A restored 1856 corner pub that doubles as the tap house for Hackney's Five Points Brewing Company.
Published Mar 17, 2026 By Marcus Webb Address 90 Amhurst Road, Hackney, London E8 1JH Nearest Transit Hackney Central and Hackney Downs, both a 3 minute walk Hours Mon 4:00pm – 11:00pm Tue 4:00pm – 11:00pm Wed 4:00pm – 11:00pm Thu 4:00pm – 11:00pm Fri 12:00pm – 12:00am Sat 12:00pm – 12:00am Sun 12:00pm – 11:00pm Good For Craft beer geeks, Pizza and a pint, Monday pub quiz Five Points Cask and keg ACE Pizza Pub quiz Tap takeovers Visit The Pembury Tavern Suggest an edit Ask the editors Reservations are handled by the bar directly. Tell them barsforKings sent you.
The Pembury Tavern sits on the five way junction where Amhurst Road, Dalston Lane, and Pembury Road meet, a pub that has stood on the corner since 1856. The Five Points Brewing Company bought it and relaunched it in autumn 2018 after a careful restoration, and it now runs as the brewery's home pub in Hackney.
That ownership is the whole story. You get several lines of well kept Five Points beer across cask and keg, alongside guest brewers on regular tap takeovers. The kitchen is handed to ACE Pizza, whose New York inspired Neapolitan slices have been a fixture here since the reopening.
This is a beer-first pub that happens to do excellent pizza, not the other way around. For where it sits among the city's beer rooms, see our guide for beer geeks and the London craft beer bar guide.
The restoration kept the bones of a proper Victorian corner pub. Light floods the main room from the junction windows, and the long bar carries the cask and keg lines that are the reason most people walk in.
It is a community pub by design. A Monday pub quiz, regular tap takeovers featuring UK and overseas brewers, and the ACE Pizza counter give it a steady rhythm through the week rather than a single big night.