List of award-winning pubs in London explained

See also: List of pubs in London. This is a list of award-winning pubs in London.

Pub Design Awards (PDA)

The Pub Design Awards are hosted by CAMRA and English Heritage.

• 2001 Conversion Award: Porterhouse, Maiden Lane
• 1999 Conversion Award: Half Moon, Mile End Road (Joint Winner with Billiard Hall, West Bromwich)

CAMRA National Pub of the Year

National Pub of the Year Award

The Harp in Charing Cross won in 2010 as announced in February 2011.^[1]

Greater London regional winners

• 2023: The Hope, Carshalton^[2]
• 2022: The Hop Inn, Hornchurch
• 2021: The Hop Inn, Hornchurch
• 2020: Competition cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
• 2019: The Hope, Carshalton^[3]
• 2018: Little Green Dragon, Winchmore Hill
• 2017: The Hope, Carshalton^[4]
• 2016: The Hope, Carshalton^[5] – The first time a pub has concurrently held "CAMRA Greater London Pub of the Year" and "SPBW London Pub of the Year" awards
• 2015: One Inn The Wood, Petts Wood, Orpington
• 2014: The Door Hinge, Welling (with equal votes, but declared runner-up, The Hope, Carshalton)
• 2013: The Hope, Carshalton^[6] – The first time the CAMRA Greater London Pub of the Year title has been retained by a pub
• 2012: The Hope, Carshalton^[7]
• 2011: Southampton Arms, Kentish Town^[8]
• 2010: The Harp, Charing Cross
• 2009: The Bricklayer's Arms, Putney
• 2008: The Trafalgar, Merton
• 2007: The Bricklayer's Arms, Putney

SPBW London Pub of the Year

The Society for the Preservation of Beers from the Wood (SPBW) usually chooses a "London Pub of the Year" every year.

SPBW previous winners

• 2023: Competition not held
• 2022: Competition not held
• 2021: Competition cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
• 2020: Competition cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

SPBW decided to make 2 awards for 2019 London Pub of the Year to bring the competition in line in future with the calendar year in which judging takes place.

• 2019: (2nd award): Ye Olde Mitre, Holborn^[9]
• 2019: The River Ale House, 131 Woolwich Road, East Greenwich, Greenwich^[10]
• 2018: The Broken Drum, 308 Westwood Lane, Blackfen, Sidcup^{[11] [12]}
• 2017: Chesham Arms, Homerton
• 2016: The Hope, Carshalton^[13]
• 2015: Blythe Hill Tavern, Forest Hill^[14]
• 2014: The Eleanor Arms, Bow
• 2013: Ye Olde Mitre, Holborn
• 2012: The Royal Oak, Southwark
• 2011: The Dog & Bell, Deptford
• 2010: The Pembury Tavern Hackney
• 2009: The Dog & Bell, Deptford
• 2008: The Harp, Charing Cross
• 2007: The Pembury Tavern, Hackney
• 2006: The Royal Oak, Southwark
• 2005: The Dog & Bell, Deptford
• 2004: The Royal Oak, Southwark
• 2003: The Wenlock Arms, Hoxton

Evening Standard Pub of the Year

The "Evening Standard Pub of the Year" title was awarded annually, from 1967 to 2006, to a pub selected from a shortlist by readers of the Evening Standard, London's main evening newspaper. Each winner of the award is permitted to display a plaque on the wall outside. The award was discontinued in 2006 after 40 years.

Evening Standard previous winners

• 2006: The Clarence, Balham
• 2005: The Morgan Arms, Mile End
• 2004: The Earl Spencer, Southfields^[15]
• 2003: Draper's Arms, Islington
• 2002: The Bedford, Balham
• 2001: The Settle Inn, Battersea
• 2000: The Cow Saloon Bar, Paddington
• 1999: The Churchill Arms, Kensington
• 1998: The Duke of Cambridge, Battersea^[16]
• 1997: The White Swan, Twickenham
• 1996: The Trafalgar Tavern, Greenwich
• 1994/1995: The George Inn, Southwark^[17]
• 1993: The Phoenix & Firkin, Southwark
• 1992: The Star Tavern, Westminster
• 1991: The Ship, Wandsworth
• 1990: The White Horse, Parsons Green
• 1989: The Scarsdale Tavern, Kensington and Chelsea
• 1988: The Anglesea Arms, South Kensington^[18]
• 1987: No Award
• 1986: The Princess Louise, Holborn
• 1985: The Clifton, Clifton Hill, St John's Wood^[19]
• 1984: The Albert, Westminster
• 1983: The Castle, Surbiton^[20]
• 1982: The Hand in Hand, Wimbledon^[21]
• 1981: The Railway Bell, Norwood
• 1980: The Rose of York, Richmond^[22]
• 1979: The Royal Oak, New Malden
• 1978: The Old Ship, Hammersmith
• 1977: The Angel, Bermondsey, SE16
• 1976: The Orange Tree, Richmond
• 1975: The Greyhound, Kensington and Chelsea^[23]
• 1974: The Flask, Highgate
• 1973: The Pied Bull, Streatham
• 1972: The Victoria, Bermondsey SE1
• 1971: The Duke of Cumberland, Parsons Green
• 1970: The Rose and Crown, Wimbledon^[24]
• 1967: The Red Lion, Brentford

See also

• List of bars
• List of public house topics

External links

• SPBW

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Harp in Covent Garden: a national treasure – Business support – Morning Advertiser . morningadvertiser.co.uk . 16 February 2011 .
2. London Drinker Stop Press . London CAMRA . 27 July 2023 .
3. Regional Pub of the Year Winners . London CAMRA . 29 August 2019 .
4. REGIONAL PUB OF THE YEAR . London CAMRA . 21 September 2017 . London Drinker . October/November 2017 . 39 . 5 . 12.
5. Web site: Camra Regional Pubs of the Year 2016 . Camra.org . 26 September 2016.
6. Web site: CAMRA announces the Top 16 pubs in Britain. 12 September 2013. 12 September 2013. Latest Press Releases. Campaign for Real Ale. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130922081955/http://www.camra.org.uk/article.php?group_id=11206. 22 September 2013. dmy-all.
7. Web site: Camra Regional Pubs of the Year 2012 . Camra.org . 5 January 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121115145931/http://www.camra.org.uk/article.php?group_id=7346 . 15 November 2012 . dmy-all .
8. Web site: Camra reveals Britain's top 16 pubs . BigHospitality.co.uk . 15 September 2011.
9. Web site: SPBW London Pub of the Year 2019 presentation – Monday 13th January 2020 . www.spbw.beer . Society for the Preservation of Beers from the Wood (SPBW) . 10 November 2019 . 30 October 2019.
10. Web site: News . www.spbw.beer . SPBW . 3 November 2018 . 2018.
11. News: Gantzer. Olivia. Sidcup pub named London Pub of the Year. 24 January 2018. Bexley Times. Archant. 23 January 2018.
12. News: Palmer. Jim. The Broken Drum micropub has been named London Pub of the Year. 24 January 2018. News Shopper. Newsquest. 19 January 2018.
13. Web site: LONDON PUB OF THE YEAR. SPBW. 17 November 2015. 17 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151117113227/https://www.spbw.com/lpoty.html.
14. Web site: LONDON PUB OF THE YEAR – PAST WINNERS. SPBW. 11 November 2015. 17 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151117023713/https://www.spbw.com/lpotypast.html.
15. News: Sullivan. Edward. Best bar & pub in London! – Restaurants – Going Out – London Evening Standard. 26 June 2014. London Evening Standard. 31 March 2004.
16. Book: Edward. Sullivan. Evening Standard: The London Pub & Bar Guide 1999. 2000. Simon & Schuster. 26 June 2014. 65–66. 9780684868400.
17. Book: Edward. Sullivan. Evening Standard: The London Pub & Bar Guide 1999. 2000. Simon & Schuster. 26 June 2014. 87–88. 9780684868400.
18. Book: Edward. Sullivan. Evening Standard: The London Pub & Bar Guide 1999. 2000. Simon & Schuster. 26 June 2014. 11–12. 9780684868400.
19. Book: Edward. Sullivan. Evening Standard: The London Pub & Bar Guide 1999. 2000. Simon & Schuster. 26 June 2014. 44–45. 9780684868400.
20. The Evening Standard, 24 January 2018, p. 20
21. Book: Edward. Sullivan. Evening Standard: The London Pub & Bar Guide 1999. 2000. Simon & Schuster. 26 June 2014. 99. 9780684868400.
22. Book: Edward. Sullivan. Evening Standard: The London Pub & Bar Guide 1999. 2000. Simon & Schuster. 26 June 2014. 167. 9780684868400.
23. Book: Edward. Sullivan. Evening Standard: The London Pub & Bar Guide 1999. 2000. Simon & Schuster. 26 June 2014. 95–96. 9780684868400.
24. Book: Edward. Sullivan. Evening Standard: The London Pub & Bar Guide 1999. 2000. Simon & Schuster. 26 June 2014. 166–167. 9780684868400.