The sight of fresh paint being applied to The Alma in Crystal Palace (established in 1854) gave me reasons to stay positive this spring, because it meant pubs were coming back. The Alma, I’ll bet, has possibly seen a lot of this sort of brilliant nonsense in its time. I’ve now eaten four times in the garden, because I remember full lockdown and this is literally the pub of my dreams. One local told me that, once upon a time, back in the 90s, The Alma had the comfiest carpets in south London to pass out on. The Alma 95 Church Road, London SE19.

Source: The Guardian May 14, 2021 09:02 UTC