Tufnell Park Tavern, Tufnell Park Road. Pub with decent restaurant, good beer, good pizza, cafe during the day, small farmer's market on Saturdays. No piped music or TVs. Tolerates children.
I prefer pubs that have live music,not bands as such but a good singer gives a nice old fashioned pub atmosphere. Unfortunately, few pubs are prepared to pay for decent singers :(
Basically I go to a pub for entertainment, booze is just a bonus (or a compensation if I'm in a boring sports pub :)
Mucky Pup in Raleigh Street is good, do a great quiz on Wednesdays. Of course the Kings Head opposite St Mary's Church do live music and theatre! Beers not bad either! And the Red Rose in Essex Road is good also!
Jenny C, OK thanks for those recommendations! Unfortunately, I'll now have to go and find out exactly where those roads you've mentioned are, because lots of pubs have the same names, especially The King's Head. There are also at least two churches called St Mary's in London Borough of Islington. In future, please can people put which postal district the roads are in to save me some time?
Would recommend North Nineteen in Sussex way N19. Lovely family run pub with amazing food and live music from time to time. They also cater for functions at reasonable prices.
I don't know how near to Kentish Town the pub has to be, but there's The Floirin, on the corner of Holloway Road and Rupert Road, N19, not far south of Upper Holloway Overground station. They often have live music.
The Magnet on the Archway Road is a tiny Irish bar - not a themed pub- it's definitelyly the real thing. Locals gather there on Friday nights to play Irish music together - not a performance - it's just for their own enjoyment. It's not open every day due to a recent bereavement so call before you go. It's tiny so don't go in a group - you won't be able to sit dow and your presence could destroy the very thing you have gone for.
The Old China Hand pub on Tysoe street is a great pub - they have free table tennis, lots of board games, interesting ales on tap, which are constantly changing, very friendly and chatty bartenders. There are lots of great pubs in the area, it really depends on what you prefer though..For a more chilled out atmosphere go to the Barnsbury on Liverpool road, Drapers Arms is excellent for food, but hard to get in without a reservation. The Charles Lamb is a great local with a really amazing Sunday lunch (but come early).
Comments
Unfortunately, few pubs are prepared to pay for decent singers :(
Basically I go to a pub for entertainment, booze is just a bonus (or a compensation if I'm in a boring sports pub :)
Like a good pub quiz too!
We have Doyles in Caledonian Road, I've been there a few Saturdays in the past and it's a lovely atmosphere on a Saturday night :)
http://www.sutton-acoustic.co.uk/IrishTradMusic.html
Comments are closed. Why not start a new conversation?