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The UK's best gastropub revealed - but has your local made the list?

Last year's number one pub, The Unruly Pig in Suffolk, slipped to second place

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The Devonshire Pub In London
The Devonshire has been crowned the UK's best gastropub. Picture: Getty

By Alice Padgett

The UK's best gastropub has been named, hailed as serving 'the best Guinness in London'.

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The Devonshire, bordering Piccadilly Circus and Soho, beat the reigning champions for the number one slot.

The 'Dev', co-owned by Oisín Rogers, Charlie Carroll and Ashley Palmer-Watts, is known for serving the 'best Guinness in London'.

“I’m overwhelmed but extremely happy,” Mr Rogers said.

"Pubs are f****** brilliant.

“London’s amazing: people are still drinking pints, and people are out eating good food.

"Food and drink matter, of course, but it’s the people that matter most and the team at the Devonshire are just brilliant.

"Charlie and Ashley, of course, but also [general manager] Sujan Chowdhury and [head chef] Carlos Santos are the absolute best, and without the best, you can’t do well in the pub business."

The pub offers a set menu with two courses of Gastropub fare for £25, or three for £29, with the same menu since it opened in 2023.

Last year's number one pub, The Unruly Pig in Suffolk, slipped to second place.

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The Devonshire Arms, Soho.
The Devonshire Arms, Soho. Picture: Alamy

The UK's top 50 Gastopubs ranked:

  1. The Devonshire, Soho
  2. The Unruly Pig, Suffolk
  3. The Red Lion and Sun, Highgate
  4. The Woolpack Inn, Gloucestershire
  5. The Star Inn, York
  6. The Angel at Hetton, Yorkshire
  7. Parkers Arms, Lancashire
  8. The Rat Inn Northumberland
  9. The Rum Fox, Lancashire
  10. The Cornish Arms, Devon
  11. Canton Arms, Stockwell
  12. The Dog at Wingham, Kent
  13. The Abbey Inn, Yorkshire
  14. The Three Horseshoes, Somerset
  15. The Board Chare, Northumberland
  16. The Gunton Arms, Norfolk
  17. The Baring, Islington
  18. The Merry Harriers, Hambledon
  19. The Fordwich Arms, Kent
  20. The Bell Inn, Oxfordshire
  21. The Kentish Hare, Kent
  22. The Crown, Burchetts Green
  23. Marksman Public House, London
  24. The Hero of Maida, Maida Vale
  25. The Kerfield Arms, Camberwell
  26. The Sportsman, Kent
  27. The Mariners, Cornwall
  28. The Bull, Oxfordshire, Charlbury
  29. The Coach, Buckinghamshire
  30. The Highland Laddie, West Yorkshire
  31. The Pipe and Glass, Yorkshire
  32. The Silver Cup, Harpenden
  33. The Waterman's Arms, Barnes
  34. Heft, Cumbria
  35. The Tamil Crown, Islington
  36. Harwood Arms, Fulham
  37. The Killingworth Castle, Oxfordshire
  38. The Gurnard's Head, Cornwall
  39. The Bull & Last, Highgate
  40. The Kinneuchar Inn, Fife
  41. The Tartan Fox, Cornwall
  42. Queen of Cups, Somerset
  43. The Kave of Clubs, Shoreditch
  44. The Mason's Arms, Oxfordshire
  45. The Wild Rabbit, Oxfordshire
  46. The Black Bear Inn, Monmouthshire
  47. The French House, Soho
  48. The Loch & The Tyne by Adam Handling, Berkshire
  49. Shibden Mill Inn, Yorkshire
  50. The White House, Cheshire

The award comes from Estrella Damm-sponsored Top 50 Gastropubs awards.