A big +1 on The Harp: unmissable. On the other side of Covent Garden, not far from the tube station, there's
http://www.nicholsonspubs.co.uk/thewhitelioncoventgardenlondon/ wrote: The White Lion
which had a good selection of well-kept beers when I was in. The Belgian restaurant Belgo Centraal[/url:2bcx2t24] isn't far away either. If you're up near the British Museum, The Museum Tavern just opposite the main gate is lovely. They usually have Old Peculier on draught.