Tafarn Y Glôb

Walk into Tafarn Y Glôb and you'll immediately clock why it's got a solid 4.6-star rating — this is the kind of place where the bar staff remember your order and the crowd feels genuinely mixed, from students to pensioners. It's got that lived-in Welsh pub atmosphere without trying too hard, all dark wood and the sort of warmth that comes from people actually wanting to be there rather than ticking off a checklist. You're bang in the heart of Bangor's town centre on Albert Street, close enough to the cathedral and university to draw a real cross-section, but far enough removed from the chain-pub sprawl to feel like somewhere that's earned its regulars.