Inn Deep, Glasgow
1. Inn Deep (Glasgow): best pub built under a bridge; best outdoor beer garden; best pub on a river; best beer on tap
2. The Barns (Kingsbarns, Fife, Scotland): most needed fire; good ambiance; outstanding food
3. White Hart Village Inn (Llangybi, Monmouthshire, Wales): best history (in Jane Seymour’s dowry, priests hole behind wood stove); excellent local & organic foods; most patient staff; great fireplace
4. Leather Bottle (Cobham, Kent, England): best pub frequented by an author (Charles Dickens)
5. Philharmonic Pub (Liverpool): most helpful barkeep; most beautiful interior
6. Old Brewery Tavern (Canterbury, Kent, England): tastiest and most innovative foods (overseen by Chef Michael Caines)
7. The Other Place (Edinburgh/New Town): newest pub; great beer and sausages; cool vibe
8. Cross & Corner (Edinburgh/New Town): coolest vibe; friendly server
9. Badger Bar (Rydal, Lake District, England): best pub built into a rock cliff; best rescue when hiking and thirsty; cool beer garden
10. Woolpack Inn (Chilham, Kent, England): best fireplace you could get lost in; great ambience
11. Hung, Drawn, and Quartered (London): best name (across from Gallows Hill, Tower of London)
12. Kay’s Bar (Edinburgh/New Town): best Friday club and back room; best time with friends
13. Boathouse Bar (Deal, Kent, England): best pub on the English Channel; pub fayre with a flair
14. Dirty Dick’s (Edinburgh/New Town): most accommodating barkeep
15. Horse Shoe (Glasgow): best traditional pub menu; great atmosphere; nice barkeep
16. The Old Monk (London): best rescue when sightseeing and thirsty
17. Isles Inn (Portree, Isle of Skye, Scotland): best (only) pub in town; walking distance from B&B
18. Anchor Hotel (Kippford, Galloway, Scotland): most welcoming owners
19. Farmer’s Arms (St. David’s, Pembrokeshire, Wales): most outgoing owner; best quality assurance department
20. The Pot Still (Glasgow): most popular after-work pub; first British pub; great atmosphere
21. Black Boy Inn (Caernarfon, Wales): largest portions; great fire; worst name
22. Twice Brewed Inn (Hadrian’s Wall): best pub in the middle of nowhere
23. Ye Olde Starre Inn (York): best Yorkshire beef & pudding
24. A Fly in the Loaf (Liverpool): best name; nice staff; Schneiderweisse on tap
25. Tartan Arms (Bannockburn, Scotland): best kept secret by locals
26. Ox Noble (Manchester): most well-behaved rugby fans; nice manager
27. Yorkshire Brewery (York): best pub-owned brew (Yorkshire Terrier); friendly clientele
28. Blue Boar (York): most informative eavesdropper; good food; friendly staff
29. Pig & Fiddle (Bath): youngest clientele; great beer garden; cutest dog (border terrier)
30. Slaughters Country Inn (Lower Slaughter, Cotswolds, England): coziest inn in cutest village; most adorable Jack Russell terrier in front of fireplace
31. Crown & Trumpet (Broadway, Cotswolds, England): most annoying eavesdropper; great ambience
32. Royal Oak (Winchester): England’s oldest pub; best tapas in pub; lots of cool rooms
33. Golden Rule (Ambleside, Lake District, England): best (only) pub in town
34. Curler’s Rest (Glasgow): coolest old building; helpful barkeep
35. Clachnaharry Inn (Inverness): best pub on the Caledonian Canal; most fun playing dominoes