The Grocer

You'll find yourself on a tucked-away corner of Crispin Place, where The Grocer sits as the sort of pub you'd actually want to become a regular at. It's got that lived-in comfort — dark wood, decent lighting, the kind of place where locals genuinely congregate rather than just passing through. The food's respectable without trying too hard; they do the classics well and aren't afraid of proper flavours. It's the antidote to Spitalfields' sometimes relentless trendiness, offering somewhere you can have a proper pint and conversation without acoustic guitars or £16 cocktails.