Whether you’re a fan of the black stuff or more partial to a crisp pint of lager, the UK’s refreshed obsession with Guinness is undeniable.
Steven Knight’s Netflix series The House of Guinness threw the lore and legend around the stout into the global spotlight earlier this year, with a stellar cast depicting the early trials and tribulations of the family behind the pour.
The opening of the new Guinness Storehouse in Covent Garden followed, bringing tasting sessions, installations about the brand’s history and a striking rooftop restaurant from award-winning chef Pip Lacey, Gilroy’s Loft, to the heart of the capital.
Brits have long debated which establishments have mastered the perfect pint of Guinness, taking the lead from none other than the experts at Dublin’s Guinness Storehouse. The Devonshire in Piccadilly Circus can be partially credited for reigniting Londoners’ obsession with the drink, following on from the likes of The Audley Public House in Mayfair and The Auld Shillelagh in Stoke Newington. Now, these pubs have been officially recognised for pouring perfection by the brand, as Guinness has released its inaugural ‘Harp Guide’ – a bucket list of 35 boozers across the nation where stout excellence is guaranteed.
Each of the pubs, nine of which are in the capital, will receive an official brass Guinness harp plaque to display, notifying passers-by that it’s the local go-to for good craic.
Below is the full list of pubs across the UK featured in The Harp Guide 2025 – where will you be splitting the G?
London
The Devonshire
The Coach & Horses
Bricklayers Arms
The Auld Shillelagh
Skehans Freehouse
The Audley Public House
The Toucan
Mc & Sons
The Fox & Pheasant
North West
Mulligans, Manchester
Kennedy’s, Didsbury
The Station, Didsbury
Pogue Mahone, Liverpool
The Monro, Liverpool
Shenanigans, Liverpool
Scotland
Malones, Edinburgh
Kitty O’Sheas, Glasgow
Jinty McGuintys, Glasgow
Rest of England and Wales
The Beckford Arms, Salisbury
The Star, Bristol
Queens Vaults, Cardiff
Free Press, Cambridge
The Fat Cat, Norwich
The Boot, St Albans
The Centurion, Newcastle
Barluga, Newcastle
Sheepfolds, Sunderland
The Fiddlers Elbow, Brighton
The Lion & Lobster, Brighton
Whitelocks Ale House, Leeds
Dog & Partridge, Sheffield
The Grapes, Sheffield
Hearsall Inn, Coventry
The Guinness Arms, Bury St Edmunds
Elvenden Inn, Thetford