Bulkeley Arms

You're walking into the kind of pub that's been pulling pints the same way for years, and that's precisely the point. The Bulkeley Arms sits right on Uxbridge Square in Menai Bridge—just across the strait from Bangor proper—and it's the sort of place where regulars actually know the bar staff by name. Robinson's Brewery runs a tight ship here, which means the beer selection is dependable and the standards don't slip. The food's straightforward: decent sandwiches, pub classics that won't disappoint, nothing attempting to be something it's not. There's a warmth to the place that comes from people actually wanting to be there, not because Instagram told them to.