Near 1 America Square: restaurants, pubs, hotels and things to do at Tower Hill

This is a practical guide for anyone organising or attending an event at 1 America Square: where to get coffee before an early start, where to send delegates for lunch or take a client for dinner, what to do after the last session, and where to stay if the conference runs over more than a day. Everything below is within a short walk of the front door at EC3N 2LB, and the walking times were measured from the venue entrance.

1 America Square sits between Fenchurch Street station (two minutes) and Tower Hill (three), on the eastern edge of the Square Mile where the insurance district meets the Tower of London. A stretch of the Roman city wall runs through the venue's lower floors. Aldgate is five minutes, Liverpool Street thirteen, and the Tower, Tower Bridge and St Katharine Docks are all within ten minutes' walk, which makes this the easiest of our venues for delegates who want to see something of London after the day ends. Our sister venue The Minster Building is a five-minute walk west on Mincing Lane.

Walking times from 1 America Square at a glance

Restaurants near 1 America Square: where to take clients

Catering at 1 America Square is in-house, so most conferences eat on site. For the dinner afterwards, the speaker lunch or the small group that wants to carry on, these are the restaurants we would book within walking distance, nearest first.

• Blacklock City, 13 Philpot Lane – 8 min. The chop specialists' City branch, bigger and more cocktail-led than Soho; good for groups.
• Bob Bob Ricard City, Level 3, 122 Leadenhall Street – 8 min. Chandeliers, leather booths and a Press for Champagne button in the Leadenhall Building; the celebratory client dinner.
• Cloth Cornhill, 38½ Cornhill – 11 min. The revived 18th-century tavern that was Simpson's; the booths suit a group of twelve.
• Luna and Los Mochis, 9th floor, 100 Liverpool Street – 14 min. A 12-seat omakase counter and a Japanese-Mexican restaurant with a terrace.
• Brigadiers, Bloomberg Arcade – 17 min. Indian barbecue geared towards groups, with a whisky vending machine in the pool room.
• The Ned, 27 Poultry – 16 min. Seven restaurants in a former banking hall; Lutyens Grill for steak.

Pubs, bars and coffee near 1 America Square

For the pint at the end of the day, these are the nearest.

• Crutched Friar, 39–41 Crutched Friars – 2 min. The closest pub to the venue, with food and a large upstairs.
• Windsor Fenchurch, 2 New London Street – 3 min. Sports bar and pub by the station.
• The Fenchurch, 72 Fenchurch Street – 3 min. A smaller traditional pub.
• The Ship, 3 Hart Street – 4 min. Victorian pub beside St Olave's church.
• The Liberty Bounds, 15 Trinity Square – 4 min. Wetherspoon opposite Tower Hill; opens at 8am for a cheap delegate breakfast.
• The Hung Drawn & Quartered, 26–27 Great Tower Street – 6 min. Fuller's pub with a Tower of London theme and room for a crowd.
• Moonshine Saloon, 28–30 Houndsditch – 6 min. Immersive Wild West cocktail bar; a good shout for a team night out. Closed Monday.
• Discount Suit Company, 29A Wentworth Street – 10 min. A brick-lined cocktail vault under an old tailor's.
• NANA'S Café, Arch 105a Minories – 2 min. The nearest independent coffee; Saint Espresso at The Minster Building is six minutes.

After the event: things to do near 1 America Square

• Tower of London – 6 min. The Crown Jewels and nine centuries of history; last entry is mid-afternoon, so send delegates at lunch.
• St Dunstan in the East – 7 min. A garden growing through the ruins of a Wren church; the City's best-kept secret garden.
• Sky Garden, 20 Fenchurch Street – 8 min. Free with a booking; the best free view in London for a post-event drink.
• Leadenhall Market – 8 min. Victorian covered market with bars and restaurants.
• Tower Bridge – 11 min. The glass walkway and the engine rooms.
• St Katharine Docks – 9 min. Marina, restaurants and the Dickens Inn.
• The Roman wall – 1 min. Runs through the venue itself; the best surviving stretch is at Tower Hill, three minutes away.

Hotels near 1 America Square

For two-day conferences, residential training and speakers travelling in, these are the hotels closest to the venue, nearest first. All take direct bookings; for a delegate block of ten rooms or more, ask us when you book the venue and we will put you in touch with the hotel's groups desk.

• Novotel London Tower Bridge, 10 Pepys Street – 2 min. Four-star, next door; the obvious delegate hotel.
• DoubleTree by Hilton Tower of London, 7 Pepys Street – 2 min. Four-star with the SkyLounge rooftop bar.
• citizenM Tower of London, 40 Trinity Square – 2 min. Compact, well-designed rooms and a 24-hour canteen.
• Tower Suites by Blue Orchid, 100 Minories – 2 min. Suites with kitchenettes; good for longer stays.
• Leonardo Royal London Tower Bridge, 45 Prescot Street – 6 min. Large four-star with a pool and spa.
• The Tower Hotel, St Katharine's Way – 9 min. Beside Tower Bridge on the marina.

Practical: printing, pharmacy and cash

• Boots Pharmacy, 120 Fenchurch Street – 5 min. Pharmacy and the nearest chemist.
• Capital Print & Display, 88 Fenchurch Street – 3 min. Same-day printing and signage.
• Aldgate Print, 155 Minories – 4 min. Printing and large-format.
• Snappy Snaps, 86 Aldgate High Street – 4 min. Photo printing, passport photos and USB-to-print.
• Cash machines – 2 min. At Fenchurch Street station and on Minories.

Getting here

Fenchurch Street (c2c services to Essex) is a two-minute walk; Tower Hill (Circle and District lines) three; Aldgate (Circle and Metropolitan) five; Liverpool Street (Elizabeth line, Central, Northern via Bank, and Greater Anglia) thirteen. London Bridge is a fifteen-minute walk over Tower Bridge. Full step-by-step directions from each station, and details for anyone arriving by car, are on the venue page.

Frequently asked questions

Which station is closest to 1 America Square?

Fenchurch Street is a two-minute walk and Tower Hill (Circle and District lines) three. Aldgate is five minutes and Liverpool Street, for the Elizabeth line, thirteen.

Is 1 America Square near the Tower of London?

Yes. The Tower is a six-minute walk, Tower Bridge eleven, and St Dunstan in the East seven, so delegates can see something of the City after the day ends.

How many people can 1 America Square hold?

Up to 270 theatre-style in the Ludgate Suite, with eight flexible rooms in all for breakouts, exhibitions and catering.

Where can we take clients for dinner after an event at 1 America Square?

Blacklock City and Bob Bob Ricard City are eight minutes away, Cloth Cornhill eleven, and the Sky Garden, free with a booking, eight minutes for a drink with a view first.

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