Phoenix
23 Smith StreetChelsea
SW3 4EE
ku.oc.sgnuoy@xineohp
(020) 7730 9182
Opening times: Mon–Sat 11:00-23:00; Sun 12:00-22:30
See more about this pub on CAMRA's national web site
Apart from some patched-up twentieth-century exterior brick work, this appears to be the original tavern that was built and licensed in 1794/5, making this the oldest surviving pub in Chelsea. Now more of a gastropub than an old-fashioned boozer but pleasant all the same, deep in the heart of Chelsea, with three cask beers and a friendly atmosphere. Very handy for the Royal Hospital (and its Chelsea Pensioners) and the National Army Museum.