About › Tom Hart
I'm Tom Hart, and I edit The Best Pint. My job is knowing which pubs are worth your evening in 8 UK and Irish cities, and being able to tell you why.
What I do
For every city, I go through everything that's been written about its pubs recently. The newspaper lists, the awards, the CAMRA guides, and the Reddit threads where locals argue about where to drink. A pub makes my list when several of them agree on it, not because one writer had a good night there. Then I tell you what each one is actually good for, a proper pint of Harvey's, a fire in winter, a garden that gets the sun.
I care most about the pint itself. Which pubs keep their Guinness well, which ones are known for cask, and what a pint actually costs. I'm building that out city by city.
What I've learned doing it
The story a pub tells about itself is often the least reliable thing about it. Most of London's "oldest pubs" are on old sites with much newer buildings, and England's best-known claims to be the oldest pub don't stand up to the archaeology. One guide to the Bermondsey Beer Mile, updated in September 2026, still sends you to five taprooms that have shut. So I check, and every page shows you where its facts came from.
I'll tell you when locals think a place has gone downhill or turned into a tourist trap, and who said so. And nobody can pay to get onto one of my lists.
Get in touch
If a pub's closed, changed hands or I've got something wrong, tell me. Same if you know what a pint costs somewhere. It's tom@thebestpint.com. How the rankings work is set out on how we rank.
My latest guides
- The oldest pub in England, and the famous claims that don't hold up
- The oldest pubs in London, and which claims hold up
- The Bermondsey Beer Mile: every taproom still open, in order
- Guinness Open Gate Brewery, Covent Garden: what it is and what people make of it
- How many calories are in a pint of Guinness?
- How Guinness should be poured, and how to spot a bad one
- Pub quiz questions and answers: a ready-to-run quiz
My city guides
The best pubs in London
- The best Guinness in London
- Pubs with beer gardens in London
- Pub quizzes in London
- Pubs to watch football in London
- Pubs with live music in London
- Pubs for a Sunday roast in London
- Dog-friendly pubs in London
- Irish pubs in London
- Pubs near London Bridge
The best pubs in Manchester
- Pubs with beer gardens in Manchester
- Pub quizzes in Manchester
- Pubs to watch football in Manchester
- Pubs with live music in Manchester
- Pubs for a Sunday roast in Manchester
- Dog-friendly pubs in Manchester
- Irish pubs in Manchester
The best pubs in Dublin
- Pubs with beer gardens in Dublin
- Pub quizzes in Dublin
- Pubs to watch football in Dublin
- Pubs with live music in Dublin
- Pubs for a Sunday roast in Dublin
- Dog-friendly pubs in Dublin
The best pubs in Edinburgh
- Pubs with beer gardens in Edinburgh
- Pub quizzes in Edinburgh
- Pubs to watch football in Edinburgh
- Pubs with live music in Edinburgh
- Pubs for a Sunday roast in Edinburgh
- Dog-friendly pubs in Edinburgh
- Irish pubs in Edinburgh
The best pubs in Brighton
- Pubs with beer gardens in Brighton
- Pub quizzes in Brighton
- Pubs to watch football in Brighton
- Pubs with live music in Brighton
- Pubs for a Sunday roast in Brighton
- Dog-friendly pubs in Brighton
The best pubs in York
- Pubs with beer gardens in York
- Pub quizzes in York
- Pubs to watch football in York
- Pubs with live music in York
- Pubs for a Sunday roast in York
- Dog-friendly pubs in York
The best pubs in Belfast
- Pubs with beer gardens in Belfast
- Pub quizzes in Belfast
- Pubs to watch football in Belfast
- Pubs with live music in Belfast
- Dog-friendly pubs in Belfast
- Irish pubs in Belfast