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Three Crowns
Old Street and Hoxton EC1 EC2 N1
Quite how two people are expected to play a game of darts in this, London’s narrowest oche, is beyond me. But sometimes darts is best as a solo game, and maybe this slightly wanky bar is the place to play with yourself. This is one for the Luke’s.
Rosy Hue
London Bridge and Borough SE1
At the back of the vast sports bar is a lonely looking board, which, in 2025, was probably in the worst condition of any board in central London. Seeing as the board has only been put up in the last year or so, this suggests that it gets some use. This place will become a […]
Duke of Somerset
Aldgate E1 and City EC3
A dedicated darts area sits on the right of the pub, on the way to the toilets. There was a dart board here some years ago, but nobody every played as the nearby Still and Star took all the limelight. With the S&S boarded up, the Duke is back. And they have a new board […]
White Horse
Soho and around W1
Central London’s first wine-led pub with a dart board, which contrary to my cynical expectations looked well used on my 2025 visit. (Although wine-tasting was preventing a throw). I wouldn’t expect to bump into someone I know on the oche, but I’ve had a friendly welcome. I even coached two competition-winning Germans here; long story.
Sir Sydney Smith
Aldgate E1 and City EC3
If you like a pub with a dart board and a lot of bricks this is for you. There is a large and good quality dedicated darts area, it’s a friendly boozer, and the website even tells you when the board is available. All in all this has become one of the best places to […]
Moretown Belle
Aldgate E1 and City EC3
In one of London’s newer quarters (which is obviously also really old), right next to a massive Waitrose, sit London’s floweriest darts area – which in 2026 now has five dart boards (the original three in the corner on the left of the pub, and then another two on the right towards the toilets. And, […]
Steam Wine Bar
Aldgate E1 and City EC3
Not the sort of place you may expect to find darts, but a perfectly reasonably venue for a pre-booked throw, especially if you drink wine. Note that the venue is regularly closed in the evening for private events – including one, according to the 100 Not Out Honours Board by the stairs, featuring Eric Bristow, […]
Wood Street Bar
City EC2 EC4
For years this wine-bary-restaurant nestled into the Barbican concrete jungle had a sole hidden board with a concrete floor – possibly a nod to its history as a road running through the Roman fort that was here. But then, in 2025. two new boards arrived, turning this into one of the best dart venues in […]
Black Horse
Aldgate E1 and City EC3
Gone are the days of this being a serious darts venue, but there is still a board upstairs, in good condition on my 2026 visit, but in a slightly awkward area that shouts fun darts rather than anything resembling a match. The pub has turned Irish, with the new name of An Capall Dubh, and […]