21 Pubs For Good Food In London Right Now

"If the Peaky Blinders made a real go of their bar and stopped having fights and piss-ups there, it’d be The Pelican. True, there are less flat caps and double-breasted overcoats, and more floppy hair and Adidas Gazelles. But the old-English pub aesthetic is alive and well. Think caramel-brown leather banquettes and antique-looking tables. It’s the stuff of glossy food magazines. Well-dressed Notting Hill locals pour in after work and families book out the semi-circle booth in the dining room for weeknight meals that involve cheese-dusted mince on toast and show-stopping beef and Guinness pies. " - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, sinead cranna