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204 Blackstock Road
London N5
The Gunners is a treasure of signed Gooner memorabilia. Pictures line the walls taking you through nearly every big Arsenal Occasion. A big screen at the
front of the pub and 3 at the rear, show every live match.
Entry is for game ticket holders only before the game, although this may now change now we have moved from Highbury. Notoriously busy serving the usual
pub beers in plastic glasses, the wait for a drink can be quite lengthy if you get there just
after the game has finished. Once the after match crowd have left there are a couple of pool tables available should you fancy a game. That's if the
landlord, the every cheerful(!) Rob, doesn't decide he had enough and shuts the pub at 8pm! There is also a beer garden for the warmer days.
Homepage The Gunners Pub
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215 Blackstock Road
London N5
Fresh from a refit, the new look Woodbine, with its chandeliers, mirrors and swish wallpaper offers a rather different drinking experience than the
nearby Gunners haunts. Perhaps the new owners think that with Arsenal moving grounds, this patch might not see so many fans stopping off of a Saturday
afternoon. You may end up stopping off for longer than you expect. A relaxed kind of place with a decent jukebox should you feel the need to part
with your change. A screen at the back keeps you informed of sporting developments.
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263 Seven Sisters Road
London N4
An atmospheric place where you can mingle with loads of Gooners both pre and post match, with plenty of singing to be had outside. A huge Victorian pub that
shows every live game on their big screens, including Saturday afternoon kick offs via foreign satellite channels. They do charge an entry fee for some
games they show, but this usually includes a drink to soften the blow.
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26 Blackstock Road
London N4
One of the smaller pubs in the area, but it serves decent beer in unfussy surroundings. A big screen shows Sky and Setanta games.
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251-256 Upper Street
N1 1RY
Pretty standard generic Wetherspoon pub with the usual well priced and well kept beers. Its size makes it light and quite airy, and the decor is a little
more up-market than many Wetherspoon pubs. Good value pub grub and special drink and food promotions ensure its one of the best value pubs in the area.
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5 Station Place
London N4
Situated right opposite the main entrance to Finsbury Park station makes this pub another one of those ideal meeting places. More of a "stop for a quick
pint" type of place, it's rather non descript pub, which really doesn't have that much going for it. Sparse and pretty dark inside, a small bar with
a small range of beers,
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Holloway Road
N7
Nice pub, and to use the Icelandic term ‘full of lots of gravy’! The Bailey has a chilled out feel about it with big comfortable sofas around the big screen, and 5 other smaller TV’s around the pub.
The pub could almost have an Ikea feel to it with pine flooring and a large bar serving pretty much the usual fare. There is an extensive pub menu which is mainly thai food and roasts on a Sunday.
Just watch out for the odd vomiting moderator from Harrow in the corner!
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Hornsey Road corner of Tollington Road
N7
Within a few minutes walking distance of the stadium is the Tollington. A small pub recently refurbished to give it a light bar feel. With the demise of The Globe pub, just round the corner in
Tollington Road, this small watering hole is bound to get busy pre and post match. Looks like the destination for the corporate sell outs in club level rather than the rest of us beer swilling mortals.
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66 Drayton Park
N5 1ND
Now the Arsenal local with the imposing new stadium right on its doorstep. Used to be a haunt for the away fans, but it remains to be seen what
happens with its clientele now.
An unremarkable basic small pub with a pool table, various fruit machines, and a few TV's to keep you up to
date with the pre-game team news.
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This changed its name from the Cock Tavern several years ago. Its proximity to the tube station, they adjoin each other, means that anyone going to
Highbury can't have failed to notice it and the Famous Cock's location does provide its success.
Though while it may indeed prove to be a good meeting
point, there are plenty of better options nearby. If you decide to stay, there are a big screen and range of smaller TV's dotted around the pub to keep
up with the action, and there are a fair selection of beers available. Downstairs there is a club to keep you entertained late into the night.
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224 Blackstock Road
London N4
It's always a pleasure to have a drink at this venerable boozer. There are no quiz machines or one-armed bandits to spoil enjoyment of fine draught
beers, so those who prefer conversation to noise will be at home here.
The place has a relaxed and friendly atmosphere despite its proximity to Arsenal's
ground. Unlike the nearby Arsenal Tavern or Gunners pub, the Bank is not generally frequented by hords of Gooners, although it gets extremely busy
on match days. The coal fires are really cosy on winter days, and a nice reat terrace opens during the summer months.
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132 Blackstock Road
London N4
The first thing to immediately strike you on entering in the unusual decor, which is regularly changing and kitschily ramshackle, but avoids being
pretentious. Comfortably worn sofas nestle with an assortment of armchairs and straight-backed chairs, allowing slouching and conversation in the
pleasantly dim atmosphere.
Beer choice is limited and there is a rather good, if malfunction-prone, jukebox, focusing on the indie end of the
spectrum, but the music's not too loud for chatting and there are occasional acoustic music nights too.
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St. Pauls Road Road
London N1
Formerly a very average boozer, the Alwyne Castle has been given the trendy bar makeover. Now it has many trademark features of early 21st
century conversions (polished wood floor, comfy sofas, overpriced food menu), but it also retains some of its older features like the fireplace.
The service is friendly, albeit sometimes scant, there is good London Pride on draught and the atmosphere is more akin to that of a pub than a bar.
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10 Anette Road
N7 6ET
Formerly the Lord Palmerston, still visible embossed on the windows, there is no obvious name to the place until you see the small poster in the window. And that just about sums up El Comandante -
a stamp of simplicity which goes a long way to prove sometimes less is more.
Essentially this is a Cuban bar in an old pub. All that's been done in the way of updating was to splash round a fresh lick
of paint and put up some huge Che Guevara posters. Throw in a couple of large pot plants, San Miguel on tap and some authentic SpanishCuban music on the jukebox - and that's it. Yet with only
these few touches and a warm welcome from the latin landlord, if it hadn't been for the grey haze of N7 outside, you could almost imagine you were in Cuba.
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100 Holloway Road
N7
Authentic Irish pub (with a Thai menu) which specialises in live music and showing the hurling and Gaelic football.
It's a decent enough place that caters for a different audience than the
student pubs in the area. Expect country dancing here on a Saturday night and a Wolfe Tones gig every six months or so.
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