Ye Olde Mitre Tavern, 1 Ely Court, EC1

For once, the ‘Ye Olde’ is for real, and not a touristy affectation added in the 1960s. Tucked away in the narrow alley between 8 and 9 Hatton Garden, marked by an old crooked street lamp and a small sign in the shape of a bishop's mitre, this tiny pub with wood-panelled bars, can get pretty busy at lunchtimes.

It was built in 1547 for servants of the palace of the Bishops of Ely, Cambridgeshire (and is technically still part of Cambridgeshire), but after the reformation, Queen Elizabeth obliged the bishops to rent land to one of her courtiers, Sir Christopher Hatton, hence the name of the area. It's claimed that the pub was once host to Queen Elizabeth herself, who danced round the pub’s unique feature – a cherry tree in the corner of the bar.

Since the bar is technically not part of London – shades of Passport to Pimlico – legend has it that police must ask permission to enter, which is quite possibly why it’s the local of Doug the Head (Mike Reid) in Guy Ritchie's Snatch.

Premier House, 12-13 Hatton Gardens, a few doors along from the Mitre, was ‘Denovitz Diamonds’, Doug’s store.

Trivia: The Mitre is where director Ritchie puts in a micro-cameo, as Man Reading Newspaper.

Snatch (2000, dir: Guy Ritchie)