The Viaduct Tavern, EC1
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What Visitors Say
We went for a pint after watching Lady Mayor Parade. They are dog friendly, treated our dogs with a bowl of water which was a lovely gesture. And we had the best mulled wine in London. Sweet, flavoured, warm. Perfection.
Amazing, Historical Place. Perfect visit on Halloween - Good range of drinks (including 'gin-fusions'?) memorabilia, cellar tour & location. Seconds from the station, and next to an old Church as well as the old site of Newgate Prison. Amazing 👏🏻
Love the decor. Supposedly very much as it was vs its opening in the 1800s. Decent beer selection and I like the approach of having toasties and pork pies for food. £8 a pint though, presumably because of location. We booked a table/area, which I'd recommend.
A gem of a pub really old and quirky, the lovely landlord showed us the basement prison cells which was absolutely amazing and very kind of him to do when the pub was so busy. And did I mention the baby guinness shots are amazing on a cold day a must try.
Historic pub sat atop the remains of the holding cells for the old Newgate prison. Don't worry, the landlord is friendly, knowledgeable about the history of the pub and serves good beers, well worth a visit if your in the area.
Highlights
Victorian Gin Palace Feel
Pub StyleThe Viaduct keeps the language of a traditional gin palace alive in a very City location.
Main bar
Newgate Street Setting
Historic ContextThe pub sits among legal, prison and cathedral history rather than generic nightlife.
Near St Paul's and the Old Bailey
Cellar Lore
Visitor MemoryRecent reviews often mention being shown cellar spaces associated with old holding-cell stories.
Basement, when available
Opening Hours
Fun Facts
The Viaduct Tavern was built in 1874-75 and later remodelled inside around 1898-1900.
It is a Grade II listed pub and appears on CAMRA's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors.
The pub stands close to the old Newgate Prison area, which fuels its cellar and holding-cell stories.
Fuller's lists it as dog friendly, family friendly, step-free and a historic pub.
