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Cosy pubs for winter: 10 of London's best for cold winter nights

Source: The Dog House

Were it vaguely acceptable to wear one's slippers to the pub — it is for some, but only those of a certain age and with the familiar title of "regular" — these are the places where slippers would fit best: snug, warm, lights Dickensian in their fuzzy effervescence.

(51 Leverton Street, NW5 2NX, ) is in Kentish Town and it is cosy. And so begins a look at some of London’s most restful pubs for winter drinking. I like The Pineapple because it is not only warm and fuzzy, a place for quiet pints food — the sort so many pubs used to. Spring rolls, fishcakes, bowls of massaman curry. 

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