The Windmill pub in Mayfair take pies pretty seriously – they even have a Pie Club! But if you just wanna eat a pie you can’t go wrong with their market fish pie or suet pudding pie with Dorset mutton shoulder, lamb mince and root veg.
THE BEST PIES
We’ve rounded up the best pies in London town. Whether you’re a puff pastry lid kinda person or more of a shortcrust pastry bottom.
THE WINDMILL
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6/8 Mill Street, London W1S 2AZ, United Kingdom
OPENING HOURS
- Monday: 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM
- Tuesday: 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM
- Wednesday: 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM
- Thursday: 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM
- Friday: 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM
- Saturday: 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM
- Sunday: 12:00 – 6:00 PM
PUTNEY PIES
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2 Putney High Street, London SW15 1SL, United Kingdom
OPENING HOURS
- Monday: Closed
- Tuesday: 12:00 – 3:00 PM, 5:00 – 10:30 PM
- Wednesday: 12:00 – 3:00 PM, 5:00 – 10:30 PM
- Thursday: 12:00 – 3:00 PM, 5:00 – 10:30 PM
- Friday: 12:00 – 11:00 PM
- Saturday: 12:00 – 11:00 PM
- Sunday: 12:00 – 9:30 PM
Putney Pies is West London’s dirty little secret. Serving up handmade pies, pot pies with lids and hot pots, they’ve got everything you could ever want. From the traditional steak and ale to the wild rabbit & bacon, it’s pies how they should be – with lots of mash and gravy.
GODDARDS AT GREENWICH
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22 King William Walk, London SE10 9HU, UK
OPENING HOURS
- Monday: 10:00 AM – 7:30 PM
- Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 7:30 PM
- Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 7:30 PM
- Thursday: 10:00 AM – 7:30 PM
- Friday: 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM
- Saturday: 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM
- Sunday: 10:00 AM – 7:30 PM
Goddards at Greenwich has been around since 1890 and is a proper old school pie and mash shop. The menu is filled with the classics including minced beef, steak and kidney and chicken and ham pie served with liquor, gravy, mash, baked beans or peas, and two of you can eat here for under a tenner. And if you’re not down with the pies, David Beckham is a regular and we can all get down with that…
ALBION
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2-4 Boundary St, Shoreditch, London E2 7DD
OPENING HOURS
- Monday: 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Tuesday: 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Wednesday: 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Thursday: 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM
- Friday: 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM
- Saturday: 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM
- Sunday: 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Albion loves pies, like a lot. When it comes to the grub you can expect to find classics like ox cheek & ale cottage pie and smoked chicken & leek puff pie, so you’re sorted whether you prefer your pies topped with potato or pastry.
HOLBORN DINING ROOM
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252 High Holborn, London WC1V 7EN, United Kingdom
OPENING HOURS
- Monday: 7:00 AM – 10:00 PM
- Tuesday: 7:00 AM – 10:00 PM
- Wednesday: 7:00 AM – 10:00 PM
- Thursday: 7:00 AM – 10:00 PM
- Friday: 7:00 AM – 10:00 PM
- Saturday: 7:00 AM – 10:30 PM
- Sunday: 7:00 AM – 9:45 PM
Pastry King Calum Franklin heads up the kitchen at Holborn Dining Rooms, so it comes as no surprise that they do a bangin’ selection of pies. And if you’re gonna pick anything it has to be THAT curry mutton pie with mango salsa. HELLO!
BOB BOB RICARD
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1 Upper James St, London W1F 9DF, United Kingdom
OPENING HOURS
- Monday: 5:30 PM – 12:00 AM
- Tuesday: 5:30 PM – 12:00 AM
- Wednesday: 5:30 PM – 12:00 AM
- Thursday: 12:00 PM – 12:00 AM
- Friday: 12:00 PM – 12:00 AM
- Saturday: 12:00 PM – 12:00 AM
- Sunday: 12:00 PM – 12:00 AM
The iconic Soho restaurant Bob Bob Ricard have a chicken, mushroom and champagne pie on the menu, which comes with their name etched into the crust and is possibly the poshest pie in London. Just look at it…it’s a knock out.
M. MANZE
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87 Tower Bridge Rd, London SE1 4TW, United Kingdom
OPENING HOURS
- Monday: 10:30 AM – 5:45 PM
- Tuesday: 10:30 AM – 5:45 PM
- Wednesday: 10:30 AM – 5:45 PM
- Thursday: 10:30 AM – 5:45 PM
- Friday: 10:00 AM – 6:45 PM
- Saturday: 10:00 AM – 7:45 PM
- Sunday: 11:00 AM – 2:45 PM
The oldest pie shop in town, M.Manze has been serving traditional pie, mash and eels since 1902 and they still use the same recipes too. Impressive. Whether you dine in or take-away you can find a true cockney experience right here.
THE DRAFT HOUSE
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80 Columbia Rd, London E2 7QB, United Kingdom
OPENING HOURS
- Monday: 12:00 – 11:30 PM
- Tuesday: 12:00 – 11:30 PM
- Wednesday: 12:00 – 11:30 PM
- Thursday: 12:00 PM – 12:00 AM
- Friday: 12:00 PM – 12:30 AM
- Saturday: 12:00 PM – 12:30 AM
- Sunday: 12:00 – 10:30 PM
Their pub grub menu is one full of pie and mash. We praise you, we really do. Handcrafted, fully encased shortcrust pies of steak & ale, steak & kidney, chicken leek & ham, and spinach, sweet potato & goat’s cheese. HUZZAH!
