New York Times best list for nettle soup and bar-side cassoulet.
OrderThe nettle soup and the cassoulet finished at the bar.
TipIt is from the Comptoir du Vin owners and just as small; reserve, or take a stool at the bar.
The Little Pickle is a Toyen gastropub tucked up Jens Bjelkes gate; the Sunday roast at 15:00 sells out a week ahead with locals booking first.
Why locals goTucked up Jens Bjelkes gate in Toyen, a long block from any tourist route.
TipSunday roast at 15:00 is the locals' booking; sells out a week ahead.
Stone Brewing World Bistro and Gardens in Escondido is Stone's flagship destination brewery and restaurant since 2006, the one-acre beer garden.
OrderA Stone IPA flight to compare the eras of the West Coast original.
TipTake the brewery tour at 1pm before lunch; the back garden is the move on warm afternoons.
Simon Martin, formerly of Noma, opened Mana in Ancoats in 2018. One Michelin star since 2019. British produce, open kitchen, every table faces the pass.
Book6 weeks ahead
Clare Smyth's Notting Hill London dining room, opened 2017, was the first three-Michelin-starred restaurant run by a British female chef. Tasting menu £275.
OrderThe Core potato dish, kept on the menu since opening night, plus the seasonal lamb course.
Book12 weeks ahead
TipBook the kitchen counter for the Chef's Table service; same kitchen, fewer covers, eight weeks instead of twelve.
Bib Gourmand on New York Street; Manchester's highest National Restaurant Awards finish for 2025 at number thirty-six. Cinderwood farm produce.
Book3 weeks ahead
Mike Davies's gastropub on Camberwell Church Street in south London, opened 2014, runs a daily-changing seasonal menu and a famous family-style Sunday roast.
OrderSunday roast for four (booked in advance), or whatever whole-animal cut is on weeknight dinner.
TipSunday lunch books a fortnight ahead and serves until they run out. The bar room takes walk-ins all evening.
Brett Graham's Notting Hill London tasting-menu kitchen, re-opened 2022 after a refurbishment, holds three Michelin stars and runs ingredient-first British.
OrderWhatever wild-game course is on the autumn menu, and the Sika deer if it appears.
Book8 weeks ahead
TipTuesday lunch is the easiest slot to book and the kitchen runs the same menu. Wine pairings start at £180.
Senate on Race Street in OTR is Daniel Wright's Cincinnati gastropub, with craft hot dogs, lobster bisque and duck-fat fries, in OTR since 2010.
SignatureLobster bisque, Duck-fat fries
NOSE DIVE runs a gastropub on Main Street: Braveheart burger, PBR-battered fish and chips, falafel burger. Casual Sobocinski room with full bar.
SignatureBraveheart burger, Fish and chips, Falafel burger
Queen's English is a british gastropub room in Washington Dc. The Sunday roast at 17:00 takes its own reservation list; book through Tock two weeks ahead.
Why locals goA Columbia Heights Hong Kong-British dining room from chef Henji Cheung that locals book for the Sunday roast and the wonton soup pop-ups few tourists know about.
TipThe Sunday roast at 17:00 takes its own reservation list; book through Tock two weeks ahead.
The upstairs kitchen earned a Top 50 Gastropubs spot in the UK; Gabe Lea took over as head chef in late 2024. Located in Ancoats. Priced at £££.
OrderWhatever protein is hung in the room that week; ask the pass.
TipDownstairs handles walk-in pints; the restaurant upstairs needs a booking.
The Pot Still is a fourth-generation whisky bar on Hope Street in Glasgow, pouring from more than 1,000 bottles under the eye of the Murphy family.
DrinkA dram from the 1,000-plus whisky range
FoodPies and toasties
TipAsk the staff for a recommendation by flavour rather than name; they will find you a dram to suit and a pie to match.
Father's Office on Montana Avenue is the Santa Monica gastropub where Sang Yoon's no-substitutions Office Burger was born, backed by 36 craft taps.
OrderThe Office Burger, exactly as it comes
TipNo ketchup, no substitutions, 21-plus only; the burger comes one way and the bar means it.
Holy Grale on Bardstown Road pours Belgian and German beers from a restored 1905 church until 23:00 weekends, the Louisville late-night gastropub.
TryGastropub plates, 30+ Belgian beers
TipWalk-in for the bar. Gralehaus next door runs separately for late food.
Graze on Capitol Square, Tory Miller's American gastropub next door to L'Etoile since 2010, sources about 80 percent of its food locally with Capitol views.
Book1 week ahead
The Wren in Fells Point is the contemporary pub from Le Comptoir du Vin's team, on the New York Times best list for nettle soup and bar-side cassoulet.
OrderThe nettle soup and the cassoulet finished at the bar.
TipIt is from the Comptoir du Vin owners and just as small; reserve, or take a stool at the bar.
The Little Pickle is a Toyen gastropub tucked up Jens Bjelkes gate; the Sunday roast at 15:00 sells out a week ahead with locals booking first.
Why locals goTucked up Jens Bjelkes gate in Toyen, a long block from any tourist route.
TipSunday roast at 15:00 is the locals' booking; sells out a week ahead.
Hammerheads in Louisville packs forty seats into a Germantown basement on Swan Street, running smoked lamb ribs and pork sliders out of an open kitchen.
OrderThe lamb ribs and a pork-belly slider, plus a local draft.
TipNo reservations. Get there before 18:00 or expect a 45-minute wait on weekends.
The Coopers Tavern on West Mifflin off Capitol Square, the craft-beer-and-Wisconsin-pub flagship, runs a kitchen until 23:00 on Fri-Sat with a fish fry.
TryGastropub menu, fish fry and Wisconsin tap beer
Stone Brewing World Bistro and Gardens in Escondido is Stone's flagship destination brewery and restaurant since 2006, the one-acre beer garden.
OrderA Stone IPA flight to compare the eras of the West Coast original.
TipTake the brewery tour at 1pm before lunch; the back garden is the move on warm afternoons.
The Public House on West Magnolia, the no-TV no-live-music neighborhood bar, runs a serious cocktail program and Southern-inflected food menu.
OrderThe smashburger with whichever rotating cocktail the bar is featuring that night.
TipWalk-up is the only seating; aim for early evening on weeknights for the cocktail bar's quieter run.
Fox & Goose on R Street, downtown Sacramento, opened 1975 as the city's English pub anchor, the long-running spot for British breakfast and live folk music.
OrderThe full British breakfast with squaw bread; Welsh rarebit at lunch
TipBreakfast daily 07:00-14:00. The bar runs into the evening with live music weeknights.
The Albion, on the 23rd floor of Hotel des Arts, is chef Kirk Westaway's Michelin Selected room reinventing contemporary British cooking above Saigon.
OrderThe seasonal British tasting menu; Tatler named it 2025 Restaurant of the Year.
TipAsk for a window table at dusk for the skyline; dinner only.
The Anchor Fish and Chips on 13th Avenue NE has run an Irish-pub fryer in Northeast Minneapolis since 2009. Priced at $$. Kitchen leans irish pub.
OrderBeer-battered cod, hand-cut chips and a cup of mushy peas.
TipCash and cards both fine; lunch line shorter than dinner. Late kitchen Friday and Saturday.
The Bank Tavern hides down a John Street alley in Bristol with an award-named Sunday lunch so popular its roast bookings sell out a year ahead.
DrinkA local ale while you wait years for a roast table
FoodAward-winning Sunday roasts and pub lunches
TipSunday sittings for 2026 sold out again; weekday lunches need no booking and carry the same kitchen's cooking.
Tap and Handle keeps 74 rotating handles across three floors on College Avenue in Fort Collins, a national Top 100 beer bar with a real kitchen.
Drink74 rotating taps
FoodBurgers, wings, full menu
TipWednesday's Smasher burger deal is dine-in only; the fire-pit patio stays welcoming well into the cooler months.
The Ben Nevis is a snug whisky and folk-music bar on Argyle Street in Glasgow's Finnieston, with over 100 malts and traditional sessions most weeks.
DrinkMalt whisky from over 100 bottles
FoodBar snacks
TipTurn up for a midweek folk session; the bar works first-come-first-served rather than taking bookings.
Krueger's Tavern on Vine Street in OTR is the long-running gastropub with a tap-driven beer list, German-leaning bar food and one of the best burgers in OTR.
SignatureBurger, Crispy chicken sandwich
Leon's Full Service in Decatur, Atlanta opened 2010 inside a converted gas station with a pommes frites bar, a serious cocktail programme and an American.
OrderPommes frites with three dipping sauces; the burger; a snappy classic cocktail.
TipThe patio sits on Ponce de Leon. Reservations on Resy; the bar takes walk-ins with the full menu.
Energiea lives in a former print shop on Brezoianu just outside Old Town, a contemporary Bucharest pub-bistro with strong small plates and a courtyard.
OrderPulled-pork sandwich; the signature gin and rosemary cocktail.
TipThe cocktail program is the strongest in the area; brunch runs Sat-Sun 11:00-16:00.
The Old Spot on Bath Avenue in Dublin 4, Brian O'Malley and Stephen Cooney's Loyola Group gastropub serving the southside the city's most consistent Sunday.
OrderSunday roast: roast Wicklow lamb with all the trimmings and the sticky toffee pudding to finish.
TipSunday lunch books two weeks ahead; the bar runs walk-ins on the lighter menu Monday to Saturday from 17:00.
Bar Poe is a british-run tapas counter that breaks the granada free-tapa monoculture with thai curries, portuguese piri-piri and indian flavours.
Why locals goA British-run tapas counter that breaks the Granada free-tapa monoculture with Thai curries, Portuguese piri-piri and Indian flavours.
TipCash preferred; the kitchen runs evenings only and tapas rotate every drink, so order multiple.
The Blaise Inn is a Bib Gourmand village pub by Blaise Castle estate in Henbury, north Bristol, worth the bus ride for its two-course lunch deal.
OrderThe set lunch, then a walk through the Blaise Castle parkland next door.
TipKitchen closes between lunch and dinner; Sunday food stops at 16:00 sharp, so aim for a 13:00 roast sitting.
The Famous Royal Navy Volunteer runs 36 all-UK beer and cider lines inside a 1673 King Street building, Bristol's Grade II listed craft beer flagship.
DrinkWhatever rotating UK keg line is about to run out
FoodModern British pub kitchen and Sunday roasts
TipLocals call it The Volley; once a rotating keg goes it is gone, so order the interesting line first.
CooperSmith's Pub and Brewing opened on Old Town Square in 1989 as Fort Collins' first brewpub, pouring Punjabi Pale Ale beside its own billiards hall.
OrderA house ale with the daily-made pub plate
TipThe billiards room at 7 Old Town Square reopened in March 2026 with its own taps; pub food runs until close on the main side.
The Mayor of Old Town runs 100 taps on Mason Street in Fort Collins, the deepest draught wall in Northern Colorado with pub food to anchor it.
Drink100 rotating taps
FoodPub kitchen
TipThe 100-tap wall rotates constantly, so ask for the fresh-on list; despite the name it sits on Mason near Laurel, not the square.
Partick Duck Club is an all-day bistro on Hyndland Street in Glasgow's West End, cooking brunch, duck and market plates from a snug Partick corner.
OrderThe duck, in whatever form the kitchen is running it that week.
TipIt keeps eight bar counter seats back for walk-ins, so try the counter if the tables are booked out.
The Pearl on Water Street in Tampa is Cameron Mitchell's downtown gastropub, an oyster room and tavern with a pie-only dessert menu by an in-house pastry.
OrderHalf-dozen seasonal oysters, the dry-aged burger and whatever pie is on the rotating dessert menu.
TipSaturday and Sunday brunch from 10am; the bar takes walk-ins when the dining room is fully booked.
Common Theory in San Diego is the Convoy Street gastropub where Asian flavours run through a craft-beer menu, with a long bar, 40 taps and a daily.
OrderThe Mongolian BBQ ribs; the kimchi-slaw burger with a Pure Project IPA.
TipTuesday Hapa Half-Off runs half-price wines until close; the patio is heater-equipped year-round.
49th State Brewing took over the old Snow Goose space on 3rd Avenue in 2016, running a downtown brewpub with sustainable Alaska foods and the 8 Star Lager.
Signature8 Star Lager, Alaska smoked salmon
Beer Kitchen in Westport is Kansas City's original gastropub, with a 100% American beer burger stuffed with burnt ends and lathered in house-made BBQ sauce.
OrderThe beer burger stuffed with burnt ends, plus a flight from the rotating draft list.
TipWeekend brunch 9:00-14:00. Kitchen runs to 22:00 weeknights, 23:00 weekends.
Penny Lane Pub on East Franklin keeps the kitchen running through last call. Boddingtons on tap, fish-and-chips, downtown football crowd weekends.
OrderFish and chips with a pint.
TipSaturday Premier League mornings start early; the bar runs through to 2 am.
The Drunky Stork Social Club fills a former neo-baroque bank on Rue du Vieux-Marche-aux-Vins with sharing plates, cocktails and a busy Sunday brunch.
SignatureSmall plates, Sunday brunch
Datz in South Tampa is the city's bacon-hoarding comfort-food gastropub, open since 2009 for big-plate brunch and gut-busting comfort dinners.
OrderBiscuits and Crazy at brunch with buttermilk biscuits, sausage gravy, two eggs.
TipBrunch on Saturday and Sunday from 8:30am until 3pm fills the patio; Sunday dinner runs late.
Bodega on the corner of North High and Third Avenue in Columbus's Short North runs the city's largest craft beer list with a tight gastropub menu.
OrderThe smash burger with a flight from the rotating Ohio brewery taps.
TipKitchen runs until 01:00 on weekends; one of the few solid late-night sit-down rooms in the Short North.
Meat & Potatoes on Penn Avenue downtown serves a chef-driven American gastropub menu in Pittsburgh. Richard DeShantz's first room and a brunch staple.
OrderBone marrow to start, a serious steak or the brunch poutine at weekends.
TipHandy before a show in the Cultural District. Reserve for weekend brunch and pre-theatre dinner.
Fox & Goose on R Street, downtown Sacramento, runs its bar until 23:00 on Friday and Saturday, the city's English-pub anchor for late-night ale and pub food.
TryWelsh rarebit, British ales
Cheeky Bastards in Geist, Indianapolis serves traditional British pub plates with a serious Sunday roast on the north side. A reliable pick.
OrderSunday roast with Yorkshire pudding, fish and chips, a real ale.
TipSunday roast 11:00-4:00 only; book a week ahead.
Boxcar is the city's second-story late-night gastropub on Water Street; live music Friday-Saturday, gastropub plates from the kitchen until 01:30 nightly.
TryLate-night gastropub burgers and wings
Damn the Weather in Seattle's Pioneer Square is the cocktail-driven gastropub running until midnight on weekends: 24-seat bar, the cheeseburger, the Sazerac.
TryCheeseburger and a Sazerac
Ye Olde King's Head has poured pints a block from the Santa Monica Pier since the mid-1970s, the British pub whose fish and chips built its name.
OrderFish and chips with a pint of bitter
TipAfternoon tea is served Monday to Saturday until 16:00 in the tea room; the gift shop bakery sells sausage rolls to go.
Library Alehouse has poured independent craft beer on Main Street in Santa Monica since 1995, California gastropub plates and a wood-lined back patio.
OrderRotating California taps with the house burger
TipThe back patio hides from the Main Street noise; pair the Mayberry IPA with whatever burger special is running.
McNellie's Public House in Oklahoma City is a British-style gastropub with over 300 bottled beers, classic pub fare, and genuine Irish hospitality in Midtown.
OrderFish and chips; Irish dry stout on draft
TipThe beer list spans 300+ bottles, ask the staff for a pairing with whatever pub food you order.
Of Love and Regret in Brewers Hill is a gastropub from the Stillwater beer team, pairing a tight craft tap list with seasonal plates and Belgian.
OrderWhatever Stillwater or rare Belgian is on draft, with the seasonal plates.
TipThe tap list rotates fast and leans Belgian and sour; ask the bar what just landed.
Highland Tap and Burger in Denver is Cory and Robbie Bonneau's Highland gastropub since 2011, a neighborhood beer bar with Colorado-bison burgers.
OrderThe bison burger with green chile, and the truffle fries; sister room Park Burger is two blocks west.
TipWalk-in; the patio is the room's draw, and the basement bar runs late.
A beautifully restored 1906 newspaper building housing one of downtown's better gastropubs. The entire staff holds Cicerone certification; Belgian beer focus.
SignatureBelgian draft selections, Craft burgers
Bia Mara in Brussels' Saint-Gery is the British-style fish and chips counter near the Bourse. Sustainable cod, hand-cut chips, condiment bar runs Belgian.
TryBeer-battered cod and chips
Standard Tap in Philadelphia is the Northern Liberties gastropub since 1999, with a daily chalkboard menu, all-Pennsylvania taps and the chicken pot pie.
OrderThe daily chicken pot pie; steak frites; whichever oysters are on the chalkboard that night.
TipThe roof deck opens April to October. No reservations; walk up and put your name on the list.
The Fertilia pub for anyone staying north of Alghero, Kairos opens at 07:30 for coffee and runs through to late, closing only on Mondays. An editor pick.
OrderThe karasinos sandwich with a Sardinian draught beer.
Trials Pub is Downtown San Jose's authentic British pub serving 20-ounce imperial pints of UK ales with proper fish and chips and cozy atmosphere.
Drink20-ounce imperial pints of British ales and Smithwick's on draft
FoodFish and chips, curry and British pub food
O'Flaherty's has served San Pedro Square since 2002 with 52 taps, traditional Irish pub food, genuine hospitality and a 365-days-a-year neighborhood welcome.
DrinkSmithwick's on draft and 52 taps with traditional Irish whiskey selections
FoodTraditional Irish food including fish and chips and shepherd's pie
La Di Da Gastro Pub runs food, cocktails and music on Nebraska Avenue in Seminole Heights, with the kitchen and bar open until 11pm every night.
TrySmash burgers and loaded fries
Marble City Pub on Jack Dance Street in West Hills, the craft-cocktail and beer bar between Salsarita's and Sticky Rice, runs a Knoxville rotating tap list.
OrderA rotating craft-beer flight with the bar's burger.
TipSaturday salsa nights run late; Sunday afternoon is the reliably quiet window.
The Pub Chip Shop on East Carson Street in the South Side serves British fish and chips and savoury pies in Pittsburgh. A pub kitchen on the bar strip.
OrderFish and chips wrapped in paper, or a savoury meat pie.
TipDeep-fried British comfort on the South Side. Good ballast before a night out.
Public House on Laugavegur runs a Japanese-leaning gastropub of shareable small plates and cocktails, one of central Reykjavik's busier mid-range tables.
OrderA spread of bao and small plates, built to share across the table.
TipHappy hour at the bar is one of the better downtown deals. Loud and lively most nights.
Knox-Henderson institution open since 1998, serving classic British pub food alongside 20 rotating taps in a warm, wood-paneled space with a devoted.
OrderFish and chips; Sunday Roast on Sundays; draft bitter
TipOne of the few Dallas bars open every day for lunch. Quieter before 6pm, packed by 8pm on weekends.
John Keogh's on Dominick Street Lower is Galway's award-winning gastropub with a carefully kept Guinness and honest Irish dishes from local suppliers.
OrderThe seafood chowder and a properly pulled pint; the Irish stew on cold evenings
TipA reliable fallback when Westend restaurants are full; the kitchen keeps longer hours than most.
Oslo in Salthill is the home of Galway Bay Brewery, with the full tap range and rotating craft beers alongside a food menu in a large Galway beer hall.
OrderA core Galway Bay Brewery beer from tap; the food menu is reliable pub fare done without pretension
TipThe taproom at Oranmore plans to open for guided visits in 2026; check galwaybaybrewery.com for updates.
Saeta Svinid on Hafnarstraeti keeps its gastropub kitchen running into the evening, a Reykjavik bar of burgers and small plates with karaoke and a late bar.
OrderA lamb burger and a beer once the karaoke kicks off.
TipKitchen runs to 23:00 with the bar later. Party bingo and karaoke nights keep it lively.
Bread Street Kitchen is Gordon Ramsay's Saturday brunch at Atlantis The Palm in Dubai, serving British classics in a warehouse style dining room.
OrderThe British classics from the brunch menu, with the kids' entertainment if you bring children
TipThe Saturday brunch runs 12:30 to 16:00 and is pitched at families, with events to keep children entertained.
Pub Saint-Pierre on Place Saint-Pierre is the late-night pub with happy-hour pints from €2.80 and a 02:00 close on Friday and Saturday nights.
TryPub plates with happy-hour pints
TipHappy hour pints at €2.80 from 18:00-21:00; the late-night crowd builds from 22:00 every weekend.
McNellie's in Oklahoma City pours 60 beers on tap alongside classic Irish pub food including fish and chips and charburgers on Classen Drive daily.
Firehouse No.1 Gastropub in San Jose's San Pedro Square serves premium steaks, chops, and seafood alongside an acclaimed classic cocktail program.
OrderPremium steaks, chops, and classic cocktails from the bar
A British-style gastropub on Witte de Withstraat serving fish and chips, steak pies, and Sunday roasts. The most committed British pub kitchen in Rotterdam.
OrderFish and chips with mushy peas.
TipThe Sunday roast sells out quickly; reserve a table by Thursday if you want to guarantee a seat.
Massimo on William Street West has been a Galway Westend fixture since 2001; burgers and pizza from noon pair with cocktails keeping the bar open until 2am.
OrderThe Massimo burger; the cocktail list is worth exploring before or after the kitchen closes
TipThe kitchen is more consistent earlier in the evening; the bar stays open until 2am on weekends.
The Caley Picture House on Lothian Road in Edinburgh, a JD Wetherspoon pub in a grade-B listed 1923 cinema, serving budget food from 08:00 until kitchen.
TryFull Wetherspoon kitchen including pies and burgers
TipThe listed art-deco interior is impressive regardless of the Wetherspoon context. Look up at the original ceiling before ordering.
Manchester17 places
Mana, Higher Ground
Bristol14 places
The Bank Tavern, The Blaise Inn
London14 places
Core by Clare Smyth, The Camberwell Arms
Fort Collins11 places
Tap and Handle, CooperSmith's Pub and Brewing
Glasgow9 places
The Pot Still, The Ben Nevis
Santa Monica8 places
Father's Office, Ye Olde King's Head
Alghero5 places
Kairos Pub
Oklahoma City5 places
McNellie's Public House, McNellie's Public House Beer Bar
San Jose5 places
Trials Pub, O'Flaherty's Irish Pub
Tampa5 places
The Pearl, Datz
Cincinnati4 places
Senate, Krueger's Tavern
Galway4 places
John Keogh's, Oslo Bar
Louisville3 places
Holy Grale, Hammerheads
Madison3 places
Graze, The Coopers Tavern
San Diego3 places
Stone Brewing World Bistro and Gardens Escondido, Common Theory Public House
Anchorage2 places
49th State Brewing
Baltimore2 places
The Wren, Of Love and Regret
Columbus2 places
Bodega
Denver2 places
Highland Tap and Burger
Greenville2 places
NOSE DIVE
Knoxville2 places
The Public House, Marble City Pub
Pittsburgh2 places
Meat & Potatoes, The Pub Chip Shop
Raleigh2 places
Raleigh Times Bar
Reykjavik2 places
Public House Gastropub, Saeta Svinid
Sacramento2 places
Fox & Goose Public House, Fox & Goose Public House Late
Atlanta1 place
Leon's Full Service
Brussels1 place
Bia Mara
Bucharest1 place
Energiea
Dallas1 place
The Old Monk
Dubai1 place
Bread Street Kitchen
Dublin1 place
The Old Spot
Edinburgh1 place
The Caley Picture House
Granada1 place
Bar Poe
Ho Chi Minh City1 place
The Albion by Kirk Westaway
Indianapolis1 place
Cheeky Bastards
Kansas City1 place
Beer Kitchen
Minneapolis1 place
The Anchor Fish and Chips
Oslo1 place
The Little Pickle
Philadelphia1 place
Standard Tap
Richmond1 place
Penny Lane Pub
Rotterdam1 place
Dutch Dukes
Santa Fe1 place
Boxcar SF
Seattle1 place
Damn the Weather
Strasbourg1 place
The Drunky Stork Social Club
Toulouse1 place
Pub Saint-Pierre Late
Washington DC1 place
Queen's English
The format's birthplace and densest cluster: the Eagle (Clerkenwell), Anchor and Hope (Waterloo), Harwood Arms (Fulham), Marksman (Hackney), Drapers Arms (Islington), Bull and Last (Highgate), Camberwell Arms. London gastropubs lead the format nationally.
The Sportsman (Seasalter, Kent), the Hand and Flowers (Marlow, Tom Kerridge's two-star), the Sportsman, the Star Inn (Harome, Yorkshire), the Olive Branch (Clipsham, Rutland). The country gastropub leans on local produce (Kent oysters, Yorkshire game, West Country crab).
The Kilberry Inn (Argyll), the Three Chimneys (Skye), the Cellar (Anstruther). Scottish gastropubs lean on West Coast seafood, Highland game, and Scottish cheese.
Book Sunday lunch in advance; the best gastropubs (Harwood Arms, Bull and Last, Anchor and Hope) take Sunday-roast bookings two to three weeks ahead. The chalkboard menu changes daily; the printed menu has the pub classics. Real ale (cask-conditioned beer pulled by a hand pump) is the pub drink; English sparkling, Loire whites, and Burgundian reds anchor the wine list. Bar snacks (Scotch eggs, pork pies, pickled eggs, devilled kidneys on toast) are ordered at the bar.
The rookie mistakes: ordering Sunday roast on a Saturday (most kitchens only do it Sundays), expecting a la carte at Sunday lunch (it's usually a fixed roast menu), and asking for hot chocolate at the bar (this is a working pub, not a cafe; ask for tea instead).
Cask ale is the defining pub drink: bitter (pale, hoppy), best bitter (stronger), porter and stout (dark, roasted), pale ale (lighter, brewery-conditioned). London Pride, Timothy Taylor Landlord, Adnams Broadside are the classic cask names. With Sunday roast: a pint of bitter, a Burgundian Pinot Noir, or English sparkling. With seafood: Muscadet, Sancerre, or Tio Pepe sherry. After the meal: a small glass of port, a digestif gin, or Madeira.
London leads with the densest gastropub scene in the country: the Eagle (Clerkenwell), the Anchor and Hope (Waterloo), the Harwood Arms (Fulham, the first Michelin-starred gastropub), the Marksman (Hackney), the Bull and Last (Highgate), the Camberwell Arms (Camberwell). Outside London: the Sportsman (Seasalter, Kent), the Hand and Flowers (Marlow, Tom Kerridge's two-star), the Star Inn (Harome, Yorkshire). Outside the UK: New York (the Spotted Pig was the New York gastropub before its closure), Sydney (Five Dock Dining), and Tokyo (Pivot, Toranomon Yokocho gastropub-influenced rooms).
The Eagle in Clerkenwell, London opened January 1991 under David Eyre and Michael Belben, generally credited as the first gastropub. The term was coined in 1991 to describe pubs that took their food seriously, breaking the postwar British pub tradition of cheap microwaved meals. By the 2000s the format had spread nationally; in 2010 the Harwood Arms became the first gastropub to hold a Michelin star, and the Hand and Flowers in Marlow became the first to hold two (2012). The gastropub is now a permanent feature of the British restaurant scene.
A pub serves drinks first, food second (often microwaved or pre-prepared). A gastropub serves restaurant-quality food cooked to order, often with a chef-led kitchen, a daily-changing chalkboard menu, and serious wine and beer lists. The pub atmosphere remains; the food is the change.
Yes, at a serious gastropub. The roast (typically a 5-7 hour slow roast or a 30-day-aged sirloin), the Yorkshire puddings, the goose-fat or beef-dripping roast potatoes, the gravy made from the day's roast juices: when this is done well, it's one of Britain's great meals.
Not strictly. Many gastropubs (including the Eagle, which started the format) cook Mediterranean-inflected dishes. The British food is the heartland but the chalkboard menu typically ranges across European technique.
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