The Blue Posts

The Blue Posts is a proper old-school boozer on Berwick Street, the kind of tiled-front corner pub that has quietly outlasted most of the changes around it. Real ales come from the hand pump, the floor is carpeted, the seats are banquettes and there is a jukebox in the corner, which together make it one of the more traditional pubs left on the market street.

As a traditional pub in Soho, its appeal is the lack of gimmicks. The bar pours cask ales alongside craft beer, lager and wine, and the kitchen keeps to honest pub food rather than anything fancy. It draws a mix of market traders, local workers and regulars, and the upstairs room gives it a little more space than the tight ground-floor bar suggests.

What to expect from this traditional pub in Soho

Come for a well-kept pint and a seat rather than a scene. The hand-pulled ales rotate, the pub food does the job, and the Victorian-style fittings give it the worn, comfortable feel of a pub that has been doing this for a long time. It suits a quiet afternoon by the market as much as an after-work pint.

Beer and setting

The draw is the range at the bar and the character of the room: real ales, craft and lager, poured in a genuine traditional interior of tiles, carpet and banquette seating. It sits among Berwick Street's independents and other pubs, and you will find its neighbour The Green Man and more of the area's bars in our Soho pubs and bars listings.

How a visit works

The Blue Posts opens Monday to Saturday from 11.30am until 11pm and on Sunday from 11.30am until 10.30pm. It is a walk-in pub, with the ground-floor bar and an upstairs room. More on the pub is on its official site, and it is profiled among the neighbourhood's venues on This Is Soho.