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London's 52 verified Irish pubs range from the cavernous (Waxy O'Connor's, a maze of six bars off Leicester Square) to the serious (The Porterhouse in Covent Garden, with one of the city's longest beer lists). O'Neill's covers most neighbourhoods, but the better evenings are in the standalone houses — ten pubs here run genuine trad sessions, most on weeknights. Kilburn and Cricklewood, the old heartland, still hold a few of the most unreconstructed Irish locals in Britain.
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Discover 12 verified Irish pubs in London, from neighbourhood locals and trad sessions to the best central pubs for Guinness, GAA and live music.
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Craic Map currently lists 52 verified Irish pubs in London, United Kingdom. Each pub is independently verified for Irish identity — Irish ownership or operating history, traditional pub character, named-pub signals (e.g. O'Donoghue's, Mulligan's), and at least one confirmed feature in the listing.
By Google rating (minimum 100 reviews to qualify), the highest-rated verified Irish pub in London on Craic Map is Nancy Spains Monument, at 4.9 / 5. The full list of top-rated pubs is on the city page above.
10 verified pubs in London on Craic Map have confirmed traditional Irish music sessions. Filter by "Trad Sessions" on the city page above to see the full list. Schedules vary, so contact the bar directly for the week's confirmed sessions.
40 verified Irish pubs in London on Craic Map serve food. Menus range from traditional Irish pub fare (stew, fish and chips, soda bread, full Irish breakfast) to American-Irish bar food. Use the Food filter on the city page above to narrow down.
Yes — every pub listed on Craic Map passes our Irish-identity verification before publishing. That means at least one of: Irish ownership or operating history, traditional pub character, named-pub signals (e.g. McSorley's, O'Donoghue's, Mulligan's), or two-plus confirmed features in the listing (live music, traditional sessions, food, sports screens, outdoor seating). Pubs without sufficient evidence are parked for human review rather than published.
