The Best Dive Bars Near Swan Wine Kitchen, by the Record

1. Difford's Guide 3 stars · Difford's Guide

The pub sign pictures a man who turns out to be a Coptic Orthodox saint credited with moving a mountain in Cairo, not a local drunk with leather-stained hands, which sets the tone nicely. This is a small, unpretentious neighborhood boozer in Bermondsey, mismatched dark wood furniture and all, the kind of place that quietly resisted any pressure to become somewhere clever.

1. Difford's Guide 3 stars · Difford's Guide