FT readers: London’s best riverside pubs

I recommend The Anglers by Teddington Lock. Beautiful, child-friendly garden with a playground and outdoor BBQ, along with Shakespeare plays in the summer. Turn up on foot or by boat!
— NSW

If you are in Hammersmith (The Dove, Blue Anchor) and fancy a change of vibe, The Old City Arms by Hammersmith Bridge is worth a visit. Not a particularly picturesque pub, but very local, good service and it has two pool tables and an excellent jukebox.
— sunlit_uplands

As The Banker [in the City] is pretty much level with the high-water mark of the Thames, you get a real sense of the power of the tide there, especially when you see how fast it flows upstream as it comes in.
— EdgeleyP

I love The Blue Anchor and especially The Dove in Hammersmith — but when they’re crowded (too often), wander a little further along the river to the Old Ship. Larger, more modern, and more geared to diners than the others, but still very pleasant with plenty of seats for a river view. Decent beers and wines.

Just a little further on is The Black Lion — not quite on the river but a river pub in spirit. Then follow Black Lion Lane via the underpass under the Great West Road and in a few minutes you are at a favourite Hammersmith local: The Cross Keys (a good old Fuller’s pub). You could even then have lunch at the nearby Carpenter’s Arms (cooking goes up and down like all gastropubs — but I hear it’s good right now). Followed by a digestif at the architectural gem which is The Salutation on King Street.

You can argue which of the Thames-side pubs is the best — but you can’t beat Hammersmith for a pub crawl. Cheers!
— Edwardian

A solid list. One enjoyable way to experience a few Thames-side boozers is to start your afternoon having a pint or three in the Prospect of Whitby, Town of Ramsgate and Captain Kidd in Wapping, then hop on the Overground line one stop south to Rotherhithe to visit The Angel, Mayflower and Salt Quay (mediocre pub but a wonderful sun-drenched riverside terrace). Both Wapping and Rotherhithe retain plenty of their 19th-century character, and as an added bonus, the Overground — which despite the name goes under the river — still uses the Thames Tunnel, designed and built by the Brunels and described at the time as the “eighth wonder of the world”. There’s a small museum dedicated to the Brunels in Rotherhithe too.
— Debauched sloth

The White Hart in Barnes has a lovely terrace and riverside tables. It’s a very tranquil and green bend of the river, so the view makes you feel like you’re in the countryside.
— SW6

The Duke’s Head in Putney is good, plus The City Barge in Chiswick and The Ship in Mortlake.
— lets be rational

For an absolutely no-frills riverside pub in London, there is nothing to beat The Anchor & Hope in Clapton, on the River Lea.
— Exregulator

Missed by far the best pub on the Thames — The Grapes in Limehouse.
— fundinvestor86

Another vote for The Grapes in Narrow Street from me.
— Paul Burden

I particularly enjoy sitting with a drink on the pavement outside The Bull’s Head [in Chiswick], watching the tide rise and river grow until the water is about to soak my feet, and then swiftly retreating to the first-floor terrace at The Steam Packet.
— Edwardian

For anyone wanting to venture a bit further afield and with no tourist in sight, I suggest The World’s End in Tilbury — well named.
— hiddenappache