Marylebone.
The Barley Mow
Street: 82 Duke Street
Operator: Cubitt House
Open:
11:00 - 23 :00 Monday-Saturday
12:00 - 22:00 Sunday
Map: Marylebone crawl
Hompage
Underground/Train: Bond Street (2min)
Central
Jubilee
Elizabeth
About the pub:
This is a splendid-looking corner pub rebuilt in 1896 and was the Japanese Ambassador’s residence before the First World War; there was allegedly a tunnel leading to the then embassy. The site was raked with terrorist gunfire intended for the hotel next door in 1976 and a bullet hole was still visible for many years afterwards.
Reopened by the upmarket Cubitt House chain in late 2022. Up to four cask ales are reported, and there is a select barfood menu and a restaurant upstairs, both with prices that reflect the area.
Nearby point of interest:
Blue plaques -Westminster
The City of Quebeck
Street: 12 Old Quebeck Street
Operator: Green King
Open:
12:00 - 23:00 Monday-Tuesday
11:00 - 02:00 Wednesday
11:00 - 03:00 Thursday-Saturday
11:00 - 01:00 Sunday
Map: Marylebone crawl
Hompage
Underground: Marbel Arch (5min)
Central
About the pub:
Built in 1936 as part of a vast art deco building fronting onto Oxford Street, this is a modest unit in one side. It's been a gay pub since 1946 which apparently makes it the oldest in London. Spacious interior extending a long way to rear, plus a dance floor in basement. Expect disco music to be audible.
Regular entz Thurs to Sun (karaoke, DJ, drag cabaret). Substantial LGBT+ clientele, lots of solo guys, all ages but with a more mature bias.
Nearby point of interest:
Blue plaques -Westminster
Primark (3min)
Primark
Marks & Spencer (4min)
Marks and Spencer
Selfridges (7min)
Selfridges
The Coach Makers Arms
Street: 88 Marylebone Lane
Operator: Cubitt House
Open:
12:00 - 23:00 Monday-Thursday
12:00 - 23:30 Friday-Saturday
12:00 - 22:00 Sunday
Map: Marylebone crawl
Hompage
Underground/Train: Bond Street (6min)
Central
Jubilee
Elizabeth
About the pub:
This site reopened under its present name in early December 2017 under Cubitt House management, their fifth site in the capital.
The venue features a ground-floor bar, a first-floor restaurant and a basement cocktail bar. The pub offers seasonal food alongside beer on tap and in bottles, plus wine and cocktails.
Note that as per the licence issued to Cubitt House, alcohol is not available before noon on Sundays.
Finalist in the Newcomer of the Year category in the 2019 Estrella Damm Top 50 gastropubs awards. Finalist in the Best New Pub/Bar category in the Publican Awards 2019.
Nearby point of interest:
Blue plaques -Westminster
Golden Eagle
Street: 59 Marlybone Lane
Operator: Independent
Open:
12:00 - 23:00 Monday-Saturday
Closed Sunday
Map: Marylebone crawl
No homepage
Underground/Train: Bond Street (6min)
Central
Jubilee
Elizabeth
About the pub:
One of the few remaining old-style Marylebone pubs, small and cosy. First licensed 1842 and rebuilt 1890, the pub now has a traditional interior with red banquette seating, carpet, bar stools, and an etched bar back mirror.
A piano sing-a-long is held every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday evening from 8.30 to 11pm; Tony "Fingers" Pearson has played the piano at the pub since 1988. Landlady Gina Vernon and her family celebrated 30 years at the pub in 2021 and the pub has been described as "the heart of Marylebone".
Several times CAMRA's West London branch third-place Pub of the Year, most recently in 2022.
Nearby point of interest:
Blue plaques -Westminster
The Jackalope
Street: 41 Weymouth Mews
Operator: Bloomsbury Leisure Group
Open:
16:00 - 22:00 Monday
12:00 - 23:00 Tuesday-Friday
12:00 - 22:00 Saturday
Closed Sunday
Map: Marylebone crawl
Hompage
Underground: Regents Park (8min)
Bakerloo
About the pub:
Handily placed for your visit to your doctor in Harley Street or, perhaps more likely, the BBC Radio Theatre, this is one of Marylebone’s two remaining mews pubs, this one built in 1777 and grade II listed.
The etched glass windows still with the Dover Castle name show the original layout and purpose of the two front bars before the removal of the partitioning. Note the mirrors underneath the dividing beam which allowed coachmen to observe when their passengers were ready to depart.
For many years a Sam Smith's outlet, this was taken over by Bloomsbury Leisure, the operators of the Euston Tap, and now has up to four real ales plus around twelve keg beers. The dark-wood Sam Smith's interior has given way to a lighter feel, with two front-bar areas and two snugs in the rear, with some comfortable banquette seating but also some high counter-tables and bar stools for traditionalists. London's first Xiao Mian noodle kitchen opened downstairs, specialising in ramen dishes; if you do not want to sit at the few tables downstairs the staff will bring food up for you. The dishes here are very popular and the pub is often very busy of an evening.
A jackalope is a cross between a jackrabbit and an antelope, a mythical creature of North American folklore. Note the jackalope wallpaper and pub swingsign; but what the connection is with the upmarket Harley Street medical area, we do not know!
Grade II listed.
The pub was referenced by Maurice Gorham in his famous 1949 book Back To The Local, as the mews pub "par excellence". It survived a nearby wartime bomb, and for many years was a local favourite under its redoubtable landlady Mrs. Mooney, not least because it opened on Bank Holidays when other pubs around did not. The phrase "Meet you at Mooney's" was in current use for a long period. The picture on the pub wall quoting Gorham's book has taken a slight liberty with his writing as he did not, of course, use the name Jackalope!
Nearby point of interest:
Blue plaques -Westminster
The Windsor Castle
Street: 98 Park Road
Operator: Independent
Open:
12:00 - 00:00 Monday-Saturday
12:00 - 22:30 Sunday
Map: Marylebone crawl
Hompage
Underground: Baker Street (7 min)
Bakerloo
About the pub:
This pub is quite striking from the outside, Grade II listed, built in a style that resembles a castle, it forms part of the Crown Estate and has therefore been owned by the Royal family since the 1840’s. It was designed and built when Nash redeveloped Regent's Park.
Inside is a spacious and well presented interior, a large mirror dominating the ground floor room, consisting of bars and dining area over two floors and a mezzanine. Typical pub food is offered including burgers, pizzas and Sunday roasts.
A good selection of real ales (three guests in term-time) helps ensure that the bar is always busy, with both mature students from the nearby college, tourists and from Regent's Park which is only a few minutes walk away. The pub is also on the walking route from Lords to Baker Street station ensuring further popularity during cricket matches. However, note that there may be a substantial premium on buying by the half.
Nearby point of interest:
Blue plaques -Westminster
The Sherlock Holmes Museum (5min)
Sherlock Holmes Museum
Madame Tussauds (10min)
Madame Tussauds
London Zoo (24min)
London Zoo
