RECENT PUB NEWS Pub News below is downloaded from London Drinker’s CAMRA pub information currently 74. 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 JULY 2026

EC4Y 0BH Jamies, 36 Tudor Street - closed, future uncertain - operating company in admiistration. EC1R 4SP Ebi Wines, 5a Rosebery Avenue - Wine bar and shop with bottled beer. E15 3ER Britannia, 2 Plaistow Grove - following site redevelopment has reopened as The Buccaneer - food is pizza. E8 3FW Rocolo, Unit 3 143 Mare Street - Bar & Restaurant with rotating chefs. EC2A 3HZ Little Neon Door, 91-93 Great Eastern Street - newest in a small chain of Cocktail bars Based on a "House Party" concept with different activities in each of the seven rooms. 2 keg beers & Bottles. E7 0AQ Roost, Arch 352 Winchelsea Road -Bar and Chicken Restaurant. Keg Beer EC2A 3NT, Village Underground Rooftop, 8A Great Eastern Street - Village underground is an established music venue which is opening its rooftop as a bar for the summer. This is the building with the Underground carriages on the roof and these will be accessible to customers. Keg beer. E13 0AL Victoria Tavern, 28 High Road - closed and boarded up - there is a planning permission to demolish the pub and redevelop.

PUB NEWS FOR JUNE 2026

EC3M 4AJ Fen, Fenchurch Street Station - station redevelopment has removed all traces of the pub - space is currently an unfitted retail unit. EC3N 1DD Slug & Lettuce, Clare House, 30-33 Minories - closed future uncertain. E2 0AG Marquis of Cornwallis, 304 Bethnal Green Road - closed possible for refurbishment, possibly not. EC2N 1HU Be at One, 45 Old Broad Street - closed future uncertain. E17 6AL Big Penny Social, 1 Priestley way - Cask ale discontinued. EC2A 3HZ Swift Shoreditch, 91-93 Great Eastern Street - Cocktail bar with one keg beer and bottles. Opened inJuly 2020. E14 4DH Sea Lanes Canary Wharf, 15 Newfoundland Place- New bar & Restaurant attached to a floating Lido in Eden Dock. Keg Beer. There is a charge to use the Lido. EC3V 3LL Libertine, 1 Royal Exchange - opened in late 2022- Bar & Restaurant in the vaults underneath The Royal Exchange. Keg Beer. EC3V 3LR Forthums Bar & Restaurant, CourtYard at the Royal Exchange- opened in 2018 - bar from Fortnum & Mason - Keg Beers. EC2M 1RP Kings Arms, 27 Wormwood Street - closed March 2025 - now demolished - site redevelopment. E17 4BF Collab, 198 Hoe Street - reopened as Soho Theatre Pub - keg beer from ELB/Signature. E11 2AA Bobo & Wild, 39-41 High Road - Cafe & Bakery with evening "smokehouse" menu. 2 keg beers and bottles. E17 3PR Myshish, 20 Woodford New Road - closed future uncertain. E18 1AY Ohanas Bar, 186-188 George Lane - closed - company dissolved - venues future uncertain. E11 4JU Plough & Harrow, 417 High Road - closed and boarded up - freehold for sale with vacant possession. EC2V 6DL Side Hustle, 130 Wood Street - sports bar with keg, bottles and cans. This is a rebrand from an unreported branch of the Dirty Martini cocktail bar chain.

PUB NEWS FOR MAY 2026

E1 8EU Black Horse, 40 Leman Street - rebranded as an Irish pub - Cask ale discontinued. E13 8EQ Charlie's Bar, 247 Barking Road - closed around 2 years ago - future uncertain. EC1V 7JY Jimmy & the Bee, 135 Goswell Road - Coffee shop now selling Craft beer and cocktails. EC1V 9AA Loco Hombre Cantina & Pub, 2-4 Old Street - C\Established Coffee shop which now sells Craft Beer and Cocktails. EC2M 1QP Whippet EC2, 76 Old Broad Street - opened May 14th on soft launch - successor to the Holborn Whippet. Cask Ale is Boddingtons. E17 4NE Bell, 617 Forest Road - has reopened under new management. EC2A 4NE Princess of Shoreditch, 76 Paul Street - now offers Cask Ale on an occasional basis. E9 5LX Hackney Pearl, 11-13 Prince Edward Road - closed Sept 2022 - has reopened as Pearl Dive Bar in March 2026. Cocktail bar with Music& Karoake. E2 7QB Birdcage, 80 Columbia Road - reopened after refurbishment. E9 5HP Italian Slice, 130 Cadogan Terrace - closed early 2024 - reopened in late 2024 as Carbobar - a bar restaurant with keg beer and Italian Food. E8 3RL Forest Road Taproom, 8 Netil Street - reported as closed and boarded up - website has disappeared. Brewery was in administration. EC4M 9BE Lucky Goat, 1 Bread Street - Games bar with keg beer.

PUB NEWS FOR APRIL 2026

E17 5RB Wild Card Brewery Taproom, Unit 2 Lockwood way - has reopened on soft launch as East London Brewing Company taproom - up to 20 Cask and keg lines. Food trucks.. E16 1XL Bridge Restaurant, Diner & Bar, 1 Western gateway - Unreported bar - American style bar & Diner on the main Boulevard in the Excel Centre. E17 4NE Bell, 617 Forest Road - closed April 25th - not clear whether there is anew operator to take it on. EC1V 9LT Tavern, 374-378 Old Street - a Bistro with British food converted from a Restaurant. Counter bar with keg beer.Opened on soft launch.. EC1R 4QL Mikkeller Brewpub, 37-39 Exmouth Market - Mikkeller have brewed a cask ale in collaboration with Brentwood Brewing. This has gone on sale at the brewpub and Mikkeller hope this will become a regular offering. E4 7EA Kings Head, 2b Kings Head Hill - has reopened under a new operator P&I Limited. E8 4AA Hacha, 372 Kingsland Road - closed financial reasons - future uncertain. E8 2LQ Squeeze, 130 Kingsland High Street - closed future uncertain. E16 2JB Henley Arms, 258 Albert Road - reopened under new management. E7 0JN Tracks, Arch 437 Cranmer road - bar closed 2023 - now in use as a motor sports shop. E9 5BA Kenton, 38 Kenton Road - cask ale discontinued. E4 7EA Kings Head, 2b Kings Head Hill - closed being transferred to a new operator. E2 7QB Birdcage, 80 Columbia Road - closed for refurbishment should reopen May 7th.. E2 7DG Well & Bucket, 143 Bethnal Green Road - No cask ale. E2 7DL Redchurch Bar, 107 Redchurch Street - closed early 2025 - reiopend as Mad Cats - a Lebanese Restaurant and Hi-fi bar. E1 6DT Kill the Cat Spitalfields, 14 Market Street - closed last year - reopened as Double O Martini Bar - a cocktail bar. EC2M 2QS Horsemen, 1 Broadgate Circle - New Irish American bar with keg beer. There is a separate restaurant called Fitzgeralds which opens April 13th. EC2M 2QA White Horse, 2 Broadgate Place - closed December 2023 - now demolished as part of building redevelopment - will not be replaced. EC3V 9DJ Number 25, 25 Birchin Lane - closed in April 2023 - now a health clinic. EC3R 7QH Feeney's Irish Bar, 48 Mark Lane - closed future uncertain. E1 6JE Shoreditch, 145 Shoreditch High Street - rebranded as Aura X E1 6LF Oranj, 14 Bacon Street - has moved to E1 6QR 15 Dray Street EC4A 1AN Wild Swan, 99 Fetter Lane - New pub from Thornbridge Brewery and Pivovar - Cask Ale.
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CAMRA pubs update 74 (July 2026) EC4, WILD SWAN (Thornbridge), 99 Fetter La. Long awaited new premises operated by Thornbridge Brewery and Pivovar. Single bar pub on two floors. The ground floor has a traditional feel with wooden panelling and floorboards, with a mixture of booths, tables, high stools and subdued lighting. The upstairs has more of a refectory feel with long tables and a pizzeria that supplies the food. Six casks ale on a rotating basis, which will be predominantly be from Thornbridge. Card payments only. EC4, OLD BANK OF ENGLAND (McMullen). Closed for big refurbishment. Due to reopen 16 July. EC4, LUCKY GOAT, 1 Bread St. A games bar with akitchen doing bar snacks, sandwiches and sharers.Music and karaoke. Keg beers. No children allowed. EC3, FEENEY'S IRISH BAR & LOUNGE. Closed, future uncertain. EC2, WHIPPET, 86 Old Broad St. Latest of the tap format from Bloomsbury Leisure. At least three cask beers and a dozen keg. EC2, POOLHOUSE, 100 Liverpool St. Modern version of an American pool hall. 20 tables. There is a charge for playing the tables and booking is advisable. Two bars with EC2, MASONS ARMS (White Horse Pub Group), 12-14 Mason's Ave. Cask beer now available, Timothy Taylor Landlord. EC2, HORSEMEN, 1 Broadgate Circus. Irish American free house with a separate restaurant area called Fitzgerald's at the rear of the bar area. EC1, TAVERN, 374-378 Old St. Rebranded from the long established Nest Restaurant. A bistro with a counter bar and classic British food. Reservations advisable for food. EC1, MIKKELLER BREWPUB, 37-39 Exmouth Market. In April was offering a cask ale brewed in collaboration with Brentwood. This may not always be available. E9, REHAB has become HACKNEY EVENT SPACE. E9, KENTON. Cask beer no longer available. No under 18s. E9, ITALIAN JOB is now CARBOBAR. E9, HACKNEY PEARL became PEARL DIVE BAR in March. E9, GUN, 235 Well St. Reopened as GUN HACKNEY in March by a Japanese restauranteur. Keg beer. E8, SQUEEZE (40FT Brewery). Closed, future uncertain. E8, HACHA. Closed, future uncertain. E8, FOREST ROAD BREWERY TAPROOM (The Arch Company). Closed, future uncertain. E8, EMPIRE TAVERN (Hackney Theatre/Taverns East Group), 289 Mare St. Two cask beers from East London Brewing. Site has had various names including MARIE LLOYD BAR. E8, BREW CLUB TAPROOM (The Arch Company). Closed, new leaseholder being sought. E2, WELL & BUCKET (Urban Pubs & Bars). Cask beer no longer available. E2, SPREAD EAGLE. Cask beer no longer available. E2, REDCHURCH (Shoreditch Bar Group) was renamed MAD CATS. E17, HACKNEY CHURCH BREWERY TAPROOM, Unit B, 101 Blackhorse La. New brewery and taproom from Hackney Church Brewery. E17, EAST LONDON BREWING TAPROOM, 2 Lockwood Way. Now open; a changing cask beer from East London usually available. Up to 20 cask and keg lines. Was WILD CARD. E17, DUKE'S HEAD (Stonegate). Renamed DUKE E17. E17, COLLAB (Signature Brew). Closed, future uncertain. E17, BEERBLEFISH BREWING TAPROOM, 2A-4, Uplands Business Park, Blackhorse Rd. Reopened as SUSTAINABLE WINES, aiming to reduce waste and transportation miles. E16, BRIDGE RESTAURANT, DINER & BAR, Excel Centre, 1 Westway Gateway. American style bar & restaurant in the main boulevard at the centre of the Excel centre. Keg beer. E1, SHOREDITCH (Shoreditch Bar Group) now AURA X. E1, ORANJ. Closed, future uncertain. Moved premises (see above). E1, ORANJ, 15 Dray Walk. Relocated wine bar/restaurant with outdoor space in a pedestrianised area. E1, KILL THE CAT SPITALFIELD, 14 Market St. Reopened as DOUBLE O MARTINI BAR. E1, GRAPESHOTS Davy & Co). Cask beer no longer available. E1, ENGLISH RESTAURANT became MARKET COFFEE HOUSE & BAR some time ago. E1, DUKE (Shoreditch Bar Group). Closed. Lease taken by Dallas Burgers.
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RECENT PUB NEWS Pub News below is downloaded from London Drinker’s CAMRA pub information currently 71. 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 MAY 2026

EC1V 7JY Jimmy & the Bee, 135 Goswell Road - Coffee shop now selling Craft beer and cocktails. EC1V 9AA Loco Hombre Cantina & Pub, 2-4 Old Street - C\Established Coffee shop which now sells Craft Beer and Cocktails. EC2M 1QP Whippet EC2, 76 Old Broad Street - opened May 14th on soft launch - successor to the Holborn Whippet. Cask Ale is Boddingtons. E17 4NE Bell, 617 Forest Road - has reopened under new management. EC2A 4NE Princess of Shoreditch, 76 Paul Street - now offers Cask Ale on an occasional basis. E9 5LX Hackney Pearl, 11-13 Prince Edward Road - closed Sept 2022 - has reopened as Pearl Dive Bar in March 2026. Cocktail bar with Music& Karoake. E2 7QB Birdcage, 80 Columbia Road - reopened after refurbishment. E9 5HP Italian Slice, 130 Cadogan Terrace - closed early 2024 - reopened in late 2024 as Carbobar - a bar restaurant with keg beer and Italian Food. E8 3RL Forest Road Taproom, 8 Netil Street - reported as closed and boarded up - website has disappeared. Brewery was in administration. EC4M 9BE Lucky Goat, 1 Bread Street - Games bar with keg beer.

PUB NEWS FOR APRIL 2026

E17 5RB Wild Card Brewery Taproom, Unit 2 Lockwood way - has reopened on soft launch as East London Brewing Company taproom - up to 20 Cask and keg lines. Food trucks.. E16 1XL Bridge Restaurant, Diner & Bar, 1 Western gateway - Unreported bar - American style bar & Diner on the main Boulevard in the Excel Centre. E17 4NE Bell, 617 Forest Road - closed April 25th - not clear whether there is anew operator to take it on. EC1V 9LT Tavern, 374-378 Old Street - a Bistro with British food converted from a Restaurant. Counter bar with keg beer.Opened on soft launch.. EC1R 4QL Mikkeller Brewpub, 37-39 Exmouth Market - Mikkeller have brewed a cask ale in collaboration with Brentwood Brewing. This has gone on sale at the brewpub and Mikkeller hope this will become a regular offering. E4 7EA Kings Head, 2b Kings Head Hill - has reopened under a new operator P&I Limited. E8 4AA Hacha, 372 Kingsland Road - closed financial reasons - future uncertain. E8 2LQ Squeeze, 130 Kingsland High Street - closed future uncertain. E16 2JB Henley Arms, 258 Albert Road - reopened under new management. E7 0JN Tracks, Arch 437 Cranmer road - bar closed 2023 - now in use as a motor sports shop. E9 5BA Kenton, 38 Kenton Road - cask ale discontinued. E4 7EA Kings Head, 2b Kings Head Hill - closed being transferred to a new operator. E2 7QB Birdcage, 80 Columbia Road - closed for refurbishment should reopen May 7th.. E2 7DG Well & Bucket, 143 Bethnal Green Road - No cask ale. E2 7DL Redchurch Bar, 107 Redchurch Street - closed early 2025 - reiopend as Mad Cats - a Lebanese Restaurant and Hi-fi bar. E1 6DT Kill the Cat Spitalfields, 14 Market Street - closed last year - reopened as Double O Martini Bar - a cocktail bar. EC2M 2QS Horsemen, 1 Broadgate Circle - New Irish American bar with keg beer. There is a separate restaurant called Fitzgeralds which opens April 13th. EC2M 2QA White Horse, 2 Broadgate Place - closed December 2023 - now demolished as part of building redevelopment - will not be replaced. EC3V 9DJ Number 25, 25 Birchin Lane - closed in April 2023 - now a health clinic. EC3R 7QH Feeney's Irish Bar, 48 Mark Lane - closed future uncertain. E1 6JE Shoreditch, 145 Shoreditch High Street - rebranded as Aura X E1 6LF Oranj, 14 Bacon Street - has moved to E1 6QR 15 Dray Street EC4A 1AN Wild Swan, 99 Fetter Lane - New pub from Thornbridge Brewery and Pivovar - Cask Ale.
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CAMRA pubs update 71 (December 2025) E1 DUKE OF SOMERSET (Stonegate). No longer sells cask beer. E1 GEORGE TAVERN. No longer sells cask beer. E1 KILL THE CAT SPITALFIELD. Closure self-reported. E1 OLIVER CONQUEST (Conquest Pubs). Closed for ‘refurbishment’ at the start of the year still closed. E2 FLORIST ARMS 255 Globe Rd. Reopened by Barley Pop. Besides East London and Oakham beers Celtic Marshes cider has been available. E2 MOLLY'S CAFE (Geffrye Museum/Company of Cooks). Closed again. E4 OLD HALL TAVERN (Heineken). No longer sells cask beer. E4 RUSTY BIKE. No longer sells cask beer. E8 BAR 161 161 Mare St. Reopened in October as PAPER TIGE a ‘Dim Sum cocktail bar’ with keg and bottled beer. E8 DRAUGHTS (Draughts London Ltd) 41 Kingsland High St. Now BLACK EEL from Exale Brewing a bar/community space. The bar is in the old F Cooke's Eel Pie & Mash Shop with larger spaces to the rear including a ballroom and a games area. The back garden has seating for 150 people a petanque court and a boat. Two handpumps sell an Exale cask beer and a cider (Seacider); there are 12 keg lines. E8 FOX (Wellington) 372 Kingsland Rd. Reopened in September after closure in 2018 for building refurbishment. Live music and keg beer but sadly this once great cask pub has no handpumps. E8 HAGGERSTON (Acme Bars) 438 Kingsland Rd. Cask beer reinstated after 10 years. Initially Five Points Best priced @ £5 pint followed by DEYA Fresh. They hope to reuse the other two handpumps if sales allow. E8 BAXTERS COURT (Wetherspoon). Closed in November and appears to have been sold. E8 DALSTON EASTERN CURVE GARDEN CAFE. No cask beer the remaining handpump being used to dispense Celtic Marches cider. E8 DUKE OF WELLINGTON (Stonegate). No longer sells cask beer. E8 WORKER'S CAFE 404 Kingsland Road. Reverted to takeaway a couple of years ago. E14 CRATE WOOD WHARF 14 Water St. Based in a modern multi-storey office block and very modern - glass steel no ceilings concrete floors exposed services etc with a hefty wooden bar that mimics the one at Hackney Wick. Keg taps (could be conventional or KeyKeg) dispense their core beer range plus guests from (e.g.) Yonder Vault City and some collabs. The pizza menu is similar to Hackney Wick’s. E14 PRINCE REGENT 81 Salmon La. Reopened but will close for six months in January for refurbishment. E17 BLACK HORSE BAR & PIZZERIA. Closed repossessed by owner in October. E20 GRAVITY MAX Units 1-7 Chestnut Plaza Westfield Ave Montfichet Rd. Arcade with a variety of games for which booking is required. Heineken sports bar and Gravity Social bar with keg beers and booths [bookable] for watching the sport. 10 keg beers and bottles. Snacks include hot dogs and nachos. EC1 LAMB & TROTTER. No longer sells cask beer. EC1 ALCHEMIST (Living Ventures) 145 City Rd. Reopened as OLE KYIV OLD STREET a Ukrainian bar & restaurant - keg and Ukrainian beer. EC1 BOUNDARY FARRINGDON (Stonegate). No longer sells cask beer. EC1 EREBUNI. Closed in May future uncertain. EC1 SPACE TALK (Marylebone Leisure Group). No longer sells cask or indeed any draught beer. Bottles only. EC2 VAGABOND LIVERPOOL STREET Unit G31 1 Broadgate. Chain wine bar. Keg beer. EC3 THREE LORDS (Punch) 27 Minories. Reopened by London Brewing Co who run the Bohemia. Punch no longer involved. Two bars on two floors: cask beer only on the ground floor. Four handpumps as well as keg taps. Both bars have framed posters but look out for the glass to the right of the ground floor bar advertising Upright and Beer Street. There are portraits of four lords in the entrance stairwell and an explanation of the pub name on a board by the entrance door.