St. Machar Bar

You'll find St. Machar tucked away on Aberdeen's High Street, and it's exactly the kind of place that doesn't need to shout about itself. Walk in and you're greeted by the sort of crowd that's been propping up the bar for years — the ones who know the staff by name and have opinions on everything from the football to the state of the city centre. It's unpretentious drinking at its finest: decent pints, friendly faces, and none of that polished gastropub nonsense. The sort of bar where you can actually have a conversation without fighting against industrial house music.