London is full of exceptional pubs – just head to any establishment on Time Out’s list of the 50 best boozers in the capital and you’re pretty much guaranteed a great time – and crowning one better than all the rest is very, very contentious business. But that doesn’t stop the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA), which every year names the best pub in both the UK overall as well as in its various regions and nations. Today (August 21), CAMRA has unveiled its list of regional and national winners of the latest edition of its esteemed Pub of the Year awards, with a total of 17 winning boozers throughout the UK.
Excitingly, one of those pubs has been crowned the best in Greater London. Drum roll, please. The capital’s winning boozer is.
.. the Little Green Dragon in Winchmore Hill, north London.
Congrats, Little Green Dragon! All the way out in the borough of Enfield, the Little Green Dragon occupies an old shopfront at the northern end of Green Lanes. Named after another pub just up the road called the Green Dragon (which has since been turned into a Waitrose), the LGD opened in 2017 as Enfield’s first micropub. CAMRA chose its winning pubs by scoring them on factors like atmosphere, decor, service, inclusivity and, ‘most importantly’, the quality of their live beer, real cider and perry.
It’s pretty clear that the Little Green Dragon scores well on all fronts. CAMRA describes the cosy boozer: ‘Focusing on the quality and diversity of real ale, the Little Green D.