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Cittie of York, 22 High Holborn, T 020-7242 7670. Mon-Fri 1130- 2300, Sat 1200-2300. Extra long bar, cubbyholes for lawyers and crude wallpaintings of famous tipplers. Duke of York, 7 Roger St, T 020-7242 7230. Mon-Fri 1200-2300, Sat 1800-2300. A gastropub near Dickens House Museum serving good real ales and scrummy, expensive food. Dust, 27 Clerkenwell Rd, T 020-7490 5120. Tue and Wed 1700- 2400, Thu 1700-0300, Fri 1600-0400, Sat 1930-0400. Fri and Sat £5 after 2100. A typical Clerkenwell music bar with bare wooden floorboards, basic furnishings and hip drinks. The Jerusalem Tavern, 55 Britton St, T 0200-7490 4281. Mon-Fri 1100-2300, Sat 1700-2300, Sun 1200-2000. Theres a scruffy wood-panelled faux-Georgian charm to this, the sole London outlet for St Peters Ale from Bungay in Suffolk. Ye Olde Mitre Tavern, Ely Court, Ely Pl, T 020-7405 4751. Mon- Fri 1100-2300. Tucked away up a tiny alleyway. Serving crowds of boozy office workers and tourists. Vic Naylors, 38-40 St John St, T 020-7608 2181. Mon-Fri 1200- 2400, Sat 1800-2400. More old-style, the restaurant and bar were used as the location for Stings bar in Guy Ritchies hit movie Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and also featured in the Alfie remake with Jude Law. Balls Brothers, 6-8 Cheapside, T 020-7248 2708. Mon-Fri 1100- 2230. Fine wines and a genteel atmosphere as well as outside seating with views of St Pauls. Black Friar, 74 Queen Victoria St, near Blackfriars Bridge, T 020- 7236 5474. Mon-Sat 1130-2300, Sun 1200-2230. Famous for its extraordinary carved interior and has an outdoor area. Prism, 147 Leadenhall St, T 020-7256 3888. Mon-Fri 1200-2300. The basement of Harvey Nicholls city restaurant has expensive bottled beers and is a sophisticated place to enjoy some top-quality bar snacks.
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