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The best pubs and beer bars in Stoke-on-Trent

Proper pubs, old favourites and craft beer bars in Stoke-on-Trent.

Last checked 14 November 2026. No bar paid to be included.

Pubs and beer bars: 5 bars

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Ten Green Bottles, Stoke-on-Trent
Photo: Matt Sherriff on Google Maps
1 ยท Newcastle-under-Lyme

Ten Green Bottles

Gin and craft beer bar

A gin bar and bottle shop on Merrial Street with a wide and rare range of gin and craft beer, plus classic serves, cocktails and mocktails.

  • ๐ŸŒฟ Gin
  • ๐Ÿน Low and no
  • ๐Ÿบ Craft beer

๐Ÿ“ 46 Merrial St, Newcastle-under-Lyme ST5 2AW

2 ยท Burslem

The Bulls Head

Brewery tap

Titanic Brewery's tap and flagship pub, a short walk from the brewery, in the Good Beer Guide since 2007. Ten or more ciders and perries and a large beer garden at the back.

  • ๐Ÿบ Pub
  • ๐Ÿบ Craft beer
  • ๐ŸŒฟ Outdoor

๐Ÿ“ 14 St John's Square, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent ST6 3AJ

3 ยท Burslem

Johny's Micro Pub

Micropub

A small, comfortable micropub on the square in Burslem, open since July 2016. One room, where conversation is never far away.

  • ๐Ÿบ Pub
  • ๐Ÿบ Craft beer

๐Ÿ“ 9 St John's Square, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent ST6 3AH

4 ยท Burslem

Bursley Ale House

Micropub

A micropub named after Burslem's old name, with real ales and real cider.

  • ๐Ÿบ Pub
  • ๐Ÿบ Craft beer

๐Ÿ“ Wedgwood Place, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent ST6 4ED

5 ยท Hanley city centre

The Holy Inadequate

Real ale pub

An Etruria pub with an excellent choice of real ales, between Hanley and Stoke.

  • ๐Ÿบ Pub
  • ๐Ÿบ Craft beer

๐Ÿ“ 67 Etruria Old Road, Stoke-on-Trent ST1 5PE

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Your questions

What are the best pubs in Stoke-on-Trent?

Start with Ten Green Bottles, The Bulls Head, Johny's Micro Pub, Bursley Ale House and The Holy Inadequate. Our full list has 5 bars.

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Who wrote this guide

This guide is written by the team at M.AD Agency. We run Cocktail Week, the ten-day cocktail festival held town by town across the UK and Ireland. Since 2022 we have taken it to more than 20 towns and cities and worked with hundreds of bars. We love the Potteries' bars, so we put this guide together from our own research, recent awards and trusted local guides.

No bar paid to be included and nobody can buy a place. We check the guide regularly as bars open, change and close.

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