The Seven Stars is a small, historic pub just behind the Royal Courts of Justice, at 53–54 Carey Street, Holborn, London WC2A 2JB.
It is Grade II listed and dates back to at least 1602, making it one of the contenders for the oldest surviving pub building in London. The pub is closely associated with “legal London”: it sits opposite the Royal Courts and is heavily frequented by barristers and clerks. It has some characterful old wigs and props from the courts in its windows
Shakespeare is said to have performed nearby in Middle Temple, and there is a longstanding (if unprovable) tradition that he may have drunk here; later, Charles Dickens is thought to have used it as a model for the Magpie & Stump in “The Pickwick Papers.”
The building is notable for having survived the Great Fire of London, which makes its survival particularly rare in central London pub stock.
 
Interesting facts..
Resident cats wearing Elizabethan-style ruffs have become minor legends: General (the current cat) follows Clement Attlee, a previous feline star; visitors often come specifically hoping to meet them.