Bierodrome, Islington  rated2 pints - click for an explanation of our ratings

location:

Islington

address:

173-174 Upper Street, N1 1RG

phone:

0871 984 1195*
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nearest stations:

Essex Road Railway station
(460m) - zone 2

Highbury and Islington London Underground stationLondon Overground station
(510m) - zone 2

Caledonian Road and Barnsbury London Overground station
(810m)

Angel London Underground station
(1Km) - zone 1

Canonbury London Overground station
(1.1Km)

how to find it:

From Highbury, exit the tube station, turn right onto Upper Street. It's on the right after about 10 minutes. From Angel, turn right and keep walking until you get to the fire station (a good ten minutes) and then cross over.

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nearby attraction(s):

Business Design Centre (670m)

picture of BierodromeThe Upper Street branch of Bierodrome has recently been given a bit of a sprucing up. It subsequently feels more spacious and comfortable than before, even if there's less seating, now they've swapped the chairs for couches. Ostensibly it's not changed too dramatically - after all, they have a format that works, so why change it? However, this reviewer can remember when this branch of Bierodrome boasted literally hundreds of different beers. Sadly, since then, while everyone else has been playing catch-up, Bierodrome have been getting lazy. There's still a good selection of beer, but nothing you can't find in any other Belgium beer emporium. Considering the price of the beers, the bar snacks seemed cheap; 1.50 for a bowl fries is good in this part of the world, even if they were a bit soggy. Still, the clientele was mixed, the atmosphere relaxed and the music unobtrusive. There are worse in N1.

reviewed:
14/3/2005
reviewed by redcat

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