Borough Market, London. Located next to the market, a pub has existed on this site since 1638, although it had many names (including The Harrow) before being rebuilt and renamed in 1890 (although the sign on the building says circa 1799). Its history is closely tied to the market, as it served as a gathering place for market workers, particularly the early morning porters. It has a reputation as being on of the last of London's "early houses", and still opens for a few hours in the morning for market workers, as well as other shift workers like nurses and train staff. A tragedy related to the pub - on April 21 1890 a market porter named Alfred Howe died after being stabbed in the eye with an umbrella (ouch!). A more recent claim to fame is that its interior was transformed into the Third Hand Book Emporium in the film Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Old wooden floors, beamed ceilings, stained glass - all the makings of old pub. A delicious Market Porter from Portobello Brewing in London got my Borough Market crawl off to a good start. Go early though - the foot traffic around the market gets crazy, especially close to the holidays.