The Devonshire In Soho Named UK's Best Gastropub In Estrella Damm 2026 Awards

Published . By Jasmine Lee Kennedy.

Collage of the Bull and Last dining room, Guinness at the Devonshire and Sunday roast at The Baring, all representing the Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs 2025.

The Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs 2026 have been announced and the lineup is a knock-out.

What Are The Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs Awards & How Are They Chosen?

The Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs was created in 2009 to celebrate the best food pubs in the country. To select their list, they have a voting academy made up of more than 350 industry experts representing areas across the UK, featuring authoritative figures such as food writers, top chefs, pub guide editors, gastropub operators and more, who each vote for their top four gastropubs (with at least one being from the region they represent). 

Who Won In This Year's Top 50 Gastropub Awards?

2026's winners were announced on Monday 26th January, and the number one spot went to The Devonshire in Soho, which is co-owned by Oisín Rogers (previously of Guinea Grill), Charlie Carroll (Flat Iron founder) and Ashley Palmer-Watts (former Heston Blumenthal chef).

This relatively new addition to London's pub scene opened in late 2023, but is already famous for serving some of the city's best pints of Guinness with punters spilling out onto the streets of Soho from noon 'til night. They're also lauded for their "premium quality, homemade food, focusing on the best of British produce using its own in-house butcher and bakery", as stated by Estrella Damm. 

In second place, The Unruly Pig in Woodbridge - who have previously won first place in 2025 and 2022 - with The Red Lion and Sun (London), The Woolpack Inn (Slad), The Star Inn (Harome) and The Angel at Heton (Hetton) joining it in the top 5. Other highlights across the UK include The Broad Chare from Newcastle Upon Thyme coming in at 15, The Mariners In Cornwall hitting 27 and Halifax's Shibden Mill Inn at spot 49.

London certainly waved the flag high for best-in-class gastropubs, with several other pubs crowned, including Red Lion & Sun, the Bull & Last, the Harwood Arms, the Baring, the Canton Arms, the Clarence, Marksman Public House, The Hero of Maida, The Tamil Crown, The French House, The Waterman's Arms, and The Knave of Clubs. It's also worth noting that The Kerfield Arms (Camberwell, London) has made its first appearance in the list, after only opening in 2025 - very impressive indeed. 

UK’s Top 50 Gastropubs For 2026

  1. The Devonshire, Soho, Central London
  2. The Unruly Pig, Woodbridge, Suffolk
  3. The Red Lion & Sun, Highgate, North London
  4. The Woolpack Inn, Slad, Gloucestershire
  5. The Star Inn, Harome, York
  6. The Angel at Hetton, Hetton, Yorkshire
  7.  Parkers Arms, Clitheroe, Lancashire
  8. The Rat Inn, Anick, Northumberland
  9. The Rum Fox, Grindleton, Lancashire
  10. The Cornish Arms, Tavistock, Devon
  11. Canton Arms, Stockwell, London
  12. The Dog at Wingham, Wingham, Kent
  13. The Abbey Inn, Byland, Yorkshire
  14. The Three Horseshoes, Batcombe, Somerset
  15. The Broad Chare, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland
  16. The Gunton Arms, Norwich, Norfolk
  17. The Baring, Islington, London
  18. The Merry Harriers, Hambledon
  19. The Fordwich Arms, Canterbury, Kent
  20. The Bell Inn, Langford, Oxfordshire
  21. The Kentish Hare, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  22. The Crown, Burchetts Green
  23. Marksman Public House, London
  24. The Hero of Maida, Maida Vale, London
  25. The Kerfield Arms, Camberwell, London
  26. The Sportsman, Seasalter, Kent
  27. The Mariners, Rock, Cornwall
  28. The Bull, Oxfordshire, Charlbury
  29. The Coach, Marlow, Buckinghamshire
  30. The Highland Laddie, Leeds, West Yorkshire
  31. The Pipe and Glass, South Dalton, Yorkshire
  32. The Silver Cup, Harpenden
  33. The Waterman's Arms, Barnes
  34. Heft, High Newton, Cumbria
  35. The Tamil Crown, Islington, London
  36. Harwood Arms, Fulham, London
  37. The Killingsworth Castle, Woodstock, Oxfordshire
  38. The Gurnard's Head, St. Ives, Cornwall
  39. The Bull & Last, Highgate, London
  40. The Kinneuchar Inn, Leven, Fife
  41. The Tartan Fox, Newquay, Cornwall
  42. Queen of Cups, Glastonbury, Somerset
  43. The Knave of Clubs, Shoreditch, London
  44. The Mason's Arms, Bampton, Oxfordshire
  45. The Wild Rabbit, Kingham, Oxfordshire
  46. The Black Bear Inn, Usk, Monmouthshire
  47. The French House, Soho, London
  48. The Lock & The Tyne by Adam Handling, Old Windsor, Berkshire
  49. Shibden Mill Inn, Halifax, Yorkshire
  50. The White Horse, Chester, Cheshire

The 2026 'One To Watch' Awards

  • The General Tarleton, Harrogate
  • Dylans at the Kings Arms, St Albans
  • Brook House, Fulham
  • The Fence Gate, Burnley

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