Sidcup punches above its weight for a pint. Two micropubs within a few minutes’ walk of each other, a live-music pub on Station Road, a cocktail bar on Main Road and big family pubs out along Blackfen Road.
We found 11 pubs and bars with a Sidcup-area postcode (DA14 or DA15), across Sidcup town centre, Foots Cray, Blackfen, Lamorbey, Longlands, Ruxley and North Cray. For each one we pulled the live Google rating and review count, and the things customers mention most in their reviews. Every number is correct at the time of writing (29 September 2026).
How we ranked them: highest Google star rating first, with ties broken by number of reviews. Places with fewer than 20 reviews go after the rest, because a handful of five-star reviews isn’t a fair comparison with hundreds.
Photo: from the business’s Google Maps listing
Ninety Seven Bar
known for cocktails
97 Main Rd, Sidcup DA14 6ND
Get directionsNinety Seven Bar on Main Road in Sidcup has 4.8 stars from 157 Google reviews. What customers mention most: cocktails (82), cocktail bar (13), polite staff (7) and cocktail menu (6).
Food hygiene rating: 5.
Good to know: open 5–10pm Wednesday, 5–11pm Thursday, 4–11pm Friday, 2–11pm Saturday, 3–8pm Sunday; closed Monday and Tuesday.
Photo: from the business’s Google Maps listing
The Hangar Sidcup
Sidcup
37 The Oval, Sidcup DA15 9ER
Get directionsThe Hangar Sidcup on The Oval in Sidcup has 4.7 stars from 310 Google reviews.
Food hygiene rating: 5.
Good to know: open 3–9:30pm Monday, 3–9pm Tuesday, 3–9:30pm Wednesday and Thursday, 2–10:30pm Friday, 1–10:30pm Saturday, 1–8pm Sunday.
Photo: from the business’s Google Maps listing
The George Staples
known for karaoke
273 Blackfen Rd, Sidcup DA15 8PR
Get directionsThe George Staples on Blackfen Road in Blackfen has 4.6 stars from 1,927 Google reviews. What customers mention most: karaoke (41), quiz night (12), skint night (9) and watching sports (8).
Food hygiene rating: 5.
Good to know: Google doesn’t list its opening hours, so check before you go. Phone 020 8850 3181.
Photo: from the business’s Google Maps listing
The Hackney Carriage Micropub
known for cider selection
165 Station Rd, Sidcup DA15 7AA
Get directionsThe Hackney Carriage Micropub on Station Road in Sidcup has 4.6 stars from 392 Google reviews. What customers mention most: cider selection (26), micropub (21), real ales (19) and wines (14).
Food hygiene rating: 5.
Good to know: Google doesn’t list its opening hours, so check before you go. Phone 07715 680727.
Photo: from the business’s Google Maps listing
The Hopper's Hut Micropub
known for wine selection
1, Invicta Parade, High St, Sidcup DA14 6ER
Get directionsThe Hopper's Hut Micropub in Sidcup has 4.6 stars from 357 Google reviews. What customers mention most: wine selection (20), key kegs (19), gins (17) and micro pub (9).
Food hygiene rating: 5.
Good to know: open 5–9pm Monday to Wednesday, 5–10pm Thursday, 3–11pm Friday, 2–11pm Saturday, 2–9pm Sunday. Phone 07962 369717.
Photo: from the business’s Google Maps listing
Jolly Fenman
known for steak
64 Blackfen Rd, Sidcup DA15 8SW
Get directionsJolly Fenman on Blackfen Road in Blackfen has 4.2 stars from 1,134 Google reviews. What customers mention most: steak (29), sunday roast (16), beer garden (8) and pool table (7).
Food hygiene rating: 4.
Good to know: Google doesn’t list its opening hours, so check before you go. Phone 020 8850 6664.
Photo: from the business’s Google Maps listing
47-49 High St, Sidcup DA14 6ED
Get directionsThe Tailor's Chalk on High Street in Sidcup has 4.1 stars from 1,059 Google reviews.
Food hygiene rating: 5.
Good to know: open 8am–11:30pm Monday to Sunday. Phone 020 8308 6880.
Photo: from the business’s Google Maps listing
Ye Olde Black Horse
known for welcoming staff
43 Halfway St, Lamorbey, Sidcup DA15 8LH
Get directionsYe Olde Black Horse on Halfway Street in Lamorbey has 4.1 stars from 537 Google reviews. What customers mention most: welcoming staff (12), old pub (9), local pub (8) and busy pub (6).
Food hygiene rating: 5.
Good to know: Google doesn’t list its opening hours, so check before you go. Phone 020 8300 5373.
Photo: from the business’s Google Maps listing
The Iron Horse
known for live music
122 Station Rd, Sidcup DA15 7AB
Get directionsThe Iron Horse on Station Road in Sidcup has 4.1 stars from 373 Google reviews. What customers mention most: live music (38), music venue (17), open mic (7) and outdoor seating (4).
Food hygiene rating: 5.
Good to know: open 11am–12am Monday to Wednesday, 11am–12:30am Thursday, 11am–1am Friday and Saturday, 12pm–12am Sunday. Phone 020 8302 8217.
Photo: from the business’s Google Maps listing
Hill Top Tap
known for new management
7-8, Elm Parade, 07-Aug, Main Rd, Sidcup DA14 6NF
Get directionsHill Top Tap in Sidcup has 4.0 stars from 621 Google reviews. What customers mention most: new management (13), watching sport (10), pool table (7) and craft beers (7).
Food hygiene rating: 5.
Good to know: Google doesn’t list its opening hours, so check before you go. Phone 020 8302 8757.
The verdict
Ninety Seven Bar on Main Road tops the ratings, and its reviewers mention cocktails more than anything else. The George Staples on Blackfen Road is the crowd-pleaser, keeping 4.6 stars across 1,927 reviews with karaoke and quiz nights. Real-ale and cider drinkers should head for the two micropubs, The Hackney Carriage and The Hopper’s Hut. For a gig, it’s The Iron Horse, where live music is the most-mentioned thing in its reviews. For a Sunday roast, The Star at Sidcup Place and Jolly Fenman are the names that come up.
Best pub by area
Sidcup: Ninety Seven Bar (★ 4.8, 157 reviews), then The Hangar Sidcup (★ 4.7).
Blackfen: The George Staples (★ 4.6, 1927 reviews), then Jolly Fenman (★ 4.2).
Lamorbey: Ye Olde Black Horse (★ 4.1, 537 reviews).
Also in the area
The Star at Sidcup Place, Chislehurst Road: ★ 3.9 from 1827 reviews.
How we ranked them
1. Which places: every pub on Google Maps with a Sidcup-area postcode (DA14 or DA15).
2. Order: Google star rating, highest first, with ties broken by review count. Places with fewer than 20 reviews are listed after the rest.
3. “Mentioned in X reviews”: these counts come from the review topics Google shows on each listing. We haven’t picked or edited them.
4. We don’t quote prices, because they change. Check with the business.
5. Nobody paid to be on this list, and nobody can pay to move up it.
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