The Baring in Baring Street is listed in the famous Michelin Guide and was nominated for this year’s National Pub & Bar Awards.
Situated between Haggerston and Angel, just 150 metres from The Regent’s Canal, the pub was due to go under the hammer at auction on September 18 with a guide price of £1.3 million but was withdrawn prior to the sale.
It is now being marketed by commercial estate agent AG&G.
In its brochure the agent says the pub sits in an area of “low-rise, attractive period Victorian terraced houses of high value and good quality”.
They add that the imposing three-storey property “benefits from good levels of natural daylight and good floor to ceiling heights throughout.”
On the ground floor there is an open plan bar in traditional style with an enclosed patio to the rear.
On the first floor there’s a function room and trade kitchen recently refurbished to a high standard, while on the second floor there are two rooms and a domestic kitchen for staff.
The 355sq m premises dates back to the 1840s and was previously known as The Baring Arms and more recently The Poet.
It is currently let on a ten-year lease at £80,000 per annum, which is set to rise to a minimum of £85,000 in February 2027.
It has been run by T& S Taverns – Adam Symonds, former manager of the Bull & Last in Highgate Road, and Rob Tecwyn, former head chef of Dabbous since 2022.
It was named the highest new entry in the Top 50 Gastropubs list and has an average rating of 4.7 stars out of 5 on TripAdvisor.
Its Michelin Guide entry reads: “It may look like just another renovated pub in a smart residential street, but the food here displays far more imagination and ability that usual gastropub fare.
“There are influences from across Europe, with dishes that are uncluttered yet full of flavour; the quail shish is already a favourite starter for many. They’ve gone for cool simplicity with the décor; and service that is warm and outgoing.”
Dishes on the current menu include Cornish monkfish, fennel, friarielli and saffron buttermilk, and Swaledale pork loin, Jerusalem artichoke, hummus and dukkah.
The Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) website describes The Baring as being locally listed and boasting a “fine 19th century pub front”.
It adds: “An imposing, cosy back street corner pub. Worth seeking out. The pub underwent a full refurbishment many years ago, including repairs to damage inflicted by the Luftwaffe!”
