A pan-London guide to the capital's best BYOBs
To save you the trouble of pretending to read the wine list, then literally always deciding that the second cheapest bottle will be the best match for your meal, we've put together this handily geographically segmented list of London's best BYOB restos. Wanna' bring some vino to the Hawksmoor, or maybe a bottle of tequila to Bombay Burrito, or some lager(s) to Bonnie Gull? We've got you covered right here.
Central
Hawksmoor
5a Air St; W1J 0AD
11 Langley St; WC2H 9JG
£5.00 corkage on Mondays
The Breakfast Club
33 D’Arblay St; W1F 8 EU
The Golden Hind
73 Marylebone Lane; W1U 2PN
No corkage
Bonnie Gull Seafood Shack
21A Foley St; W1W 6DS
No Corkage Sundays
Chelsea/Fulham
Pappa Ciccia
105 Munster Road; SW6 5RQ
41 Fulham High St; SW6 3JJ
£ 3.50 corkage per person
Cafe 209
209 Munster Rd; Sw6 6BX
South of the river
Entree
2 Battersea Rise; SW11 1ED
£5.00 corkage Monday-Wednesday
Negril
132 Brixton Hill; SW2 1RS
2.50 pp for how ever many drinks you have.
Apollo Banana Leaf
190 Tooting high St; SW17 0SF
Cah Chi
34 Durham Rd; SW20 0TW
10% of bill
Hot Stuff
19/23 Wilcox Rd; SW8 2XA
Harrisons
15-19 Bedford Hill; SW12 9EX
BYO Monday
Beyrouths
20-21 The High Parade; SW16 1EX
Amaranth
346 Garratt Lane; SW18 4ES
Bonnington Cafe
11 Vauxhall Grove; SW8 1TD
No Corkage, but 50p glass hire
North
Diwana Bhe Poori House
121-123 Drummond St; NW1 2HL
The Fish & Chip Shop
189 Upper St; N1 1RQ
BYO Mondays £5.00 Corkage
500 Restaurant
782 Holloway Rd; N19 3JH
Bombay Burrito
357 Goswell Rd; EC1V 7JL
Greenwich
Goddards At Greenwich Pie House
22 King William Walk; SE10 9HU
Victoria/Pimlico
Picante Mexican Grill
18 Greencoat Row; SW1P 1PQ
Grumbles Cafe
35 Chruton St; SW1V 2LT
No Corkage Mondays
East
The Empress
130 Lauriston Rd; E9 7LH
BYO Tuesdays - no corkage
Rochelle Canteen
Arnold Circus; E2 7ES
Little Georgia
87 Goldsmiths Row; E2 8QR
Mangal Ocakbasi
10 Arcola Rd; E2 8DP
Needoo Grill
87 New Rd; E1 1HH
Tayyabs
83 Fieldgate St; E1 1JU
Viet Grill
58 Kingsland Rd; E2 8DP
Tay Do
65 Kingsland Rd; E2 8AG
£1 per head
Lahore Kabab House
2 Umberston St; E1 1PY
Eat 17
30 Orford Rd; E17 9NJ
Olives and Figs
14 Artillery Passage; E1 7LJ
Adiva
Commercial Rd; E1 6BD
Rivington Grill
28-30 Rivington Street; EC2A 3DZ
£5.00 Mondays
West
Boys Cafe
615 Harrow Road; W10 4RA
Alounak
10 Russel Gardens; W14 8EZ
Adam and Agusia
258 King St; W6 0SP
Books for Cooks Cafe
4 Blenheim Cresent; W11 1NN
La Sophia
46 Golborne Road; W10 5PR
No Corkage Sun-Fri
Sam’s Brasserie
Barley Mow Centre; W4 4PH
BYO Monday