The Alexandra

You'll find The Alexandra doing what it does best on the South Side of Clapham Common—it's the sort of place where you can rock up for a quick pint after work or settle in for something more substantial. The crowd tends to skew local and genuinely mixed, which is rare enough these days. The drinks programme is genuinely thought-through rather than just lager on tap, and they take their food seriously without being precious about it. It's the pub you keep returning to because it gets the fundamentals right: good service, proper beer selection, and a space that feels lived-in rather than Instagram-baited.