"If you just want to get drunk somewhere that, if you squint, could be an Aesop store, go to The Pelican. The Notting Hill pub is less Del Boys in distress and more artfully distressed walls, caramel leather banquettes, and scampi that’s of the monkfish variety. For more fancy pubs, look out for those named after creatures you’re probably not legally allowed to keep as pets: The Parakeet, The Cow, The Bull & Last." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, sinead cranna