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Guinness guide · By Tom Hart · Updated 7 Oct 2026
The best Guinness in London is at The Toucan in Soho, according to The Best Pint's ranking of 79 pubs (7 Oct 2026).
Ranked on what reviewers, guides and locals say about the pint. Filter by what you're after.
Soho · W1D 3BY
Small Soho pub with a basement bar, outdoor seats and Guinness memorabilia. Guinness comes up in more reviews here than at any other pub we checked.
Live music · Outside seats · Dogs welcome
“Toucan in Soho. Accept no substitutes.”r/london
Covent Garden · WC2E 7BD
Narrow-fronted Victorian local in Covent Garden, small and traditional, with salt beef on the menu. Three London guides name it for Guinness.
Outside seats · Food
“A proper old pub with an Irish flavour, they unsurprisingly do a top tier Guinness”whynow
Stoke Newington · N16 0UD
Lively Irish boozer in Stoke Newington with a beer garden, live music and good craic. Three London guides name it for Guinness, and Reddit agrees.
Live music · Sport on · Outside seats · Dogs welcome
“It’s THE place for Guinness.”Medium
Soho · W1D 7HW
Traditional ground-floor pub in Soho with a wood-ember grill restaurant upstairs. Two guides name it for Guinness, and one claims it serves more than anywhere else in the UK.
Live music · Food · Dogs welcome
“The pub that serves more Guinness than anywhere else in the UK.”The Nudge
Downside: 1 Reddit comment is negative about it.
Notting Hill · W2 5QH
Notting Hill gastropub best known for oysters and seafood, with a compact dining room upstairs. Two guides name it for Guinness and call it famous for the pint.
Live music · Sport on · Outside seats · Food · Dogs welcome
“They’re famous for their Guinness and for good reason”whynow
Finsbury Park · N4 3HB
Rambling Finsbury Park pub with vintage posters, a big beer garden and Thai food. Two guides and two Reddit comments point to the Guinness.
Live music · Sport on · Outside seats · Food · Dogs welcome
“But also to experience some of London’s best Guinness.”The Sauce
Mayfair · W1J 6NL
Long-running Mayfair steak restaurant rather than a pub. Three London guides still name it for Guinness, with one calling it some of the best pints in Mayfair.
Food
“…and still some of the best pints in Mayfair.”The Nudge
Borough · SE1 0LH
Old-fashioned Borough pub serving Thai food with live Irish music. One guide calls its pints some of the smoothest of the black stuff south of the river.
Live music · Outside seats · Food · Dogs welcome
“…some of the smoothest pints of the black stuff south of the river.”The Nudge
Shoreditch · EC1Y 2BJ
Shoreditch basement Irish pub with live music Thursday to Saturday and sport on the screens. Two guides name it for Guinness, one praising the old-fashioned taps.
Live music · Sport on · Food · Dogs welcome
“…they’ve got the old fashioned Guinness taps.”whynow
Camden · NW1 7QD
Camden Irish bar with a conservatory, beer garden and plenty of sports screens. A guide praises the pints as creamy, with proper domed heads.
Live music · Sport on · Outside seats · Dogs welcome
“…the pints are quality. Nice and creamy, with proper domed heads”Medium
Mayfair · W1K 2RX
Traditional Mayfair pub in a restored Victorian building. One guide calls fantastic Guinness its surprising signature move, and Guinness's own Harp Guide lists it too.
Outside seats · Food
“…its surprising signature move is fantastic Guinness.”The Sauce
Peckham · SE14 5TW
Easygoing Peckham pub with a pool table, a leafy garden, live music and Thai food. A guide says it takes care to replicate a smooth Irish Guinness.
Live music · Sport on · Outside seats · Food
“…they do indeed take care to replicate the delights of a smooth pint of Irish Guinness right here in London.”The Nudge
Shoreditch · N1 5LH
Updated Victorian pub in Shoreditch with wood floors, craft beer and Irish music. Guinness comes up in 53 reviews, and Reddit mentions trad sessions on Sundays.
Live music · Sport on · Outside seats · Food · Dogs welcome
“Closely followed by Howl at the Moon in Hoxton (where you can see some trad with your pint on Sundays)”r/london
Covent Garden · WC2E 7NA
Large Covent Garden pub with copper pipes, imported draught beers and a late-night basement music club. Guinness comes up in 93 reviews here.
Live music · Sport on · Outside seats · Food
Tooting · SW17 9JG
No-frills Tooting boozer with Irish music, quizzes and a cash-only bar. Three Reddit comments recommend it, one calling it cheaper than average.
Live music · Sport on · Outside seats · Food
“Great pub. Bit cheaper than average, but always ended up staying longer than I planned”r/london
Archway · N19 5NQ
Archway hangout for Irish music, live bands and Sunday roast. Three Reddit comments recommend it for Guinness, one calling it a personal favourite.
Live music · Outside seats · Food · Dogs welcome
“Brendan the navigator in highgate is a personal favorite.”r/london
London · SE23 1JB
Classic corner pub with wood panelling, real ales and a beer garden. One London guide and one Reddit comment both give it a nod for Guinness.
Live music · Sport on · Outside seats · Food · Dogs welcome
“Blythe Hill Tavern deserve a nod”r/london
London · SW18 4DW
Family-run Celtic-themed boozer packed with Irish memorabilia, with a beer garden and pool table. One guide calls the Guinness solid.
Live music · Sport on · Outside seats · Food · Dogs welcome
“Which is obvious from the music, the clientele and, of course, the Guinness. Which is solid.”The Sauce
Chelsea · SW10 9UJ
Tavern in business since 1846, with three fireplaces and a Sunday roast following. Guinness's own Harp Guide lists it, and so does Condé Nast Traveller.
Outside seats · Food · Dogs welcome
“The Fox & Pheasant”Condé Nast Traveller
Fitzrovia · W1T 1QS
Small Fitzrovia pub with a fireplace, a pub dog and a friendly landlord. The data's thin, but Guinness's own Harp Guide lists it.
Outside seats · Food · Dogs welcome
Vauxhall · SW11 7AY
NYC-style Vauxhall restaurant with an oyster bar and grill, live music and a Sunday roast following. 39 reviews mention the Guinness.
Live music · Outside seats · Dogs welcome
London · N2 8AG
East Finchley bar with sport on the screens and live bands. 37 reviews mention Guinness, and one Redditor calls it a cracking pint.
Live music · Sport on · Outside seats · Food
“Gertie Browns in East Finchley, cracking pint.”r/london
Islington · N1 1DF
Islington pub with posters and knick-knacks on the walls, Thai food and live music. 30 reviews mention Guinness, and Reddit recommends it.
Live music · Sport on · Outside seats · Food · Dogs welcome
“The Faltering Fullback and The Hemingford Arms”r/london
London · SW11 1TQ
Friendly traditional pub with a heated beer garden and live music every fortnight. Two Reddit comments recommend it for Guinness.
Live music · Sport on · Outside seats · Food · Dogs welcome
“Churchills in Battersea, Toucan, Philomenas, Devonshire”r/london
Finsbury Park · N4 2DE
Finsbury Park pub with an Irish mountain for a name, outdoor benches and football on big screens. One guide calls it reliably pouring a solid pint.
Live music · Sport on · Outside seats · Food · Dogs welcome
“…always reliably pouring a solid pint”The Nudge
Kentish Town · NW5 2NX
Kentish Town pub built in 1868, with a changing beer list, Thai food and board games. A London guide singles out its Guinness.
Outside seats · Food · Dogs welcome
“This winter has seen some of the best pints of Guinness poured at The Pineapple.”Medium
Fitzrovia · W1W 7LQ
Fitzrovia pub from the 18th century serving classic bar food, with a big Sunday roast following. One guide calls it a wonderful pub that does a wonderful pint of Guinness.
Live music · Sport on · Outside seats · Food · Dogs welcome
“A wonderful pub that does a wonderful pint of Guinness.”whynow
Chelsea · SW1W 8TR
Oak-panelled Chelsea corner pub with an open fire and a beer garden. One guide reckons it may be the best Guinness it found in London.
Sport on · Outside seats · Food · Dogs welcome
“This may be the best pint of Guinness we’ve had in London so far.”Medium
London · SE13 5JH
Traditional Irish community pub in Lewisham with live sport and friendly locals. 21 reviews mention Guinness, and a Redditor rates it.
Live music · Sport on · Food · Dogs welcome
“I had some good Guinness in the Joiners Arms in Lewisham recently”r/london
Camden · NW1 7AN
Camden indie-scene pub with band posters, gigs in the back room and an Amy Winehouse following. 44 reviews mention Guinness.
Live music
Marylebone · W1U 2SA
Low-ceilinged Victorian pub in Marylebone with a horse-shoe bar and football on. 36 reviews mention Guinness.
Sport on · Outside seats · Food · Dogs welcome
Clapham · SW4 7AA
Clapham Irish pub with live music and good craic. 31 reviews mention Guinness.
Live music · Food
Holborn · WC2B 5DG
Traditional Holborn pub with Hercules statues behind the bar and live sport. 27 reviews mention Guinness.
Live music · Sport on · Outside seats · Food
Camden · NW1 9LU
Cosy traditional Camden pub with a beer garden, a pub cat and Thai food. 27 reviews mention Guinness.
Live music · Outside seats · Food · Dogs welcome
Soho · W1D 4DF
Soho bar with a long happy hour, DJs at weekends and a karaoke room downstairs. 27 reviews mention Guinness.
Live music · Food
London · SE27 9QY
Locals' pub with a pool table, darts and board games. One Redditor says real care goes into the Guinness pour, with a shamrock on top.
Live music · Sport on · Outside seats · Food · Dogs welcome
“A lot of love, care and time goes into their Guinness pouring, plus you get a lovely shamrock on top!”r/london
London · SW19 3TG
Small Irish bar in Wimbledon with friendly staff. One Redditor recommends it and calls it affordable.
“South London Irish center Wimbledon. Affordable price too”r/london
Bermondsey · SE16 4TY
Independent Bermondsey local on the Thames Path with craft ales, quizzes and Irish music. 26 reviews mention Guinness.
Live music · Sport on · Outside seats · Food · Dogs welcome
Hackney · E5 8EE
Community-first Hackney pub with a pool table and an independent owner. 26 reviews mention Guinness.
Outside seats · Food · Dogs welcome
Waterloo · SE1 7DZ
Quaint Waterloo pub with sport on TV, real ale, food all day and a pool table. 25 Google reviews mention the Guinness.
Live music · Sport on · Outside seats · Food
Shoreditch · E1 6HT
Shoreditch pub that's open daily for Guinness, oysters and rotisserie chicken. 25 reviews mention the Guinness.
Food · Dogs welcome
Spitalfields · E1 5LJ
Cosy, unchanged East End boozer with a piano and a pavement terrace. One Redditor recommends it for Guinness, though real ale gets more mentions.
Food · Dogs welcome
Waterloo · SE1 7HR
Down-to-earth Waterloo pub known for Thai food, with a beer garden and live sport. One Redditor names it for Guinness.
Sport on · Outside seats · Food · Dogs welcome
“Crown & Cushion, Westminster Bridge Road.”r/london
London · W12 9DH
Restored Victorian gin palace known for Sunday roast and Scotch eggs, with a pub quiz. One Redditor names it for Guinness.
Sport on · Outside seats · Food · Dogs welcome
“Princess Victoria on Uxbridge”r/london
Islington · N1 8LX
Speakeasy-style Islington cocktail bar with leather banquettes and bare brick walls. One Redditor says it has good Guinness.
Live music · Sport on · Outside seats · Food · Dogs welcome
“Really nice relaxed cocktail bar with good Guiness”r/london
Finsbury Park · N4 3HU
Classic Irish pub in Finsbury Park with live sport, live music and a strong Sunday roast following. One Redditor names it for Guinness.
Live music · Outside seats · Food · Dogs welcome
“W.B. Yeats in Finsbury Park”r/london
King's Cross · NW1 1HB
Left-leaning Irish boozer by King's Cross with a Celtic supporters' club out back, pool and darts. Its listing says GQ and the Independent rate its Guinness among London's ten best.
Live music · Sport on · Outside seats · Food · Dogs welcome
“The Cock Tavern, Kings Cross.”r/london
Kilburn · NW6 2BY
Independent Irish pub in Kilburn with weekend live music, a weekly quiz and live sport. One Redditor names it for Guinness.
Live music · Sport on · Outside seats · Food · Dogs welcome
“Sir Colin Campbell, Kilburn”r/london
Finsbury Park · N5 2LL
Traditional Finsbury Park pub with reclaimed wood walls, Thai food and big-screen sport. One Redditor names it for Guinness.
Live music · Sport on · Outside seats · Food · Dogs welcome
“The Woodbine on blackstock rd.”r/london
London · N21 3HA
Ale-focused pub with darts, quizzes and a large leafy garden. One Redditor calls it the best pint in London.
Live music · Sport on · Outside seats · Food · Dogs welcome
“The Orange Tree in Winchmore Hill is the best pint in London.”r/london
Dalston · E8 4DA
Dalston pub and music venue serving pizza, with trad music on. 18 reviews mention Guinness.
Live music · Outside seats · Food · Dogs welcome
Shoreditch · EC1Y 2BJ
Airy Shoreditch space with a modern Irish menu, a charcoal grill and an oyster bar. 17 reviews mention Guinness.
Live music · Sport on
Islington · N7 8JL
Renovated Islington pub with craft beer and live Irish, bluegrass and new music. 16 reviews mention Guinness.
Live music · Food · Dogs welcome
Camden · 33
Camden metal pub with live goth and metal bands and posters plastered on the ceiling. 14 reviews mention Guinness, but it's a gig first.
Live music · Dogs welcome
Balham · SW12 8NX
Compact Balham brick pub with traditional decor, an open fire and real ales. 14 reviews mention Guinness.
Sport on · Food · Dogs welcome
Peckham · SE15 4TP
Peckham pub with karaoke nights, sport on the screens and friendly bar staff. 14 reviews mention Guinness.
Sport on · Food
Clapham · SW4 0LB
Convivial Clapham local with bric-a-brac, stuffed animals and outside seating. 14 reviews mention Guinness.
Outside seats · Dogs welcome
Holborn · WC2A 2HA
Traditional Holborn pub with exposed brick, cask ales and live TV sport. 14 reviews mention Guinness.
Sport on · Outside seats · Dogs welcome
Peckham · SE15 3QF
Community pub in Nunhead with a fireplace, beer garden and live sport. 14 reviews mention Guinness.
Live music · Sport on · Outside seats · Food · Dogs welcome
Hammersmith · W14 0HR
Hammersmith tavern with classic pub grub and heated outdoor seating. 13 reviews mention Guinness.
Sport on · Outside seats · Food · Dogs welcome
Kilburn · NW6 7SX
Kilburn Irish sports bar with Sky, TNT and GAA on the screens, plus a jukebox. 13 reviews mention Guinness.
Sport on · Outside seats
Fitzrovia · W1T 2AJ
Compact Fitzrovia pub with real ales, pies and TV sport. 12 reviews mention Guinness.
Sport on · Outside seats · Food
Holborn · WC1V 7EP
Ornate Victorian Holborn pub with etched glass, tiling and oak furnishings. Just 11 reviews mention Guinness, so come for the room.
Food
Chelsea · SW10 0PL
Laid-back Chelsea local with antique furniture and knick-knacks, known for roasts and pies. 11 reviews mention Guinness.
Live music · Sport on · Outside seats · Food · Dogs welcome
Kilburn · NW6 4JD
Family-friendly Kilburn locals' pub with a secluded beer garden and big-screen sport. 11 reviews mention Guinness.
Sport on · Outside seats · Dogs welcome
Shoreditch · E2 8DA
Laid-back Shoreditch sports bar with big screens and board games. 11 reviews mention Guinness.
Live music · Sport on · Food · Dogs welcome
Dalston · E8 3AS
No-nonsense Dalston venue for up-and-coming bands in an old Victorian pub. Nine reviews mention Guinness, so it's a gig first.
Live music · Outside seats · Food · Dogs welcome
Hammersmith · W6 9PH
Casual Hammersmith local known for Thai food, with outdoor tables and football on. Nine reviews mention Guinness.
Live music · Sport on · Outside seats · Food · Dogs welcome
Clapham · SW9 9BT
Refurbished Clapham pub with a quiz, Sunday roast and outside seating. Nine reviews mention Guinness.
Live music · Sport on · Outside seats · Food · Dogs welcome
Soho · W1T 1HL
Modern Soho pub with a cocktail bar upstairs. Eight reviews mention Guinness, though cocktails get far more attention.
Live music · Food · Dogs welcome
Mayfair · W1K 4AN
Family-friendly traditional Mayfair pub with riding boots on shelves along the walls. Six reviews mention Guinness.
Outside seats · Food
Peckham · SE15 4HY
Wood-panelled Peckham local known for wood-fired pizza, with a pool table and outdoor seats. Six reviews mention Guinness.
Live music · Outside seats · Food · Dogs welcome
Islington · N1 2AS
Islington pub with real ales, vinyl records and sausage rolls. The data's thin, though five reviews mention Guinness.
Food
Canary Wharf · E14 0ES
Family-run gastropub in Canary Wharf with a beer garden and Sunday roast. Five reviews mention Guinness.
Outside seats · Food · Dogs welcome
Hackney · E8 3RH
Hackney neighbourhood bar with hot dogs from Dom's Subs. Four reviews mention Guinness.
Food · Dogs welcome
London · SE5 0TH
Traditional Irish pub with live music. Three reviews mention Guinness, so the evidence is thin.
Live music · Outside seats · Food
Holborn · WC1V 6BN
Cavernous Holborn pub with a long bar, wooden booths and no music. Just two reviews mention Guinness.
Outside seats · Food · Dogs welcome
Greenwich · SE10 9BL
Traditional Greenwich pub near the Cutty Sark with ship memorabilia and an open fire. Just two reviews mention Guinness.
Food · Dogs welcome
Covent Garden · WC2B 5AD
Irish rugby bar in Covent Garden with big screens and outdoor seats. One Redditor names it for Guinness.
Sport on · Outside seats
“Churchills in Battersea, Toucan, Philomenas, Devonshire”r/london
Downside: 1 Reddit comment is negative about it.
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