Updated October 2026

Celebrity-owned pubs, bars and restaurants in London

From Guy Ritchie's pub in Fitzrovia to Sir Ian McKellen's 16th-century riverside pub in Limehouse, some of London's best-known faces now run places to eat and drink. You're unlikely to be served by the owner, but these are good places in their own right. Filter by type to find one near you.

Lore of the Land
Fitzrovia, Camden
Pub
Guy Ritchie · Film director · Owner
A three-storey pub on Conway Street serving British food, charcoal-grilled dishes and well-known Sunday roasts, with Ritchie's own Gritchie beers on tap.
The Fox & Pheasant
Chelsea, by Stamford Bridge
Pub
James Blunt · Singer-songwriter · Owner since 2017
A snug Victorian pub with a heated garden and a covered conservatory, popular before Chelsea home games and for its Sunday lunch.
The Carpenter's Arms
Hammersmith, Hammersmith & Fulham
Pub
James Blunt · Singer-songwriter · Owner since July 2026
A gastropub near the river at Black Lion Lane with a large walled garden. Blunt bought it from Wren Pubs in July 2026, his second London pub.
The Grapes
Limehouse, Tower Hamlets
Pub
Sir Ian McKellen · Actor · Co-owner
A narrow riverside pub on Narrow Street dating to 1583, once visited by Dickens. McKellen's Gandalf staff hangs behind the bar.
The Horseshoe
Clerkenwell, Islington
Pub
Daniel Craig · Actor · Co-owner with Nick Jones, Charlie Carroll and Justin O'Shea
A 250-year-old Clerkenwell Close boozer, said to be haunted by a ghost called Gilbert. The new owners plan an upstairs dining room, a terrace and a beer garden, and will keep a traditional bar downstairs.
Closed for refurbishment since 9 October 2026, reopening late 2027
Bertie Blossoms
Notting Hill, Kensington & Chelsea
Bar
Ed Sheeran · Singer-songwriter · Co-owner
A cocktail bar and kitchen on Portobello Road. It reopened in February 2025 after a full refurbishment.
Porte Noire
King's Cross, Camden
Bar
Idris Elba · Actor · Co-owner with David Farber
A wine bar, restaurant and shop inside the Gasholder 10 building on Lewis Cubitt Walk. It also sells Elba's own Porte Noire champagne.
Mikkeller Bar London
Shoreditch
Bar
Rick Astley · Singer · Partner (Mikkeller is the majority owner)
A Danish craft beer bar at the top of Hackney Road, open since 2018, with a long draught list. Astley and Mikkeller's founder also brewed a lager together.
The Wealthy Beggar
Kensal Rise, Brent
Bar
Lucien Laviscount · Actor, Emily in Paris · Co-owner
A self-styled "five-star dive bar" on Chamberlayne Road with Pan-Asian small plates, cocktails, live music and a recording studio downstairs.
Lupa
Highbury, Islington
Restaurant
Theo James · Actor, The White Lotus · Co-owner with Ed Templeton
A neighbourhood restaurant serving Roman comfort food, including cacio e pepe and carbonara, cooked by chef Naz Hassan.