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The jet-black exterior marks this Newington Green gastropub from a distance, and the no-reservations policy means you either luck into a cosy booth or end up at a communal table getting absorbed into someone else's evening. Seasonal cocktails, natural wines, and well-kept ales cover the drinks side thoroughly, while the kitchen leans into the kind of confident, unfussy cooking that makes you order another round just to keep eating.
The awards strongest first
- Top 50 Gastropubs 2026 · #83 · Top 50 Gastropubs
One number, weighted & current 79
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
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Mussels escabeche
“Sample menu dishes have included starters such as red wine and red onion soup with parmesan croutons alongside mussels escabeche with sourdough toast .”
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Rare bavette steak
“Mains have been corn-fed chicken with olives, preserved lemons wheat and spinach as well as rare bavette steak with lyonnaise potatoes rocket and salsa verde.”
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Chocolate and Guinness cake
“Desserts have featured chocolate and Guinness cake, served with blackcurrents and cream as well as meringue with brandy prunes also with cream.”
Top 50 Gastropubs, 2026
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