The Toy Shop, Putney

Putney area guide

Explore Putney's boat race bars by day, and rip-roaring comedy and live music by night
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Putney’s riverside pubs and bars may be particularly hot property on boat race day when the fierce competition punts off in the area, but they prove just as heaving on non-race days. Locals and visitors to the area vie for an outdoor seat to nurse a peaceful pint. But that’s just by day. By night, Putney’s bars and pubs transform into hotbeds for live music, stand-up comedy and happy hours aplenty – students and well-heeled adults are all taken care of in this upmarket part of town.

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Tried & True
Restaurants

Tried & True

A breakfast, brunch and lunch café. Give their pulled pork eggs Benedict with jalapeno cheddar cornbread a go.
The Beer Boutique
Shopping

The Beer Boutique

Specialist beer shop that makes your local’s selection look very shabby indeed. As well as the glorious nectar, they also stock home-brew kits and various...
The Prince of Wales
Bars and pubs

The Prince of Wales

  • price 2 of 4
Situated in Putney, south London, The Prince of Wales is a pub with a truly diverse offering. Whether you visit us for lunch, dinner in our restaurant, or a...

Restaurants in Putney

Kitchenette Putney
Restaurants

Kitchenette Putney

  • price 1 of 4
Kitchenette is a friendly café, bar and brasserie in Putney and the first London site for the restaurant which is already thriving in various locations...
Gazette Putney

Gazette Putney

With a 1st site opening discreetly 7 years ago in Battersea, GAZETTE continues its gentle expansion with the opening of GAZETTE in Putney, adding to the...
Enoteca Turi
Restaurants

Enoteca Turi

  • price 3 of 4
We arrived on a rain-lashed Wednesday evening to find this long-standing Putney local positively buzzing. In keeping with its name, Enoteca Turi has a...
Alquimia
Restaurants

Alquimia

  • price 2 of 4
Mediterranean cuisine is the name of the game at Alquimia, a relaxed Putney boite with heaps of Spanish kitchen cred. Having honed his skills at a number of...

Things to do in Putney

Putney Old Burial Ground
Theatre

Putney Old Burial Ground

A mid-18th century cemetery which hosts kids days and occasional theatre productions. Four of the tombs are listed, including those of Harriet Thomson, an 18th...

Bars and pubs in Putney

Bricklayer's Arms
Bars and pubs

Bricklayer's Arms

  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • price 1 of 4
There’s something of a village-pub feel to this hostelry: Putney’s first, it started life in 1826. Although it’s since been surrounded by a modern housing...
Duke's Head
Bars and pubs

Duke's Head

The Duke's Head is set in a Victorian grade II listed building right next to the river Thames. It's particularly attractive due to its big outdoor space, which...
Half Moon Putney
Music

Half Moon Putney

When this seen-’em-all pub and music venue successfully campaigned against proposals to transform it into a gastropub at the end of 2009, its PR war...
Citizen Smith
Bars and pubs

Citizen Smith

  • 3 out of 5 stars
Its wide-open windows facing Putney station, Citizen Smith (didn’t he come from Tooting?) frequently fills to the brim with young punters on the razzle and on...