A genuinely old pub on a side street in Covent Garden — tucked in an alley between Rose Street and Floral Street, and accordingly hard to find if you don't know it's there. Seventeenth-century building, Young's ales, good atmosphere without the tourist overkill of nearby Covent Garden Piazza. Small and it fills up; arrive early on weekend evenings.
33 Rose Street, Covent Garden WC2E 9EB.