York Pubs Guide - October 2018
Pete /
My friends often ask for recommendations of pubs in York so I put together a small list here of the places I go which have good beer and would recommend.
- The Swan and The Slip Inn, Bishopthorpe Road - my favourite locals, both run by the same team
- The Maltings, Tanners Moat - always a varied range of cask and keg beer (cash only)
- House of Trembling Madness, Lendal - there are two venues for this company, Lendal is the bigger one with three floors of seating, food served and a massive bottle shop in the cellar. The original premises on Stonegate also has food and bottle shop. Both buildings are decorated with flair.
- Pivni - the original pub of the Pivovar pub company, a good range of cask, keg and bottled beer. Three floors in an interesting old building.
- The Hop, Fossgate - huge old market building, owned by Ossett brewery. Good range of cask and keg, offers pizza from proper ovens.
- Waggon and Horses, Lawrence Street - a bit of a walk, but a good beer garden and some good cask beer. I think it does food
- Rook and Gaskill, Lawrence Street - opposite the Waggon, recently refurbished to add 20 keg pumps, many local Camra awards, food offerings are good stone baked pizzas, burgers, mexican
- Brew York Brewery Tap and Beer Hall, Walmgate - only a few years old but this brewery has a huge range of their own brews on cask and keg downstairs, and recently opened a beer hall upstairs with food and 50 keg pumps (not to be confused with York Brewery)
- The Fox, Holgate Road - another local pub, big beer garden and a good range of guest cask beer.
- York Tap, Train Station - the station bar, owned by the same people as Euston, Sheffield, Newcastle taps etc. and Pivni. Lots of cask and keg beer, they also offer take-out for the train home!
- Brigantes, Micklegate - a good range of cask and keg, and good pub grub too. I go here often
Outliers - good pubs, but not in my top 10:
- Brewdog, Micklegate - it's a brewdog, the Wetherspoons of expensive craft beer. pizza
- Artful Dodger, Micklegate - cask ales, rock music, late licence
- Blue Bell, Walmgate - cosy pub, only go here in small groups or you won't be welcome
- Angel on the Green, Bishopthorpe Road - does food (but you might need to book), good ales
- Eagle and Child, High Petergate - quite expensive, but often a decent range, good beer garden and plenty nooks and crannys indoors. food
- Pavement Vaults, Picadilly - good food, they have a smoker, and decent cask/keg range. (same owners as Pivni and York Tap)
Pubs which other people might like, but I don't
- Micklegate Social, Micklegate and Fossgate Social, Fossgate - 2/3 pint schooners of craft ale and cocktails
- The Old White Swan and Cross Keys Goodramgate - big Nicholsons pubs, open late, real ales and food
- Sotano, Stonegate - cellar bar, does keg and cocktails (and food maybe). Might be a good late night haunt
- Micklegate 127 - somewhere to watch football, lots of tvs and cheap real ale