Another historic London pub, the Mitre is set back from the bustling streets, making this pub quite a find for an extended lunchtime session sans the tourists you might find in some of the fleet street oldies. It was built by Bishop Goodrich in 1546 and is near and a part of other historic places in London – William Wallace was hung with other troublemakers across the way in Smithfield, and Queen Elizabeth danced around the pub’s cherry tree with Sir Christopher Hatton. Inside you’ll find the low-ceilinged small rooms you might expect for a pub nearly 500 years old, as well as a good selection of ales and snack food such as sausages, pickled eggs and their famous toasties. It’s a real gem steeped in history, and when you find it you’ll not want to leave.