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Josh Barrie

Critic · Journalist · Author — London drinking and eating at the neighbourhood and value end; wine bars, pubs, cheap eats. The register that trophy-dining coverage skips.

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columnist for The London Standard, where he writes the bylined bar-and-drinks column "On the Sauce", and for The New World. Author of An Opinionated Guide to London Cheap Eats (Hoxton Mini Press). Former staff correspondent at the i newspaper, trained at The Cornishman; byline history across the FT, The Telegraph, The Times, The Guardian, The Independent, City AM and Spectator Life. Indexed on Muck Rack.

Their own reviews and picks.

Their own judgment, in their own words, by the piece it appeared in.

• The London Standard ↗their review · 2025-05-09
  • Oeno MarisNewington Green

    “But I did love it, the Hey Mate! Such a generous drink full of cherries and herbs. And Oeno, too. After a few hours there I began to make plans.”