Ranked first in the Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs for 2026, announced in January, up from second the year before. A ground-floor pub for Guinness and in-house butchery and bakery bar food, with a wood-ember Grill Room and further dining rooms upstairs: Scottish dry-aged beef butchered on site, Oban langoustines, Devon hand-dived scallops. Co-owned by Oisín Rogers, Charlie Carroll of Flat Iron and Ashley Palmer-Watts.
Location
17 Denman Street
Soho, London
Soho, London
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Plan Your Visit
Service Style
Bar seating
Sit at bar, order from bartender
Insider Intel
Order This
Guinness downstairs; upstairs, the wood-ember grill for Scottish dry-aged beef.
Best Time
Early, or expect to queue — it is the UK's number one gastropub for 2026.
Know Before You Go
The ground-floor pub takes no bookings for drinks; the upstairs Grill Room is the dining offer.