The Beehive - JD Wetherspoon

You'll find The Beehive planted right on Brixton Road, the kind of solid neighbourhood pub that doesn't try too hard but delivers what it promises. It's a Wetherspoon, so you know the score—reliable food menu, competitive prices, and usually someone nursing a pint at the bar who's got opinions about everything. The crowd here is refreshingly unpretentious: office workers, regulars who've been coming for years, and the odd tourist who's wandered down from the market. There's a proper pub atmosphere without the twee attempts at quirkiness you get elsewhere.