Marksman

"The definition of a gastropub has broadened in the last couple of decades. What was initially defined by lamb shank and creamy mash has grown into something else where you’ve got more chance of getting a celeriac crisp than a salt and vinegar one. The Marksman is part of this pub-cum-restaurant thing, and it makes some seriously delicious food. This is about classic British dishes done well. Enormous pies to share, crispy skin duck breast, brown butter tarts, an excellent Sunday roast." - jake missing, sinead cranna, daisy meager

"If someone asked us to describe the Marksman in one word, we’d say ‘Dickens’. This old-school Shoreditch spot has been around since the Victorian times, with a proper mahogany bar, those little scallop lamp shades, and a modern dining room serving British dishes upstairs. These days you’ll find food like St Austell mussels, devilled crab fritters, and some of the best savoury pies in London. Their three-course Sunday roast menu is always a good idea." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, sinead cranna

"To enjoy a rooftop in the most London way possible, you’ve got to go to a pub where your view is slowly chugging buses and the food is elevated British classics. Enormous pies to share, crispy skin duck breast, brown butter tarts, an excellent Sunday roast. The Marksman is a restaurant that looks like a pub, and its secluded upstairs terrace is a spot come summer." - jake missing, heidi lauth beasley, sinead cranna, daisy meager

"If you’re looking for a rooftop so high that it gives you vertigo and the ability to point in the distance and say “I think that might be... Kent” then move along. But if you’re after a nice icy cold pint on a sunny Shoreditch Sunday, then we have a feeling you’ll love this polished pub. Although the view from the Marksman’s second-storey terrace is mostly of local rooftops and buses plodding along Hackney Road, this place is a great shout if you want to do the whole open-air suntrap thing in a casual way." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, rianne shlebak, sinead cranna, daisy meager

"Marksman usually covers all the bases when it comes to New Year’s Eve. In previous years they’ve had three-course lunch options with things like curried lamb buns and roast Hereford rumps. And they’re usually open on New Year’s Day too, where delicate-feeling night owls can stop in for a Shoreditch pub brunch." - sinead cranna, rianne shlebak