Waterloo · Lambeth
King's Arms
A Grade II listed corner pub on Waterloo's picture-postcard Roupell Street
- Address25 Roupell Street, Waterloo, London, SE1 8TB
- Websitethekingsarmslondon.co.uk
- OwnershipPart of Windmill Taverns
About King's Arms
A Grade II listed early-Victorian pub on Roupell Street's row of preserved workers' cottages, keeping rare inter-war bar fittings and a long-running Thai kitchen.
The King's Arms sits at the corner of Roupell Street, one of the best-preserved rows of early-Victorian terraced cottages in London and a favourite backdrop for period film and television shoots set in northern England. Listed Grade II, the pub retains bar fittings from a 1930s refit, among them curved counters and an original tiled fireplace, giving the interior a layered, lived-in feel rare so close to Waterloo station. Eight cask lines and a long-standing Thai kitchen at the back have kept it a serious destination pub rather than a passing-trade boozer, and it was named SE1 CAMRA's District Pub of the Year in 2024. Roupell Street's cottages, the Old Vic and the Young Vic are all within a few minutes' walk.
On tap
Eight rotating cask ales alongside standard lagers and a full bar
Food
A long-running Thai kitchen alongside pub snacks
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