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Mad Hatter, London

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Opens at 5:00pm
Operator: Independent
44 Old Street, Finsbury, London, EC1V 9AQ (View on Google Map)
07544 941143
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Cocktail Bar.

Ex Whitbread now free since Feb 96. Closed 2006. 2011 Renamed IL CICCHETTO an Italian bar with keg beers and later cask ale. Renamed the Gibson, a cocktail bar with no draught beer, towards the end of 2015. Closed 2023 - re-opened as The Mad Hatter in July 2024.

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Previous Names
Gibson; Il Cicchetto; Chequers
Local Authority
Islington
Last updated
28/08/2025
Last surveyed
29/12/2015
Leasehold owner
Served Straight Ltd
Freehold owner
individual
Pub ID
ELC/14739
Asset of Community Value
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
5:00pm - 11:00pm
Wednesday
5:00pm - 11:00pm
Thursday
5:00pm - 11:00pm
Friday
5:00pm - Midnight
Saturday
5:00pm - Midnight
Sunday
Closed
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Nearby Station (650m)
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Close to London Underground/Overground/DLR (450m)
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