Cittie of Yorke, WC1

Lovely historic pub in the middle of Holborn,good food and beer.

The exterior of this pub belies the splendour of one of the capital's finest pub interiors. In fact, were you to pop in for a quick drink in the modest front bar, you may well miss out on the impressive drinking hall at the rear, with its high, vaulted ceiling and numerous intimate booths. This part of the pub is well described below, with highlights including the enormous wine vats perched high behind the very long bar counter, the odd, triangular heater/stove (which served well as a drinking ledge on my recent visit) and what appeared to be a high viewing gallery at the very back of the room. This is a Sam Smith's pub, so drink choices are no surprise although the OBB was on handpull for a change. There is quite a bit of Sam Smith's branding dotted around, but I thought it was quite tasteful and fitted in well. The long bar counter means that staff sometimes lose track of who's next, but even on a busy Friday night, I didn't have too many problems getting served quickly. I'd certainly recommend this pub as being well worthy of investigation and if you were looking to do a crawl of some of the city's finest heritage pubs, this would be as good a starting point as any.

Randomness Guide to London - Cittie Of Yorke entry

Randomness Guide to London - Cittie Of Yorke entry