Photo: The Tokenhouse
Tokenhouse: Darts in City of London, London
The Tokenhouse is a Fuller's pub a few steps from Moorgate station, in the heart of the City of London. Office crowds come in for refined pub classics and a good pint, but the part worth knowing about is downstairs. The cellar bar is a proper games den with a dartboard in its own dedicated area, a pool table, and big screens showing live sport. The board is COLDA approved, so it is a recognised City of London Darts Association venue and pulls in league players as well as after-work throwers.
It is a free pub board, not a paid booking, so you just turn up, grab the oche when it is clear and play. Best aimed at weekday evenings and lunchtimes, because the pub is shut at weekends. Bring a few mates from the office, get a round in and settle in downstairs.
Contact
- Address 4 Moorgate, London, EC2R 6DA
Opening hours
- Mon 11:00-23:00
- Tue 11:00-23:00
- Wed 11:00-23:00
- Thu 11:00-23:00
- Fri 11:00-23:00
- Sat Closed
- Sun Closed
Good to know
- Darts
The darts setup
The board lives downstairs in the cellar bar, set in its own dedicated games area rather than crammed into a busy main room. It is a single pub dartboard, sharing the space with a pool table, leather seating and screens showing live sport on TNT. The Tokenhouse is COLDA approved, meaning the City of London Darts Association recognises it as one of its City-area match venues, so the standard of play can be high when league nights are on. There are no automatic scorers or bookable lanes here. This is a traditional pub board, chalk and a clear throwing line, which is part of the appeal if you want a proper game rather than a polished darts-bar experience.
Good to know
There is no charge to play and no need to book, so you turn up and take the board when it is free. The Tokenhouse is open Monday to Friday from 11:00 to 23:00 and closed at weekends, which makes weekday evenings and lunchtimes your window. Food runs Monday to Friday, roughly noon to 16:00 then 17:00 to 21:00, with refined pub classics from a seasonal menu. The bar covers everything from modern craft beer to cask ale, so you are well set for a session. It works for groups, with the downstairs space lending itself to office socials and after-work nights. Get a round in and the board is yours between games.
Getting there
You are in the heart of the City, on Moorgate itself. Moorgate station is the closest, a couple of minutes on foot, served by the Northern, Circle, Hammersmith and City and Metropolitan lines plus National Rail and the Elizabeth line. Bank and Liverpool Street are both a short walk away too, so wherever you are coming from across the City this is an easy meeting point. The building was a former bank, which suits the area, and the pub sits across two floors with the games room tucked away downstairs. Bear in mind the weekend closure: this is a workday-City pub, busiest with the after-office crowd rather than at the weekend.
Common questions
- What is the Tokenhouse in Moorgate?
- It is a Fuller's pub on Moorgate in the City of London, set across two floors. The downstairs cellar bar is a games space with a dartboard in its own dedicated area, plus a pool table and screens showing live sport.
- Is it free to play darts at the Tokenhouse?
- Yes. It is a free pub board, so there is no charge to play. You do not pay for a lane or a timed session as you would at a paid darts bar.
- Do you need to book to play darts at the Tokenhouse?
- No booking is needed. Just turn up and take the board when it is free. There are no bookable oches or set sessions, it works on first come, first served.
- How many dartboards does the Tokenhouse have?
- There is one dartboard, set up downstairs in the cellar bar's dedicated games area next to the pool table.
- Is the Tokenhouse a proper darts venue?
- Yes. It is COLDA approved, meaning the City of London Darts Association recognises it as one of its City-area match venues, so it hosts league play as well as casual games.
- What are the Tokenhouse opening hours?
- It is open Monday to Friday from 11:00 to 23:00 and closed on Saturdays and Sundays. Food is served Monday to Friday, roughly noon to 16:00 and again from 17:00 to 21:00.
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