Gay London
Bars & Clubs
Restaurants
Bathhouses
Hotels
Shops
Arts
Gyms
Beaches
Events

The Grapes

(1 Rating)
'Straight' pub co-owned by Ian McKellen

Olde-worlde 1729 riverside pub in atmospheric Limehouse in east London, taken over in September 2011 by famed stage and screen actor Ian McKellen (a Limehouse local), accomplished stage and film director and McKellen's ex, Sean Mathias, and Russian-British businessman and publisher Evgeny Lebedev (owner of freebie London weekday newspaper the Evening Standard and The Independent). The rather narrow and pokey pub stands on a spot occupied by taverns as early as 1583, and was frequented by Cha...

READ MORE



Address
76 Narrow St, Limehouse
London, England E14 8BP

Near: at Ropemakers Fields

East

Hours
Mon to Sat noon—11pm
Sun noon—10.30pm


Your support makes our travel guides possible

We believe that LGBTQ+ people deserve safe vacations that allow them to be their authentic selves. That's why our City Guides aren't locked behind a paywall. Can you contribute today?

Cancel anytime · Proudly LGBTQ+ owned and operated

Reviews

freshlyroasted
freshlyroasted first review First to Review
Over a year ago

good beer and food

Good beer and food. A nice change from the offer in so many gay establishments


Other Gay Bars in East

Savage Disco AWAITING NEW HOME?

Trashy East End fabulouness
East

R & She

Attitude dancing
East

Klub Verboten

Membership-only, mostly straight fetish club in the underground style
East

The White Swan

A non-rough pub-club in a so-called rough part of town
East

The WayOut Club (at the White Swan)

London's premier transgender night out
East

The Old Ship

Gay/mixed corner pub on solid ground
East

The Star of Bethnal Green

East London boozer for "grown-up ravers"
East

Psycho Ward (at Resistence Gallery) NO LONGER HAPPENING

Art, sexuality and performance on the edge
East

Restaurants in East

Lahore Kebab House

Not what it was, but still very good Pakistani food
East

Tayyabs

East London's inexpensive-ish curry of the moment
East

St John Bread and Wine

Bread, wine and a lot more
East

Bistrotheque

Traditional English and French dishes with a side of camp
East

Rochelle Canteen

Hidden Shoreditch jewel
East

Pizza East (Shoreditch)

All-hip pizza, clientele and location
East

Boundary Shoreditch

The Conran touch
East

Darwin Brasserie (at Sky Garden)

Walkie-Talkie window to the world, with food
East

Gay London
Bars & Clubs
Restaurants
Bathhouses
Hotels
Shops
Arts
Gyms
Beaches
Events