Chancellors, Hammersmith

In a building dating from the 1850s, this was a friendly & unpretentious locals' pub, which made it perhaps stand out from the more upmarket establishments in Hammersmith. The bar is located round three sides of a square and the decor is largely dark wood and black banquette seating. The pub is opposite the Riverside Studios site, and its walls feature black and white photos of British film and TV stars from the fifties to the nineties, a heaven for nostalgia fans. Two cask ales and a range of lager pumps.

Post-pandemic, the pub was pretty much transformed under its new owner. Carl McCluskey took over the pub from his grandmother in 2020 and launched a pizza range, initially as a pandemic-era takeaway. His "Crisp Pizza W6" offering has received rave reviews and international attention, with queues of customers sometimes snaking back to the Apollo. The pizzas here are New York style rather than Neapolitan, hence with thin and crisp crusts, not chewy ones. It's walk-in only for seats, no reservations. Pizzas available Thursday evenings and Friday to Sunday from 1pm to 9pm.