25/06/2026
In our probing study of the true cost of living crisis in London, we set photographer and expert beer-drinker on the scent to discover the cheapest pints among a select group of drinking establishment and, ever curious as to what our well—or nefariously—earned money by in terms of broader experience, we asked him to compare the prices of the cheapest pint with the quality of the joints’ lavatories.
What followed was possibly the greatest scientific contribution to our understanding of an inflationary index that really matters, inexplicably ignored by politicians, economists, national banks, and whoever pays your wages, alimony, or allowance.
1. Cross Keys Covent Garden
2. The Coach & Horses Soho
3. The Boot Kings Cross
4. The Seven Star Carey St
5. Chelsea Arts Club
6. McGlynns’s Free House
7. La Beaujolaise
8. The French House
9. Fischers
10. The Princess Louise
11. St Moritz Club Wardour St
Never say we don’t put in the hard yards in the service of our public.
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