Dockers Inn

Head down to Wapping Lane and you'll find yourself in one of those pubs that feels like it's been pulling pints in exactly the same spot for decades — because it basically has. The Thames is right there, moody and industrial, and the whole thing has that lived-in, slightly weathered charm that you can't manufacture. You're surrounded by old Docklands character: exposed brick, wood beams, the kind of place where regulars have their spots and the bar staff actually remember what you drank last time. The beer selection is proper (real ales, not that mass-produced stuff), and the food is honest — pies, proper pub grub, nothing trying too hard. It's the kind of place you end up in on a Sunday afternoon and suddenly it's evening.