Southwark
Bar Douro serves Portuguese small plates and regional wines at marble counters in a Flat Iron Square arch. It is between Borough, Southwark and London Bridge,...
Borough / London Bridge 1 min · Bookable
Cover story
North Meets South: Fair Meeting Points Across the River
Filtered for ££ + Good For Groups, then ranked by journey fairness for your group.
The little black book
North Meets South: Fair Meeting Points Across the River
Filtered for ££ + Good For Groups, then ranked by journey fairness for your group.
Central London
Chapter 1 · 17 pubs
The Borough
Borough Market has more than 100 specialist food traders beside Southwark Cathedral. It is next to London Bridge station. Everyone grazes what they fancy, so a...
London Bridge 1 min · Walk-in
Walk-in
Islington
Café in the Crypt serves canteen food and cake in the brick crypt beneath St Martin-in-the-Fields, on Trafalgar Square. Children and non-drinkers are entirely...
Charing Cross / Leicester Square 10 min · Walk-in
Walk-in
Southwark
Doggett's Coat & Badge is a Nicholson's pub over four floors at the south foot of Blackfriars Bridge. It is named after Thomas Doggett and his rowing race on...
Blackfriars 3 min · Walk-in
Walk-in
Southwark
The Founders Arms is a Young's pub on Hopton Street, with a riverside deck facing St Paul's. It sits between Blackfriars and the Millennium Bridge, so...
Blackfriars / Southwark 3 min · Walk-in
Walk-in
Southwark
Mercato Metropolitano fills a former paper factory on Newington Causeway with more than 40 food traders and bars. Elephant & Castle station is two minutes...
Elephant & Castle 1 min · Bookable
Bloomsbury
Seven Dials Market fills a converted banana warehouse on Earlham Street with street food and bars, run by KERB. Everyone picks their own thing and reconvenes,...
Covent Garden / Leicester Square 2 min · Bookable
Southwark
Tate Modern is free to enter, with the vast Turbine Hall and a café with skyline views. The Millennium Bridge lands northerners straight from St Paul's. It...
Southwark / Blackfriars (Millennium Bridge from St Paul's) 4 min · Walk-in
Walk-in
Stockwell
Tea House Theatre is half tea room and half theatre, in a Victorian former pub beside Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens. It serves food all day, with alcohol from...
Vauxhall 5 min · Walk-in
Walk-in
Southwark
The Anchor is a Greene King pub on Park Street in Bankside, beside Southwark Bridge, with a terrace by the Thames. It serves food from 11am to 10pm, from 10am...
London Bridge / Blackfriars 2 min · Walk-in
Walk-in
Millbank
The Coal Hole is a Grade II listed Nicholson's pub at 91-92 Strand, beside the Savoy. Its Edwardian interior is one of the more ornate on the Strand. It sits...
Charing Cross / Temple 3 min · Walk-in
Walk-in
The Borough
The George is London's last surviving galleried inn, rebuilt in 1676 on Borough High Street. Greene King runs the bars, and the cobbled courtyard is walk-in...
London Bridge / Borough 1 min · Walk-in
Walk-in
Millbank
The Lamb & Flag is a Fuller's pub on Rose Street, a narrow alley a few minutes from Covent Garden and Charing Cross. It is one of the area's best-known...
Covent Garden / Charing Cross 1 min · Bookable
Southwark
The Old Thameside Inn is a Nicholson's pub at Pickfords Wharf on Clink Street, with a terrace by the river. It is right beside the Golden Hinde replica...
London Bridge 1 min · Walk-in
Walk-in
Millbank
The Ship & Shovell is a Badger pub of two halves on Craven Passage, by Charing Cross. Its two buildings went up between 1731 and 1733 as terrace houses and...
Charing Cross / Embankment 1 min · Walk-in
Walk-in
Southwark
The Table Café on Southwark Street serves all-day brunch at communal tables. It is between Blackfriars and London Bridge, an easy option for a group that wants...
London Bridge / Southwark 3 min · Bookable
Waterloo
The Understudy is the National Theatre's bar and restaurant on the South Bank, with craft beer and KERB street food. No theatre ticket is needed. It opens from...
Waterloo / Embankment (across the footbridge) 3 min · Bookable
East London
Chapter 2 · 5 pubs
The Borough
Maltby Street Market runs street food and bars in railway arches along the Ropewalk, and it has been going since 2010. It opens from 5.30pm to 9pm on Friday,...
Bermondsey / London Bridge 4 min · Walk-in
Walk-in
The Borough
The Dean Swift is a small pub on Gainsford Street, near Shad Thames, with a long list of craft beers and board games. Its Sunday roast was named among London's...
London Bridge / Bermondsey 3 min · Walk-in
Walk-in
The Borough
The Garrison is a Young's gastropub on Bermondsey Street, part of the neighbourhood since 2003. It serves seasonal food and Sunday roasts, and the Cinema Room...
London Bridge / Bermondsey 2 min · Bookable
The Borough
The Woolpack is a Young's pub on Bermondsey Street, a short walk from London Bridge. It serves food every day from midday to 9.30pm, including its Sunday...
London Bridge 2 min · Walk-in
Walk-in
The Borough
Vinegar Yard is a big outdoor bar beside London Bridge station, with street food stalls, drinks and repurposed art, including a train carriage installation. It...
London Bridge 2 min · Bookable
South London
Chapter 3 · 4 pubs
Nine Elms
Arcade Food Hall Battersea is on the first floor of Battersea Power Station, with food brands and restaurants under one roof. It sits on the Northern line...
Battersea Power Station 2 min · Bookable
Nine Elms
Battersea Brewery Taproom on Arches Lane pours cask and keg beer brewed on site, with snacks for groups. It is inside the Power Station complex, as easy for a...
Battersea Power Station 2 min · Bookable
Stockwell
The Fentiman Arms is a Young's pub on Fentiman Road, between Oval and Vauxhall. It is a comfortable gastropub rather than a proper boozer, with Sunday roasts...
Oval / Vauxhall 6 min · Walk-in
Walk-in
Nine Elms
Vagabond Battersea Power Station is a wine bar in Circus West Village, inside the Power Station complex. You pour yourself from more than 100 wines by the...
Battersea Power Station 2 min · Bookable
Frequently asked questions
What does the “££ + Good For Groups” filter show on North Meets South: Fair Meeting Points Across the River?
This view narrows North Meets South: Fair Meeting Points Across the River to venues tagged for ££ + Good For Groups. FairWhere can still rank that filtered shortlist by journey fairness when you start a plan, so the activity fit and the commute both work for the group.
Where should north and south London meet without punishing one side?
North Meets South: Fair Meeting Points Across the River focuses on neutral riverside and bridge-side venues. Add origins from both sides of the Thames in FairWhere and it ranks by journey fairness, not “my local is fine for you.”
Why not just say “meet on the South Bank”?
Because the river stretch is long and vague. Pair this list with South Bank Meeting Points for an exact pin, then rank the pub or terrace fairly for everyone crossing.
How does FairWhere rank places on North Meets South: Fair Meeting Points Across the River?
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Where next
South Bank Meeting PointsExact riverside pins when “meet by the river” is too vague.
After-Work DrinksCentral pubs when the group isn’t split north/south.- Pubs Near Big StationsTerminus pubs when everyone arrives by train.
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