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RECENT PUB NEWS Pub News below is downloaded from London Drinker’s CAMRA pub information currently 75. 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. All our pubs on a CAMRA map. See also map right. A list of lost pubs from 1991 to February 2015. Find your pub here. Email your updates to our pub team . A list of CAMRA pub updates (not published in London Drinker) since July 2018 and beer updates from 1995 can be found here.

PUB NEWS FOR SEPTEMBER 2026

E15 4BQ King Edward VII, 47 Broadway - has 6 handpumps - 3 in each bar - sells Doombar but has no pump clips. EC! ST Barts ,l 64-66 West Smithfield - now operated by Fullers. EC2M 4RH Bull, 2-4 Devonshire Row- closed for refurbishment until early October - this is to rebrand it as a Fullers pub. EC2A 1NS All Bar One, 127 Finsbury Pavement - reopened after refurbishment. EC4M 9BR Pavillion End, 23 Watling Street - reopened after refurbishment. E15 4BQ King Edward VII, 47 The Broadway - has been refurbished and reopened under new management. E6 5NT Winsor House, 1 Woolwich Manor Way - closed future uncertain E8 1DU Night Tales, 13 Bohemia Place - Unreported bar that opened in 2014. Part Bar part Night Club. Keg Beer E20 1ET, Cosy Club, 303 The Loft, The Gallery, Westfield - New Bar - Part of a chain of Restaurant/Bars with Keg & Bottled beer. EC2R 8DN Browns Bar & Brasseries, 8-10 Old Jewry - closed in 2024 - reopened as The Albatross. 3 Cask ales [Landlord/Sussex Best/Kirkstall Three Swords] and the food is predominantly fish. E16 2AA Husk Brewery Taproom, 58A North Woolwich Road - their original venue is now in use by an engineering firm. EC1V 4PH Peasant, 240 St John Street - reopened under its original name George & Dragon by Barworks. Keg Beer.. E1 7QR Bar Locks, 21 White Church Lane - closed in 2021, planning permission granted to convert to a guest house E14 4AP Vagabond, Unit 3, 25 Cabot Square - original venue which closed in 2024 - has reopened as Issa, a Sri Lankan restaurant. E1 8PX Bar & Block, 66 Alie Street - Closed future uncertain - operated by Whitbread who are exiting the market. EC1A 7AA Viaduct Tavern, 126 Newgate Street - has reopened after repairs. E2 7RH Waterhouse. 7A Ezra Street - Restaurant with a small wine bar attached, Small batch Beer & Cider E8 1DU Hackney Church Brew Company, 16&17 Bohemia Place - No cask ale - hand pump removed E9 6NA Globe, 20 Morning Lane - Cask ale discontinued EC3R 7BB Corn Exchange, 70 Mark Lane - closed and padlocked. Future uncertain.

PUB NEWS FOR AUGUST 2026

E8 1DU Joiners Heart, 18 Bohemia Place - New LGBTQIA+ bar operated by the Friends of the Joiners Arms. Keg Beer. E14 5AR Lina Stores, 1 Crossrail Place - closed future uncertain. EC1A 7AA Viaduct Tavern, 126 Newgate Street - closed for repairs until September 3rd. EC1M 3JF Sir John Oldcastle, 29-35 Farringdon Road - closed for refurbishment - should reopen September 21st. E11 1NP Sir Alfred Hitchcock Hotel, 147 Whipps Cross Road, - Cask ale discontinued - handpumps removed (probably a while ago). E17 7JY Buxton Club, 112f High Street - closed around 2016 - reopened as Heroes Guild - a gaming bar specialising in table top role play games. Small range of Bottled and Canned beers. EC4A 1JS 26 Furnival Street, 26 Furnival street - cask ale discontinued - hand pumps removed. E13 8EQ Charlie s Bar , 247 Barking Road - closed 2024 - has reopened as Bike repair shop. EC2A 1NS All Bar One, 127 Finsbury Pavement - closed for refurbishment - should reopen on September 10th. E22 3AA Lockdown Room, 1 West Street - Modern bar in a new development. Keg beer - The E22 postcode is a new development at Canary Wharf. EC4M 9BR Pavillion End, 23 Watling Street - closed for refurbishment - Due to reopen on September 11th. E14 5GX 640 East, 10 Water Street - second branch in Canary Wharf of Cafe/Bar - keg beer from Five Points = opened middle of 2024. E2 8JH Molly's Cafe, 1 Geffrye Street - closed in 2025 - reopened as Cremer - a cafe/bakery with a small range of Bottled beers & wine. EC3R 5BA Bodeans, 16 Byward Street - closed future uncertain - operator is in financial difficulties and has closed all of its venues. EC1V 9BP Roundabout Old Street, 174-180 Old Street - closed future uncertain. E2 8PP Mamashelter, 437 Hackney Road - was a hotel bar - has reopened as a co living space\ with no bar. E2 0AN Coupette, 423 Bethnal Green Road - closed at the end of June - future uncertain E14 9ZW Vagabond [Wood Wharf], 12 Park Street - new venue of a chain of Wine bars - 100+ wines and Bottled beer. E1 6JE Matchbox, 133-135 Shoreditch High Street - closed March 2025 - now a branch of Posh Pitta. E1 6JE Duke. 138-139 Shoreditch High Street - closed February 2025 - now a branch of Dallas Burgers. E10 6RE Libertalia Brewery Taproom, Arch 142 Tilbury Road - has reopened though probably just for the summer. E2 9LE CAV, 255 Paradise Row - closed January 2026 - reopened in June 2026 as Kada London a Filipono restaurant & bar. E10 7QP Queer Brewing Taproom, Unit D2, Leyton Industrial Village, Argyll Way - closed future uncertain - brewery ceased trading. EC1V 3QR Britannia, 94 Ironmonger Row - cask ale discontinued.
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CAMRA pubs update 75 (September 2026) E1, BLACK HORSE (Wellington). No longer sells cask beer. E2, MARQUIS OF CORNWALLIS (Stonegate/Craft Union). Closed, future uncertain. E3, LITTLE DRIVER (Stonegate/Craft Union). No cask beer. E7, ROOST, Arch 361 Winchelsea Rd. Breweries bar & restaurant in a railway arch. Keg beer. Food is Algerian spiced chicken. E8, ROCOLA, Unit 3, 143 Mare St. Breweries bar & restaurant with rotating resident food options. E11, BOBO & WILD, 39-41 High St. Café & bakery with a ‘smokehouse’ evening menu. Two keg beers and bottles. E11, PLOUGH & HARROW (Stonegate). Closed, freehold on the market. E13, CHARLIE’S BAR. Closed, future uncertain. E13, VICTORIA TAVERN. Closed and boarded up. E14, SEA LANES CANARY WHARF, 15 Newfoundland Pl. Bar & restaurant attached to the open-air lido in Eden Dock. The bar area is open to the public but there is a charge to use the lido. Keg beer. E15, BRITANNIA, 2 Plaistow Gro. Reopened as BUCCANEER after site redevelopment. Food is pizza. E17, BIG PENNY SOCIAL. No cask beer. E17, MYSHISH. Closed, lease on the market. E17, COLLAB, 198 Hoe St. Reopened in May as SOHO THEATRE PUB as an adjunct to the nearby theatre. E17, GEORGIO’S SPORTS BAR & GRILL. Now ST JAMES BAR. E18, OHANA’S BAR. Closed, future uncertain. EC1, JIMMY & THE BEE, 135 Goswell Rd. Coffee and pastries shop with craft beer. EC1, LOCO HOMBRE CANTINA & PUB. Closed, future uncertain. EC2, BE AT ONE (OLD BROAD STREET) (Stonegate). Closed, future uncertain. EC2, FAZENDA RODIZIO BAR & GRILL, 100 Bishopgate. Renamed FOGO DE CHAO. EC2, LITTLE NEON DOOR, 91-93 Great Eastern St. Part of a chain of ‘house party’ bars. Cocktail bar with two keg beers and bottles. EC2, PRINCESS OF SHOREDITCH (Stonegate). No cask beer. EC2, SIDE HUSTLE, 130 Wood St. Was a branch of Dirty Martini Cocktail Bar chain. Sports bar. Keg beer with bottles and cans. Food is burgers and wings. EC2, SWIFT SHOREDITCH, 91-93 Great Eastern St. Part of a chain of cocktail bars. One keg beer with bottles and cans. EC2, VILLAGE UNDERGROUND ROOFTOP, 8A Great Eastern St. Warehouse usually used for live music and clubbing. They have opened the rooftop to the public for the summer. This is where the tube trains are parked and these are open to customers. Booking is advisable but they take walk ins. Card payments only. Food is pizza. EC3, FORTNUM’S BAR & RESTAURANT, The Courtyard at the Royal Exchange. Elegant bar from Fortnum & Mason. Six keg beers, mainly house branded. EC3, LIBERTINE, 1 Royal Exchange, Cornhill. Modern bar & restaurant in the vaults underneath the Royal Exchange EC3, SLUG & LETTUCE (MINORIES) (Stonegate). Closed, awaiting new name and operator. . Use Whatpub to plan your crawl Enter postcode and click VIEW ON MAP
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RECENT PUB NEWS Pub News below is downloaded from London Drinker’s CAMRA pub information currently 75. 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. All our pubs on a CAMRA map. See also map right. A list of lost pubs from 1991 to February 2015. Find your pub here. Email your updates to our pub team . A list of CAMRA pub updates (not published in London Drinker) since July 2018 and beer updates from 1995 can be found here.

PUB NEWS FOR SEPTEMBER 2026

E15 4BQ King Edward VII, 47 Broadway - has 6 handpumps - 3 in each bar - sells Doombar but has no pump clips. EC! ST Barts ,l 64-66 West Smithfield - now operated by Fullers. EC2M 4RH Bull, 2-4 Devonshire Row- closed for refurbishment until early October - this is to rebrand it as a Fullers pub. EC2A 1NS All Bar One, 127 Finsbury Pavement - reopened after refurbishment. EC4M 9BR Pavillion End, 23 Watling Street - reopened after refurbishment. E15 4BQ King Edward VII, 47 The Broadway - has been refurbished and reopened under new management. E6 5NT Winsor House, 1 Woolwich Manor Way - closed future uncertain E8 1DU Night Tales, 13 Bohemia Place - Unreported bar that opened in 2014. Part Bar part Night Club. Keg Beer E20 1ET, Cosy Club, 303 The Loft, The Gallery, Westfield - New Bar - Part of a chain of Restaurant/Bars with Keg & Bottled beer. EC2R 8DN Browns Bar & Brasseries, 8-10 Old Jewry - closed in 2024 - reopened as The Albatross. 3 Cask ales [Landlord/Sussex Best/Kirkstall Three Swords] and the food is predominantly fish. E16 2AA Husk Brewery Taproom, 58A North Woolwich Road - their original venue is now in use by an engineering firm. EC1V 4PH Peasant, 240 St John Street - reopened under its original name George & Dragon by Barworks. Keg Beer.. E1 7QR Bar Locks, 21 White Church Lane - closed in 2021, planning permission granted to convert to a guest house E14 4AP Vagabond, Unit 3, 25 Cabot Square - original venue which closed in 2024 - has reopened as Issa, a Sri Lankan restaurant. E1 8PX Bar & Block, 66 Alie Street - Closed future uncertain - operated by Whitbread who are exiting the market. EC1A 7AA Viaduct Tavern, 126 Newgate Street - has reopened after repairs. E2 7RH Waterhouse. 7A Ezra Street - Restaurant with a small wine bar attached, Small batch Beer & Cider E8 1DU Hackney Church Brew Company, 16&17 Bohemia Place - No cask ale - hand pump removed E9 6NA Globe, 20 Morning Lane - Cask ale discontinued EC3R 7BB Corn Exchange, 70 Mark Lane - closed and padlocked. Future uncertain.

PUB NEWS FOR AUGUST 2026

E8 1DU Joiners Heart, 18 Bohemia Place - New LGBTQIA+ bar operated by the Friends of the Joiners Arms. Keg Beer. E14 5AR Lina Stores, 1 Crossrail Place - closed future uncertain. EC1A 7AA Viaduct Tavern, 126 Newgate Street - closed for repairs until September 3rd. EC1M 3JF Sir John Oldcastle, 29-35 Farringdon Road - closed for refurbishment - should reopen September 21st. E11 1NP Sir Alfred Hitchcock Hotel, 147 Whipps Cross Road, - Cask ale discontinued - handpumps removed (probably a while ago). E17 7JY Buxton Club, 112f High Street - closed around 2016 - reopened as Heroes Guild - a gaming bar specialising in table top role play games. Small range of Bottled and Canned beers. EC4A 1JS 26 Furnival Street, 26 Furnival street - cask ale discontinued - hand pumps removed. E13 8EQ Charlie s Bar , 247 Barking Road - closed 2024 - has reopened as Bike repair shop. EC2A 1NS All Bar One, 127 Finsbury Pavement - closed for refurbishment - should reopen on September 10th. E22 3AA Lockdown Room, 1 West Street - Modern bar in a new development. Keg beer - The E22 postcode is a new development at Canary Wharf. EC4M 9BR Pavillion End, 23 Watling Street - closed for refurbishment - Due to reopen on September 11th. E14 5GX 640 East, 10 Water Street - second branch in Canary Wharf of Cafe/Bar - keg beer from Five Points = opened middle of 2024. E2 8JH Molly's Cafe, 1 Geffrye Street - closed in 2025 - reopened as Cremer - a cafe/bakery with a small range of Bottled beers & wine. EC3R 5BA Bodeans, 16 Byward Street - closed future uncertain - operator is in financial difficulties and has closed all of its venues. EC1V 9BP Roundabout Old Street, 174-180 Old Street - closed future uncertain. E2 8PP Mamashelter, 437 Hackney Road - was a hotel bar - has reopened as a co living space\ with no bar. E2 0AN Coupette, 423 Bethnal Green Road - closed at the end of June - future uncertain E14 9ZW Vagabond [Wood Wharf], 12 Park Street - new venue of a chain of Wine bars - 100+ wines and Bottled beer. E1 6JE Matchbox, 133-135 Shoreditch High Street - closed March 2025 - now a branch of Posh Pitta. E1 6JE Duke. 138-139 Shoreditch High Street - closed February 2025 - now a branch of Dallas Burgers. E10 6RE Libertalia Brewery Taproom, Arch 142 Tilbury Road - has reopened though probably just for the summer. E2 9LE CAV, 255 Paradise Row - closed January 2026 - reopened in June 2026 as Kada London a Filipono restaurant & bar. E10 7QP Queer Brewing Taproom, Unit D2, Leyton Industrial Village, Argyll Way - closed future uncertain - brewery ceased trading. EC1V 3QR Britannia, 94 Ironmonger Row - cask ale discontinued.
CAMRA pubs update 75 (September 2026) E1, BLACK HORSE (Wellington). No longer sells cask beer. E2, MARQUIS OF CORNWALLIS (Stonegate/Craft Union). Closed, future uncertain. E3, LITTLE DRIVER (Stonegate/Craft Union). No cask beer. E7, ROOST, Arch 361 Winchelsea Rd. Breweries bar & restaurant in a railway arch. Keg beer. Food is Algerian spiced chicken. E8, ROCOLA, Unit 3, 143 Mare St. Breweries bar & restaurant with rotating resident food options. E11, BOBO & WILD, 39-41 High St. Café & bakery with a ‘smokehouse’ evening menu. Two keg beers and bottles. E11, PLOUGH & HARROW (Stonegate). Closed, freehold on the market. E13, CHARLIE’S BAR. Closed, future uncertain. E13, VICTORIA TAVERN. Closed and boarded up. E14, SEA LANES CANARY WHARF, 15 Newfoundland Pl. Bar & restaurant attached to the open-air lido in Eden Dock. The bar area is open to the public but there is a charge to use the lido. Keg beer. E15, BRITANNIA, 2 Plaistow Gro. Reopened as BUCCANEER after site redevelopment. Food is pizza. E17, BIG PENNY SOCIAL. No cask beer. E17, MYSHISH. Closed, lease on the market. E17, COLLAB, 198 Hoe St. Reopened in May as SOHO THEATRE PUB as an adjunct to the nearby theatre. E17, GEORGIO’S SPORTS BAR & GRILL. Now ST JAMES BAR. E18, OHANA’S BAR. Closed, future uncertain. EC1, JIMMY & THE BEE, 135 Goswell Rd. Coffee and pastries shop with craft beer. EC1, LOCO HOMBRE CANTINA & PUB. Closed, future uncertain. EC2, BE AT ONE (OLD BROAD STREET) (Stonegate). Closed, future uncertain. EC2, FAZENDA RODIZIO BAR & GRILL, 100 Bishopgate. Renamed FOGO DE CHAO. EC2, LITTLE NEON DOOR, 91-93 Great Eastern St. Part of a chain of ‘house party’ bars. Cocktail bar with two keg beers and bottles. EC2, PRINCESS OF SHOREDITCH (Stonegate). No cask beer. EC2, SIDE HUSTLE, 130 Wood St. Was a branch of Dirty Martini Cocktail Bar chain. Sports bar. Keg beer with bottles and cans. Food is burgers and wings. EC2, SWIFT SHOREDITCH, 91-93 Great Eastern St. Part of a chain of cocktail bars. One keg beer with bottles and cans. EC2, VILLAGE UNDERGROUND ROOFTOP, 8A Great Eastern St. Warehouse usually used for live music and clubbing. They have opened the rooftop to the public for the summer. This is where the tube trains are parked and these are open to customers. Booking is advisable but they take walk ins. Card payments only. Food is pizza. EC3, FORTNUM’S BAR & RESTAURANT, The Courtyard at the Royal Exchange. Elegant bar from Fortnum & Mason. Six keg beers, mainly house branded. EC3, LIBERTINE, 1 Royal Exchange, Cornhill. Modern bar & restaurant in the vaults underneath the Royal Exchange EC3, SLUG & LETTUCE (MINORIES) (Stonegate). Closed, awaiting new name and operator. .
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