We Londoners love a good pub. They are a structural part of our city, an important element of our history and culture. And you know what that means too? We also mine a good list of pubs: we like the ratings They go from best to worst, considering very important criteria like fireplace corners, pub gardens, dog behavior, even obvious choices.

It’s no surprise that there are so many recent rankings, including Time Out’s ultimate list of the 50 best pubs in London (by our tireless food and drink editor Leonie Cooper). study). But it looks like others are in action and in a recent list of the UK’s best Wetherspoons compiled by Daily News From customer reviews on TripAdvisor, no less than three of the top ten places are in London.

So provided the pub chain ‘Spoons is headline for value and can thrive when other pub chains are struggling – like our recent story on the brand new Wetherspoons pub worth £3m at O2 Arena revealed – what about these London pubs in particular that have captured hearts and minds?

Top-ranked, in second place in the UK, is The Brockley Barge in south-east London. Although it is markedly short of water today, Brockley was once the site of part of the Croydon Canal, hence the name, and the pub is related to its history, both in its boat-shaped curved facade and interior decoration. Boasting real beer and a friendly feel, it fits right in with the tree-lined SE4’s coffee and dining culture.