Bona Ventura

Stoke Newington · London

The Auld Shillelagh

PubLocals' pick

A small corner Irish pub on Church Street that the Irish Times called the most authentic Irish pub outside Ireland: pints of Guinness lined up on the bar, trad music played at the tables and sometimes step dancing.

Address
105 Stoke Newington Church Street, London N16 0UD
Hours
Mon-Wed 11:00-24:00; Thu-Sat 11:00-01:00; Sun 11:00-24:00 (Google hours via Wanderlog, 2026-10)
Best time to go
Evening · About 1.5 h
Price
Price not verified
Price level
£
Music
Live music

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Good to know

  • Order a Guinness: Londonist describes pints lined up on the bar for the crowd.
  • It looks small but there is a large heated beer garden out back (Time Out).
  • If it is full, the Macintosh Ale House is across the road (closed Mon-Tue).

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