Best pubs in London › Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese
#36 of 40 best pubs in London · City of London · EC4A 2BP
Best for dim, historic rooms full of nooks off Fleet Street.
It's on 1 of the 8 London pub lists we read, and Reddit recommends it 2 times. That makes it #36 on our best pubs in London.
“A simple and historic pub in the heart of London, dimly lit with nook and crannies…”
The r/london pub wiki ↗
“It's like going into a Charles Dickens story...which is probably because he used to drink in there…”
r/LondonTravel ↗
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.