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location:
address:
31-34 St. Andrews Hill, EC4V 5DE
phone:
0871 984 2654*
* calls cost 10p/minute, click here for more about 0871 numbers.
nearest stations:
Blackfriars 
(110m) - zone 1
St Paul's
(380m) - zone 1
City Thameslink
(440m)
Mansion House
(530m) - zone 1
Cannon Street
(790m) - zone 1
how to find it:
Leave Blackfriars station and cross Queen Victoria Street. Turn right up Queen Victoria Street for a short distance and take the first left up Blackfriars Lane. The pub's a short distance up the hill on your right.
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nearby attraction(s):
St. Paul's Cathedral (270m)
Tate Modern (570m)
Globe Theatre (600m)
Despite the name, Shaw's Booksellers really is a place for food and drink. It's one of Fuller's upmarket venues, where the drinks list and menus are designed for the clientele culled from the surrounding City offices. As a result, there's a less-than-usual emphasis on Fuller's own excellent products - only a couple of ales on the hand pumps - and more on food and wine. And naturally, the upmarket fare attracts an upmarket price. It's a nice enough place though, the drink and food is of good quality and the industrial past of the premises has been preserved in the decor. The bare-bones wooden furniture complements it, without being uncomfortable and there's a nod to the place's literary roots with a few books scattered around the place - we particularly liked the cheesy 1980's annuals behind the bar. Bang on target for the demographic, it's a popular haunt with the City crowd and towards the end of the week - you'll find it difficult to get a table unless you get here early.
31/03/2008
disabled facilities
ATM on premises
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