Live Sports — Pubs in Kilburn

Evening Meals

Reopen June 2018 as a chicken restaurant with a bar serving a small range of draft keg beers. Kilburn Ironworks closed 05/02/18 and was a cocktail and craft beer bar, mostly tap beers dominated by Camden Town and Meantime. Originally opened in 1993 as the Cole Pitz in former office premises.

Brondes Age

328 Kilburn High Road, Kilburn NW6 2QN

Unsurprisingly, close to Brondesbury station, this is a bar/restaurant in a former shop premise. It is a popular sports bar on Kilburn High Road. Football is always shown in the outdoor area on the high road, attracting large crowds at high profile games. A late licence ensures it is always busy!

Coopers Arms

164 Kilburn High Road, Kilburn NW6 4JD

Traditional Pub Games

In April 2018, London Pride was on sale at £3.20 a pint and reported in good nick. In May 2019 Shepherd Neame Spitfire was available for £3.60. Some nice old etched windows with Charrington insignia.

Lillie Langtry

121 Abbey Road, Kilburn NW6 4SL

Traditional Pub Games

Pub refurbished recently and now reopened. Sign listing 'cask ales' available on the window. Re-named in the first quarter of 2007 as the Cricketers and returned to the Lillie Langtry in 2011. interior and exterior as was. interestingly, still retains a lot of original Ind Coope livery and lanterns to the facade, and the original Ind Coope hanging pub sign with the Lillie Langtry name.

Old Bell

38 Kilburn High Road, Kilburn NW6 5UA

Underwent a make-over a few years ago with new carpets and furniture. A very large pub with sports screens, some booths and a marvelous old pub mirror. Could be described as a remnant of old Kilburn which may be slowly fading away. It extends back to a decked patio and huge back garden overlooking the railway. The cask beer was very good value at £2.05 at Sept 2013. Extensive pub grub menu until 21.00. Recently re-opened [Nov 2015] after a short (less than 2 weeks) refurbishment closure. Four handpumps were visible selling London Pride, Doom Bar and Adnams Ghost Ship with the fourth pump unused.

Juniper

125 Kilburn High Road, Kilburn NW6 6JH

Live Music

Closed July 2016 due to "technical problem" but then re-opened after sale by Greene King to a private purchaser. After a brief closure reopened Jan 2019 as The Juniper. Real ale is not always available. A marvellous looking building with some striking interior features, wood panelling wraps around the wall with built-in mirrors, and a fine fireplace above which is an old looking Cock Tavern clock. The ceiling is also well worth looking at with some fine carving. Towards the back is a pool table and darts table. There is ample seating throughout. It used to be home to The Cock Tavern Theatre but this closed in 2011 - the Victorian staircases being "too steep and too short". The building is locally listed by Brent Council: https://www.brent.gov.uk/media/16415196/locally-listed-heritage-assets-in-brent-full-list.pdf

Earl of Derby

155 Kilburn High Road, Kilburn NW6 7HU

Karaoke

Live Music

In 2013 M&B took this pub back into direct management, they have thoroughly repainted interior and exterior while retaining the same essential layout. A Victorian building occupying an imposing corner site that was originally named The Earl Derby. Themed quiz night Tuesday. On opening night the guest beers were Jarrow Rivet Catcher and Leeds Gathering Storm. The usual array of craft kegs supporting London brewers such as Meantime and Camden Town. However, by Aug 2014 only one beer was on sale and the "forthcoming beer" sign had been removed. Extensive menu served from opening until 10. At the time, we wrote "A welcome addition to the Kilburn cask beer scene, an area that has proved obstinate to the real ale revival." It looks as if that obstinacy remains. Indeed in April 2018, no cask beer at all was on sale.

Fiddler

229 Kilburn High Road, Kilburn NW6 7JG

Close to Railway Station

Close to Bus Routes

Was a restaurant in 1989 and then an Irish pub by 1993. Closed in 2018 and reopened as a live music venue run by Vince Power in 2019. From their website: "We are open Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, Live Football matches and every gig night from 7 pm. We will keep you posted of when Football matches are on! (No Admission after 12:30am)" The Kingdom bar was one of the many Irish bars along Kilburn High Road and was hugely popular amongst GAA fans and the Irish community, especially Kerry fans, as the pub was painted in their team's colours - green and gold! The bar was one of the Kissane Taverns pubs around North West London, which have all now closed. All the big GAA and rugby matches were shown and everyone would stand for the Irish National Anthem before the games. The closure of the bar in 2018, was a sign of the times, but it reopened in early 2019, as the new live music venue - The Fiddler. We have uploaded a picture of how it looked as The Kingdom.

North London Tavern

375 Kilburn High Road, Kilburn NW6 7QB

Real Cider Available

Dog Friendly

A central bar breaks up the pub and the decorated ceiling, lighting, wooden seating and floor create a warm ambience. There is a gastro-style restaurant at the rear in a very nice room but bar snacks are also available. Function room for hire. Beer range changes and can often feature London breweries such as Sambrook's or Truman's. Quiz Tues nights, DJs Fri/Sat nights from 10pm and Sun jazz. Outside seating on busy main road or slightly less busy side road. The pub was opened out in a November 2014 refurbishment but its essentially pleasant interior remains. Brondesbury station is on the London Overground. Trad cider can come and go. On a visit in December 2019 there were 2 guest beers on cask, one from the new Goodness Brewery in Haringey and Sambrook's.

McGlynn's

70 Willesden Lane, Kilburn NW6 7SX