Pub #35: The Yorkshire Grey, Theobald’s Road

The Yorkshire Grey was a pub I often passed on the bus, and I thought it looked quite cool from the outside.  A grey pub front that looked quite modern, it looked like a gastropub that probably was quite nice. My visit back in August to the Yorkshire Grey was due to an aborted attempt … Continue reading →

The People’s Supermarket of Lamb’s Conduit Street

Lamb’s Conduit Street has been one of my favourite streets in London even before I moved here.  I had read about it in an issue of Monocle, and stumbled upon the street itself while staying at the hostel in the first few days of being in London. Lately, there’s been a new reason to pay … Continue reading →

Pub #24: The Old Crown Public House, New Oxford Street

After handing in one of my essays at SOAS, I had a wander for chips which turned into a wander for a pub. As things do. So, I found myself on New Oxford Street, and in The Old Crown Public House, a very stylish and cool pub that seems to target stylish and cool people, … Continue reading →

Pub #9: College Arms, Bloomsbury

The College Arms in Bloomsbury is conveniently located within a short walking distance to SOAS.  Although many students prefer to knock back drinks at the SOAS bar in the basement, some folks prefer to do their drinking in a proper pub. Having dropped Japanese Modernity II in favour of my Anthropology of Space, Place & … Continue reading →

Pub #6: The Marquis Cornwallis

It’s interesting how there are pubs with the same name throughout London.  I’m sure I’ve seen another Marquis Cornwallis around town aside from the one I’ve been to in Bloomsbury, but I can’t remember exactly where.  Oh well, no matter, as this entry of the 100 Pubs Project isn’t concerning itself with those other Cornwallises, … Continue reading →

Pub #3: The Lamb

Pub number three is one I’d been in a couple times before, at least.  When I was staying in the lovely hostel known as the Generator in Bloomsbury back in late August, I had stumbled upon Lamb’s Conduit Street on my walks around the area.  The street was popularised in an issue of Monocle, and … Continue reading →