UK's Top 50 Gastropubs announced - Unruly Pig at no 1, The Devonshire straight in at no 2

The first big awards of the 2025 season are here as the Top 50 UK Gastropubs list has been revealed. For the second year in a row (and its third time in total), Suffolk pub The Unruly Pig has claimed the top spot. We visited The Unruly Pig last year and can definitely see what all the fuss is about - read our Test Drive here. 

Just behind them, however, it's a very strong showing for The Devonshire which has gone straight in at number two. It caps off an amazing year for the pub which has seen it go from strength to strength both in terms of the pub and upstairs grill (not to mention getting ALL the celebs into its Green Room).  

There's a notable boost for London pubs on the list this year, with 12 pubs from the city making the top 50 (up from eight last year). Newcomers include The Tamil Prince (45) in Islington and The Watermans Arms (37) in Barnes, while longstanding gastropub The Eagle in Farringdon also makes it back into the top 50 at no. 43. 

Here's the full list - with the London pubs in bold:

1. The Unruly Pig, Woodbridge, Suffolk
2. The Devonshire, Soho, Central London
3. The Star at Harome, Harome, North Yorkshire
4. Parkers Arms, Newton-in-Bowland, Lancashire
5. The Mariners, Rock, Cornwall
6. The Red Lion & Sun, Highgate, North London
7. The Three Horseshoes, Batcombe, Somerset
8. The Sportsman, Seasalter, Kent
9. The Cornish Arms, Tavistock, Devon
10. The Bull & Last, Highgate, North London
11. The Bull, Charlbury, Oxfordshire
12. The Gunton Arms, Thorpe Market, Norfolk
13. The Fordwich Arms, Canterbury, Kent
14. The Harwood Arms, Fulham, west London
15. The Angel at Hetton, Hetton, North Yorkshire
16. The Edinburgh Castle, Manchester
17. The Baring, Islington, North London
18. The Pack Horse, Hayfield, Derbyshire
19. The Woolpack Inn, Slad, Gloucestershire
20. The Rat Inn, Anick, Northumberland
21. The Shibden Mill Inn, Halifax, West Yorkshire
22. The Canton Arms, Stockwell, South London
23. The Loch & The Tyne by Adam Handling, Old Windsor, Berkshire
24. Black Bear Inn, Bettws Newydd, Monmouthshire
25. The Clarence Tavern, Stoke Newington, North-east London
26. The Black Bull, Sedbergh, Cumbria
27. The Abbey Inn , Byland, North Yorkshire
28. The Pipe and Glass Inn, South Dalton, East Yorkshire
29. The Coach, Marlow, Buckinghamshire
30. The Longs Arms, South Wraxall, Wiltshire
31. The Broad Chare, Newcastle
32. The Hand and Flowers, Marlow, Buckinghamshire
33. The Bull’s Head, Craswall, Herefordshie
34. Heft, High Newton, Cumbria
35. The Crown, Burchetts Green, Berkshire
36. The Silver Cup, Harpenden, Hertfordshire
37. The Waterman's Arms, Barnes, South-west London
38. The Camberwell Arms, Camberwell, south London
39. The Dog & Gun Inn, Skelton, Cumbria
40. The Drapers Arms, Islington, North London
41. The Scran and Scallie, Edinburgh
42. Durham Ox, Crayke, North Yorkshire
43. The Eagle, Farringdon, North London
44. The Merry Harriers, Hambledon, Surrey
45. The Tamil Prince, Islington, North London
46. The Wild Rabbit, Kingham, Oxfordshire
47. The Three Fishes, Mitton, Lancashire
48. The Dog at Wingham, Wingham, Kent
49. The White Swan at Fence, Fence, Lancashire
50. Double Red Duke, Clanfield, Oxfordshire

Read more about the winners here.  

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