#1

6.30pm - 7.30pm

Earl Of Essex
25 Danbury Street, London, N1 8LE

- Refurbished (twice) recently, it is Islington's only microbrewery.

#2

7.35pm - 8.10pm

The Duke Of Cambridge
30 St.Peter's St, London N1 8NQ

-Sells organic drinks, which take a bit of getting used but then 'normal' drinks taste very chemical afterwards.

#3

8.15pm - 9.00pm

Mucky Pup
39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ

- The highlight of the evening; an antidote to the pretentious gastropubs that infest the area these days.

#4

9.00pm - 9.40pm

Camden Head
2 Camden Walk, Camden Passage, London N1 8DY

- More interesting for its location (the quirky Camden Passage) than anything else, it remains a pub. An increasing rarity in the area.

#5

9.45pm - 10.20pm

Steam Passage
44 Upper St, London N1 0PN

- One of two pubs from my youth that I wanted to revisit. It remains as dreadful as it used to be. Sorry about that.

#6

10.20pm - 11.00pm

Nag's Head
12 Upper St, N1 0PQ

- Another one I used to frequent in years gone past. This one was much better.

#7

until late

Round Midnight
13 Liverpool Road, London N1 0RW

- Excellent little blues/jazz live music venue near Chapel Market. The (blues) band were very good. It was my turn to miss the last tube home!