The Harlequin

You'll find yourself on a quiet Clerkenwell street where The Harlequin sits doing exactly what it should—pouring decent ales, serving food that actually tastes like something, and hosting the kind of crowd that treats it like their local. It's got that relaxed pub energy without the tired chain-pub feeling; think exposed brick, mismatched furniture, and people who know what they're ordering. The real draw is the straightforward, no-nonsense approach to both drink and food—this isn't somewhere trying too hard, which is precisely why locals keep coming back.