De Beauvoir · Islington
The De Beauvoir Arms
A big Victorian corner pub on Southgate Road, with an open kitchen and a summer garden
- Address113 Southgate Road, N1 3JS
- Phone020 7359 7392
- Websitedebeauvoirarms.com
- OwnershipPart of Stanley Pubs
About The De Beauvoir Arms
A single island bar opened out into one large room, bare boards underfoot and a kitchen on show at the back; more pub than restaurant, but the food is the draw.
There has been a pub on this corner since 1854, trading in its time as the Jolly Farmers, the Dog and Dumplings and the Northgate before taking its current name in 2013. Today it is a large Victorian corner pub with a single island bar, bare floorboards and communal wooden tables, run by Stanley Pubs. The kitchen is open to the room and the blackboard menu leans British with a Mediterranean streak, changing with the season. Reviewers praise the welcoming, neighbourhood feel, the dog-friendly attitude and the garden in summer, though some report that food and service can be uneven.
On tap
Listed by CAMRA as serving real ale, alongside a low-intervention wine list and an eclectic gin selection.
Food
A regularly changing blackboard menu of seasonal British dishes with Mediterranean leanings; order at the bar, no bookings.