The Hung Drawn & Quartered, EC3

You're walking down Great Tower Street in the shadow of the old City walls when you spot this place—all half-timbered façade and small diamond-paned windows. Inside, it's properly atmospheric: low ceilings, creaky floorboards, real fireplaces and the kind of worn leather that only comes from centuries of bums on seats. The Hung Drawn & Quartered trades hard on its history (there's a reason for that gruesome name), and while it's undeniably touristy, it's also where actual City workers come for an after-work pint. The real ales rotate, the pies are decent, and you'll find a genuine mix of suits, tourists and locals all rubbing shoulders.