Whitechapel to Spitalfields.
The Blind Begger
Street: 357 Whitechapel Road
Operator: Independent
Open:
12:00 - 23:00 Monday-Thursday
12:00 - 01:00 Friday-Saturday
12:00 - 22:30 Sunday
Map: Whitechapel Spitalfields crawl
Hompage
Underground: Whitechapel (3min)
District
Hammersmith & City
About the pub:
Large and well decorated one bar pub popular with the young and old. It supposedly gets its name from the 'Ballad of the Blind Beggar of Bethnal Green' which is 60 verses long. General Booth gave one of his first sermons from around here in 1865. The pub was the scene of a Kray gangland killing in the 1960s. The pub itself was built in 1894.
Nearby point of interest:
Blue plaques - Tower Hamlets
The Pride of Spitalfields
Street: 3 Heneage Street
Operator: Independent
Open:
11:00 - 00:00 Sunday-Thursday
11:00 - 01:00 Friday-Saturday
Map: Whitechapel Spitalfields crawl
No homepage
Underground: Aldgate East (6min)
District
Hammersmith & City
About the pub:
A pub just off Brick Lane with its numerous curry houses, and a short walk from Liverpool Street Station and the City. A small free house, it is always busy, with an excellent atmosphere. Pub food is available weekday lunchtimes. The piano is there for customers to play and music fans can play their own discs on Monday nights. Originally the Romford Arms.
Nearby point of interest:
Blue plaques - Tower Hamlets
The Truman Brewery (4min)
Truman Brewery
The Ten Bells
Street: 84 Commercial Street
Operator: East London Pub Co
Open:
12:00 - 00:00 Sunday-Wednesday
12:00 - 01:00 Thursday-Saturday
Map: Whitechapel Spitalfields crawl
Homepage
Underground: Liverpool Street (8min)
Circle
Metropolitan
Hammersmith & City
About the pub:
Shabby chic interior but with striking patterned wall tiling plus 2 large tiled 18th century street scene murals which gave this pub Grade II listing.
One of the unfortunate victims during the murderous reign of Jack the Ripper was allegedly last seen alive leaving here.
Lunchtime food. Toilets downstairs. 3 handpumps on the bar counter. Classic pub snacks which include homemade pork scratching, pork pies, scotch eggs, sausage rolls and crisps.
Founded 1666 but present building mid 19th century.
Dirty Dicks
Street: 202 Bishopsgate
Operator: Youngs
Open:
11:00 - 00:00 Monday-Saturday
12:00 - 23:00 Sunday
Map: Whitechapel Spitalfields crawl
Homepage
Underground: Liverpool Street (2min)
Circle
Metropolitan
Hammersmith & City
About the pub:
Renowned city hostelry evoking Hogarth's London. The name commemorates Nathaniel Bentley, a London dandy who was so devastated by the death of his fiancee that afterwards he dressed shabbily and refused to wash. Wooden fixtures in Georgian style impart a welcoming feel to all areas of the pub. The basement bar is branded WM Barker & Co. and concentrates on cocktails and craft beers.
Nearby point of interest:
Blue plaques - City of London
The Myor of Scaredy Cat Town(1min)
The Mayor of Scaredy Cat Town
Spitalfields Market (4min)
Spitalfields market
The Crown and Shuttle
Street: 226 Shorditch High Street
Operator: Independent
Open:
16:00 - 23:00 Monday-Wednesday
12:00 - 00:00 Thursday
12:00 - 01:00 Friday-Saturday
12:00 - 22:00 Sunday
Map: Whitechapel Spitalfields crawl
Hompage
Underground: Liverpool Street (8min)
Circle
Metropolitan
Hammersmith & City
Overground: Shoreditch High Street (8min)
London Overground
About the pub:
Reopened in April 2013 after 12 years of closure and dereliction and now independent, ex-Truman. Refurbished bar area with basic decor, bare floorboards, exposed brick walls, rough and ready furniture etc with rear extension (includes the bar). Keykeg ‘craft’ beers and Meantime ‘brewery fresh’ tank lager dispensed under pressure beside the bar. A ‘food truck’ in the large rear garden offers beer flavoured dishes. Filthy Fanny's cocktail bar is open upstairs Thursday-Saturday.
Nearby point of interest:
Blue plaques - Hackney
Queen of Hoxton (4min)
Queen of Hoxton
Junkyard Crazy Golf (5min)
Junkyard Crazy Golf
