RECENT PUB NEWS Pub News here on the right is downloaded from London Drinker’s Whatpub currently 68. Below is a list the latest Whatpub/Branch updates. A list of nearly all the updates since 1992 appear here. New establishments not selling real ale will not find their way into their way here. For a list of some establishments see the one compiled by John Adams and this website. All our pubs on a Whatpub map. See also map right. A list of lost pubs from 1991 to February 2015. WHATPUB Find your pub here. Email your updates to our Whatpub team A list of Whatpub updates since July 2018 can be found here.

PUB NEWS FOR JUNE 2025

E8 1HR Hackney Tap, 354 Mare Street reopening as a branch of Gail's bakery. E10 6AE, William IV, 816 High Street - reopened by Exale brewery following refurbishment - should do Cask ale. E14 5AR Breakfast Pub, 1 Crossrail Place - reopened as a branch of Lina Stores, a chain of restaurant/delicatessen. Has a cocktail bar. with a keg beer and bottles. EC1M 5PQ Hat & Feathers, 2 Clerkenwell Road - 2 cask ales introduced - Hobgoblin and a house bitter called Hat & Feathers

PUB NEWS FOR MAY 2025

EC4A 1BR Editors Tap, 5-11 Fetter Lane - handpumps removed - No real ale. E14 5AR Sports Bar & Grill, 1 Crossrail Place - rebranded as Directors Box Canary Wharf. EC1M 6DQ Sports Bar & Grill, 19-25 Cowcross St - rebranded as The Boundary Farringdon. EC1V 9PB Sports Bar & Grill, 174-180 Old St - rebranded as Roundabout Old Street. EC2V 6ET Market Place St Pauls, 150 Cheapside - 2 bars & 10 food vendors - part of a concept chain. Keg Beer.. EC1M 5PQ Hat & Feathers, 2 Clerkenwell Rd - closed in 2011 - has reopened as part of the new Hotel Indigo Clerkenwell - refurbished but no cask ale. EC1V 9AA MYST Club, 2-4 Old Street - has closed - will reopen as a mexican cantina & pub. E1 6AA Loft Spitalfields, Old Spitalfields Market- probably financial reasons E8 1EL Two Palms, 289 Mare Street - closed temporarily in March - website has disappeared - no sign of it reopening E17 7JR Pretty Decent & Friends , First floor, 17&Central, - probably financial reasons. E2 8NA Blinds, 279 Hackney Road - Wine bar converted from a shop selling Blinds. E20 2AS Draughts, 5 Aquatics Walk , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park - New games bar with 1000 games and 6 keg beers. Sister venue in hackney E8 1DU Hackney Church Brew Company, 16&17 Bohemia Place - Rea lale introduced one hand pump added to bar. E8 4AE Beer & Burger Store, 464 Kingsland road - has reopened as Table at 464, a wine bar. E11 4RE Mammoth Taproom, Unit 1 HItchcock Business Centre, Station Approach - reopened as Calamity Tank - taproom for Libertalia Brewery - 12 taps with cask to be available at some point. E10 6AE William the Fourth, 816 High Road - closed for refurbishment - will be reopened by Exale Brewery at some point in June. E15 1DB Railway Tavern, 131 Angel Lane - closed for redevelopment of site into a 412 bedroom hotel retaining the Railway hotel in the main - development does include an ancillary bar and dining area.

PUB NEWS FOR APRIL 2025

E7 0AQ Joyau, Arch 353 Winchelsea Rd - Opened in 2023 - Natural wine bar & French cuisine. Keg beer. E20 1JQTemplar Wine Bar & Restaurant, 5 Redman Place - modern wine bar with keg beer. E20 1FB Darkhorse Restaurant & Bar, 16-19 Victory Parade - restaurant with a cocktail bar - keg beer. E2 0EJ Renegade Wine Bar, Arch 12Gales Gardens was Renegade Urban Winery converted to Wine bar in 2022 Beer/cider available. E17 5RB Renegade Urban Winery, Unit 7 Lockwood Way - wine bar with winery attached. Opened in 2022 - Beer/cider available. E10 5AB Prince of Wales, 777 High Road- closed future uncertain. E17 4Ne Bell, 617 Forest Road - has reopened. EC2A 3EJ LaLaLand, 19 Great Eastern St - closed end of 2023 - planning permission approved to redevelop site for a hotel & restaurant. EC2M 7PN, Boxhall City, 1-27 The Arcade - New Food court with 14 vendors and two bars. 10 keg lines, bottles and cans. Sister venue to Boxpark Shoreditch. E1 5RN Carpenters Arms , 135 Cambridge Heath Road - relaunched as 135 Bar & Lounge - an art deco cocktail bar with 6 keg beers. E2 8HZ Brewhouse & Kitchen, 397-400 Geffrye Street - rebranded as Hoxton Hound with the same operator - real ale discontinued. E17 9HQ Wild Card Barrel Room, Unit 9 Ravenswood Industrial Est - reopening today as Malt Haus - a taproom for the nearby Pillars Brewery. E2 0AN Old George, 379 Bethnal Green Road - Cask ale discontinued.

PUB NEWS FOR MARCH 2025

E11 2RL George & Dragon , 159 High St - are offering a 10% discount on real ale with a valid membership card. E17 5RB High Hill Taproom, Unite 10 Lockwood Way - closed as Hackney brewery in dispute with the council - it's landlord. Brewery is unaffected. E20 1DH Roots , 3 West View Walk - closed 2023 reopened as BoBo & Wild restaurant/cocktail bar with a keg beer. EC1M 4AY Barsmith, 18-20 St John's St - closed in 2019 for building development - reopened as Space Talk - cocktail bar with immersive Hi-Fi sounds. E17 4NE Bell, 617 Forest Rd - closed on public health grounds on March 11th - not clear when, or if, it will reopen. EC1A 9LH Oriole - closed 2022 - space being absorbed into the New Museum of London. EC1A 9NB Smithfield Free House - closed 2003 space being absorbed into the New Museum of London. EC2A 3AT Wingmans Shoreditch 152 Curtain Road - reopened as Tatar Bunar a Ukrainian Restaurant. EC4V 4EG Black Friar, 174 Queen Victoria Street - reopened after refurbishment. EC4A 4BL Hoop & Grapes, 80 Farringdon Street - closed for area redevelopment at end of 2020 - scaffolding removed and pub's facade is now visible again!. E2 6JY Boxcar Taproom, Unit 1 Birkbeck Street - has reopened as Umbrella Cider House Taproom 3 keg ciders from Umbrella and 3 keg beers from Two Tribes. E11 3AA Birds 692 High Street - Real ale reinstated - Landlord & 2 guests.. E10 6RE Chop Shop Tavern, 141 Tilbury Road - traditional style pub in a railway arch - 6 keg lines from local breweries. E10 6RE Leyton Calling 145 Tilbury Road - Tropical Cocktail bar with a keg beer. E10 7QP Queer Brewing Taproom, Unit D2, Leyton Industrial Village, Argyll Way - new brewery and taproom - 6 keg beers brewed on site and cans. EC3N 1NU Chamberlain Hotel , 132-135 Minories - closed until May for refurbishment. E1 6BX Water Poet, 9-11 Folgate Street - redevelopment has finished - there is an unnamed,modern pub/dining experience for lease where the Water Poet used to be. E9 6RG Gun, 235 Well St - operators have closed this with immediate effect due to financial reasons. Lease on the market. EC2A 3PD Apothecary, 35-42 Charlotte St - closed June 2024 - reopened as Kricket Shoreditch - a bar, Cafe & Restaurant - 3 keg beers & Indian food. EC4A 3BQ Be at One, 18 Wine Office Court, Hill House, Shoe Lane - closed 2022 - planning permission approved for 3 year change of use to a community space [to May 2027]. Currently occupied by Urban Farmers Project. There is a separate planning application to demolish the building and redevelop [likely to start in 2026 if approved.] E9 6JP Plough, 23 Homerton High St - closed as operator went into liquidation. Lease for sale. E8 3RH Martello Hall, 137 Mare St - rebranded as London Fields by operator Urban Pubs & Bars. E17 5QJ Beerblefish Brewing Taproom , 2A-4 Uplands Business Park - brewery has ceased trading and the taproom has closed. E10 7DN Bootlaces, 596 Lea Bridge Road - reverted to a previous name of The Auctioneer. EC4V 4EG Black Friar, 174 Queen Victoria St - closed for refurbishment - website says it will open March 27th. E15 4PH Queens Head, 5 West Ham Lane - No cask ale - handpumps removed E14 5RE Pitch Wharf, 30 Churchill Pace - opened February 2025 & EC2N 4AW Pitch City, 64 Bishopgate - opened early 2019. - sister venues with golfing games. Both have bars open to the public though some of the venues are restricted to members. Keg beer. E15 1PF Bar One, 5-7 Leytonstone Road - closed at the start of the pandemic - has reopened as Cheers Bar & Lounge. Keg Beer. E15 4NL Manby Arms, 19 Water Lane - demolition has started to convert to housing - the facade should be retained. E2 9LE CAV, 255 Paradise Row - cocktail bar with rotating food residencies in a railway arch. New bar. E17 7PF True Craft, 18-20 St James Street - opened December 2023. 10 keg lines, Bottles and pizza. Unreported bar. EC3N 3AE New bar: Feeney's Lloyds Avenue, 5 Lloyds Avenue - Third bar in Irish themed chain - keg beer. E10 7EQ Spark House, 557-559 Lea Bridge Road - reopened by Remarkable pubs after refurbishment as The European - 3 guest ales - started with Landlord/Ghost Ship/5 Points Best. Was Wetherspoons Drum.

NEWS FOR FEBRUARY 2025

E5 8EE Black Hen, 181 Clarence Road - relaunched as Wing & a Prayer - an LGBTQ+ friendly pub and sister pub to Nelsons E2. Keg Beer. E17 5QJ Beerblefish Taproom, Uplands Business Park - will close March 9th. E1 6HT Knave of Clubs, 25 Bethnal Green Road - reopened after being closed for over 30 years. Restaurant upstairs. Three hand pumps - cask ale likely to be from Allsop's. EC1V 1LP Alchemist, 145 City Road - closed at the same time as the new Monument venue opened - lease on the market. E11 3AA Red Lion, 640 High Road - reopened after refurbishment - now has a separate bar and still does Real Ale EC2M 7NH Railway Tavern, 15 Liverpool Street - reopened after refurbishment - still does Real ale. E16 1EE Hallsville Tavern, 57 Hallsville Road - closed in 2012 - has since operated as a restaurant and then an event space. Planning permission applied for to demolish and replace with housing - 23/00098/FUL EC2A 2AH Platform, 2b Worship Street - Electronic gaming bar - has reopened closed for around 6 months. E1 8EU Oliver Conquest, 70 Leman St - closed for refurbishment - should take around 6 weeks. EC2N 4AJ Bread St Kitchen, Level 59, 22 Bishopgate - latest bar & Restaurant from Gordon Ramsay with another restaurant & Cocktail bar on with a roof terrace. E17 4QH Soho Theatre, 186 Hoe St - opens in May 2025 - redevelopment has absorbed the space of the pubs Mirth,Marvel & Mauud, Victoria Tavern and Welcome to the forest. EC2V 5HA Davys, 25 Basinghall Street - space absorbed into redevelopment of building. EC2Y 9AE Rack & Tenter, 45 Moorfields - being demolished for an office block.

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Whatpub update 68 (June) E1, CARPENTERS ARMS (Tower Hamlets Council). Renamed 135 BAR & LOUNGE in November 2024 as art deco cocktail bar. Six keg beers served in 2/3rd pints. E1, PHOENIX. Renamed DUKE. E2, BOXCAR BREWERY & TAPROOM, Unit 1, Birkbeck St. Reopened as UMBRELLA CIDER HOUSE in March. Currently brewing cider and alcoholic ginger beer. Three Umbrella ciders and three keg beers from Two Tribes. E2, BREWHOUSE & KITCHEN (TfL/Hot Copper). Rebranded in March as HOXTON HOUND when the brewhouse closed. No real ale. E2, OLD GEORGE (Stonegate). No longer sells real ale. E2, RENEGADE WINE BAR, Arch 12, Gales Gdns. The original site of Renegade Winery, which moved to Walthamstow. Beer, cider soft drinks and nibbles available. E7, JOYAU, 353 Railway Arches, Winchelsea Rd. Natural wine bar and French cuisine; keg beer. E8, BEER & BURGER STORE (Perritt & Perritt), 464 Kingsland Rd. Reopened as TABLE AT 464, a wine bar. E8, HACKNEY CHURCH BREW COMPANY, 16 & 17 Bohemia Pl. A handpump has now been added to the bar, selling one beer from the brewery. E9, GUN (Locals Club). Closed for financial reasons. Lease on the market. E10, CHOP SHOP TAVERN, Arch 141, Tilbury Rd. A traditional style pub. Six keg lines from local breweries, and candles. Specialises in Whiskey & Mescal. E10, LEYTON CALLING, Arch 145, Tilbury Rd. Primarily a cocktail bar specialising in tropical cocktails. One keg beer from Libertalia. E10, LIBERTALIA TAPROOM. Reverted to just a brewery. Taproom closed early May and moved to Calamity Tank in Leytonstone. E10, PRINCE OF WALES (Heineken). Closed in April, future uncertain. E10, QUEER BREWING TAPROOM, Unit D2, Leyton Industrial Village, Argyll Way. Taproom for the Queer Brewing, opened in January 2025 in an industrial unit. Six of their own beers: keg and cans. E11, BIRDS (Laine), 692 High Rd. Real ale reinstated, Timothy Taylor Landlord and two changing beers. E11, MAMMOTH TAP, Arch 1, Hitchcock Business Centre, Station App. Reopened as CALAMITY TANK by Libertalia Brewing as their taproom. Minimalist style and an outside terrace. 12 taps plus bottles. Cask ale will be available at some point. E17, BEERBLEFISH BREWING TAPROOM. Closed in March, future uncertain. E17, HIGH HILL. Closed, future uncertain. E17, RENEGADE URBAN WINERY, Unit 7, Lockwood Way. Winery on the Walthamstow beer mile. Guest beers and soft drinks available. E17, TRAP TAPROOM. Renamed REAL AL COMPANY TAPROOM. E17, WILD CARD BREWERY BARREL ROOM (Wild Card), Unit 7, Ravenswood Ind Est, Shernhall St. Closed in October 2024 and reopened by Pillars Brewery as MALT HAUS, an independent beer and whiskey bar . E20, DARKHORSE RESTAURANT BAR, 16-19 Victory Pde. Restaurant and wine bar in the East Village. Keg beer. E20, ROOTS BAR, 3 West Park Walk, East Village. Reopened as BOBO & WILD, a brunch restaurant and bar. Mainly cocktails but keg beer from Camden Town. E20, TEMPLAR WINE BAR & RESTAURANT, 5 Redman Pl, Stratford Cross. Modern wine bar and restaurant in a new development in the Olympic Park. Keg beer. EC1, BARSMITH, 20 St John St. Reopened in December 2024 as SPACE TALK, a retro- futuristic listening cocktail bar. EC1, BEDUIN (Stonegate). Closed, future uncertain. EC2, APOTHECARY, 35-42 Charlotte Rd. Reopened as KRICKET SHOREDITCH in March as a cafe, bar & restaurant, part of a small chain. Indian food; three draught beers, two from Harbour Brewery plus bottles. EC2, BOXHALL CITY, 1-27 The Arcade. Conversion of the old food hall just outside the station. Sister venue to Boxpark Shoreditch. 14 food vendors and two bars. Beer in kegs, cans and bottles.

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Whatpub update 67 (April) E1, KNAVE OF CLUBS, 25 Bethnal Green Rd. Reopened after a long period of closure and a refurbishment. Much of this Grade II-listed pub's interior remains, including bar fittings from the late 1800s, three large Victorian glass advertisements on the wall, and some wall tiling. Three handpumps with cask ale from Allsopp's. Restaurant above. Was DIRTY BONES for a while. E10, BOOTLACES (Punch). Reverted to AUCTIONEERS around 2023. E10, SPARK HOUSE (ex Laines), 557-559 Lea Bridge Rd. Reopened by Remarkable Pubs in February as EUROPEAN following refurbishment. Traditional style pub with the bar on an elevated level, garden to the rear and a rooftop terrace. Open plan kitchen. Cask beers on reopening were Adnams Ghost Shop, Five Points Best Bitter and Timothy Taylor Landlord. Was DRUM. E11, ARCH DELI & BAR, Arch 211, Grove Green Rd. Bar and delicatessen in a railway arch near the Heathcote & Star, with four KeyKeg taps serving a range of craft beer and cider. One cider is also served from a bag-in-box. Wine, beer and cider also available in bottles and cans. E14, PITCH WHARF, 30 Churchill Pl. Opened in March. Large flagship venue for the golf chain. Two bars and a restaurant as well as multiple games you can book. Members area. E15, BAR ONE, 7-9 Leytonstone Rd. Reopened as CHEERS BAR & LOUNGE in February 2025. E15, QUEENS HEAD (Stonegate/Craft Union). No longer sells real ale. E17, TRUE CRAFT, 18-20 St James St. 10 mostly London keg beers. E5, BLACK HEN. Renamed WING & A PRAYER summer 2024 as a LGBTQ+ friendly venue. E6, DENMARK ARMS (Greene King/Antic). Closed, freehold on the market. E8, MARTELLO HALL (Albion & East). Acquired by Urban Pubs & Bars in January and reverted to LONDON FIELDS. E9, PLOUGH (Tiny Dancer Group). Closed and for lease. EC1, ALCHEMIST (Living Ventures). City Rd branch closed in January. Lease on the market. EC1, LONG LANE, 50-52 Long La. Reopened as ALFONSINA in January, a Latin American restaurant with craft beer. EC2, BREAD STREET BAR & KITCHEN, Level 59, 22 Bishopsgate. Part of the Gordon Ramsay chain with a restaurant and cocktail bar above and a roof terrace. EC2, PITCH CITY, 62 Bishopsgate. Golf themed bar over three floors with keg beer. Golf bays can be booked on the upper floors. The clubhouse is open to all but there is a restricted area for members only. EC2, PLATFORM SHOREDITCH, 2b Worship St. Reopened. EC3, 1 LOMBARDS STREET BAR & RESTAURANT, 1 Lombard St. Modern bar and restaurant in a converted banking hall. Keg and bottled bar. EC3, ALCHEMIST MONUMENT, 16-18 Eastcheap. Cocktail bar and restaurant in a modern redevelopment. Keg and bottled beer. EC3, FEENEY'S LLOYDS AVENUE, Third in a chain of Irish pubs. Feeney’s get three beers brewed for them by Franciscan Well in Cork: Lager, Pale Ale and IPA. EC3, FENCHURCH, 72 Fenchurch St. Traditional pub opened in refurbished former Lloyds Bank building. Three real ales such as Doom Bar, Landlord and Whitstable Bay Pale Ale, plus 14 keg lines. EC3, PITCHER & PIANO (Marston’s). Handpumps removed in 2019 refurbishment. EC4, LEAF & CANE, 19 New Bridge St. Modern Latin inspired cocktail bar with a terrace. Keg beer. EC4, RISING SUN (Stonegate). No longer sells real ale. EC4, RUDDS. Boarded up, future uncertain. .

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RECENT PUB NEWS Pub News here on the right is downloaded from London Drinker’s Whatpub currently 64. Below is a list the latest Whatpub/Branch updates. A list of nearly all the updates since 1992 appear here. New establishments not selling real ale will not find their way into their way here. For a list of some establishments see the one compiled by John Adams and this website. All our pubs on a Whatpub map. See also map right. A list of lost pubs from 1991 to February 2015. WHATPUB Find your pub here. Email your updates to our Whatpub team A list of Whatpub updates since July 2018 can be found here.

PUB NEWS FOR MAY 2025

E8 1DU Hackney Church Brew Company, 16&17 Bohemia Place - Rea lale introduced one hand pump added to bar. E8 4AE Beer & Burger Store, 464 Kingsland road - has reopened as Table at 464, a wine bar. E11 4RE Mammoth Taproom, Unit 1 HItchcock Business Centre, Station Approach - reopened as Calamity Tank - taproom for Libertalia Brewery - 12 taps with cask to be available at some point. E10 6AE William the Fourth, 816 High Road - closed for refurbishment - will be reopened by Exale Brewery at some point in June. E15 1DB Railway Tavern, 131 Angel Lane - closed for redevelopment of site into a 412 bedroom hotel retaining the Railway hotel in the main - development does include an ancillary bar and dining area.

PUB NEWS FOR APRIL 2025

PUB NEWS FOR MARCH 2025

NEWS FOR FEBRUARY 2025

E5 8EE Black Hen, 181 Clarence Road - relaunched as Wing & a Prayer - an LGBTQ+ friendly pub and sister pub to Nelsons E2. Keg Beer. E17 5QJ Beerblefish Taproom, Uplands Business Park - will close March 9th. E1 6HT Knave of Clubs, 25 Bethnal Green Road - reopened after being closed for over 30 years. Restaurant upstairs. Three hand pumps - cask ale likely to be from Allsop's. EC1V 1LP Alchemist, 145 City Road - closed at the same time as the new Monument venue opened - lease on the market. E11 3AA Red Lion, 640 High Road - reopened after refurbishment - now has a separate bar and still does Real Ale EC2M 7NH Railway Tavern, 15 Liverpool Street - reopened after refurbishment - still does Real ale. E16 1EE Hallsville Tavern, 57 Hallsville Road - closed in 2012 - has since operated as a restaurant and then an event space. Planning permission applied for to demolish and replace with housing - 23/00098/FUL EC2A 2AH Platform, 2b Worship Street - Electronic gaming bar -has reopened closed for around 6 months. E1 8EU Oliver Conquest, 70 Leman St - closed for refurbishment - should take around 6 weeks. EC2N 4AJ Bread St Kitchen, Level 59, 22 Bishopgate - latest bar & Restaurant from Gordon Ramsay with another restaurant & Cocktail bar on with a roof terrace. E17 4QH Soho Theatre, 186 Hoe St - opens in May 2025 - redevelopment has absorbed the space of the pubs Mirth,Marvel & Mauud, Victoria Tavern and Welcome to the forest. EC2V 5HA Davys, 25 Basinghall Street - space absorbed into redevelopment of building. EC2Y 9AE Rack & Tenter, 45 Moorfields - being demolished for an office block.

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