Salt Quay Rotherhithe

You're walking down Rotherhithe Street when the river suddenly opens up in front of you, and there's Salt Quay: a Greene King pub that doesn't feel corporate because it's genuinely positioned right on the water. The terrace is where you want to be on decent weather—watching boats chug past while nursing a pint—but the interior's got enough character to hold its own when the wind's up, with exposed brickwork and that slightly worn-in feel of a place that's seen some proper use. It's the kind of local where you'll find everyone from office workers to long-time Rotherhithe residents, and nobody's pretending to be anywhere else.