Top 50 Gastropubs: The Harwood Arms named best in the UK, as The Guinea Grill rounds out top 10

Proper pub grub: Fulham's The Harwood Arms has beaten last year's winner The Sportsman to the top spot
Ailis Brennan28 January 2020

Fulham favourite The Harwood Arms has been named as the best gastropub in the country at the prestigious Top 50 Gastropub awards.

The 2020 awards saw the Michelin-starred south west London pub soar up the list from a fifth place ranking last year, pushing 2019’s winner The Sportsman in Kent into second place.

The Harwood Arms is part-owned by superstar chef Brett Graham of The Ledbury fame, with Sally Abe taking the helm in the kitchen as head chef. The pub first gained a Michelin star in 2010, and has retained it since.

Mayfair stalwart The Guinea Grill rounded out the top 10 in a list that saw London claim eight of the fifty coveted spots on the list. The Marksman in Hackney came in at number 14, while Highgate’s The Red Lion and Sun claimed the 21st spot on the list, closely followed by The Drapers Arms in Islington at 22.

Toastie king Canton Arms was placed at number 35, while The Anchor and Hope in Waterloo came in at 38, followed by Neil Borthwick’s The French House at number 39.

Notable inclusions from across the UK number Tom Kerridge’s The Coach in Marlow, which dropped from second place to fifth, but still ranked above his two Michelin-starred pub The Hand & Flowers in 12th. AA Hospitality Award winner The Fordwich Arms in Canterbury were placed in 17th, having weathered a recent social media furore for refusing to refund a diner who was forced to cancel his table following the death of his father.

To see the full list of the Top 50 Gastropubs winners, visit top50gastropubs.com

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