The Golden Heart, 110 Commercial Street

The Golden Heart, 110 Commercial Street, E1 6LZ

A small pub with some very peculiar regulars, including the security guard who reels off thousands of hopeless jokes before telling inane lies about Jack the Ripper, and how he used to sit in a chair by the corner. Another pub with no conception of closing time, which is just fine as far as we are concerned. By far the best drinking hole in its vicinity.

Reviewed by Fred Flange

Telephone: 020 7247 2158

Nearby pubs: The Gun, 54 Brushfield Street (200 metres), The Pride of Spitalfields, 3 Heneage Street (270 metres), The Water Poet, 9-11 Folgate Street (250 metres), The Ten Bells, 84 Commercial St (140 metres), The Commercial Tavern, 142-144 Commercial Street (250 metres), Williams, 22/24 Artillery Lane (300 metres)

Nearest station: Shoreditch, Zone 2 (390 metres)