The Butcher's Hook

Located in London's Fulham, the Butchers Hook pub has a fantastic history. A hundred and one years ago, the deal that gave birth to Chelsea Football Club was signed in a room above this pub. A century on and both football club and pub are top of their respective leagues, with the pub, the Butcher's Hook, having been taken stratospherically upmarket; it is no longer the haunt of footie fans.

The contemporary, clean-cut interior is light and airy and divides naturally into a bar-brasserie at the front of the pub and a non-smoking dining room towards the rear. A long, communal table runs across the main room and acts as a social centrepiece. Concertina floor-to-ceiling windows skirt the full length of the exterior, making this place a must-visit on warm weather days.

The menu, which changes twice daily, is unashamedly British, although head chef Jacky Lelievre's international experience adds more than a few influences. The all-day menu regularly includes a charcuterie platter, pint of prawns, Morecambe Bay potted shrimps, homemade biltong, welsh rarebit and chicken liver parfait.