THE MERMAID
Offering complete table service, The Mermaid has a rotating line-up of 20 craft beers on tap, with helpful staff happy for you to try before you buy. The pub grub is top-notch too with Taco Tuesdays, juicy burgers and one of the best vegan roast dinners we’ve come across. There’s a great selection of board games, should conversation dry up, and space downstairs for private events. The pub is closed until 19 August 2020.
Address: 181 Clarence Road, London E5 8EE
Telephone: +4420 8533 9677
Website: themermaidclapton.com
CLAPTON HART
This place dates back to the 18th century with a previous stint as a nightclub. Nowadays it’s all mismatched tables and chairs, comedy nights and Sunday roasts, with a large terrace out the back attracting both families and big groups of friends.
Address: 231 Lower Clapton Road, Lower Clapton, London E5 8EG
Telephone:+44 20 8985 8124
Website: claptonhart.com
CROOKED BILLET
A proper local boozer which hasn’t quite caved to complete gentrification just yet. In the summer months, you’ll be lucky to nab a spot in the vast beer garden, especially if there’s a big game on. Not into football? The ping-pong tables will keep you entertained.
Address: 84 Upper Clapton Road, Clapton, London E5 9JP
Telephone:+4420 3058 1166
Website: e5crookedbillet.co.uk
PRINCESS OF WALES
With its prominent canal-side location, you’d be forgiven for thinking you’re in the countryside rather than beside the traffic-choked Lea Bridge Road. In the summer months, nab a deckchair and put your order in at the burger shack, while cosy fires beckon inside come winter.
**Address:**146 Lea Bridge Road, Lower Clapton, London E5 9RB
Telephone:+44 20 8533 3463
Website: princessofwalesclapton.co.uk
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