Bricklayers Arms

You'll find yourself walking up Masons Hill towards the sort of pub that's been pulling pints in Bromley for years without needing to reinvent itself every five minutes. The Bricklayers Arms has that reassuring quality of a proper neighbourhood spot—the kind where the staff remember what you drank last week and the crowd's a mix of after-work drinkers, families grabbing Sunday lunch, and locals who've claimed their favourite corner. The food's unfussy but done right, and they take their beer selection seriously enough that it matters, without the showiness of some places. It's the pub you actually want to visit, not the one you feel obligated to Instagram.