Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, 145 Fleet Street

Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, 145 Fleet Street, EC4A 2BU

Not to be confused with another pub of the same name hiding just outside the precincts of the Temple. This pub is truly magnificent, with a vast array of bars, an underground labyrinth, stairs to smash your head on, both football and food opportunities that need not impinge upon the non-participating multitudes. Dr Johnson's local, if ever more inducement was needed to make people visit it.

Reviewed by Fred Flange

Telephone: 020 7353 6170

Nearby pubs: The Punch Tavern, 99 Fleet Street (180 metres), The Old Bell Tavern, 95 Fleet Street (140 metres), The Hoop and Grapes, 80 Farringdon Street (190 metres), The Cartoonist, 76 Shoe Lane (170 metres), The Tipperary, 66 Fleet Street (40 metres), The City Retreat, 74 Shoe Lane (200 metres), The Coach and Horses, 35 Whitefriars Street (50 metres), The Harrow, 22 Whitefriars Street (170 metres), The Crown and Sugarloaf, 98-99 Fleet Street (170 metres), The Albion, 2/3 New Bridge Street (200 metres)

Nearest station: City Thameslink, Zone 1 (270 metres)