George and Dragon, Shoreditch

George and Dragon, Shoreditch
The George and Dragon
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General information
Address	2-4 Hackney Road, Shoreditch
Town or city	London
Country	England
Coordinates	51°31′46.9″N0°4′28.6″W / 51.529694°N 0.074611°W / 51.529694; -0.074611

The George and Dragon was a pub at 2-4 Hackney Road, Shoreditch, London.

In August 2015, the pub's closure was announced, due to a "dramatic" rent increase, and a campaign was launched for it to become an Asset of Community Value. ^{[1] [2]}

It was a well-known gay venue, and featured live arts projects in conjunction with the Institute of Contemporary Arts, ^[3] and was known for "total fun and mindless hedonism". ^[4]

The pub was refurbished and reopened in 2018 as the Mikkeller Bar London, a partnership between Danish cuckoo brewer Mikkeller and singer Rick Astley ^{[5] [6]}

References

1. Vyas, Shekha (12 August 2015). "Shoreditch gay pub forced to close after rent hike". Hackney Gazette. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
2. "Gay London pub the George and Dragon to close down · PinkNews". pinknews.co.uk. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
3. Fleur Britten (2008). A Hedonist's Guide to London. A Hedonist's guide to... p. 59. ISBN   978-1-905428-23-6 . Retrieved 7 December 2015.
4. Tom Masters; Steve Fallon; Vesna Maric (2010). London. Con Pianta. Ediz. Inglese. Lonely Planet. p. 282. ISBN   978-1-74220-400-0 . Retrieved 7 December 2015.
5. Skinner, Toby (19 October 2018). "The king of beer: how a former teacher created a global brewing empire". Financial Times. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
6. "Mikkeller Bar, Bethnal Green". CAMRA. 7 March 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2025.