Michelin Travel & Lifestyle: Share a cheeseboard or meze in the bar or head to the upstairs restaurant for more sophisticated yet equally gutsy cooking. – Green Guide Editor
Gastropub · Holborn and Covent Garden · 31 tips and reviews
Michelin Travel & Lifestyle: It’s the same menu in the busy bar or the Queen Anne style upstairs dining room. Try a cocktail or real ale on tap. – Green Guide Editor
Great Russell St (btwn Montague & Bloomsbury St), London, Greater London
History Museum · Bloomsbury · 1007 tips and reviews
Michelin Travel & Lifestyle: Visit the Library frequented by Marx and Dickens. Don’t miss the Rosetta Stone, Elgin marbles, or Mildenhall treasure. – Green Guide Editor
Michelin Travel & Lifestyle: This Edwardian pub celebrates British ingredients. Eat in the busy bar or the quieter dining room, and don’t skip dessert. – Green Guide Editor
Michelin Travel & Lifestyle: Look for Charles II in the fountain, the French Protestant Church of London & St Patrick's Catholic Church on the perimeter. – Green Guide Editor
Michelin Travel & Lifestyle: Chain stores, crowds and blaring lights shouldn’t stop you from checking out the Shakespeare fountain & Charlie Chaplin statue. – Green Guide Editor
58 St. Martin's Ln (New Row), Covent Garden, Greater London
Pub · City of Westminster · 10 tips and reviews
Michelin Travel & Lifestyle: Enjoy British classics like venison pie or wild boar sausages in the upstairs dining room of this handsome Victorian pub. – Green Guide Editor
Michelin Travel & Lifestyle: See UK history from Henry VII to today in portraits, then check out the ground and first floor temporary exhibitions. – Green Guide Editor
Michelin Travel & Lifestyle: Be sure to see Nelson's column, the Equestrian statues of Charles I and George IV, and Admiralty Arch. Beware the pigeons! – Green Guide Editor
Michelin Travel & Lifestyle: Find work by Botticelli, da Vinci, Michaelangelo, Goya, Turner, Cezanne, Van Gogh, Rembrandt and Vermeer…for starters! – Green Guide Editor
Michelin Travel & Lifestyle: Pair a glass of carefully curated wine with snacks from the counter, or grab a table to order off the bistro menu. – Green Guide Editor
Michelin Travel & Lifestyle: There has been a pub on this corner since 1742! Go for dishes with a rustic edge, like goose rillettes or chicken pie. – Green Guide Editor