Pubs and bars in Tower Hamlets
We know of 284 pubs and bars across Tower Hamlets. 149 have a food hygiene rating from the council, and 89% of those are rated 4 or 5, 110 with the top score of 5. 9 are rated 2 or below. Pubs that serve food are inspected like any restaurant; those that only pour drinks often have no rating, or are marked exempt.
Food hygiene ratings at pubs and bars across Tower Hamlets
149 of the 284 pubs and bars have a rating. 7 are waiting for a first inspection, usually because they have just opened. The rest aren’t matched to the register yet.
Rated 5, most recently inspected
- Queen's Head Shoreditch5Inspected 7 Oct 2026
- BrewDog Canary Wharf5Inspected 17 Sept 2026
- Salad Junction5Inspected 15 Sept 2026
- The Nags Head Gentlemen's Club5Inspected 15 Sept 2026
- Electric Shuffle5Inspected 11 Sept 2026
- Rusty Bike Pub Mile End5Inspected 9 Sept 2026
Most recently inspected
- Queen's Head Shoreditch5Inspected 7 Oct 2026
- The Victory1Inspected 22 Sept 2026
- BrewDog Canary Wharf5Inspected 17 Sept 2026
- The Eleanor Arms4Inspected 15 Sept 2026
- Salad Junction5Inspected 15 Sept 2026
- The Nags Head Gentlemen's Club5Inspected 15 Sept 2026
Rated 2 or below
- The Victory1Inspected 22 Sept 2026
- The Queen Adelaide1Inspected 8 Sept 2026
- Wapping Tavern1Inspected 7 Jul 2026
- The Greenwich Pensioner1Inspected 2 Dec 2025
- The Perseverance Pub1Inspected 19 Aug 2025
- Oasis Bar & Terrace2Inspected 13 Aug 2026
- Sebright Arms2Inspected 15 Oct 2025
- Montys Bar2Inspected 28 May 2025
Pubs and bars by area
A few to start with
- Apples and Pears Bar Cocktail bar 26 Osborn St, London, E1 6TD 4 Call
- Boom Battle Bar Bar Goodman's Fields, 19 Alie Street, Chaucer Gardens, Aldgate, London, E1 8QG 5 Call
- Bottles Wine bar 67 Brushfield St, London, E1 6AA Call
- BrewDog Canary Wharf Beer bar 2 Churchill Pl, London, E14 5RB 5 Call
- Discount Suit Company Cocktail bar 29A Wentworth St, London, E1 7TB 5 Call
- Dockers Inn Pub 97 Wapping Lane, London, E1W 2RW 5 Call
- Little Driver Bow Pub 125 Bow Rd, London, E3 2AN 5 Call
- Love Shack Cocktail bar Arch 298, 299 Cambridge Heath Rd, London, E2 9HA 5 Call
- Morgan Arms Pub 43 Morgan St, London, E3 5AA 5 Call
- Off Broadway Dive bar 63-65 Broadway Market, London, E8 4PH 5 Call
- Queen of Hoxton Cocktail bar 1 Curtain Rd, London, EC2A 3JX 5 Call
- Rusty Bike Pub Mile End Pub 588 Mile End Rd, London, E3 4PH 5 Call
- Sebright Arms Pub 31-35 Coate St, London, E2 9AG 2 Call
- Tank & Paddle Bar 201 Bishopsgate, London, EC2M 3AB 5 Call
- The Approach Tavern Pub 1st Floor, 47 Approach Rd, London, E2 9LY 5 Call
- The Bow Bells Pub 116 Bow Rd, London, E3 3AA 5 Call
- The Buxton Pub 42 Osborn St, London, E1 6TD 5 Call
- The Camel Pub 277 Globe Rd, London, E2 0JE 5 Call
- The Coborn Pub 8 Coborn Rd, London, E3 2DA 5 Call
- The Culpeper Pub 40 Commercial St, London, E1 6LP 5 Call
- The Dove Pub 24-28 Broadway Market, London, E8 4QJ 5 Call
- The Dundee Arms Pub 339 Cambridge Heath Rd, London, E2 9LH 5 Call
- The Eleanor Arms Pub 460 Old Ford Rd., London, E3 5JP 4 Call
- The George Pub 114 Glengall Grove, London, E14 3ND 5 Call
Questions people ask
Do pubs get food hygiene ratings?
Yes, if they serve food: the council inspects the kitchen and rates it from 0 to 5 like a restaurant’s. A pub that only sells drinks and packaged snacks such as crisps is low risk, so it may be marked exempt instead. 149 of the 284 pubs and bars across Tower Hamlets have a rating.
Which pubs in Tower Hamlets have a 5 for food hygiene?
110 of the rated pubs and bars across Tower Hamlets scored 5 at their last inspection. For example Queen's Head Shoreditch, BrewDog Canary Wharf and Salad Junction.
What time do pubs have to close?
There’s no set closing time any more. Since 2005 each pub’s licence from the council says what hours it can sell alcohol, so one pub can shut at 11pm while the one next door stays open past midnight.
Are bars and brewery taps on this list?
Yes: pubs, bars, wine and cocktail bars and brewery taps are all here. Only the ones that serve food will usually have a hygiene rating, so a missing rating doesn’t mean anything is wrong.
Other things people look for
Food hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency, checked every night. Listings from Overture Maps, the Food Standards Agency and © OpenStreetMap contributors. Missing one? Tell us.