Bar
Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese
23 locals recommend
Why locals recommend it
Many London pubs claim that Charles Dickens drank in them, but here it’s a sure thing: There’s a solid mention in A Tale of Two Cities. The pub has that unmistakable Dickensian darkness—downstairs has a downright cavernous dungeon vibe. And the place fairly oozes literary credentials: R.L. Stevenson, Tennyson, and Conan Doyle were also frequent punters. There has been a pub on this spot since 1538, and there is evidence to suggest it was a brothel before it became a pub. These days it’s full of people grabbing a post-work drink, and the sordidness has been dialed way down.
Location
145 Fleet St
London, England
Tips from locals
The literary figures Oliver Goldsmith, Mark Twain, Alfred Tennyson, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, G.K. Chesterton, P. G. Wodehouse and Dr. Johnson are all said to have been 'regulars' at this full of character pub. Get a sense of the Olde England and have a drink and a meal and soak in its quaint ambiance.
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