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The Museum Tavern

A Bloomsbury pub directly opposite the British Museum, dating to 1723 and renamed from the Dog and Duck when the museum opened across the street in 1759.

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The Museum Tavern, a Bloomsbury pub directly opposite the British Museum
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Did you know

Karl Marx was a regular here while researching Das Kapital at the British Museum Reading Room nearby, and the pub also appears in Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes story "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle."

Local tip

It's a natural stop right after visiting the British Museum given its position directly opposite the main entrance, so pair the two rather than making a separate trip.

Famous dishes

  • Sunday roast
  • Steak
  • Pork belly
  • Grilled cheese sandwich

Finding it

Address
Museum Tavern, 49, Great Russell Street, St Giles, Bloomsbury, London Borough of Camden, Greater London, England, WC1B 3BA
Nearest station
Holborn (Tube), 317 m away

Details change, so check with the place before you set off.

More places nearby

  • British MuseumMuseum · 150 m awayA vast free museum of human history and culture, housed in a Bloomsbury building with a glass-roofed Great Court at its centre.
  • The Princess LouiseNightlife · 300 m awayA Grade II* listed Victorian pub on High Holborn, prized for its tiled walls, gilded mirrors, Corinthian columns and rare snob screens dividing the bar into booths.
  • The Wiener Holocaust LibraryMuseum · 400 m awayA free exhibition space and research library on Russell Square documenting Nazi persecution and the Holocaust, which describes itself as the world's oldest institution devoted to its study.
  • Neal's YardHidden gem · 400 m awayA small, brightly painted courtyard tucked off the streets of Covent Garden, easy to miss unless you know it.

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