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location:
address:
94 Cowcross Street, EC1M 6BH
phone:
0871 984 1334*
* calls cost 10p/minute, click here for more about 0871 numbers.
nearest stations:
Farringdon 
(220m) - zone 1
Barbican
(300m) - zone 1
City Thameslink
(400m)
Chancery Lane
(630m) - zone 1
St Paul's
(660m) - zone 1
how to find it:
Farringdon: Turn left out of the tube and head up Cowcross. The pub is on the right at the top of the street. Barbican: Turn left out of the tube and take the first left into Carthusian Street, pass through Charterhouse Square and on into Charterhouse Street. Pub is no more than two minutes walk on the right.
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nearby attraction(s):
Museum of London (440m)
Barbican Centre (570m)
St. Paul's Cathedral (720m)
This old early-opening pub in the heart of Smithfield meat market has serviced the traders here for many a year. Still retaining a few of its original features, the well-kept beer and genial bar staff make this a good place to meet and have a couple of drinks. It also has a critically acclaimed restaurant on the first floor and serves excellent roast meat sandwiches at lunchtime. Quiet enough of an evening, be warned that it often closes early (8:30-9:00ish most nights - well, you would too if you opened at 6:00 in the morning). However, if you like a place with a bit of activity and a comfortable atmosphere, or like the idea of a Guinness with your breakfast, the early-opening Hope is a sound bet.
11/7/2008
real ales
separate restaurant
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