London Pub Of The Week No.9: The Green Man, Riding House Street

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The Green Man, 36 Riding House Street London W1W 7EP (Tube: Goodge Street/Warren Street)
Character takes time. And the Green Man has been sufficiently patient to end up being positively eccentric.
It was always one of central London’s oddest little pubs, not least because it is tucked away in a Fitzrovian backstreet, “hidden” in the heart of W1. The presence of such events as comedy nights, film nights and meetings of The London Air Accordion Society (!) adds further layers to the picture.
At a certain time of night, when the local office drones have drained away down the Tube like so much dirty bathwater, it is a veritable pub paradise. Its trump card these days is cider – no less than nine types on draft. And we haven’t event started on the regiment of bottled stuff. Friendly, easy going staff, too, and pretty good food.

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