The best wine bars in Clapham
28 October 2026·4 min read
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Pubs, gardens, cocktail bars and late spots, and which garden fills first.
DrinkPub gardens in Clapham
The big garden on the Common, a tree-shaded yard with its own bar by Clapham North, a patio in the Old Town and a fairy-lit roof on the Pavement. Where to drink outside in Clapham, and how to get a table.
16 October 2026·4 min read
DrinkThe best cocktail bars in Clapham
An old fashioned menu among whisky barrels, a bar disguised as a flat, a new rooftop on the High Street and two-for-one on Venn Street. Where Clapham drinks cocktails, and when the deals run.
29 September 2026·4 min read
DrinkThe best pubs in Clapham
A pub on the Common that dates from 1665, a farm-to-fork kitchen on Rectory Grove, London Pride in the Old Town, a giant garden by Clapham North and gigs on Clapham Manor Street. Clapham's pubs, and what to order in each.
7 September 2026·4 min read
DrinkThe London and South Western on Lavender Hill: what to know
A Wetherspoon in a 1930s furniture store on Lavender Hill, a short walk from Clapham Junction, with a serious real ale line-up.
6 August 2026·3 min read
DrinkThe Windmill on Clapham Common South Side: what to order and when to go
A Young's pub and hotel on Clapham Common South Side with a 1665 past, a Sunday roast and a garden, five minutes from the tube.
25 July 2026·3 min read
DrinkThe Stonhouse, Stonhouse Street: what to order and when to go
A gastropub with a walled garden and a real fire, just off Clapham High Street: opening hours, what to order and when to book.
7 July 2026·3 min read
DrinkBar Social on Lavender Hill: what to order and when to go
Bar Social on Lavender Hill is a big, late cocktail bar a short walk from the Junction. Go early for the deals, late for the dancing.
25 June 2026·3 min read
DrinkThe Rose & Crown, The Polygon: what to order and when to go
A terracotta-fronted pub on The Polygon with a bar downstairs and a dining room upstairs: here is how to do it well.
15 June 2026·3 min read
DrinkThe Ox on Clapham High Street: what to order and when to go
A beef-led gastropub at 50 Clapham High Street with a sport-friendly front bar, a quieter restaurant downstairs and a rooftop terrace.
28 May 2026·3 min read
DrinkThe Falcon at the Junction: what to order and when to go
A Grade II listed Nicholson’s pub on the corner of St John’s Hill and Falcon Road, by the station, with pies, real ale and a bar said to be the UK’s longest.
26 May 2026·3 min read
DrinkWhere to drink in the Old Town, Clapham, and what each pub is good for
Five pubs and bars in the Old Town, SW4, from a roof terrace on the Pavement to cask ale on Old Town itself.
24 April 2026·3 min read
DrinkWhere to drink in Nightingale Triangle: two pubs worth the walk
Cask ale and a Sunday roast on Nightingale Lane, or a huge garden on Balham Hill: two pubs that cover most of what the Triangle does well.
14 April 2026·4 min read
DrinkWhere to drink in The Junction, SW11
Four places to drink around Clapham Junction station, from a beer garden on St John’s Hill to a late bar in the old Arding & Hobbs.
4 April 2026·3 min read