Best pubs in London › The Cock Tavern
#23 of 40 best pubs in London · Hackney · E8 1EJ
Best for a huge range of cask ale and real cider.
It's on 2 of the 8 London pub lists we read, and Reddit recommends it once. That makes it #23 on our best pubs in London.
“Hackney’s Cock Tavern is London’s best pub for dedicated beerhounds, boasting a serious, often overwhelming line-up of cider and cask ales.”
Time Out (#50) ↗
“Huge selection of real ale, kegged beers and real cider too.”
The r/london pub wiki ↗
Also named by The Telegraph's best UK pubs 2026.
A pub scores 2 for each list or award that names it and 1 for each Reddit recommendation, up to 4. How we rank.